HashiCorp Certified - Vault Associate Course - Configuring the Integrated Storage Backend

The video tutorial explains deploying Vault using the integrated storage backend with the Raft consensus protocol. It covers the benefits of using integrated storage over external storage, such as eliminating network operations and simplifying troubleshooting. The tutorial also details the configuration and deployment process, including setting up a Vault cluster, using AWS tags for auto-joining nodes, and manually joining standby nodes. Additionally, it highlights the importance of unique node IDs and the role of the leader node in data replication.

What protocol does Vault's integrated storage backend use for data replication?

• Raft

• Paxos

• Chubby

• Zookeeper

What is one of the main advantages of using integrated storage over an external backend?

• It requires fewer nodes.

• It eliminates the need for network operations to an external backend.

• It provides faster data encryption.

• It supports more storage formats.

What feature was added in version 1.6 of Vault's integrated storage?

• Multi-region support

• Snapshot agent

• Dynamic scaling

• Automatic data encryption

When configuring integrated storage, what must be unique for each node?

• Storage path

• IP address

• Node ID

• Cluster name

Which method can be used to join nodes in a Vault cluster using integrated storage?

• Using AWS tags

• Using DNS records

• Using IP multicast

• Using SSH keys

What command is used to manually join standby nodes to a Vault cluster?

• vault node connect

• vault operator join

• vault cluster add

• vault operator raft join

What is the role of the leader node in a Vault cluster with integrated storage?

• To manage node IDs

• To configure storage paths

• To send replicated data to followers

• To encrypt all data