Two custom static routes in the same VPC both cover 10.20.0.0/16; route A has priority 1000 and route B has priority 100. Which route will Google Cloud use to forward traffic for that destination?
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Correct answer: Route B with priority 100 (lower numeric priority value wins)..
Why this is the answer
Google Cloud networking prioritizes routes based on the lowest numerical priority value. Therefore, Route B, with a priority of 100, will be preferred over Route A, which has a priority of 1000, for traffic destined to 10.20.0.0/16. Higher numbers do not represent stronger preference in Google Cloud routing. Traffic is not load balanced between static routes covering the same destination; only the highest-priority route is used. Cloud Router manages dynamic routing protocols like BGP and does not override custom static routes unless there's a more specific or higher-priority dynamic route, which isn't the case here.
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