How many upgrade domains should you use?

You are developing a Microsoft Azure web application. The application will be deployed to 10 web role instances. A minimum of 8 running instances is needed to meet scaling requirements.
You need to configure the application so that upgrades are performed as quickly as possible, but do not violate scaling requirements.
How many upgrade domains should you use?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 10

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3 thoughts on “How many upgrade domains should you use?

  1. As Edward said: C is right.
    Why?
    Adding 5 upgrade domains results that the 10 web roles will be divided across those domains; meaning: 2 roles per domain. Updates happen only on one domain at the time, so a max of 2 roles will be unavailable. 10-2=8 running instances at all times.

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