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Azure Administrator
Session 2Azure~45 min

General

15 questions — answer mentally, then read the explanations

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What you'll learn

General
  • Try to answer each question before reading the explanation
  • Cover General topics

Questions

Read each question and options, then check the explanation below.

Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear on the review screen. You have an Azure virtual machine named VM1 that runs Windows Server 2016. You need to create an alert in Azure when more than two error events are logged to the System event log on VM1 within an hour. Solution: You create an Azure Log Analytics workspace and configure the data settings. You add the Microsoft Monitoring Agent VM extension to VM1. You create an alert in Azure Monitor and specify the Log Analytics workspace as the source. Does this meet the goal? Options are :

  • A. Yes
  • B. No

Explanation

Answer: No

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear on the review screen. You have an Azure virtual machine named VM1 that runs Windows Server 2016. You need to create an alert in Azure when more than two error events are logged to the System event log on VM1 within an hour. Solution: You create an Azure Log Analytics workspace and configure the data settings. You install the Microsoft Monitoring Agent on VM1. You create an alert in Azure Monitor and specify the Log Analytics workspace as the source. Does this meet the goal? Options are :

  • A. Yes
  • B. No

Explanation

Answer: Yes

You download an Azure Resource Manager template based on an existing virtual machine. The template will be used to deploy 100 virtual machines. You need to modify the template to reference an administrative password. You must prevent the password from being stored in plain text. What should you create to store the password? Options are :

  • A. an Azure Key Vault and an access policy
  • B. an Azure Storage account and an access policy
  • C. a Recovery Services vault and a backup policy
  • D. Azure Active Directory (AD) Identity Protection and an Azure policy

Explanation

Answer: an Azure Key Vault and an access policy

You plan to automate the deployment of a virtual machine scale set that uses the Windows Server 2016 Datacenter image. You need to ensure that when the scale set virtual machines are provisioned, they have web server components installed. Which two actions should you perform? Options are :

  • A. Upload a configuration script
  • B. Create an automation account
  • C. Create an Azure policy
  • D. Modify the extension profile section of the Azure Resource Manager template
  • E. Create a new virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal

Explanation

Answer: Modify the extension profile section of the Azure Resource Manager template,Create a new virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal

You create an App Service plan named Plan1 and an Azure web app named webapp1. You discover that the option to create a staging slot is unavailable. You need to create a staging slot for Plan1. What should you do first? Options are :

  • A. From Plan1, scale up the App Service plan
  • B. From webapp1, modify the Application settings
  • C. From webapp1, add a custom domain
  • D. From Plan1, scale-out the App Service plan

Explanation

Answer: From Plan1, scale up the App Service plan

You plan to move a distributed on-premises app named App1 to an Azure subscription. After the planned move, App1 will be hosted on several Azure virtual machines. You need to ensure that App1 always runs on at least eight virtual machines during planned Azure maintenance. What should you create? Options are :

  • A. one virtual machine scale set that has 10 virtual machines instances
  • B. one Availability Set that has three fault domains and one update domain
  • C. one Availability Set that has 10 update domains and one fault domain
  • D. one virtual machine scale set that has 12 virtual machines instances

Explanation

Answer: one Availability Set that has 10 update domains and one fault domain

You have a deployment template named Template1 that is used to deploy 10 Azure web apps. You need to identify what to deploy before you deploy Template1. The solution must minimize Azure costs. What should you identify? Options are :

  • A. five Azure Application Gateways
  • B. one App Service plan
  • C. 10 App Service plans
  • D. one Azure Traffic Manager
  • E. one Azure Application Gateway

Explanation

Answer: one App Service plan

You have an Azure subscription that contains a virtual machine named VM1. VM1 hosts a line-of-business application that is available 24 hours a day. VM1 has one network interface and one managed disk. VM1 uses the D4s v3 size. You plan to make the following changes to VM1: ? Change the size to D8s v3. ? Add a 500-GB managed disk. ? Add the Puppet Agent extension. ? Enable Desired State Configuration Management. Which change will cause downtime for VM1? Options are :

  • A. Enable Desired State Configuration Management
  • B. Add a 500-GB managed disk
  • C. Change the size to D8s v3
  • D. Add the Puppet Agent extension

Explanation

Answer: Change the size to D8s v3

Which three actions should you perform? Options are :

  • A. Enable Azure Network Watcher in the East US Azure region.
  • B. Add an Azure Network Watcher connection monitor.
  • C. Register the Microsoft Log Analytics provider.
  • D. Create an Azure Storage account.
  • E. Register the Microsoft. Insights resource provider.
  • F. Enable Azure Network Watcher flow logs.

Explanation

Answer: Enable Azure Network Watcher in the East US Azure region.,Register the Microsoft. Insights resource provider.,Enable Azure Network Watcher flow logs.

You need to deploy an Azure virtual machine scale set that contains five instances as quickly as possible. What should you do? Options are :

  • A. Deploy five virtual machines. Modify the Availability Zones settings for each virtual machine.
  • B. Deploy five virtual machines. Modify the Size setting for each virtual machine.
  • C. Deploy one virtual machine scale set that is set to VM (virtual machines) orchestration mode.
  • D. Deploy one virtual machine scale set that is set to Scale Set VM orchestration mode.

Explanation

Answer: Deploy one virtual machine scale set that is set to Scale Set VM orchestration mode.

Which two tools should you use? Options are :

  • A. the Kubec'll command
  • B. the AZ Aks command
  • C. the Set-Az Vt cmdlet
  • D. the Azure portal
  • E. the Set-Az Aks cmdlet

Explanation

Answer: the Kubec'll command,the AZ Aks command

You have an Azure subscription named Subscription1. You deploy a Linux virtual machine named VM1 to Subscription1. You need to monitor the metrics and the logs of VM1. What should you use? Options are :

  • A. Azure HDInsight
  • B. Linux Diagnostic Extension (LAD) 3.0
  • C. the Azure Performance Diagnostics extension
  • D. Azure Analysis Services

Explanation

Answer: the Azure Performance Diagnostics extension

You plan to deploy three Azure virtual machines named VM1, VM2, and VM3. The virtual machines will host a web app named App1. You need to ensure that at least two virtual machines are available if a single Azure datacenter becomes unavailable. What should you deploy? Options are :

  • A. all three virtual machines in a single Availability Zone
  • B. all virtual machines in a single Availability Set
  • C. each virtual machine in a separate Availability Zone
  • D. each virtual machine in a separate Availability Set

Explanation

Answer: each virtual machine in a separate Availability Zone

You have an Azure virtual machine named VM1 that runs Windows Server 2019. You save VM1 as a template named Template1 to the Azure Resource Manager library. You plan to deploy a virtual machine named VM2 from Template1. What can you configure during the deployment of VM2? Options are :

  • A. operating system
  • B. administrator username
  • C. virtual machine size
  • D. resource group

Explanation

Answer: administrator username

You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure virtual machine named VM1. VM1 runs a financial reporting app named App1 that does not support multiple active instances. At the end of each month, CPU usage for VM1 peaks when App1 runs. You need to create a scheduled runbook to increase the processor performance of VM1 at the end of each month. What task should you include in the runbook? Options are : Answer :

  • A. Add the Azure Performance Diagnostics agent to VM1.
  • B. Modify the VM size property of VM1.
  • C. Add VM1 to a scale set.
  • D. Increase the vCPU quota for the subscription.
  • E. Add a Desired State Configuration (DSC) extension to VM1.

Explanation

Answer: Add a Desired State Configuration (DSC) extension to VM1.

Today's exercise: Review & recall

Revisit questions you hesitated on and summarise key Azure concepts.

Steps

  1. 1

    First pass

    Answer each question before reading the explanation.

  2. 2

    Second pass

    Review explanations for any you missed.

  3. 3

    Notes

    Write down 3 Azure terms or patterns to remember.

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