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Difficulty: MediumConfigure Azure Data Box and Import/Export Services

Your organization has 15 TB15\text{ TB} of archival data stored on-premises that needs to be transferred to Azure. You decide to employ the Azure Import/Export service. Before shipping the physical hard drives to the Azure datacenter, you must prepare them on-premises.

Which of the following requirements must be met during the drive preparation phase? (Select TWO)

  1. The drives must be formatted with the NTFS file system.Answer
  2. The drives must be basic disks containing only a single partition.Answer
  3. C
    The drives must be configured as dynamic disks to support multi-drive spanning.
  4. D
    The drives must be formatted with the ext4 file system for Linux-based data compatibility.

Answer

The drives must be formatted with the NTFS file system and must be basic disks containing only a single partition.
For Azure Import/Export import jobs, each physical drive must be formatted with the NTFS file system and configured as a basic disk containing a single partition. These requirements ensure compatibility with the Azure datacenter import environment.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the supported file systems for the Azure Import/Export service.
The service supports only the NTFS file system for drives used in import jobs.
NTFS is the mandatory file system required by the Microsoft Azure Import/Export tool when copying files to Azure Storage.
2
Determine the supported disk and volume configurations.
Only basic disks with a single volume partition are supported.
The service does not support dynamic disks, external spanning, RAID configurations, or multiple partitions on the same physical drive.

Key Concept

Drive preparation requirements for Azure Import/Export service
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Configure Azure Data Box and Import/Export Services

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