Question

Difficulty: MediumConfigure Azure Load Balancer

An administrator is configuring a public Azure Load Balancer. The administrator first deploys a Standard SKU public IP address named Pub-IP1.

The backend pool of the load balancer will contain two virtual machines, VM1 and VM2, which are deployed in a single Availability Set.

Which of the following configurations must be used to ensure the load balancer and its backend pool can be successfully deployed? (Select two.)

  1. A Standard SKU load balancerAnswer
  2. B
    A Basic SKU load balancer
  3. Virtual machine network interfaces (NICs) configured with Standard SKU public IP addresses or no instance-level public IP addressesAnswer
  4. D
    Virtual machine network interfaces (NICs) configured with Basic SKU public IP addresses

Answer

A Standard SKU load balancer and virtual machine network interfaces (NICs) configured with Standard SKU public IP addresses or no instance-level public IP addresses must be used.
To successfully deploy the solution, a Standard SKU load balancer must be used because the frontend public IP address is a Standard SKU. Additionally, the backend virtual machines' network interfaces must either have no instance-level public IP addresses or use Standard SKU public IP addresses to remain compatible with the Standard SKU load balancer.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the SKU of the deployed public IP address.
The public IP address Pub-IP1 is a Standard SKU public IP.
The load balancer SKU must match the public IP SKU associated with its frontend configuration.
2
Determine the load balancer SKU that is compatible with Pub-IP1.
A Standard SKU load balancer is required.
Basic SKU load balancers cannot be associated with Standard SKU public IPs.
3
Evaluate compatibility requirements for the backend pool virtual machines.
The NICs of VM1 and VM2 must either have no instance-level public IP addresses or have Standard SKU public IP addresses.
Basic SKU public IPs on backend NICs are incompatible with a Standard SKU load balancer.

Key Concept

Azure Load Balancer SKU compatibility rules require matching SKUs between the load balancer, its frontend public IP addresses, and any instance-level public IP addresses on backend virtual machines.
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