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Difficulty: MediumConfigure Azure Files and Azure File Sync

Your organization, Tailwind Traders, plans to deploy Azure File Sync to centralize file shares from a local branch office file server named OAK-SRV01. You have already created a storage account named tailwindstorageacct and an Azure file share named sales-share. You need to configure Azure File Sync to synchronize the local directory D:\SalesData on OAK-SRV01 with sales-share.

Which sequence of actions should you perform to establish the synchronization?

  1. 1Create a Storage Sync Service resource in the Azure portal.
  2. 2Download and install the Azure File Sync agent on OAK-SRV01.
  3. 3Register OAK-SRV01 with the Storage Sync Service using the Server Registration UI.
  4. 4Create a sync group within the Storage Sync Service and add sales-share as the cloud endpoint.
  5. 5Create a server endpoint in the sync group pointing to D:\SalesData on OAK-SRV01.

Answer

To establish synchronization using Azure File Sync, you must perform the following actions in order: first create the Storage Sync Service, then install the Azure File Sync agent on OAK-SRV01, next register OAK-SRV01 with the Storage Sync Service, then create a sync group and add sales-share as the cloud endpoint, and finally create a server endpoint pointing to the local directory D:\SalesData.
The correct order follows the logical dependency chain of Azure File Sync: the Storage Sync Service must be deployed first; then, the agent is installed on the local server; next, that server is registered to the Storage Sync Service; after registration, a sync group containing a cloud endpoint (referencing the Azure file share) is established; finally, the local directory is mapped as a server endpoint inside the sync group to initiate the synchronization.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Deploy the Storage Sync Service.
A Storage Sync Service resource is available in Azure.
The Storage Sync Service is the management plane and parent resource for Azure File Sync. It must exist before server registration or endpoint creation can occur.
2
Install the Azure File Sync agent on OAK-SRV01.
The local server is prepared to run the synchronization service.
The server needs the local agent component to communicate with the Azure Storage Sync Service.
3
Register OAK-SRV01 with the Storage Sync Service.
The server OAK-SRV01 is registered and visible under Registered Servers in the Storage Sync Service.
Registration establishes a secure trust relationship between the local server and the Azure cloud service.
4
Create a sync group and a cloud endpoint.
A sync group is created containing a cloud endpoint mapped to sales-share.
A sync group defines the sync topology for a set of files. The cloud endpoint represents the hub (Azure file share) and must be created first before spokes (server endpoints) are added.
5
Create a server endpoint.
The local folder D:\SalesData is mapped to the sync group.
Adding the server endpoint connects the local path on the registered server to the cloud hub, triggering synchronization.

Key Concept

Deploying Azure File Sync requires a specific order: provision the cloud infrastructure (Storage Sync Service), configure the local host (install agent, register server), establish the logical sync topology (sync group, cloud endpoint), and connect the local filesystem (server endpoint).
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