Question

Difficulty: MediumCreate and Configure Virtual Machines

An administrator is preparing to deploy a new virtual machine named VM-App-01 in the East US region. The virtual machine will run a line-of-business application. The subscription contains a Recovery Services vault named Vault-Backup located in the West US region. You must configure daily backups for VM-App-01 using Azure Backup during the creation of the virtual machine. Which action must you perform to successfully configure the backup?

  1. Create a new Recovery Services vault in the East US region.Answer
  2. B
    Deploy the virtual machine in an Availability Set that is configured to replicate to the West US region.
  3. C
    Assign the Storage Blob Data Contributor role to the virtual machine's system-assigned managed identity on Vault-Backup.
  4. D
    Apply a ReadOnly lock to the resource group containing the virtual network in the East US region before deployment.

Answer

Create a new Recovery Services vault in the East US region.
To back up a virtual machine in Azure, the Recovery Services vault must be in the same region as the virtual machine. Since the new virtual machine is being deployed to the East US region and the existing vault is in the West US region, a new Recovery Services vault must be created in the East US region.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the region of the virtual machine being deployed and the target Recovery Services vault.
The virtual machine is in East US, while the existing vault is in West US.
Azure Backup requires the Recovery Services vault to reside in the same region as the resource being backed up.
2
Determine the necessary resource provision to support backup during VM creation.
A Recovery Services vault must be created in the East US region.
Since the existing vault is in West US, a new vault in the East US region is required to successfully register and enable the backup for the new VM.

Key Concept

Recovery Services Vault Region Alignment
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