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Difficulty: EasyConfigure Azure Data Box and Import/Export Services

An administrator needs to transfer 20 TB20\text{ TB} of data from an on-premises datacenter to Azure storage. The administrator wants to use physical shipping but does not want to purchase or prepare local hard drives, requiring Microsoft to provide the encrypted SSDs for the transfer. Which service should the administrator configure?

  1. Azure Data Box DiskAnswer
  2. B
    Azure Import/Export
  3. C
    Azure File Sync
  4. D
    Azure Storage Explorer

Answer

Azure Data Box Disk
The option selecting Azure Data Box Disk is correct because this service provides Microsoft-owned, pre-encrypted solid-state drives (SSDs) to the customer. This meets the requirement of physical shipping without needing the customer to buy or prepare their own hardware.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the size of the dataset (20 TB20\text{ TB}) and physical shipping requirement.
The dataset size fits within the capacity limit of Azure Data Box Disk (up to 35 TB35\text{ TB} usable).
Understanding the scale helps filter out options like Data Box Heavy or standard online transfer if network bandwidth is constrained.
2
Evaluate the hardware ownership constraint.
The requirement states the administrator does not want to purchase or prepare local drives and needs Microsoft-supplied SSDs.
This rules out Azure Import/Export, which requires customer-owned drives prepared via the WAImportExport tool.
3
Select the Azure service that matches both capacity and hardware provision requirements.
Azure Data Box Disk is the only option that fulfills these constraints.
It offers Microsoft-owned, BitLocker-encrypted SSDs for convenient offline data transfer.

Key Concept

Distinguishing offline migration options based on hardware provisioning and data volume constraints.
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Configure Azure Data Box and Import/Export Services

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