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Difficulty: HardCreate and Configure Virtual Machines

An administrator plans to deploy a new virtual machine named VM1 to host a critical line-of-business application. The administrator currently has a resource group named RG-Prod located in the East US region, which contains a Recovery Services vault named Vault-Prod.

The deployment must meet the following requirements:
- VM1 must be protected against datacenter-wide failures.
- VM1 must be backed up daily using Vault-Prod.
- Authorized administrators must be prevented from accidentally deleting VM1, while maintaining the ability to perform VM restarts and configuration updates.

Which configuration should the administrator use to deploy VM1?

  1. Deploy VM1 in the East US region, configure Availability Zones for the availability options, and apply a Delete lock to VM1.Answer
  2. B
    Deploy VM1 in the East US 2 region, configure Availability Zones for the availability options, and apply a Delete lock to VM1.
  3. C
    Deploy VM1 in the East US region, configure an Availability Set for the availability options, and apply a Delete lock to VM1.
  4. D
    Deploy VM1 in the East US region, configure Availability Zones for the availability options, and apply a ReadOnly lock to VM1.

Answer

Deploy VM1 in the East US region, configure Availability Zones for the availability options, and apply a Delete lock to VM1.
The correct configuration is to deploy VM1 in the East US region, configure Availability Zones, and apply a Delete lock. This ensures the VM is in the same region as the Recovery Services vault (allowing backups), resides in physically separated datacenters (protecting against datacenter-wide failures), and is locked against deletion while still allowing operations team members to perform updates and restarts.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Determine the region requirement for VM1 backup.
VM1 must be deployed in the East US region.
Azure Recovery Services vaults only support backing up virtual machines that are located in the same region as the vault.
2
Select the appropriate availability option to protect against datacenter-wide failures.
Configure Availability Zones for VM1.
Availability Zones place VM instances in physically separate datacenters within the same region, protecting against datacenter-wide failures. Availability Sets only protect against localized hardware failures within a single datacenter.
3
Select the correct resource lock type.
Apply a Delete (CanNotDelete) lock to VM1.
A Delete lock allows administrators to read and modify resources (including starting, stopping, and updating configuration) but prevents deletion. A ReadOnly lock prevents all modifications and restarts.

Key Concept

Azure Virtual Machine deployment planning, focusing on regional constraints for backups, high availability options, and resource lock types.
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Create and Configure Virtual Machines

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