A company hosts a web application in Azure App Service named app-portal-prod. The application's App Service plan is currently configured for the Basic (B1) tier.
You are tasked with configuring the environment to support the following requirements:
- Enable zero-downtime deployments by using a staging environment to validate changes before routing them to production.
- Configure daily automated backups of the web application content and configuration.
Which two actions should you perform to meet these requirements? (Select two.)
- Scale up the App Service plan to the Standard (S1) pricing tier.Answer
- Create a deployment slot named staging on the web app.Answer
- CConfigure automated backups directly on the web app while keeping the App Service plan on the Basic (B1) tier.
- DEnable the deployment slots feature directly on the web app while keeping the App Service plan on the Basic (B1) tier.
Answer
Scale up the App Service plan to the Standard (S1) pricing tier and create a deployment slot named staging on the web app.
Scaling up the App Service plan to the Standard (S1) tier is correct because both deployment slots and custom automated backups require the Standard tier or higher. Creating a deployment slot named staging is correct because it establishes the staging environment needed for testing and zero-downtime swaps.
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept
Azure App Service plan tier features and capabilities, specifically deployment slots and backups.