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An administrator needs to back up a virtual machine named AppServer-West-VM that is deployed in the West US region. A Recovery Services Vault named Vault-East-RSV is located in the East US region. Which configuration should the administrator use to back up AppServer-West-VM?

  1. A
    Configure backups for the virtual machine within the existing Recovery Services Vault located in the East US region.
  2. B
    Modify the storage account firewall settings to allow the virtual machine to write backup data to the existing vault in the East US region.
  3. Deploy a Recovery Services Vault in the West US region and configure backups for the virtual machine within that vault.Answer
  4. D
    Deploy a Backup Vault in the West US region and configure backups for the virtual machine within that vault.

Answer

Deploy a Recovery Services Vault in the West US region and configure backups for the virtual machine within that vault.
To back up an Azure virtual machine, the virtual machine and the Recovery Services Vault must be located in the same region. Since the virtual machine is in the West US region, a Recovery Services Vault must also be deployed in the West US region to enable backups. Additionally, Azure Virtual Machines must be backed up using a Recovery Services Vault, as Backup Vaults do not support backing up Azure Virtual Machines.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Verify the region of the source virtual machine to be backed up.
The virtual machine is located in the West US region.
Azure Virtual Machine backup requires the target vault and the source virtual machine to reside in the same geographical region.
2
Determine the correct vault type required for Azure Virtual Machine backup.
A Recovery Services Vault is required, as Backup Vaults do not support backing up Azure Virtual Machines.
Azure Backup uses Recovery Services Vaults for virtual machines, SQL Server in Azure VMs, SAP HANA in Azure VMs, and Azure Files.
3
Deploy a Recovery Services Vault in the target region.
Create a Recovery Services Vault in the West US region and register the virtual machine.
This satisfies both the vault type requirement and the regional alignment constraint.

Key Concept

Azure virtual machine backup requires a Recovery Services Vault located in the same region as the virtual machine.
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Recovery Services Vaults and Backup Vaults

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