You plan to deploy two Azure virtual machines named VM1 and VM2 to host a two-tier application. The deployment must meet the following requirements:
- Protect the virtual machines against localized hardware failures, such as power or network outages, within a single datacenter.
- Keep the virtual machines in close physical proximity to maintain the lowest possible network latency between the tiers.
- Minimize costs associated with inter-zone data transfer.
Which availability option should you configure when creating the virtual machines?
- AAvailability Zones
- Availability SetAnswer
- CVirtual Machine Scale Set with autoscale rules
- DAzure App Service plan in the Premium tier
Answer
An Availability Set should be configured when creating the virtual machines.
An Availability Set ensures that the virtual machines are distributed across multiple fault domains (racks with shared power and network) and update domains within the same datacenter. This meets the requirement of localized hardware failure protection while keeping the virtual machines physically close to minimize latency and eliminate inter-zone data transfer costs.
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Azure Virtual Machine Availability Options
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