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Difficulty: MediumAzure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM Templates/Bicep

An administrator needs to deploy several resources to Azure using an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template.

The 'What-If' operation in Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates allows the administrator to preview which resources will be created, modified, or deleted before the deployment is executed, without making any changes to the target environment.

Answer: Answer

Answer

True
The What-If operation is an out-of-the-box feature of Azure Resource Manager that provides a preview of resource creations, modifications, and deletions before a template is executed.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the capability being described, which is the ability to preview deployment changes in Azure Resource Manager.
Identify that the 'What-If' operation is designed specifically for this purpose.
To verify if the statement accurately describes the function of the What-If tool.
2
Confirm whether the What-If operation modifies any actual resources during execution.
Verify that it does not make any changes to the target environment.
To ensure the safety aspect of the statement is correct.

Key Concept

The ARM Template What-If operation allows previewing deployment changes without modifying existing resources.
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