An administrator creates a resource group named RG-Operations and sets its location to East US. The administrator needs to deploy a virtual machine that requires low latency for users in Europe. Which statement correctly describes the regional placement constraint for the new virtual machine?
- AThe virtual machine must be deployed to the East US region because all resources are required to match the location of their containing resource group.
- The virtual machine can be deployed to a Europe-based region, such as North Europe, even though the resource group is located in East US.Answer
- CThe virtual machine must be deployed within an Availability Zone in East US, as Availability Zones allow resources to span multiple global regions.
- DThe virtual machine must be deployed to the paired region of East US to guarantee low latency for users based in Europe.
Answer
The virtual machine can be deployed to a Europe-based region, such as North Europe, even though the resource group is located in East US.
The correct answer is correct because Azure resource groups only store metadata about resources. Resources within a resource group can reside in any Azure region, allowing a virtual machine to be deployed to a Europe-based region while its resource group remains in East US.
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept
Resource groups are logical containers that store metadata. Resources inside a resource group do not have to reside in the same Azure region as the resource group itself.