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Difficulty: MediumAzure Storage Accounts, Blob, Disk, Files, and Storage Tiers

An organization is migrating their on-premises workloads to Azure and requires a shared file storage solution for archiving historical documents. Is the following statement regarding Azure Storage options true or false?

Azure Files supports the Archive access tier for file shares, allowing files to be archived at the lowest storage cost.

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The statement is false.
The statement is false. Azure Files does not support the Archive access tier. Azure Files only supports Hot, Cool, and Premium tiers. The Archive tier is exclusive to Azure Blob storage.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target storage service and feature being evaluated.
The target service is Azure Files, and the feature is the Archive access tier.
This establishes the scope of the capability we need to verify.
2
Determine the supported access tiers for Azure Files.
Azure Files supports Premium (SSD-based), Hot, and Cool tiers.
Checking the available tiers for Azure Files determines if the Archive tier is one of them.
3
Compare with other Azure storage services that support archiving.
The Archive access tier is a feature exclusive to Azure Blob Storage (specifically Block Blobs).
This confirms that the Archive tier is not a cross-service feature and is restricted to Blob storage.

Key Concept

Azure Files supports Hot, Cool, and Premium storage tiers, but does not support the Archive tier, which is exclusive to Azure Blob Storage.
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Azure Storage Accounts, Blob, Disk, Files, and Storage Tiers

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