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Microsoft AZ-104 Practice Test 44

Question 430

A Windows Azure VM is stuck during guest boot. RDP is unavailable and the IP/NSG path cannot show the guest boot console. Boot diagnostics are configured. Which troubleshooting capability can expose low-level console access without relying on guest RDP?

  1. Create a DNS TXT record named console
  2. Use Azure Serial Console where supported and correctly configured
  3. Assign a new public IP and assume Windows boot completes
  4. Use only the VM Boot diagnostics screenshot while omitting Serial Console, expecting the screenshot to provide interactive guest repair commands

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Serial Console can provide out-of-band access through Azure infrastructure for supported VMs, helpful when normal network sign-in is unavailable. It depends on prerequisites such as boot diagnostics and supported guest configuration.

Incorrect Answers

A:

DNS TXT records do not provide an out-of-band VM serial terminal or repair the boot path.

C:

A public address changes packet reachability but cannot repair a guest that fails during startup. It also adds avoidable exposure.

D:

Boot diagnostics is useful for seeing startup output or a screenshot, but it does not provide an interactive shell in which to repair a guest boot problem. Where supported, Azure Serial Console is the appropriate interactive console access mechanism.

Question 431

A Windows Azure VM is healthy and reachable through the management network, but the local administrator password has been lost. The team must retain installed software and the data disks. What Azure VM recovery facility is relevant?

  1. Change the administrator-password parameter in an existing ARM template without running a guest password reset or VMAccess operation.
  2. Redeploy the VM to a different Azure host and assume its local Windows administrator password is reset automatically.
  3. Use the supported VM access/password reset workflow for the guest administrator account
  4. Reimage the VM OS disk from its original marketplace image to reset the local password while expecting all installed applications and OS customizations to remain

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

The VMAccess extension or portal reset-password process can modify supported guest sign-in credentials without rebuilding the VM image and losing installed state.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Updating a template parameter alone does not necessarily change the existing local Windows account secret inside a running guest. Use the supported Azure VM reset-password/VMAccess operation that actually modifies the guest credential while preserving the installed OS and disks.

B:

Redeploy moves the VM to another host but preserves guest identity state; it is not a password-reset operation. The VM is already reachable, and the specific lost local credential should be reset using the supported guest access extension or portal workflow.

D:

Reimaging or replacing the operating-system disk can discard guest customizations and application state, contrary to the requirement. Use the VMAccess/password-reset operation to update supported guest credentials without replacing the OS installation.

Question 432

A deployment to a new Azure region fails because the chosen VM size is not offered there. The engineer suspects their SSH key is invalid, but the error says the requested SKU is unavailable. What should the engineer check before changing authentication?

  1. Check supported VM sizes and capacity/availability in the target region and zone, then select an eligible SKU
  2. Replace the SSH public key with a password and keep the unsupported VM size
  3. Increase the subscription’s regional vCPU quota without checking whether that VM SKU is actually offered in the target region or zone
  4. Move the deployment to a different availability zone in the same region without verifying whether the requested size is available in any zone there

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

VM SKU availability varies by region and sometimes zone or subscription restrictions. A provisioning error for an unsupported size occurs before guest SSH authentication matters.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Guest authentication is not the cause of an SKU availability error. Changing credentials cannot make an absent hardware family available in the chosen region.

C:

A quota increase can address a genuine quota-exceeded deployment, but it cannot by itself make a VM SKU available when the requested size is not offered for that subscription and region. Inspect the size/zone availability and restrictions with the Compute SKU list first; then choose an available size or pursue the appropriate SKU request.

D:

Selecting another zone only helps when the particular SKU is supported and available in that zone. The scenario reports the size unavailable at the chosen regional target, so blindly changing zones cannot be a dependable correction. Check regional and zonal SKU restrictions before selecting a deployment location and size.

Question 433

An administrator wants to deploy a Trusted Launch VM from an internally built Azure Compute Gallery image. The image was created as Generation 1, but the chosen security profile requires Generation 2 support. What image property must be addressed?

  1. Increase the VM's data-disk throughput while using the same Gen1 image
  2. Build or select a supported Generation 2 image version compatible with the Trusted Launch configuration
  3. Enable VM boot diagnostics because it upgrades a Gen1 image to Gen2
  4. Grant VM Contributor on the Compute Gallery image resource

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Secure Boot and vTPM rely on supported guest firmware and image generation. A Gen1 image cannot be made compatible merely by assigning a stronger RBAC role or modifying DNS.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Disk performance parameters do not establish UEFI/Gen2 support. The trusted boot requirement is independent of storage IOPS.

C:

Boot diagnostics collects console evidence and does not change the image generation or guest firmware model. The image itself must be compatible.

D:

Gallery permissions allow image management but do not convert the underlying virtual machine generation. A higher role cannot fix boot-architecture incompatibility.

Question 434

A virtual machine has a temporary local disk that Azure identifies as ephemeral. The development team proposes putting its only copy of business transaction files there because it offers low latency. What is the primary operational risk?

  1. The temporary disk contents are automatically replicated with the VM managed OS disk
  2. The temporary disk is not durable across certain VM host events and data can be lost
  3. The temporary disk retains the transaction files after all VM redeployments because it belongs to the VM resource ID
  4. Temporary disks support automatic regional failover for the transaction files without a second copy

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Temporary local disks are not a durable storage destination. Reallocation or other host lifecycle events can discard their contents, so the sole transaction copy belongs on persistent managed storage.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The temporary disk is host-local and is not part of the durable managed OS disk replication mechanism. Relying on that assumption can lose the only transaction files.

C:

A VM resource ID does not guarantee host-local temporary disk persistence across host reallocations. Such operations can clear the disk contents.

D:

Host-local temporary disk state is not a regionally replicated recovery medium. It does not independently preserve application files during regional failures.

Question 435

A database VM will receive an application upgrade with possible file-system changes. Operations requires a point-in-time copy of an attached managed data disk for rollback evidence, separate from an operational VM backup plan. Which resource can capture the disk state?

  1. Increase the existing data disk size without creating a copy
  2. Export the selected managed disk’s ARM template and treat the resource-definition JSON as a backup of its data blocks
  3. Create a managed disk snapshot of the selected disk
  4. Grant temporary disk read access using a managed-disk SAS and treat that access token as a persistent point-in-time disk copy

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Azure managed disk snapshots capture disk contents at a point in time. They provide a disk-level recovery or cloning artifact, though application consistency may require additional quiescing.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Resizing capacity changes the disk resource but does not preserve the pre-upgrade contents as a separate rollback point.

B:

An exported ARM template represents the disk resource configuration, not its stored block contents at the desired point in time. Redeploying those properties does not recover pre-upgrade files. A managed disk snapshot captures the content needed for rollback evidence.

D:

A temporary read SAS permits an authorized client to access or export an existing disk, but the SAS token itself contains no disk image and is not a durable point-in-time snapshot. Create the managed disk snapshot artifact to preserve the selected pre-upgrade disk state.

Question 436

A performance engineer considers enabling ReadWrite host caching on a managed data disk that hosts a high-write transactional database. The application vendor has not certified this caching mode. What should the engineer do before changing it?

  1. Replace the database data disk with an Azure DNS zone
  2. Evaluate workload consistency and disk caching guidance rather than assuming ReadWrite caching is always beneficial
  3. Enable ReadWrite caching on every disk because it guarantees stronger durability
  4. Disable Azure disk encryption so the caching mode will become safe

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Host caching changes I/O behavior and is workload dependent. Database transaction durability and the supported caching mode must be validated before enabling potentially inappropriate caching.

Incorrect Answers

A:

DNS provides name resolution and cannot store the block-level database volume. It would not address the caching decision.

C:

Caching primarily affects performance and I/O patterns; it is not a universal durability guarantee. An unsupported mode can harm workload correctness.

D:

Encryption at rest and cache suitability are separate concerns. Removing encryption would not establish workload support for ReadWrite caching.

Question 437

A database workload needs higher sustained disk IOPS without buying extra allocated capacity. The target VM size and region support Premium SSD v2 but not Ultra Disk; the operator must select a supported managed data-disk offering. Which disk type best fits?

  1. Choose Premium SSD and buy a larger disk size tier solely to get higher provisioned IOPS
  2. Choose Ultra Disk without checking regional, VM-size and availability constraints
  3. Increase the managed disk cache setting while leaving the provisioned disk IOPS unchanged
  4. Premium SSD v2, with independently configurable supported capacity, IOPS and throughput

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Premium SSD v2 supports independently setting capacity and performance within service limits, allowing performance tuning without buying an unnecessarily larger disk capacity tier.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Traditional capacity-linked Premium SSD tiers can force excess GiB allocation when the actual need is independent IOPS tuning.

B:

Ultra Disk has performance flexibility but its distinct compatibility and operational limitations make it a less direct answer for a supported Premium SSD v2 requirement.

C:

Host caching can help certain read patterns but does not raise the underlying provisioned IOPS limit for sustained writes or uncached demand.

Question 438

Two cluster VMs must simultaneously access the same managed data disk using a supported clustered filesystem, rather than copy its contents to separate disks. A standard nonshared disk refuses the second attachment. Which design should be evaluated?

  1. Create independent managed disks with the same data copied onto both and treat them as one clustered block device
  2. Use an Azure shared managed disk configuration on a supported disk SKU with coordinated cluster access
  3. Attach separate managed disks created from the same snapshot to each cluster VM and assume future writes stay synchronized like one shared disk
  4. Use a shared Azure Files SMB folder while continuing to require identical managed block-disk semantics

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Azure shared disks allow a supported managed disk to be attached to more than one VM when shared-disk settings and VM/disk constraints are satisfied. The guest cluster still needs a supported filesystem and locking coordination.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Two separate disks do not share a coherent block-device identity or writes. A real shared-disk cluster needs the same supported backing disk with coordinated locking.

C:

Snapshots and disks created from them are independent block devices; writes from either VM are not automatically shared or cluster-coordinated. The requirement is simultaneous attachment of a supported shared managed disk with cluster locking.

D:

Azure Files provides file-share access, not the same single Azure managed block disk attached to two cluster VMs. It changes the workload storage architecture.

Question 439

An Azure managed data disk has been expanded from 256 GiB to 512 GiB in the portal. The VM disk resource shows the new size, but the mounted Windows data volume still has 256 GiB available. What remains?

  1. Increase the managed disk again to 768 GiB before touching the guest OS
  2. Extend the appropriate partition and file system inside the guest operating system
  3. Update the VM size to a model supporting larger OS disks
  4. Create a managed disk snapshot and assume the Windows partition automatically extends

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Azure has expanded the block device, but the guest partition or volume must consume the additional unallocated capacity. The operator should validate the disk mapping before extending it.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The Azure disk resource already exposes unused additional capacity. Expanding the block device further will not automatically enlarge the Windows partition or filesystem.

C:

VM size limits may affect supported disk count or performance, but the managed disk capacity is already changed. The guest volume remains at its prior partition size.

D:

A snapshot preserves a disk state for recovery but does not modify live filesystem geometry. The new unallocated space still needs to be used inside the guest.

Question 440

A VM administrator created a snapshot just before a database upgrade and now wants a writable copy for a recovery test without altering the original disk. What should be created from the snapshot?

  1. Attach the snapshot directly to the test VM and assume snapshots expose writable LUNs
  2. Attach the snapshot URI directly as a writable data partition
  3. Create a new managed disk from the snapshot and attach it to a test VM
  4. Expand the original live managed disk and perform the test there

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

A new managed disk materializes snapshot data as a writable disk, preserving the snapshot as immutable recovery source. The test VM can perform writes without changing the original disk.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A snapshot is a read-only recovery artifact rather than a standard writable managed disk. It cannot be used as a normal writable VM data disk without creating a disk.

B:

A snapshot represents a read-only point-in-time disk state. A writable VM disk must be created from the snapshot to be attached for normal modification.

D:

Changing the original disk would risk modifying production data and does not exercise the isolated pre-upgrade snapshot. A separate disk derived from the snapshot is safer.

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