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Microsoft AZ-104 Practice Test 47

Question 460

A production VM must relocate from one Azure region to another, with application cutover planning and dependencies. A teammate proposes changing only its resource group to another group whose metadata location is in the destination region. What should the team recognize?

  1. Move the VM, NIC, and disks into a resource group whose metadata location is the destination region, without a workload migration.
  2. Change the existing VM's location property in an ARM incremental deployment without moving its disks or network dependencies.
  3. Use Azure Resource Mover only to relocate the resource group's metadata, leaving the VM and its dependencies in place.
  4. Moving a VM between resource groups does not move its region; use a supported cross-region migration process

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

ARM resource-group moves change management scope, not the VM’s physical region. A regional relocation requires supported migration or replication and cutover planning.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Moving resources between resource groups changes their management container but not the VM or managed disk deployment region. The workload still runs in the original region; a supported regional migration and dependent-resource cutover are necessary.

B:

A VM's deployed region is not a mutable setting that can be reassigned in place by an incremental template update. Regional relocation must account for actual compute, disk and network resources and application cutover.

C:

Resource Mover can help orchestrate supported resource moves between regions, but a metadata-only move cannot relocate the VM. The plan must migrate the supported VM and associated dependencies, then validate and cut over the application.

Question 461

An administrator stops a development VM using a method that leaves it in the Stopped (deallocated) state. The owner asks why charges continue for its managed OS and data disks despite no VM compute hours. Which billing distinction applies?

  1. Deallocation stops VM compute billing, but retained managed disk storage continues to incur charges
  2. Every stopped VM automatically deletes its managed disks to avoid billing
  3. Disk charges are proof the VM was never deallocated
  4. The cost must come from Azure DNS because disks cannot be billed separately

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

VM compute allocation and managed disk capacity are separate billable resources. Deallocation releases compute hosts without deleting the disks, so storage cost continues.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Deallocation preserves attached persistent storage by default, allowing restart with existing data. Automatic disk deletion is not implied.

C:

A correctly deallocated VM can continue generating disk storage charges. The presence of those charges does not contradict the reported compute state.

D:

Managed disks are separately metered storage resources. DNS use is not the necessary explanation for ongoing disk charges.

Question 462

An Azure VM remains in an unhealthy host state after guest-level troubleshooting. Administrators need Azure to move the VM onto a different host while keeping its OS and data disks, rather than rebuild the OS from a new image. Which VM operation is appropriate?

  1. Delete the VM together with its managed disks
  2. Restart the guest OS without requesting host relocation
  3. Use the VM Redeploy operation, anticipating downtime as it moves to another host
  4. Move the VM ARM resource into a different resource group without redeploying

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Redeploy moves the VM to a new Azure host while retaining attached durable disks, although temporary disk contents are not preserved and downtime must be planned.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Deleting disks would destroy the persistent state that must be retained; the requirement is host replacement, not a new system image.

B:

A guest restart could fix an operating-system problem, but it does not explicitly request Azure to allocate a different underlying host after host trouble is suspected.

D:

Changing ARM resource group metadata does not itself relocate the VM compute instance to a healthy physical host.

Question 463

A legacy VM has a dynamic public IP and is deallocated for a hardware resize. A partner’s firewall previously allowed the old IPv4 address. Which dependency is at risk when the VM starts again?

  1. The dynamically allocated public IPv4 address may change after deallocation
  2. Assume the public IP allocation always stays fixed because the associated VM resource name is unchanged
  3. Assume the private NIC address must change every time the VM is deallocated
  4. Assume a dynamic address is promoted to static automatically during any resize

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Dynamic public IP allocation can change when the associated resource is stopped and deallocated. A partner allowlist tied to the old address can fail; a static assigned address avoids that dependency.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Dynamic address allocation is not pinned to the VM resource name. After deallocation, the public address may be reassigned even when the VM name remains the same.

C:

Private IP allocation and the associated public IP allocation are different mechanisms. The relevant allowlist risk in this case is the dynamic public IPv4 address.

D:

Resize operations do not guarantee that a dynamic public IP becomes statically reserved. The administrator must explicitly manage address allocation requirements.

Question 464

A development environment runs a Spot VM to reduce cost. The product owner expects guaranteed uninterrupted compute availability for an overnight migration. Which operational risk must the administrator explain?

  1. Use a persistent managed disk but assume it guarantees that Spot compute cannot be reclaimed
  2. Spot VM capacity can be evicted, so a mission-critical uninterrupted job needs an alternative or checkpoint strategy
  3. Spot VMs provide higher availability guarantees than ordinary pay-as-you-go VMs
  4. Set the Spot price cap to the on-demand price and expect that capacity eviction is impossible

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Spot pricing trades availability guarantees for lower cost. Capacity or price-based eviction can interrupt work, making a non-Spot deployment or resumable design necessary.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Persistent storage preserves data across compute interruption; it does not guarantee uninterrupted Spot VM capacity.

C:

Spot capacity is explicitly interruptible and should not be treated as more reliable than standard allocated capacity.

D:

A generous price cap may avoid price-based eviction, but Azure can still reclaim Spot capacity when it is needed elsewhere.

Question 465

A stateless worker VM is deployed with an ephemeral OS disk. An operator saves a unique customer report only on the OS filesystem and later reimages the VM. The report disappears. Which disk-design lesson applies?

  1. Ephemeral OS disks are host-local and unsuitable as the sole persistent store for irreplaceable reports
  2. Reimage always preserves every file on an ephemeral OS disk
  3. Set the delete option of an attached managed data disk to Detach and assume this also preserves files written only to the ephemeral OS filesystem.
  4. Enable at-rest disk encryption on the ephemeral OS disk and treat encryption as protection against reimage data loss.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Ephemeral OS disks favor fast stateless provisioning but their contents can be lost during reimage or host lifecycle events. Durable reports belong in an external persistent data service.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Reimage reconstructs the OS state and can discard local changes; relying on it to preserve unique application output is unsafe.

C:

The delete option on an attached persistent data disk affects that disk's lifecycle, not files stored on the separate ephemeral OS disk. The report was never placed on the managed data disk, so it remains vulnerable to reimage loss.

D:

Encryption protects confidentiality of stored bytes but does not make host-local OS changes durable across reimage or VM lifecycle events. Irreplaceable reports must be saved to persistent external storage or a supported managed data disk.

Question 466

A Windows VM is shut down from inside the guest OS at midnight. Azure Portal reports that the VM is Stopped but not deallocated. The owner expected its compute charges to stop. What additional state transition is required?

  1. Repeat the shutdown command inside Windows and assume a second guest shutdown deallocates Azure compute capacity
  2. Call the Azure VM PowerOff operation and assume that an Azure-level power-off releases the reserved compute allocation
  3. Stop and deallocate the VM through Azure when compute billing should cease
  4. Configure an Azure VM auto-shutdown schedule for a future night and assume that it has already deallocated today's Stopped (allocated) VM

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Guest shutdown can leave the Azure host allocation reserved, so compute billing may continue. Deallocation releases the compute allocation, while separately billed persistent resources remain.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Guest shutdown can stop the operating system while the VM remains Azure-allocated. Only the Azure stop/deallocate operation releases the provisioned compute allocation for billing purposes.

B:

Azure VM PowerOff can leave a VM in Stopped (allocated), a state that is still billed for compute. The distinct stop-and-deallocate operation releases the host allocation. An Azure-initiated power-off is not the same as deallocation.

D:

A future automatic shutdown policy is not evidence that the VM has already entered Stopped (deallocated). For the current stopped-but-allocated instance, explicitly issue a stop/deallocate operation and verify the resulting state; separately billed disks may continue to incur charges.

Question 467

A Spot VM used for overnight batch analysis may be evicted. The team wants the managed OS/data disks to remain available so the job can be restarted later, rather than the VM and disks being deleted. Which eviction policy should be selected where supported?

  1. Choose Delete eviction policy because it always preserves all VM resources
  2. Keep the Spot VM's Delete eviction policy but enable managed-disk snapshots and assume that preserves the VM resource for immediate restart
  3. Grant the VM Owner to prevent platform Spot eviction
  4. Use the Deallocate eviction policy for the Spot VM if the workload and VM configuration support it

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Spot eviction behavior can deallocate the VM instead of deleting it. This preserves eligible VM configuration and disks for later restart, although capacity remains unguaranteed and deallocation alone does not finish the batch.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Delete eviction can remove the VM resource and may affect attached resource recovery. It does not satisfy the requirement to keep the VM ready for restart.

B:

Snapshots can preserve data for later recreation, but they do not prevent the Spot platform's Delete eviction policy from removing the VM resource. The scenario requires retaining a restartable VM with its disks, for which the supported Deallocate policy is the closer fit.

C:

Spot eviction is driven by Azure capacity and pricing policies, not the principal's RBAC role. Owner cannot guarantee the VM remains allocated.

Question 468

A virtual machine currently resides in Availability Zone 1, but a new compliance rule mandates that workload instances be placed in Zone 2 of the same Azure region. An engineer attempts to edit the existing VM's `zones` property in place and receives a restriction. What migration approach is appropriate?

  1. Plan a supported new VM deployment or migration in Zone 2 using compatible disks and recovery data
  2. Stop and deallocate the existing VM, then edit its availability zone property in place and restart it
  3. Change the existing VM’s availability set to a new set in Zone 2 while keeping its original VM deployment
  4. Change the managed disk redundancy to ZRS and assume it physically relocates the VM compute instance into Zone 2

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

A zonal VM's placement is a creation-time property rather than a freely editable label. Moving it requires a supported migration approach, often involving new VM resources in the target zone.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The VM’s zonal placement is not a mutable in-place property merely because the instance is deallocated. The move requires a supported migration or creation of a VM in the destination zone.

C:

Availability sets are not an in-place zonal migration mechanism. VM placement into a new zone requires the supported redeployment or migration procedure with compatible resources.

D:

Disk redundancy does not assign the running VM to the requested compute availability zone. A supported VM move or new deployment is still needed.

Question 469

An application team has a VM sized in an older series. A planned resize targets a new series that is not offered anywhere in the VM's selected Azure region. They deallocate the VM but the resize remains unavailable. What is the real constraint?

  1. Assign Network Contributor to the resizing operator
  2. Choose a supported VM series in the current region or plan a deliberate region migration
  3. Request an Azure regional vCPU quota increase and assume it causes the unsupported VM series to become available in that region
  4. Choose a different availability zone inside the same region and assume an entirely unsupported regional series appears there

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Deallocation can resolve host-cluster allocation constraints when a size is regionally supported. It cannot make Azure offer a SKU that does not exist in the chosen region.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Network privileges are not the issue if the size is unavailable in the region. Additional RBAC rights cannot override the Compute catalog.

C:

Quota limits restrict how much of a supported compute family a subscription can allocate. A quota increase does not add a VM series absent from the region’s offered SKU catalog. Choose a supported regional size or plan a migration.

D:

Zonal capacity differences matter when a VM SKU is offered in the region, but the stem states that the target series is not offered anywhere in that region. A zone switch cannot create a missing regional SKU. Deallocation and zone selection do not substitute for checking availability.

Question 470

An administrator created a Standard public IP resource named pip-tracker in West US and wants an Azure-managed, human-readable FQDN for its public IPv4 address without buying or administering a separate public DNS zone. The desired DNS label `tracking-app` is not used by any other public IP in that location. Which configuration supplies this mapping?

  1. Set the public IP resource's domain name label to tracking-app, producing tracking-app.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
  2. Set tracking-app as the DNS server label on the VM network interface rather than as the public IP resource's domain-name label
  3. Rename the resource group to tracking-app, since Resource Manager group names are published automatically as DNS A records
  4. Create an NSG rule named tracking-app and expect NSG rule names to resolve to the public IP

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Azure Public IP resources support an optional DNS domain name label. Azure-managed DNS then maps domainnamelabel.location.cloudapp.azure.com to the public address, and the label must be unique in its location. This fits the requested FQDN without operating a separate public DNS zone. It is a naming feature, not network access authorization.

Incorrect Answers

B:

A VM NIC's DNS server configuration affects the guest's name-resolution behavior, not publication of an Azure-managed cloudapp.azure.com FQDN. The requested regional DNS label belongs on the public IP resource.

C:

Azure resource-group names are management identifiers inside a subscription, not automatic public hostnames. Renaming the group is not supported in place and would not register an A record in cloudapp.azure.com. The public IP's domain-name-label property is the appropriate DNS configuration point.

D:

An NSG rule filters traffic by addresses, ports, protocol and priority. Its descriptive rule name doesn't publish an Azure-managed DNS record or modify an IP resource's hostname. Even after setting the correct label, the workload still needs suitable network permissions and a listening service.

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