AZ-104 Question 271
Single answerYour organization needs to protect both on-premises Windows Server workloads and Azure VMs using Azure Backup. You have been asked to begin configuring these backups in a single centralized repository. Which initial step should you perform to create an Azure Backup vault that will store and manage all these backups?
- A
Create a Recovery Services vault in the appropriate Azure region and resource group
- B
Install the MARS (Microsoft Azure Recovery Services) agent on each on-premises server
- C
Set up an Azure file share and enable file-level backup
- D
Configure Storage Accounts to host your backup data directly
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The Recovery Services vault is a prerequisite for Azure Backup scenarios because it acts as the logical container for storing backup data. After creating the vault, you can then install the MARS agent on on-premises servers or configure Azure VM backups and register them to this vault.
- A. Correct.
Creating a Recovery Services vault is the mandatory first step in setting up backups because it is the container that stores the backup data and configuration information for on-premises and Azure resources
- B. Incorrect.
Installing the MARS agent on each on-premises server is done after creating the vault, to register the servers with the Recovery Services vault
- C. Incorrect.
Setting up an Azure file share is not required when you want to back up entire servers or VMs; file share backups are a separate scenario
- D. Incorrect.
Configuring Storage Accounts to host backups directly is not supported for Azure VM or on-premises server backups; Recovery Services vaults are specialized for this purpose