AZ-104 Question 272
Select 3Your company runs multiple Windows and Linux VMs in the East US region. You want to back up these VMs using Azure Backup. Which of the following steps must you include when creating an Azure Backup vault (Recovery Services vault) in the Azure portal?
- A
Provide a globally unique name for the vault
- B
Select the same region as the resources you intend to back up
- C
Choose the 'Azure Backup (classic)' type for the vault
- D
Select the appropriate backup storage redundancy (LRS or GRS)
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Correct answers: A, B, D
Explanation
When creating a new Recovery Services vault (also referred to as an ‘Azure Backup vault’), you need to ensure the name is unique, select the vault in the same region as your VMs for optimal performance, and configure storage redundancy. The 'Azure Backup (classic)' option is deprecated and no longer the recommended choice for new deployments.
- A. Correct.
You must specify a unique name for the Recovery Services vault to avoid naming conflicts
- B. Correct.
It's recommended to create the vault in the same region as the protected resources to optimize backup traffic and alignment
- C. Incorrect.
The 'Azure Backup (classic)' type is deprecated and not used for new backup configurations in Azure
- D. Correct.
Choosing either LRS or GRS redundancy is required to define how backups are replicated