AZ-104 Question 275
Single answerYou have deployed multiple Windows and Linux VMs in Azure that must be backed up daily with a retention period of 30 days. Additionally, the compliance team requires monthly backups to be kept for 12 months. You create a new backup policy in an existing Recovery Services vault. Which of the following must you configure to meet these requirements?
- A
Set the daily snapshot frequency to every 30 days only, ignoring monthly backups.
- B
Enable a daily backup schedule with 30-day retention, and configure monthly retention for 12 months in the same policy.
- C
Configure daily, weekly, and monthly backups for 12 months in the policy to meet the retention requirements.
- D
Create separate backup policies: one covering daily backups with 30-day retention and another for monthly backups with 12-month retention.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
In Azure Backup, a single backup policy can be configured to meet both short-term and long-term retention requirements. You can set daily backups with a 30-day retention and enable monthly backups for 12 months within the same policy to satisfy these compliance needs.
- A. Incorrect.
This option ignores the requirement for monthly backups, so it does not meet compliance requirements.
- B. Correct.
This approach correctly meets both the daily and monthly retention requirements in a single backup policy.
- C. Incorrect.
While it includes daily and monthly backups, it also adds weekly backups, which are not specifically required.
- D. Incorrect.
While creating separate policies could work, it's more complex and not necessary when a single policy can handle both daily and monthly schedules.