AZ-104 Question 286
Select 2Your organization protects a large number of Azure VMs using Azure Backup within a Recovery Services vault. They want to receive daily email alerts for failed or missed backup jobs and also generate monthly historical reports for capacity planning. Which two actions should you implement in Azure to meet these requirements with minimal overhead?
- A
Enable email notifications in the Recovery Services vault under the Alerts and Notifications settings, and configure Azure Monitor action groups to receive daily alert emails.
- B
Leverage the built-in Recovery Services vault CSV export feature to locally download daily job status and usage data.
- C
Configure a diagnostic setting to send backup logs to a Log Analytics workspace, then use Power BI to create a custom historical report on backup trends.
- D
Enable a scheduled Export to Azure Storage feature in the Azure Backup portal to automatically generate monthly PDF reports.
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
By leveraging Recovery Services vault notifications along with Azure Monitor, you can receive daily alerts via email. Sending backup logs to Log Analytics and using Power BI for visualization allows you to maintain detailed historical trends for capacity planning, which fulfills the reporting requirement with minimal manual overhead.
- A. Correct.
Enabling notifications in the Recovery Services vault and configuring Azure Monitor action groups provides immediate email alerts for failed or missed backup jobs.
- B. Incorrect.
The built-in CSV export feature demands more manual effort and does not automatically generate daily email alerts.
- C. Correct.
Sending logs to Log Analytics provides the data needed for a Power BI dashboard, enabling long-term trending and monthly historical analysis.
- D. Incorrect.
Azure Backup does not support a native, scheduled PDF export route; manual or custom solutions would be required.