AZ-104 Question 287
Select 2Your organization uses Azure Backup via a Recovery Services vault to protect several Azure virtual machines. The backup administrator wants to receive email alerts whenever any backup job fails and also needs to review a weekly summary of backup success rates. Which of the following steps should be taken to configure these email notifications and interpret backup reports effectively? (Choose two.)
- A
Enable email notifications for backup alerts within the Recovery Services vault, and view Backup Reports from the Backup center in the Azure portal.
- B
Set up an Azure Monitor metric alert on the vault’s ‘Backup items consumption’ metric, and review the results in Azure Advisor.
- C
Enable Azure Backup Reports by configuring diagnostics to send data to a Log Analytics workspace, then use ‘Backup Reports’ in the Azure portal to monitor weekly backup success rates.
- D
Configure an action group for critical backup alerts, linking it to an Azure Monitor alert rule that triggers on ‘Failed Backup Jobs’ in the Log Analytics workspace.
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
Option 1 ensures the administrator can receive email alerts immediately upon backup failures and access the broad backup insights via the Backup center. Option 3 enables detailed reporting of backup trends by leveraging a Log Analytics workspace. Together, these two steps fulfill the scenario’s requirements for timely notifications and weekly success-rate summaries.
- A. Correct.
Enabling built-in email notifications for backup alerts in the Recovery Services vault allows you to immediately receive alerts if any backup job fails. You can also view aggregated backup reports from the Backup center to see the overall status and trends of your backups.
- B. Incorrect.
Azure Advisor provides recommendations around best practices, cost optimization, and security, but it does not provide a dedicated view for backup jobs or their failure/success trends. Hence, this step is not relevant to the scenario.
- C. Correct.
Sending diagnostic data to a Log Analytics workspace and enabling Azure Backup Reports allows you to generate detailed, aggregated reports, including weekly backup success/failure trends. This directly meets the requirement for reporting on backup outcomes.
- D. Incorrect.
While configuring an action group and leveraging Azure Monitor alert rules is one way to receive certain backup-related notifications, the question specifically focuses on configuring email alerts within the Recovery Services vault and generating weekly reports. This option alone doesn’t address the entire requirement as described in the scenario.