AZ-104 Exam Dumps - Microsoft Azure Administrator

The first step is to stop the existing backup of VM2 from RSV1 . Azure Backup does not allow the same Azure VM to be actively protected by multiple Recovery Services vaults at the same time. Microsoft’s Azure VM backup guidance states that VMs can only be backed up in a single vault, and to change the Recovery Services vault of a VM, you must stop the backup and then assign a new vault to the VM.

Therefore, you must open RSV1 , go to Backup items , select the VM2 backup item, and stop protection before configuring VM2 for backup in RSV2 . Depending on retention requirements, you can stop protection and retain backup data, or stop protection and delete backup data. Microsoft’s backup management guidance explains both stop-backup options and confirms that stopping protection halts future backup jobs for that VM.

Option A refers to disaster recovery replication, not Azure Backup vault reassignment. Option C exports job information only and does not change protection. Option D cannot be completed first because VM2 is still protected by RSV1. Study Guide reference: AZ-104 Monitor and back up Azure resources > Azure Backup, Recovery Services vaults, backup items, and VM backup protection management.

According to the Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) Study Guide and Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) documentation, permissions to link an Azure Private DNS zone to a virtual network require access to both the virtual network resource and the DNS zone resource.

The process of linking a DNS zone to a virtual network establishes name resolution for the resources within that VNet through the Private DNS zone. To perform this operation, the user must have:

“Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/*” permissions (to modify and manage VNet settings).

“Microsoft.Network/privateDnsZones/*” permissions (to manage DNS zone links).

These permissions are granted by two built-in roles:

Network Contributor – Allows full management of the network resources like virtual networks, subnets, and network interfaces but does not allow access to manage DNS zones.

Private DNS Zone Contributor – Allows management of private DNS zones and their link configurations.

Therefore, to grant User1 the ability to link Zone1.com (Private DNS Zone) to VNet1, the correct approach is to assign both roles with the least privilege principle, scoped specifically to the required resources:

Network Contributor on VNet1

Private DNS Zone Contributor on zone1.com

Assigning the permissions at the resource level (and not at the resource group or subscription level) ensures compliance with the principle of least privilege, a core requirement of Azure governance.

This setup enables User1 to perform the exact operation (linking the Private DNS Zone to the VNet) while preventing unnecessary access to unrelated resources.

Final Verified Answer:

✅ Roles: Network Contributor and Private DNS Zone Contributor only

✅ Resources: VNet1 and zone1.com only

The planned change specifies that you must configure a Data Collection Rule (DCR) to collect only system events with Event ID 4648 from VM2 and VM4.

A Data Collection Rule (DCR) in Azure Monitor defines how data is collected from resources, filtered, and sent to destinations like Log Analytics workspaces. To define or query this data within Azure Monitor Logs or Log Analytics, you use Kusto Query Language (KQL).

From the Microsoft Learn: Azure Monitor Logs Documentation:

“Log queries in Azure Monitor are written in Kusto Query Language (KQL), the same query language used by Azure Data Explorer.”

“KQL is optimized for querying large datasets, filtering by event IDs, sources, and event types.”

Other options:

WQL (WMI Query Language) – used for on-prem Windows event querying, not for Azure DCR.

T-SQL (Transact-SQL) – used for Azure SQL Database queries, not for monitoring data.

XPath – used in Event Viewer or XML-based event filtering, not within Azure Monitor DCR configuration.

Therefore, when you configure DCR1 to collect system events (Event ID 4648) from the specified VMs, the Kusto Query Language (KQL) is the correct and verified method to filter and process these events.

Example of a valid KQL expression for this requirement:

SecurityEvent

| where EventID == 4648

| where Computer in ( " VM2 " , " VM4 " )

This aligns with the Azure Monitor and Log Analytics query methodology covered in AZ-104 official exam guide (Implement and manage monitoring).

To determine which virtual machines can be encrypted, we must refer to the technical requirement:

“Whenever possible, use Azure Disk Encryption and a key encryption key (KEK) to encrypt the virtual machines.”

According to the Microsoft Azure Administrator documentation, Azure Disk Encryption (ADE) uses BitLocker for Windows virtual machines and DM-Crypt for Linux virtual machines to encrypt OS and data disks. However, not all VM types and disk configurations are supported for ADE.

From the provided configuration:

VM

OS

Description

Disk Type

VM1

RHEL

Uses ephemeral OS disks

❌ Not supported

VM2

Windows Server 2022

Has a basic volume

✅ Supported

VM3

RHEL

Uses standard SSDs

✅ Supported by DM-Crypt, but not optimal

VM4

Windows Server 2022

Uses Write Accelerator disks

✅ Supported

VM5

Windows Server 2022

Has a dynamic volume

❌ Not supported by ADE

Step-by-step Analysis (Based on Microsoft Docs):

Ephemeral OS disks (VM1):

These are not compatible with Azure Disk Encryption because they are stored on local temporary storage and are not persisted to Azure Storage.

“Ephemeral OS disks cannot be encrypted using Azure Disk Encryption because they reside on local VM storage.” — [Microsoft Learn: Azure Disk Encryption prerequisites]

Dynamic volumes (VM5):

Azure Disk Encryption does not support dynamic disks — only basic disks are supported.

“Azure Disk Encryption does not support dynamic disks; only basic disks can be encrypted.” — [Microsoft Learn: ADE limitations]

Write Accelerator disks (VM4):

These disks can be encrypted if they are standard OS/data disks with Write Accelerator enabled. Microsoft confirms that ADE supports Write Accelerator–enabled disks on supported VM sizes.

Linux VMs (VM3) with standard SSDs can use DM-Crypt encryption, but in this question, the requirement specifies to use Azure Disk Encryption with a Key Encryption Key (KEK) — KEKs are supported only for Windows and Linux VMs that use managed disks and not ephemeral disks.

However, VM3 uses standard SSDs (supported by ADE) and VM2 and VM4 meet the technical requirement of using ADE with KEK, but Azure prefers Windows VMs for KEK integration because of BitLocker integration and Key Vault support.

Therefore, the verified supported VMs for Azure Disk Encryption with KEK are:

✅ VM2 (Windows Server 2022, basic volume)

✅ VM4 (Windows Server 2022, Write Accelerator disks)

Supporting Microsoft Documentation (Extracted):

“Azure Disk Encryption helps protect and safeguard your data to meet your organizational security and compliance commitments. It uses BitLocker for Windows VMs and DM-Crypt for Linux VMs.”

“ADE is not supported on ephemeral OS disks or dynamic disks.”

“You can use Key Encryption Keys (KEK) from Azure Key Vault for an added layer of security.”

(Source: Microsoft Learn – Azure Disk Encryption Overview, Prerequisites, and Supported Configurations for Windows and Linux VMs)

To meet the technical requirement — “Use TLS for WebApp1” — the web app must be configured with a certificate that is compatible with Azure App Service for HTTPS/TLS binding.

According to the Microsoft Azure Administrator documentation on App Service Certificates and Key Vault integration, the following key points determine which certificates can be used:

Supported Certificate Format:Azure App Service supports importing certificates in PFX (PKCS #12) format, which includes both the public and private keys necessary for TLS/SSL binding.PEM certificates, by contrast, contain only the public key unless separately converted to PFX with an associated private key, which Azure App Service cannot directly use from Key Vault.

Supported Key Type and Size:App Service supports RSA keys (typically 2048-bit or higher).Elliptic Curve (EC) keys are not supported for binding TLS in App Service as of current documentation.

Integration with Azure Key Vault:When integrating a Key Vault certificate with an App Service (such as WebApp1), the certificate must be in PKCS #12 (PFX) format, and the App Service must have appropriate permissions via managed identity to read the secret and certificate from the Key Vault.

From the Vault1 data provided in your scenario:

Name

Content type

Key type

Key size

Cert1

PKCS #12

RSA

2048

Cert2

PKCS #12

RSA

4096

Cert3

PEM

RSA

2048

Cert4

PEM

RSA

4096

Analysis:

Cert1 and Cert2 are PKCS #12 certificates, so both contain the private key required for TLS.

However, only Cert1 (RSA 2048) is a Microsoft-recommended configuration for Azure Web App SSL/TLS use.

Cert2 has a 4096-bit RSA key. Although technically valid, Azure’s App Service certificate import often rejects 4096-bit keys for TLS binding due to performance and compatibility concerns.

Cert3 and Cert4 are PEM type certificates, which cannot be directly used for Web App TLS configuration because they lack the private key in the required format.

Therefore, according to the Azure Administrator Exam Study Guide and Microsoft official documentation, the only valid certificate that meets the requirements is:

✅ Cert1 only

Final Verified Answer: ✅ A. Cert1 only