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Question #: 3
Topic #: 1

You have an on-premises Hyper-V cluster. The cluster contains Hyper-V hosts that run Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. The hosts are licensed under a
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement that has Software Assurance.
The Hyper-V cluster hosts 3 virtual machines that run Windows Server 2012 R2. Each virtual machine runs a different workload. The workloads have predictable consumption patterns.
You plan to replace the virtual machines with Azure virtual machines that run Windows Server 2016. The virtual machines will be sized according to the consumption pattern of each workload.
You need to recommend a solution to minimize the compute costs of the Azure virtual machines.
Which two recommendations should you include in the solution? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.

A. Purchase Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for the Azure virtual machines
B. Create a virtual machine scale set that uses autoscaling
C. Configure a spending limit in the Azure account center
D. Create a lab in Azure DevTest Labs and place the Azure virtual machines in the lab
E. Activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for the Azure virtual machines

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Suggested Answer: AE 🗳️

by mykolaantoniv at Feb. 10, 2020, 8:39 p.m.

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mykolaantoniv

Highly Voted 5 years, 3 months ago

1) Purchase Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for the Azure virtual machines 2) Activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for the Azure virtual machines

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tartar

4 years, 8 months ago

AE is ok

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byuq

Highly Voted 5 years ago

1) Purchase Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for the Azure virtual machines This is the correct answer. Amazing website. I my az-301 today. Not even one of these questions is on the exam. They keep deleting comments like this, that's why am trying to sneak it here. If probably it will make it to the public. 2) Activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for the Azure virtual machines

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cosine

Most Recent 3 years, 8 months ago

Would Answer B & E is better for cost optimization? The key is "The virtual machines will be sized according to the consumption pattern of each workload." Azure Reserved VM require you to pay some amount of money at minimal eventhough the resource is not in used. While VMSS optimize the usage against the cost that you need to pay.

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glam

4 years, 4 months ago

A. Purchase Azure Reserved Virtual Machine Instances for the Azure virtual machines E. Activate Azure Hybrid Benefit for the Azure virtual machines

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sanketshah

4 years, 5 months ago

AE is correct

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macco455

4 years, 8 months ago

With Azure Hybrid Use Benefit, Windows Server customers can run Windows virtual machines on Azure at a lower rate, which provides a significant cost savings. A&E is right

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gboyega

4 years, 10 months ago

A, E is correct

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jonnybugaloo

4 years, 11 months ago

That's correct: The Azure Hybrid Benefit is a pricing benefit for customers who have licenses with Software Assurance, which helps maximize the value of existing on-premises Windows Server and/or SQL Server license investments when migrating to Azure. Eligible customers can save up to 40%* on Azure Virtual Machines (infrastructure as a service, or IaaS), and save up to 55% on Azure SQL Database (platform as a service, or PaaS) and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS) with Azure Hybrid Benefit, which increases to up to 80% when combined with Azure Reserved Instances.

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Rajuuu

5 years, 1 month ago

E) https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/hybrid-benefit/ A) https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/reserved-vm-instances/

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Rajuuu

5 years, 1 month ago

E) Hybrid benefit will incur additional cost ..I am not sure if this is correct.

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JakeCallham

5 years ago

Thats is true, how ever buying reserved space will save a lot of money, so combined its the cheapest option.

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jonnybugaloo

4 years, 11 months ago

No man. Look: The Azure Hybrid Benefit is a pricing benefit for customers who have licenses with Software Assurance, which helps maximize the value of existing on-premises Windows Server and/or SQL Server license investments when migrating to Azure.

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