Exam AZ-103 topic 16 question 18 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's AZ-103

Question #: 18
Topic #: 16

You have five Azure virtual machines that run Windows Server 2016. The virtual machines are configured as web servers.
You have an Azure load balancer named LB1 that provides load balancing services for the virtual machines.
You need to ensure that visitors are serviced by the same web server for each request.
What should you configure?

A. Idle Time-out (minutes) to 20
B. Floating IP (direct server return) to Disabled
C. Floating IP (direct server return) to Enabled
D. Session persistence to Client IP and protocol

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️
You can set the sticky session in load balancer rules with setting the session persistence as the client IP and protocol. Client IP and Protocol specifies that successive requests from the same client IP address and protocol combinations will be handles by the same VM.
References:
https://cloudopszone.com/configure-azure-load-balancer-for-sticky-sessions/

by PaulMSFT at Sept. 2, 2019, 7:42 p.m.

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PaulMSFT

Highly Voted 5 years, 10 months ago

Here you have the right answer in the explanation, but you've checked answer C. The correct answer is D.

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praveen97

4 years, 11 months ago

Yes, D is correct answer

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Harshvir

Highly Voted 5 years, 9 months ago

Yes, I do agree with you. The correct answer is D. Not C.

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OsimIndia

Most Recent 4 years, 6 months ago

Correct answer : D This is exactly application of source IP affinity distribution mode. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-distribution-mode

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