Exam AZ-104 topic 3 question 29 discussion

I think answer should be Create Storage Sync Service, Create a Sync Group as they are asking for "Which two actions should you perform in the Azure subscription?"

Correct Answer: First action: Create a Storage Sync Service The deployment of Azure File Sync starts with placing a Storage Sync Service resource into a resource group of your selected subscription. Second action: Install the Azure File Sync agent The Azure File Sync agent is a downloadable package that enables Windows Server to be synced with an Azure file share. 1. Prepare Windows Server to use with Azure File Sync 2. Deploy the Storage Sync Service 3. Install the Azure File Sync agent 4. Register Windows Server with Storage Sync Service 5. Create a sync group and a cloud endpoint 6. Create a server endpoint 7. Configure firewall and virtual network settings Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-sync-files-deployment-guide https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-deployment-guide?tabs=azure-portal%2Cproactive-portal#deploy-the-storage-sync-service

First Action: Create a storage sync service Second Action: Create a sync group If you read the question agin - it did not ask for a sequence, like which two actions to take first. Keeping that in mind the second and the third action are both correct answer. That does not make sense - It clearly asked "prepare the subscription" or "two (unique) actions that you need to perform in the subscription". It did not mention any action need to taken from the on-prem server side. Check the below doc to see which two actions can be done on the Azure side. Do not focus on the sequence. Question did not ask about sequence. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-deployment-guide?tabs=azure-portal%2Cproactive-portal

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-deployment-guide?tabs=azure-portal%2Cproactive-portal The answer is correct: "The deployment of Azure File Sync starts with placing a Storage Sync Service resource into a resource group of your selected subscription. We recommend provisioning as few of these as needed. You'll create a trust relationship between your servers and this resource. A server can only be registered to one Storage Sync Service. As a result, we recommend deploying as many storage sync services as you need to separate groups of servers. Keep in mind that servers from different storage sync services can't sync with each other."

chatgpt Actions to place: Create a storage sync service: This sets up the service in Azure to manage the sync process. Create a sync group: This links the storage sync service with your endpoints (Azure file share and Server1).

This is one of the stupidest questions

All of these are steps of Azure FIle Sync but only two of them are actually performed within the subscription (in Azure). Deploy a Storage Sync Service and Create a sync group are the answer.

For Azure File Sync setup, you first create necessary services in Azure before setting up the on-premises server. Here are the initial steps in the Azure subscription: **Create a Storage Sync Service**: This service is the top-level resource for Azure File Sync. It is used to create and manage sync groups and registered servers. **Create a sync group**: After setting up the Storage Sync Service, you create a sync group which defines the sync topology for a set of files. The endpoints within a sync group are kept in sync with each other. Steps involving the Azure File Sync agent and server registration are done on the on-premises server, not directly in the Azure subscription. So, the first two actions in the Azure subscription are: 1. Create a Storage Sync Service 2. Create a sync group.

as per the step in MS azure file sync.. the posted answers are correct.

In my view, Can you proceed to next steps without the agent ? I think the answer is right becoz YOU cannot go to next step without the agent installed and also the selection choice is poorly worded it should match the steps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-deployment-guide?tabs=azure-portal%2Cproactive-portal#register-windows-server-with-storage-sync-service

Create a Storage Sync Service, Install the Azure File Sync agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/file-sync/file-sync-deployment-guide?tabs=azure-portal%2Cproactive-portal

For those of you who are struggling with all the filesynch questions there's a reason - it was removed from the AZ-104 exam Oct 2022 https://intunedin.net/2022/10/11/exam-az-104-microsoft-azure-administrator-resource-guide-october-2022-update/

Second action: Create a sync group. A sync group defines the sync topology for a set of files. Endpoints within a sync group are kept in sync with each other. A sync group must contain one cloud endpoint, which represents an Azure file share and one or more server endpoints. A server endpoint represents a path on a registered server. A server can have server endpoints in multiple sync groups. You can create as many sync groups as you need to appropriately describe your desired sync topology.

Correct: Create Storage Sync Service & Create a Sync Group

In your exam you wont get questions anymore about Azure Sync Service, they removed it sometimes last year. Please like this post sp everybody will see

1. Deploy a Storage Sync Service. 2. Create a sync group. 3. Install Azure File Sync agent on the server with the full data set. 4. Register that server and create a server endpoint on the share.

I'm changing my answer. There are 2 independent actions you need to do which doesn't have any pre-requisites. They are 1. Create a Storage Sync Service - This is another name for Azure File Sync service 2. Install the Azure File Sync Agent - You can download this directly from Microsoft download center. The other actions such as Create File Sync Group, Register server etc. depends on these 2 actions. So IMO, these are the first two actions one should take