Exam AZ-104 topic 1 question 34 discussion

According to below, we can restore the files to an alternate VM too Therefore the answer should be B

Rationale: Option-A and Option-C are incorrect as they respectively exclaim that "Can Only" recover on infected VM or "Can only" recover on new VM. And both are not complete truth with "Can only" specified in the statements. It can be recovered on any VM. Option-D suggests that it cannot be recovered at all, so that's also not correct. Therefore, Option-B is the right answer.

Answer is B Why other options are incorrect: A. You can only recover the files to the infected VM → Incorrect. You are not limited to restoring only to the original VM. C. You can only recover the files to a new VM → Incorrect. Recovery does not require creating a new VM. D. You will not be able to recover the files → Incorrect. File-level recovery is fully supported in this scenario.

C: Typically, you will recover the data to a new VM in a safe environment to ensure that the new ransomware doesn't affect the restored files or VM

With Azure Backup Instant Restore, you can recover individual files from the snapshot without restoring the entire VM. The File Recovery feature allows you to mount the backup as a virtual drive and copy the required files to any VM within the same Azure subscription.

The correct answer is B.

B is not the ideal action to be taken in this scenario, but it IS the correct answer. C is incorrect because of the same word as A which is "ONLY"

Simple, the correct answer is B. You can recover the files to any VM within the company's subscription.

Yes, you can recover files from Azure Backup Instant Restore to any VM within the company's subscription. Azure Backup allows you to restore files and folders from a recovery point to any VM in the same subscription. This flexibility helps in scenarios like ransomware attacks where you need to recover data to a different VM.

C. You can only recover the files to a new VM

The correct answer is: C. You can only recover the files to a new VM. Azure Backup Instant Restore allows you to recover files from a VM backup to a new VM. This is a crucial security measure to prevent re-infection. Recovering files to the infected VM could potentially reintroduce the ransomware. Here's a breakdown of why the other options are incorrect: B. You can recover the files to any VM within the company's subscription. This is incorrect because recovering files to another infected VM could also lead to re-infection.

Creating new. VM and then configuring it takes more time compared to restoring in the same VM.

It should be a new VM as there are certain limitations to where (i.e. OS version) the files could be recovered https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-restore-files-from-vm

Answer is B: In-place restore capability: With instant restore, users also get a capability to perform in-place restore, thus, overwriting the data in the original disk rather than creating a copy of the disk at an alternate location... *Note: "users ALSO get the capability to perform in-place restores overwriting the data on the original disk." - Meaning that they can still create a copy elsewhere. This intimates that before Instant Restore this really wasn't an option. Answer A states you can ONLY recover to the infected VM. This is not true and instant restore works for both Linux and Windows machines as of 2017.

A. You can only recover the files to the infected VM. When using Azure Backup Instant Restore to restore files on a VM, the restore operation overwrites the existing files on the VM with the restored files. In this scenario, the infected VM is backed up every day, so you can use Azure Backup Instant Restore to restore the VM's files to a previous backup point before the ransomware infection occurred. However, it's important to note that Azure Backup Instant Restore can only restore files to the original VM that was backed up. You cannot restore the files to a different VM or to a new VM. This is because Azure Backup Instant Restore uses a snapshot of the VM's disks to restore the files, and the snapshot is tied to the original VM's disk.

There are two variants of this question. - Recovering only the files, you can recover them to any other VM within the company. - Using instant recover to recover the entire VM, this should be done to a new VM.

The correct answer is A. You can only recover the files to the infected VM. Azure Backup Instant Restore enables you to recover files and folders from a VM backup directly to the same VM. It does not provide an option to restore the files to a different VM. In the scenario described, since the VM is infected with ransomware, restoring the files to the same VM may not be advisable, as it may reintroduce the malware. However, this is still the only option provided by Azure Backup Instant Restore. To restore the files to a different VM, you may need to use a different recovery option, such as restoring the backup to a new VM, or using Azure Site Recovery to replicate the VM and recover the data from the replica. However, these options may require additional configuration and may take longer to complete than using Azure Backup Instant Restore.