If it's a single selection, I would select D. However, the test result reveals it should be two (C and D). I have tested this in Azure. Prepare 1. Create a Windows VM with size D2S_v3. 2. Backup the VM. Made changes after the backup. 1. Modify the VM size to DS1_v2. 2. RDP to the VM and create a new file. 3. Reset the password for the built-in administrator. 4. Add a data disk to the VM. Restore the VM from the backup. Here are the results: 1. VM size remains as DS1_v2. 2. RDP to VM with the changed password. 3. Data disk is gone. 4. A new file is gone. Conclusion, VM size and password will not be overridden by the restore process. You will need to perform the changes again: 1. Add a data disk 2. Copy the file.

The correct answer is D, i.e., copy the file again. a. You don't need to resize the VM after backup. The latest size will be applicable. b. The latest credentials will work. c. This one is a bit ambiguous. The additional data disk will not be deleted after the restoration. However, you will have to attach it again to the VM. D. The file will be lost and needs to be created again.

as usual some questions are so badly formulated, with the purpose to check how crazy you are, trying to understand what IQ test these guys had in mind

this question came in my exam 25/9/2023

Here is a key ... After creating Backup1, you perform the following changes to VM1: ✑ Modify the size of VM1. ✑ Copy a file named Budget.xls to a folder named Data. ✑ Reset the password for the built-in administrator account. ✑ Add a data disk to VM1. File copied before attaching the Disk .We Shouldnt assume the file was copied to that disk attached

Agree with D; https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-arm-restore-vms#restore-options A-C are all retained if replace existing is used as far as I can tell.

Copy Budget.xls to Data.

The correct answer is C. Add a data disk. When you use the "Replace existing" option to restore a virtual machine from an Azure Backup, the entire virtual machine is replaced with the backup data, including the operating system disk and all data disks that were attached to the virtual machine at the time the backup was taken.

In Backup does not exist new added Disk in meanwhile. We should add this Disk again

D is the answer. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-arm-restore-vms#restore-options

Stupid, ambiguous question that should not have made it past QA. Assuming that events are described in order, the file is copied to a folder named Data, which must exist on C:. That said, we do not know with any certainty where this folder resides because there is no explicit indication. It could reside on the C: drive but this is based on an inference that the question posits the activities in the order they were performed. However, the similarity between the folder name (Data) and the "data" disk in the question also causes the reader to make an inference about the location of the folder. The best answer is, therefore, C because you will always have to attach the additional drives after a restoration. D: is also valid if the Data folder is on the data drive, but we have no way of knowing this with any certainty. /rant off

B. Reset the password for the built-in administrator account. This change should be performed again because restoring a virtual machine from a backup using the "Replace existing" option will restore the virtual machine to its state at the time the backup was created. Any changes made after the backup was created will be lost and will need to be performed again. In this case, resetting the password for the built-in administrator account is a change that was made after the backup was created, so it will need to be performed again after restoring the virtual machine from the backup.

Correct Answer is C Explanation: When we create Backup1 we create backup with Size of VM1, folder Data as mention (without Budget.xls inside) and password for the built-in administrator account. After creating Backup1, you perform the following changes to VM1: ✑ Modify the size of VM1.(size of VM exist in backup) ✑ Copy a file named Budget.xls to a folder named Data.(Data folder exist in backup without Budget.xls) ✑ Reset the password for the built-in administrator account.(Old Password exist on Backup) ✑ Add a data disk to VM1. (Not Exist in Backup) When we do Replace Existing Option restore VM1 from Bakup1: ✑ Modify Size of VM1 will be replaced with old one ✑ All the matched Files in Data Folder will be replaced from Backup1 and new ones which exist in our case Bidget.xls will remain ✑ Password for build-in Administrator Account will replaced from the Backup1 ✑ In Backup does not exist new added Disk in meanwhile. We should add this Disk again

I overthought this initially. The correct answer imo is D (not tested). What 'Replace existing' restore does is restore the data disk from the backup. This means the following things will remain unchanged: ✑ Modified size of VM1. ✑ Reset the password for the built-in administrator account. ✑ Added data disk to VM1. (It might get unmapped, and can simply be mapped) The option says 'add'. The only thing that changes is a copy of the file to 'Data' folder. Given that 'Data' folder is located in the same disk, the copied file will disappear upon restore. Hence, D. Copy Budget.xls to Data. "If the restore point has more or less disks than the current VM, then the number of disks in the restore point will only reflect the VM configuration." https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-arm-restore-vms

today in exam is C

Which answer should go for C OR D in exam ? 83 % voted D ? But Examtopics Answer is C , still we believe on ET Answer?

C. Add a data disk. The question itself is (as usual) tricky, but Microsoft probably wants to test if you are aware about the Data Disk not being mapped anymore. The question also states "Changes made to VM1", to me it seems they refer to any change relevant to the VM (or the system) itself. The File is gone indeed, but the changes made to vm, given the other options implicating changes to the VM or System, leaving the only obvious one (the file) as "trap" (other that trying to point that the file is on the Data disk, when it's just in in a "Data Folder", that could be on System drive as well. C. Add a Data disk is probably the right one.