Exam AZ-801 topic 5 question 2 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's AZ-801

Question #: 2
Topic #: 5

You have an Azure virtual machine named VM1 that has the Web Server (IIS) server role installed. VM1 hosts a critical line-of-business (LOB) application.
After the security team at your company deploys a new security baseline to VM1, users begin reporting that the application is unresponsive.
You suspect that the security baseline has caused networking issues.
You need to perform a network trace on VM1.
What should you do?

A. From VM1, run netstat.
B. From Performance Monitor on VM1, create a Data Collector Set.
C. From the Azure portal, configure the Diagnostics settings for VM1.
D. From the Azure portal, configure the Performance diagnostics settings for VM1.

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

by xxxxx85xx at April 28, 2022, 4:49 p.m.

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GoforIT21

Highly Voted 2 years, 10 months ago

Yes, correct. The link provided says that Performance Analysis let's you do an Azure Files Analysis, which includes a network trace: "Azure Files analysis Includes all checks in the performance analysis, and captures a network trace and SMB counters."

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starseed

Most Recent 11 months ago

From the Azure portal, configure the Performance diagnostics settings for VM1

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1 year, 9 months ago

To perform a network trace on VM1, especially in the context of Azure virtual machines and considering the need to diagnose network issues possibly caused by a new security baseline, the most suitable option among those provided would be: Option D: From the Azure portal, configure the Performance diagnostics settings for VM1. The Azure Performance Diagnostics extension is a powerful tool for diagnosing and identifying performance issues with Azure VMs. It allows you to gather a wide range of performance data, including network traces, which can be invaluable in situations where you suspect networking issues. Configuring Performance Diagnostics on VM1 through the Azure portal will enable you to collect the necessary data to understand what's causing the application to become unresponsive.

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