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Question #: 15
Topic #: 2
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You have an app named App1 that uses two on-premises Microsoft SQL Server databases named DB1 and DB2.
You plan to migrate DB1 and DB2 to Azure
You need to recommend an Azure solution to host DB1 and DB2. The solution must meet the following requirements:
✑ Support server-side transactions across DB1 and DB2.
✑ Minimize administrative effort to update the solution.
What should you recommend?

  • A. two Azure SQL databases in an elastic pool
  • B. two databases on the same Azure SQL managed instance
  • C. two databases on the same SQL Server instance on an Azure virtual machine
  • D. two Azure SQL databases on different Azure SQL Database servers
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
by Gowind at Sept. 2, 2022, 2:56 p.m.

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Gowind
Highly Voted 2 years, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: B
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-transactions-overview?view=azuresql A server-side distributed transactions using Transact-SQL are available only for Azure SQL Managed Instance. Distributed transaction can be executed only between Managed Instances that belong to the same Server trust group. In this scenario, Managed Instances need to use linked server to reference each other.
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NotMeAnyWay
Highly Voted 2 years, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B. two databases on the same Azure SQL managed instance An Azure SQL Managed Instance is a fully managed SQL Server Database Engine hosted in Azure that provides most of the SQL Server capabilities. It supports features like cross-database queries and transactions, which is crucial for your requirement of supporting server-side transactions across DB1 and DB2. Additionally, since it's a fully managed solution, it minimizes the administrative effort needed to update and maintain the system.
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AZLion
Most Recent 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Selected Answer: B
In the exam (25.05.2025)
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serbanvadi
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
A server-side experience (code written in stored procedures or server-side scripts) using Transact-SQL is available for SQL Managed Instance only. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-transactions-overview?view=azuresql
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yyandrakk
5 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: B
I believe that currently it is still the B, but it is true that currently the Elastic Query is in preview and may soon make more sense to the A. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-query-overview?view=azuresql
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7 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B is correct
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23169fd
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
B. Two databases on the same Azure SQL managed instance Reasoning: Support server-side transactions: Azure SQL Managed Instance supports distributed transactions across multiple databases, meeting the requirement for server-side transactions. Minimize administrative effort: Managed instances provide a managed environment with automatic patching, backups, and high availability, reducing the administrative effort compared to managing SQL Server on virtual machines or separate databases on different servers.
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23169fd
11 months, 4 weeks ago
why other options are not suitable: A. Two Azure SQL databases in an elastic pool: Reason: Elastic pools are designed for cost efficiency and managing multiple databases with varying resource demands, but they do not support distributed transactions across databases. C. Two databases on the same SQL Server instance on an Azure virtual machine: Reason: While this setup supports distributed transactions, it requires significant administrative effort to manage the virtual machine, including patching, backups, and high availability. D. Two Azure SQL databases on different Azure SQL Database servers: Reason: This setup does not support distributed transactions across different servers and increases administrative complexity.
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Lazylinux
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
The Given answer B is correct - The keyword is server-side transaction execution across multiple dbs. it's one of the key features of SQL managed instance. However Client-side transaction execution is feature of both SQL MI and AZ SQL DB
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zellck
2 years, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B is the answer. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-transactions-overview?view=azuresql#transact-sql-development-experience A server-side distributed transactions using Transact-SQL are available only for Azure SQL Managed Instance. Distributed transaction can be executed only between instances that belong to the same Server trust group. In this scenario, managed instances need to use linked server to reference each other.
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totalz
2 years, 4 months ago
B is the best answer no doubt, but D is also a correct answer according to the doc. See limitations 1st point! This doc is missing a lot of things...
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OPT_001122
2 years, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B. two databases on the same Azure SQL managed instance
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Bummer_boy
2 years, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: B
The thing is server-side transaction execution across multiple dbs. it's one of the key features of SQL managed instance.
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mscbgslt
2 years, 5 months ago
12/29/2022 -> This article describes using elastic database transactions which allow you to run distributed transactions across cloud databases for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.
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OPT_001122
2 years, 4 months ago
Thanks for mentioning the date
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Samko635
2 years, 8 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Azure SQL DB does NOT support server-side transaction, only client-side. Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-transactions-overview?view=azuresql#common-scenarios
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jellybiscuit
2 years, 8 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Elastic query for Azure SQL Databases is currently in preview mode, which would allow this. For now, SQL MI is the right answer though.
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Samko635
2 years, 8 months ago
Azure SQL DB does NOT support server-side transaction, only client-side. Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-transactions-overview?view=azuresql#common-scenarios
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xRiot007
1 year, 4 months ago
You posted the docs, but did you actually read them? Seems not. Let's do it together: "A server-side experience (code written in stored procedures or server-side scripts) using Transact-SQL is available for SQL Managed Instance only" And then it continues telling you that you can either have transactions between DB or DB MIs like this: "Running elastic database transactions between Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance is not supported. Elastic database transaction can only span across a set of databases in SQL Database or a set databases across managed instances."
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most_lenyora
2 years, 9 months ago
Correct
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Snownoodles
2 years, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Given answer is correct. Keywords: instance to instance/minimal management
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