Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ104) Practice Exam

You have a virtual machine deployed using a custom ARM template. You receive a notice of upcoming maintenance. Is redeploying the VM the correct response?

1. Yes

2. No

The correct answer is: Yes

Redeploying the virtual machine is an appropriate response to a notice of upcoming maintenance, particularly when the maintenance could impact the underlying physical infrastructure, such as maintenance on the host server. When you redeploy a virtual machine in Azure, you essentially move it to a new host within the Azure infrastructure. This process can help mitigate risks associated with potential downtime during the maintenance window. In such a scenario, by redeploying the VM, you ensure the virtual machine runs on a different physical server that is unaffected by maintenance activities. This helps maintain uptime and ensures that the services running on the virtual machine remain available to users. It’s a proactive approach to managing infrastructure reliability, especially in cloud environments where physical resources are managed by the provider. Choosing not to redeploy could leave the VM vulnerable to potential disruptions caused by the announced maintenance, impacting any applications or workloads running on it. Hence, redeploying is a recommended best practice for maintaining service continuity during scheduled maintenance events.