Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ104) Practice Exam

You need to move a virtual machine to a different host due to maintenance. Does moving the virtual machine to a different resource group from the Overview blade meet the goal?

1. Yes

2. No

The correct answer is: No

Moving a virtual machine to a different host for maintenance usually involves utilizing Azure's capabilities for managing virtual machines, but moving it to a different resource group via the Overview blade does not achieve this goal. The resource group primarily serves as a container that holds related resources for an Azure solution; it is not responsible for the physical location or host of the virtual machine itself. When you move a virtual machine to another resource group, you are simply shifting its administrative structure, but the underlying host and its placement remain unchanged. For host migration or reallocation, Azure offers specific features, such as Live Migration or Azure Site Recovery, which facilitate the movement of virtual machines while preserving their operational state. Thus, simply moving the virtual machine to another resource group does not result in it being hosted on a different physical machine, which is necessary during maintenance activities.