Monitoring Flashcards
What operating systems for VM backups does Azure Backup support?
- Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, and 2012
- Windows Server Essentials
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS
What would you modify in Azure Monitor to configure alerts to email to multiple users?
An action group
What are two ways to enable application monitoring for on-prem, VM, or app services web apps?
- Auto-instrumentation using Application Insight Agent
- Manual instrumentation by installing the application Insight SDK through code
What is a Recovery Services vault?
- A storage entity in Azure that houses data
- Used to hold backup data for various Azure services
Can Recovery Services vaults hold VMs from different regions?
No, vault and VM have to be in same region
What can you define in an alert rule?
One activity log signal
Emails sent from a rule in an action group can be sent to who?
Azure users, not groups or service principals
Can you configure indefinite retention?
Yes, by setting a 0 day retention policy
What type of backup service would you use for multiple Azure VMs?
Recovery Services vault
For the default backup policy, how many times do backups occur and what is the retention period?
- Once a day
- Retention is 30 days
How would you set up an alert rule in Azure Monitor to notify an admin when an error is logged in a VM?
- Set source target to VM
- Set target resource as Azure Log Analytics workspace
What is Web server logging?
Catches connection errors and provides raw HTTP request data
What does the AzureActivity table provide insight into?
- Subscription-level or management group-level events occurring in Azure
- Information about events, their time, and affected resources
What is needed to back up an Azure VM in a Recovery Services vault?
- Create a Recovery Services vault
- Apply a backup policy
- Trigger the initial backup
- Verify Backup job status
When would you restore to a create a new VM?
Source VM is lost or corrupt
What are some options for restoring a VM?
- Restoring specific files within the VM
- Restoring to create a new VM
- Restore disks of the VM
When restoring a VM, would you create a new VM or replace existing for a solution with less downtime?
- Create a new VM
- Quickly creates and gets a basic VM up and running from a restore point
What are data collection rules (DCRs)?
- Sets of instructions supporting data collection in Azure Monitor
- Specify details like what data should be collected, how data is transformed, and where to send it
What service is capable of central monitoring?
Log Analytics can monitor any resources regardless of the location
What datasources can Azure Recovery Services vaults protect?
- Azure VMs
- Azure Files
- SQL & SAP HANA in Azure VM
- Azure Backup Server/Agent
What does Backup vault use for authorization?
Managed identity
What datasources can Azure Backup protect?
- Azure Disks
- AVS VMs
- Kubernetes Service
- Azure Blobs
- Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers
What does Application Insights Profiler do?
Allows you to capture and view performance traces for your application in dynamic situations, automatically at-scale
What are action groups used for?
Defines set of actions to be taken when an alert is triggered
