Monitoring Flashcards

1
Q

What operating systems for VM backups does Azure Backup support?

A
  • 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
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2
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What would you modify in Azure Monitor to configure alerts to email to multiple users?

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An action group

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3
Q

What are two ways to enable application monitoring for on-prem, VM, or app services web apps?

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  • Auto-instrumentation using Application Insight Agent
  • Manual instrumentation by installing the application Insight SDK through code
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4
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What is a Recovery Services vault?

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  • A storage entity in Azure that houses data
  • Used to hold backup data for various Azure services
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5
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Can Recovery Services vaults hold VMs from different regions?

A

No, vault and VM have to be in same region

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6
Q

What can you define in an alert rule?

A

One activity log signal

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7
Q

Emails sent from a rule in an action group can be sent to who?

A

Azure users, not groups or service principals

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8
Q

Can you configure indefinite retention?

A

Yes, by setting a 0 day retention policy

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9
Q

What type of backup service would you use for multiple Azure VMs?

A

Recovery Services vault

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10
Q

For the default backup policy, how many times do backups occur and what is the retention period?

A
  • Once a day
  • Retention is 30 days
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11
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How would you set up an alert rule in Azure Monitor to notify an admin when an error is logged in a VM?

A
  • Set source target to VM
  • Set target resource as Azure Log Analytics workspace
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12
Q

What is Web server logging?

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Catches connection errors and provides raw HTTP request data

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13
Q

What does the AzureActivity table provide insight into?

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  • Subscription-level or management group-level events occurring in Azure
  • Information about events, their time, and affected resources
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14
Q

What is needed to back up an Azure VM in a Recovery Services vault?

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  • Create a Recovery Services vault
  • Apply a backup policy
  • Trigger the initial backup
  • Verify Backup job status
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15
Q

When would you restore to a create a new VM?

A

Source VM is lost or corrupt

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16
Q

What are some options for restoring a VM?

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  • Restoring specific files within the VM
  • Restoring to create a new VM
  • Restore disks of the VM
17
Q

When restoring a VM, would you create a new VM or replace existing for a solution with less downtime?

A
  • Create a new VM
  • Quickly creates and gets a basic VM up and running from a restore point
18
Q

What are data collection rules (DCRs)?

A
  • 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
19
Q

What service is capable of central monitoring?

A

Log Analytics can monitor any resources regardless of the location

20
Q

What datasources can Azure Recovery Services vaults protect?

A
  • Azure VMs
  • Azure Files
  • SQL & SAP HANA in Azure VM
  • Azure Backup Server/Agent
21
Q

What does Backup vault use for authorization?

A

Managed identity

22
Q

What datasources can Azure Backup protect?

A
  • Azure Disks
  • AVS VMs
  • Kubernetes Service
  • Azure Blobs
  • Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers
23
Q

What does Application Insights Profiler do?

A

Allows you to capture and view performance traces for your application in dynamic situations, automatically at-scale

24
Q

What are action groups used for?

A

Defines set of actions to be taken when an alert is triggered

25
Q

What do you need to create an activity log alert?

A
  • Resources to be monitored
  • Conditions
  • Action group
26
Q

Can you “reopen” an alert if it is in the Closed state?

A

Yes, can change alert state regardless of status

27
Q

What does it mean if you have backlogged input events in your stream analytics?

A
  • Your job can’t keep up with the number of incoming events
  • If this is happening, you should scale out your job
28
Q

What could you use with your DCR to limit the events that are collected?

A

XPath queries to filter event logs and limit data collection

29
Q

What should you install on your server if you want to use Connection Monitor to identify latency?

A

Azure Monitor agent extension

30
Q

What do you need to collect IIS logs with Azure Monitor Agent?

A

Data Collection End Point

31
Q

How does Azure Backup and MARS work together?

A

Azure Backup relies on the MARS agent to be installed on your client/server

32
Q

What does Azure Monitor Network Insights provide?

A
  • Topologies
  • Health and metrics for deployed network resources
  • Network diagnostic features