Skill 2.3 Configuring Azure files and Azure Blob Storage

Question 1

What is Azure Files

Answer 1

fully managed file share service that offers endpoints for the SMB protocol.

Question 2

What is the default max size for Azure Files

Answer 2

5TiB per share but if you enable larger file shared then it can go up to 100 TiB

Question 3

What are common use cases for Azure File Share

Answer 3

Migration of existing applications that require a file share for storage
Shared Storage of files, such as web content, log files, application configuration files, or even installation media
REplace an existing file server

Question 4

What is the outbound port for Azure File service

Answer 4

445

Question 5

Waht does Azure File Sync do

Answer 5

Extends Azure files to allow on-prem file services to be extended to Azure while maintaining performance and compatibility

Question 6

What are the key features of Azure File Sync

Answer 6

Multi-Site Access
Cloud Tiering
Azure Backup integration
Fast Disaster REcovery

Question 7

What does an Azure Sync Group do

Answer 7

defines the topology for how your file synchronization will take place. Within a sync group you will add server endpoints, which are file servers and paths wihtin the file server you want he sync group to sync with each other

Question 8

What is Azure Blob storage used for

Answer 8

large-scale storage of arbitrary data objects such as media files, log files and so on

Question 9

Describe the blob storage layout

Answer 9

Each storage account can have one or more blob containers and all blobs must be stored in a container
Containers are a similar concept to your hard drive on your computer in that they provide storage space fo data in your storage account
Within each container you can store blobs much as you would store files on hard drives

Question 10

Describe page blobs

Answer 10

Optimized for Random Access read and write operations. Page blobs are used to store VHD files which are unmanaged disks with Azure virtual machines. The maximum page blob size is 8tb

Question 11

Describe Block Blobs

Answer 11

Optimized for efficient uploads and downloads for videos, images, and other general-purpose file storage, Maximum size is more then 4.75 tb

Question 12

Append Blobs

Answer 12

Optimized for append operations. Updating or deleting existing blocks in he blob is not supported. Up to 50,000 blocks can be added to each append blob, and each block can be up to 4mb in size for a max size of about 195 gb

Question 13

What blob types can share a container

Answer 13

all three including page, block, and append

Question 14

What can be used to create a blob contaienr

Answer 14

Azure storage explorer

Question 15

What is the maximum retention period for a soft delete

Answer 15

365 days

Question 16

What is required to access data in the archive tier

Answer 16

the data must be rehydrated to hot or cool levels which can take 15 hours

Question 17

What is Azure storage lifecycle managment

Answer 17

used to transition data from lower-aces tiers automatically based on pre-configured rules., Can use if-then blocks to define the conditions of a blob lifecycle policy

Question 18

How long does the cool access tier store data

Answer 18

30 days

Question 19

What tiers does General Purpose V2 support that V1 does not

Answer 19

Hot, cool and archive tiers.

Question 20

What is user delegation SAS

Answer 20

Allows you to provide secure access to blob storage and uses Azure Active directory credentials to secure access to it

Question 21

What does AZCopy support

Answer 21

Blob, File, and table storage copy services.

Question 22

What are the prerequisites for implementing object replication for Azure Blob storage

Answer 22

Blob versioning
Change feed

Question 23

How long does soft delete retain blobs for

Answer 23

14 days