This article covers the “Create connectivity between virtual networks” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. VNETs by default are isolated from each other unless specifically configured otherwise. They provide Internet Access and connectivity between Azure Resources and also allow connecting to On-Premise networks and filtering and routing. Azure will reserve the first three and Last … Continue reading AZ-100 – Create Connectivity Between Virtual Networks – Study Notes #14

This article covers the “Manage VM backups” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. This is already covered in detail in other sections and appears to be a duplicate within the exam requirements. I’m only posting this article on the off-chance somebody looks for it. Configure VM backup Covered in https://sysadmin-central.com/2019/03/11/az-100-implement-azure-backup-study-notes-8/ Define backup policies Covered in … Continue reading AZ-100/AZ-103 – Manage VM Backups – Study Notes #13

This article covers the “Manage Azure VM” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. Add data discs There are two primary types of Data Disks available for VM’s – Standard Storage Utilizes HDD’s and the which is the cheapest option of the two, it is limited to a max throughput of 60MB/s per disk however and … Continue reading AZ-100/AZ-103 – Manage Azure VM – Study Notes #11

This article covers the “Automate deployment of VMs” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. Modify Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template An ARM template is made up of the following elements – Full details of all of these can be found at – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/resource-group-authoring-templates The link above also goes into great detail regarding how various resources … Continue reading AZ-100/AZ-103 – Automate deployment of VMs – Study Notes #10

This article covers the “Create and configure a VM for Windows and Linux” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. Configure high availability There are a few concepts to note when considering high availability of Virtual Machines in Azure, these are the primary region a machine is hosted in and its “Region Pair” which is a … Continue reading AZ-100/AZ-103 – Create and Configure a VM for Windows and Linux – Study Notes #9

This article covers the “Implement Azure backup” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. Create Recovery Services Vault The Recovery Services Vault is a storage entity in Azure that stores backups of various Azure resources such as VMs, SQL databases, files etc. It allows for automatic backups to Azure and On-Premise servers and also allows for … Continue reading AZ-100/AZ-103 – Implement Azure Backup – Study Notes #8

This article covers the “Configure azure files” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. Create Azure file share It is possible to create an Azure hosted file share which may be connected to via Windows, Linux etc. To create a file share – Navigate to the Storage Account to use. Select ‘Files’ in the ‘File Service’ … Continue reading AZ-100/AZ-103 – Configure Azure Files – Study Notes #7

This article covers the “Import and export data to Azure” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exam and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. Import/Export Jobs are basically the act of sending or receiving physical drives to/from Microsoft for upload or export of data to and from Azure. This can be useful for processing of a large amount of data whereby it may … Continue reading AZ-100/AZ-103 – Import and Export Data to Azure – Study Notes #6

This article covers the “Create and configure storage accounts” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. Configure network access to the storage account Network Access to storage accounts may be managed in the following manner – Navigate to the resource group Select ‘Firewalls and virtual networks’ in the Settings menu. Choose the ‘Allow access from’ field … Continue reading AZ-100/AZ-103 – Create and Configure Storage Accounts – Study Notes #5