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AZ-100/AZ-103 – Automate deployment of VMs – Study Notes #10

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April 9, 2019

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…
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Microsoft, SQL

Redgate SQL Backup – Login failed for user – Error 586/18456

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April 8, 2019

When attempting to perform a backup via Redgate SQL Backup it fails instantly with the following error, this started to occur after being forced to change the sql logins password as far as I can tell but most likely coincided with changing from Windows to Windows & SQL Authentication on…
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Azure, Microsoft

AZ-100/AZ-103 – Create and Configure a VM for Windows and Linux – Study Notes #9

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April 1, 2019

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…
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Azure, Microsoft

AZ-100/AZ-103 – Implement Azure Backup – Study Notes #8

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April 1, 2019

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…
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AZ-100/AZ-103 – Configure Azure Files – Study Notes #7

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April 1, 2019

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…
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Azure, Microsoft

AZ-100/AZ-103 – Import and Export Data to Azure – Study Notes #6

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April 1, 2019

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.…
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Azure, Microsoft, PowerShell

PowerShell – Exporting a List of Azure AD Users

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March 28, 2019

From time to time you’ve likely been asked to perform some sort of export of users from AAD, a task that’s not made particularly simple via the portal which lacks any sort of export option. Luckily, with PowerShell this is made quite simple.
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AZ-100/AZ-103 – Create and Configure Storage Accounts – Study Notes #5

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March 18, 2019

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…
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AZ-100/AZ-103 – Manage Resource Groups – Study Notes #4

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March 12, 2019

This article covers the “Manage Resource Groups” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. Use Azure policies for resource groups Azure policies are a tool to enforce governance and allow organisations to apply various restrictions or effects on resources. They may…
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AZ-100/AZ-103 – Analyze Resource Utilization and Consumption – Study Notes #3

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March 11, 2019

This article covers the “Analyze resource utilization and consumption” section of the AZ-100 and AZ-103 Exams and is part of my AZ-100 Study Notes series. Configure diagnostic settings on resources Diagnostic Settings is located on Virtual Machines and can be found under the Monitoring section of the navigation You must…
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