AZ-104 domain - 20% of the exam

Implement and Manage Storage

Implement and Manage Storage is 20% of the Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) (AZ-104) exam. These are the objectives it covers, each with practice questions and worked explanations.

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An architect compares geo-redundant storage and geo-zone-redundant storage for a critical account. Both replicate to a paired secondary region. What is the primary difference between GRS and GZRS?

  • AHow data is replicated within the account primary region Correct
  • BWhether the secondary region copy is encrypted at all
  • CWhether any secondary region copy is created at all
  • DHow the secondary region replicates the copied account
GRS and GZRS differ only in primary-region replication (LRS versus ZRS); the secondary always uses LRS. The docs state the primary difference between GRS and GZRS is how data is replicated in the primary region: GRS uses LRS and GZRS uses ZRS, while within the secondary region data is always replicated synchronously using LRS for both.

Why A is correct: Correct. The docs state the primary difference between GRS and GZRS is how data is replicated in the primary region: GRS uses LRS and GZRS uses ZRS, while within the secondary region data is always replicated synchronously using LRS for both.

Why B is wrong: All redundancy options encrypt data in both regions, so encryption is not the difference.

Why C is wrong: Both GRS and GZRS create a secondary region copy, so this is not the difference.

Why D is wrong: Within the secondary region both options always replicate synchronously using LRS.

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