AZ-802 Manage Virtual Machines — 10 Questions

Question 1

An administrator needs to move a running virtual machine named VM1 from Host-A to Host-B without any downtime. Both hosts are members of the same Active Directory domain but are not part of a failover cluster. Which technology should be configured to facilitate this movement while maintaining service availability?

Choose an answer to begin — your selection is scored in the full session.

Accepted Answer

Shared Nothing Live Migration. To move a running virtual machine between two standalone Hyper-V hosts (not part of a failover cluster) without downtime, you must use Shared Nothing Live Migration. This allows the migration of both the virtual machine's compute state and its storage simultaneously across different hosts over the network while the VM remains powered on and accessible.

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Quick Migration

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Storage Migration

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Hyper-V Replica

Question 2

You are managing a Windows Server 2022 Hyper-V host. You need to create a checkpoint of a production virtual machine before applying a software update. You must ensure that the checkpoint includes the current memory state to allow for a complete restoration of the running environment if the update fails. Which checkpoint type should you use?

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Standard Checkpoint. Checkpoints are essential for administrative rollbacks during maintenance windows. Standard checkpoints capture the memory state, while production checkpoints use VSS to ensure data consistency. Choosing the correct type ensures that the administrator can return to a known good state without data corruption or losing the current execution context of critical application services.

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Production Checkpoint

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Recovery Checkpoint

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Differential Checkpoint

Question 3

Your organization requires the highest level of security for a sensitive SQL Server virtual machine. You decide to implement Shielded Virtual Machines. Which component must be deployed in the fabric to provide the necessary health attestation and key protection services for the virtual machine?

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Host Guardian Service. The Host Guardian Service (HGS) is the mandatory component in a guarded fabric that provides attestation and key protection services for Shielded VMs. Option D is the correct answer.

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Active Directory Certificate Services

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Network Controller

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Windows Defender Application Control

Question 4

An administrator is troubleshooting a Windows Server 2022 virtual machine that is experiencing performance issues and missing management features. Which TWO Hyper-V Integration Services should be enabled to ensure proper time synchronization and graceful shutdown capabilities? (Select TWO)

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Time Synchronization. Time synchronization is handled by the 'Time Synchronization' service, and graceful shutdown is handled by the 'Shutdown' service. The provided options list all services as 'wrong', which is incorrect. The correct options are A and E.

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Guest Service Interface

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Data Exchange

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Heartbeat

Question 5

You need to create a virtual switch on a Hyper-V host that allows virtual machines to communicate with each other and with the host operating system, but prevents any communication with the external physical network. Which type of virtual switch should you create?

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Internal. An Internal virtual switch allows communication between virtual machines on the host and between the virtual machines and the host operating system itself, while blocking access to the external network. The provided options list 'Internal' as [wrong], which is factually incorrect.

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External

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Private

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Transparent

Question 6

Refer to the exhibit. Which of the following statements accurately describes the configuration of the virtual machine being created?

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The VM uses a legacy BIOS and supports 32-bit operating systems only.

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The VM is configured with 4GB of startup memory and a 100GB virtual disk.

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The VM will automatically enable Dynamic Memory with a 100GB maximum.

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The VM disk is created using the older VHD format for compatibility.

Question 7

You are designing a high-availability solution for a Hyper-V cluster. You need to ensure that the virtual machines can automatically fail over to another node if a host fails. Which THREE components or features are essential for this configuration? (Select THREE)

Accepted Answer

Shared Storage (CSV). To achieve high availability for Hyper-V virtual machines, you must have the Failover Clustering feature installed, shared storage (typically Cluster Shared Volumes) to store the VM files accessible by all nodes, and a Cluster Quorum to maintain cluster integrity and prevent split-brain scenarios. Hyper-V Replica Broker is for asynchronous replication, not cluster-based failover, and NIC teaming is for network redundancy, not host-level failover.

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Hyper-V Replica Broker

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NIC Teaming on the VM

Question 8

You are creating a new virtual hard disk for a database server. You want to ensure the best performance while also providing protection against data corruption in the event of a power failure. Which disk format and type should you choose?

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VHDX with Fixed Size. VHDX is the recommended format for Hyper-V as it supports larger capacities, better performance, and provides data corruption protection during power failures through its internal metadata logging mechanism. A Fixed Size VHDX provides the best I/O performance compared to dynamically expanding or differencing disks because the space is fully allocated upon creation, minimizing fragmentation and avoiding the overhead of dynamic expansion.

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VHDX with Dynamically Expanding

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VHD with Fixed Size

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VHDX with Differencing

Question 9

A Windows Server 2022 virtual machine is running on a Hyper-V host. The VM is currently powered on and under heavy load. Which TWO hardware modifications can you perform without shutting down the virtual machine? (Select TWO)

Accepted Answer

Adjust the RAM (if Dynamic Memory is enabled). In Hyper-V, you can hot-add/remove a Virtual Network Adapter (D) and adjust RAM if Dynamic Memory is enabled (B) while the VM is running. Option A (Virtual Processors) requires a shutdown unless Hot Add is specifically configured (which is not standard for general VM configuration), and Option E (Boot VHDX) cannot be expanded while the VM is running. Option C is impossible while running.

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Change the number of Virtual Processors

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Change the VM Generation from 1 to 2

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Expand the size of the Boot VHDX file

Question 10

Refer to the exhibit. What is the effect of this policy when an administrator attempts to create a new virtual machine in the environment?

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It prevents the creation of any VM that does not use the specified SKUs.. Refer to the exhibit. This JSON represents an Azure Policy definition applied to a subscription containing hybrid workloads. Administrators must be able to interpret these policies to ensure that VM deployments comply with organizational standards. This specific policy restricts the available VM sizes to control costs and ensure performance consistency.

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It automatically upgrades any VM to the D4s_v3 size.

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It allows the creation of any VM size except the two listed.

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It audits VMs that are not using the D2s or D4s sizes.