CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A company uses Azure VMs and wants to automate patching with minimal downtime. The application is stateless and can tolerate instance restarts. The patch schedule must ensure that at least 2 instances remain available during the update. Which THREE actions should the administrator take? (Select THREE.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Use Azure Update Management to schedule patch deployments
Using an availability set ensures VMs are distributed across update domains, allowing rolling updates. Azure Update Management can schedule patches. Configuring a maintenance window is essential for controlling when patches are applied.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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Enable auto-scaling for the VM scale set
Why it's wrong here
Auto-scaling is for scaling out, not patching.
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Use Azure Update Management to schedule patch deployments
Why this is correct
Update Management enables automated patching with scheduling.
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Configure a maintenance window in the patch schedule
Why this is correct
A maintenance window restricts patching to a specific time period.
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Create a custom script extension to apply patches
Why it's wrong here
While possible, it lacks scheduling and orchestration; Update Management is the recommended service.
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Place the VMs in an availability set
Why this is correct
Availability sets allow only a subset of VMs to be updated at a time.
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