A blob was moved to the Archive tier last month. A project team now needs the file available later today, and they expect to read it several times during review. What should the administrator do first?

Copy the blob directly from Archive to a local machine and reopen it there.

Archive blobs cannot be read directly without rehydration. Copying it as though it were online storage will not resolve the access delay.

Change the blob to the Cool tier immediately and expect it to become available within minutes.

A blob in Archive cannot be changed to an online tier instantly. It must be rehydrated first, so a direct tier change does not meet the timeline.

Create a lifecycle rule to move the blob back to Hot automatically on the next day.

Lifecycle rules are useful for ongoing automation, but they do not help with the immediate requirement. The file must be rehydrated now, not scheduled for later.

What does this AZ-104 question test?

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What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Start a rehydration request and move the blob to the Hot tier with high priority. — Archive blobs are offline, so the first step is to start a rehydration request. If the team needs the file later today and will review it multiple times, rehydrating to Hot with high priority minimizes waiting time and makes the blob available for normal reads after the process completes. This is the operational path Azure requires for archived data. Why others are wrong: You cannot read or directly copy an Archive blob as if it were online. Switching to Cool does not bypass the need for rehydration, and a lifecycle rule cannot satisfy an urgent same-day request. The correct sequence is rehydrate first, then access the blob once the rehydration completes.

What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.