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A finance team stores documents in Azure Storage. The account must survive a failure of one availability zone in the primary region and also remain available if the primary region becomes unavailable. Which two replication options meet this requirement? Select two.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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A
Distractor review
LRS, because it keeps copies only within one datacenter and does not provide zone or geo protection.
LRS protects against local hardware failures, but all copies stay in one datacenter and one region.
B
Distractor review
ZRS, because it replicates across zones in one region but does not add secondary-region replication.
ZRS helps with a zone outage, but by itself it does not provide replication to another region.
C
Best answer
GZRS, because it combines zone redundancy in the primary region with geo-replication to a secondary region.
GZRS is designed for both requirements: zone resilience in the primary region and geo-replication for regional recovery.
D
Best answer
RA-GZRS, because it provides the same protection as GZRS and also allows read access to the secondary region.
RA-GZRS adds read access to the secondary region, while still keeping the zone-redundant primary configuration.
E
Distractor review
RA-GRS, because it allows reading from the secondary region but does not use zone-redundant storage in the primary region.
RA-GRS gives read access to the secondary region, but it does not provide zone redundancy in the primary region.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
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How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
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FAQ
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What does this AZ-104 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: GZRS, because it combines zone redundancy in the primary region with geo-replication to a secondary region. — GZRS and RA-GZRS both meet the requirement because they replicate data across availability zones in the primary region and also copy it to a secondary region. The difference is that RA-GZRS additionally allows read access to the secondary region. If the goal is to withstand a zone outage and also have regional disaster recovery, these are the two correct choices. Why others are wrong: LRS keeps data in one datacenter only, so it cannot survive a zone outage or regional outage. ZRS protects against a zone failure, but it does not add secondary-region replication. RA-GRS allows reads from the secondary region, but it is not zone-redundant in the primary region, so it misses part of the requirement.
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.
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