Question 1mediummultiple choice
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A records archive stores thousands of blobs that are usually read-only. The administrator wants blobs older than 90 days to move automatically to a lower-cost online tier without manual intervention. Which solution should be configured?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
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Manually change each blob tier when the archive team remembers to review it.
Manual tier changes do not meet the requirement for automatic, ongoing movement of blobs based on age.
B
Best answer
Create a blob lifecycle management policy with a rule that moves blobs after 90 days.
A lifecycle management policy automates tier transitions based on blob age, last access time, or other conditions. In this case, the administrator can create a rule that moves blobs older than 90 days from a higher-cost tier to a lower-cost online tier, such as Cool, without manual work. This is the right control because it enforces a repeatable storage cost strategy over time.
C
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Enable object replication so the blobs are copied to another storage account.
Object replication copies blob data between accounts, but it does not automatically change access tiers based on age.
D
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Move the account to the Archive access tier and leave it there permanently.
Archive is an offline tier, so blobs are not immediately available for normal reads and are not described as online access here.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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FAQ
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What does this AZ-104 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Create a blob lifecycle management policy with a rule that moves blobs after 90 days. — Blob lifecycle management is the correct solution because it can automatically transition blobs between tiers after they age past a defined threshold. That allows the administrator to reduce storage costs with no manual tracking or scripting. Since the requirement is to keep the data online and accessible, the policy should move blobs to a lower-cost online tier rather than to archive. This is a common operational pattern for long-lived, infrequently changed content. Why others are wrong: Manual tiering is error-prone and does not scale for thousands of blobs. Object replication is for copying data across accounts, not for cost-based tier transitions. Archive is not an online tier, so putting active records there would create rehydration delays and break the requirement for accessible data.
What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?
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