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A Recovery Services vault currently keeps daily Azure VM recovery points for 7 days. The business changes the requirement to keep daily recovery points for 30 days. Where should the administrator change the setting?
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A
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In the VM's network interface settings, because backup retention follows the NIC configuration.
Backup retention is not configured on the network interface, so changing the NIC has no effect on recovery point retention.
B
Best answer
In the backup policy associated with the Recovery Services vault.
Retention settings for Azure VM backups are controlled in the backup policy within the Recovery Services vault. The policy defines how often backups occur and how long recovery points are retained. To move from 7 days to 30 days of daily retention, the administrator updates the backup policy and applies it to the protected VM. This is the correct place because retention is a vault-level backup behavior, not a VM networking or storage setting.
C
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In Azure Policy, by assigning a retention compliance initiative to the subscription.
Azure Policy can audit or enforce configuration, but it does not directly change backup retention periods for Recovery Services vaults.
D
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In a storage account lifecycle rule attached to the VM disks.
Storage lifecycle rules manage blob tiering and deletion, not Azure Backup recovery point retention for virtual machines.
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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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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: In the backup policy associated with the Recovery Services vault. — Azure VM backup retention is configured in the backup policy under the Recovery Services vault. That policy controls the frequency of backups and the duration for which recovery points remain available. If the requirement changes from 7 days to 30 days, the administrator updates the policy rather than making changes to the VM itself, Azure Policy, or a storage account. The vault policy is the authoritative backup configuration for protected VMs. Why others are wrong: NIC settings do not control backup behavior, so changing them cannot alter retention. Azure Policy is a governance tool and does not directly manage backup restore points. Storage lifecycle rules apply to data stored in Azure Storage, not to recovery points managed by Azure Backup. The only correct place to change this requirement is the backup policy in the vault.
What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?
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