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Monitor and Maintain Azure Resources →hardMultiple ChoiceObjective-mapped

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The answer is to create a diagnostic setting that sends the storage resource logs and AllMetrics to a Log Analytics workspace and a storage account. This configuration is correct because a single diagnostic setting can simultaneously stream operational data to two destinations: Log Analytics enables real-time querying and short-term retention for 30 days, while the secondary storage account acts as an archive for long-term retention of storage logs up to one year. On the AZ-104 exam, this scenario tests your understanding that diagnostic settings are the central mechanism for routing both resource logs and platform metrics, and a common trap is assuming you need separate settings for logs versus metrics. Remember that AllMetrics includes performance counters like transactions and ingress, which are essential for troubleshooting alongside log data. A useful memory tip is “Diagnostic settings are the post office: they can mail the same letter to two different addresses at once.”

AZ-104 Monitor and Maintain Azure Resources Practice Question

This AZ-104 practice question tests your understanding of monitor and maintain azure resources. The scenario asks you to isolate a root cause — eliminate options that address a different problem before choosing. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.

A storage account hosts application logs that security wants to search in Log Analytics for 30 days and keep in a separate retained copy for one year. They also want to monitor storage metrics in the same place for troubleshooting. What should be configured on the storage account?

Question 1hardmultiple choice

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A
Enable only the activity log export because it already includes all storage telemetry.
Why wrong: Activity log export captures control-plane events, but it does not include the storage account's resource logs and metrics.
B
Create a diagnostic setting that sends the storage resource logs and AllMetrics to Log Analytics and a storage account.
Diagnostic settings can stream both resource logs and supported metrics from the storage account. Sending the logs to Log Analytics makes them searchable for troubleshooting, while sending them to a storage account preserves a second copy for the required one-year retention. Including metrics in the same diagnostic setting gives operators a unified view of performance and troubleshooting data. This is the most complete configuration for the stated retention and analysis goals.
C
Create an action group that archives storage events and forwards them to investigators.
Why wrong: Action groups only route notifications and do not collect or archive resource telemetry.
D
Create a metric alert on the storage account and use it as the retention mechanism.
Why wrong: Metric alerts can notify on thresholds, but they do not store logs or provide archival retention.

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Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

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Create a diagnostic setting that sends the storage resource logs and AllMetrics to Log Analytics and a storage account.

Option B is correct because a diagnostic setting on a storage account can send both resource logs (e.g., StorageRead, StorageWrite) and AllMetrics (e.g., transactions, ingress) to a Log Analytics workspace for querying and to a secondary storage account for long-term retention. This meets the requirement to search logs for 30 days in Log Analytics (which has its own retention setting) and keep a separate archived copy for one year in the storage account.

Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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Enable only the activity log export because it already includes all storage telemetry.
Why it's wrong here
Activity log export captures control-plane events, but it does not include the storage account's resource logs and metrics.
✓
Create a diagnostic setting that sends the storage resource logs and AllMetrics to Log Analytics and a storage account.
Why this is correct
Diagnostic settings can stream both resource logs and supported metrics from the storage account. Sending the logs to Log Analytics makes them searchable for troubleshooting, while sending them to a storage account preserves a second copy for the required one-year retention. Including metrics in the same diagnostic setting gives operators a unified view of performance and troubleshooting data. This is the most complete configuration for the stated retention and analysis goals.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
✗
Create an action group that archives storage events and forwards them to investigators.
Why it's wrong here
Action groups only route notifications and do not collect or archive resource telemetry.
✗
Create a metric alert on the storage account and use it as the retention mechanism.
Why it's wrong here
Metric alerts can notify on thresholds, but they do not store logs or provide archival retention.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

The trap here is that candidates confuse the activity log (which only covers Azure resource management events) with resource logs (which capture data-plane operations), leading them to choose Option A, or they mistakenly think an action group or metric alert can handle log retention.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

Diagnostic settings in Azure use a pipeline that streams resource-level logs and platform metrics to one or more destinations (Log Analytics, Event Hubs, or storage) in near real-time. The Log Analytics workspace retains data based on its configured retention policy (default 30 days, extendable up to 730 days), while the storage account destination allows indefinite archival using immutable blob storage or lifecycle management policies. This dual-destination approach is essential for compliance scenarios where logs must be searchable for short-term analysis and preserved for long-term auditing.

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.

TExam Day Tips

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.

Key takeaway

Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.

Real-world example

How this comes up in practice

A media company stores terabytes of video archives that are accessed once a year for audit purposes. Moving these objects to a cold storage tier (Azure Archive, S3 Glacier, or Google Nearline) costs a fraction of hot storage. Questions like this test whether you understand storage tiers, access frequency tradeoffs, and retrieval latency requirements.

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What does this AZ-104 question test?

Monitor and Maintain Azure Resources — This question tests Monitor and Maintain Azure Resources — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Create a diagnostic setting that sends the storage resource logs and AllMetrics to Log Analytics and a storage account. — Option B is correct because a diagnostic setting on a storage account can send both resource logs (e.g., StorageRead, StorageWrite) and AllMetrics (e.g., transactions, ingress) to a Log Analytics workspace for querying and to a secondary storage account for long-term retention. This meets the requirement to search logs for 30 days in Log Analytics (which has its own retention setting) and keep a separate archived copy for one year in the storage account.

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Variation 1. A security team wants platform logs from a storage account sent for long-term retention and later analysis. Which three destinations can an Azure diagnostic setting send data to? Select three.

easy

✓ A.A Log Analytics workspace
✓ B.A storage account
✓ C.An Event Hub
D.A Recovery Services vault
E.An availability zone

Why A: Azure Diagnostic Settings can stream platform logs and metrics to three destinations: a Log Analytics workspace for query-based analysis, a storage account for archival and long-term retention, and an Event Hub for real-time ingestion into SIEM or third-party tools. This is defined in the Azure Monitor diagnostic settings configuration, which supports these three outputs natively.

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