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A support engineer must download a blob that was moved to the Archive tier by a lifecycle rule. The file must be available as soon as possible for an investigation. What should the engineer do first?
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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Download the blob directly from the Archive tier because archived blobs are always online.
Archive tier data is offline and cannot be downloaded immediately. The blob must be rehydrated before normal access is possible.
B
Best answer
Change the blob's tier to Hot or Cool and wait for rehydration to complete.
Archived blobs are stored offline, so they must be rehydrated before the data can be read or downloaded. Changing the tier to Hot or Cool starts that process. If the engineer needs the blob available as quickly as possible, the appropriate administrative action is to initiate rehydration rather than trying to access the file directly from Archive.
C
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Move the blob to a different container in the same account to make it downloadable immediately.
Moving a blob between containers does not bypass Archive tier behavior. The blob still needs rehydration before it can be read.
D
Distractor review
Disable the lifecycle rule so the blob becomes immediately readable again.
Disabling the rule prevents future transitions, but it does not restore access to a blob already in the Archive tier.
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
Questions learners often ask
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: Change the blob's tier to Hot or Cool and wait for rehydration to complete. — Archive tier is an offline storage tier, so the blob cannot be read until Azure rehydrates it back to an online tier. The correct administrative action is to change the tier to Hot or Cool, depending on the required access pattern and cost preference. That starts the rehydration process, after which the file becomes downloadable. This is a common troubleshooting point in Azure Storage operations. Why others are wrong: Direct download does not work because Archive is not immediately accessible. Moving the blob to another container does not change its tier state. Disabling the lifecycle rule only affects future automation and does not make already archived data available. The key concept is that Archive requires rehydration before access.
What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?
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