A troubleshooting team wants to investigate a storage account write failure and subscription-level role assignment changes in a single Log Analytics workspace. They want to ingest only the telemetry needed for those investigations. Which two sources should they enable? Select two.
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.
Best answer
Configure diagnostic settings on the storage account to send resource logs to the workspace.
Storage diagnostic settings send the account's resource logs into Log Analytics for later querying and correlation.
Best answer
Export the subscription Azure Activity log to the same workspace.
The Azure Activity log captures control-plane changes such as role assignments and can be sent to Log Analytics.
Distractor review
Enable guest-level Windows event collection on a random virtual machine.
Guest event collection helps with VM troubleshooting, but it does not capture storage account or subscription control-plane events.
Distractor review
Turn on NSG flow logs for every subnet in the subscription.
NSG flow logs help with network traffic analysis, but they are not the most direct source for storage write failures or role changes.
Distractor review
Use Azure Advisor recommendations as the source of telemetry.
Advisor provides recommendations, not raw operational logs needed for incident investigation and correlation.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: usable hosts are not the same as total addresses
Subnetting questions often tempt you into counting all addresses. In normal IPv4 subnets, the network and broadcast addresses are not usable host addresses.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
Subnetting questions test whether you can identify the network, broadcast address, usable range, mask and correct subnet. Slow down enough to calculate the block size correctly.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- CIDR notation defines the prefix length.
- Block size helps identify subnet boundaries.
- Network and broadcast addresses are not usable hosts in normal IPv4 subnets.
- The required host count determines the smallest suitable subnet.
TExam Day Tips
- Write the block size before choosing the subnet.
- Check whether the question asks for hosts, subnets or a specific address range.
- Do not confuse /24, /25, /26 and /27 host counts.
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FAQ
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What does this AZ-104 question test?
CIDR notation defines the prefix length.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Configure diagnostic settings on the storage account to send resource logs to the workspace. — To investigate a storage write failure and subscription-level permission changes together, the team needs both resource logs from the storage account and the subscription Activity log. Diagnostic settings on the storage account capture service-side events relevant to the failure, while Activity log export records control-plane operations such as role assignments, policy changes, and deployments. Sending only these two sources keeps ingestion focused and cost-aware while still preserving the evidence needed to correlate symptoms and recent administrative actions. Why others are wrong: Guest event logs are useful for operating-system issues inside a VM, but they do not capture Azure control-plane changes or storage service events. NSG flow logs focus on network traffic patterns rather than storage writes and role assignments. Azure Advisor is advisory and does not provide the raw telemetry needed for incident analysis. Those choices add noise without addressing the two investigation sources requested.
What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?
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