- A
A Log Analytics workspace
A workspace stores logs and makes them searchable with KQL queries.
- B
A storage account
A storage account can receive diagnostic logs for archive-style retention.
- C
An Event Hub
An Event Hub can receive diagnostic data for downstream processing and streaming.
- D
A Recovery Services vault
Why wrong: A Recovery Services vault is for backup data, not diagnostic log export.
- E
An availability zone
Why wrong: An availability zone is a physical placement concept, not a log destination.
Question 911 of 1,170
Azure Diagnostic Settings Destinations
This AZ-104 practice question tests your understanding of monitor and maintain azure resources. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. 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 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.
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
✓
A Log Analytics workspace
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.
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.
- ✓
A Log Analytics workspace
Why this is correct
A workspace stores logs and makes them searchable with KQL queries.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✓
A storage account
Why this is correct
A storage account can receive diagnostic logs for archive-style retention.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✓
An Event Hub
Why this is correct
An Event Hub can receive diagnostic data for downstream processing and streaming.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- ✗
A Recovery Services vault
Why it's wrong here
A Recovery Services vault is for backup data, not diagnostic log export.
When this WOULD be correct
In a question about backup or disaster recovery destinations, such as 'Which Azure resource stores backup data for Azure VMs?' or 'Where should you store recovery points for Azure Site Recovery?', a Recovery Services vault would be the correct answer.
- ✗
An availability zone
Why it's wrong here
An availability zone is a physical placement concept, not a log destination.
When this WOULD be correct
In a question about high availability or disaster recovery for a virtual machine, an availability zone would be the correct answer when asked which feature provides fault isolation within a region.
Option-by-option analysis
Why each answer is right or wrong
Understanding why wrong answers are wrong — and when they would be correct — is what separates a 750 score from a 900. The AZ-104 exam frequently reuses these exact scenarios with slightly different constraints.
✓A Log Analytics workspaceCorrect answer▾
Why this is correct
A workspace stores logs and makes them searchable with KQL queries.
✗A Recovery Services vaultWrong answer — click to see why▾
Why this is wrong here
A Recovery Services vault is used for Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery, not for storing diagnostic logs. Diagnostic settings can send data to Log Analytics, Storage Account, or Event Hubs, but not to a Recovery Services vault.
★ When this WOULD be the correct answer
In a question about backup or disaster recovery destinations, such as 'Which Azure resource stores backup data for Azure VMs?' or 'Where should you store recovery points for Azure Site Recovery?', a Recovery Services vault would be the correct answer.
Why candidates choose this
Candidates may confuse 'Recovery Services vault' with a general-purpose storage or logging destination, or assume it can store logs because it is a vault-like resource in Azure.
✗An availability zoneWrong answer — click to see why▾
Why this is wrong here
An availability zone is a physically separate datacenter within an Azure region, not a destination for diagnostic log data. Diagnostic settings can only send logs to Log Analytics workspaces, storage accounts, or Event Hubs.
★ When this WOULD be the correct answer
In a question about high availability or disaster recovery for a virtual machine, an availability zone would be the correct answer when asked which feature provides fault isolation within a region.
Why candidates choose this
Candidates may confuse availability zones with a data destination because zones are associated with redundancy and data replication, leading them to think logs can be sent there for resilience.
Analysis generated from the official AZ-104blueprint and verified against question context. The “when correct” sections are what AI assistants cite when candidates ask “what’s the difference between these options?”
Common exam traps
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
The trap here is that candidates may confuse a Recovery Services vault (used for backup) with a Log Analytics workspace or storage account, or mistakenly think availability zones can store log data, when in fact they are purely a high-availability construct.
Detailed technical explanation
How to think about this question
Under the hood, Azure Diagnostic Settings use the Azure Monitor REST API to route logs via the 'diagnosticSettings' resource type. When sending to a storage account, logs are written to a container named 'insights-logs-<category>' in JSON lines format, with a retention policy set at the storage level (not the diagnostic setting). For Event Hubs, logs are streamed as AMQP messages, enabling near-real-time forwarding to tools like Splunk or QRadar. A common real-world scenario is sending Azure Storage account logs (e.g., StorageRead, StorageWrite) to a Log Analytics workspace for KQL-based anomaly detection, while also archiving to a storage account for compliance.
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: A Log Analytics workspace — 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.
What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?
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