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Exhibit

Azure Monitor > Alerts
Alert rule: cpu-prod-vm
Scope: /subscriptions/1234/resourceGroups/rg-prod/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/vm01
Condition: Average Percentage CPU > 80 for 5 minutes
Evaluation frequency: 1 minute
Actions: None
Status: Enabled

Based on the exhibit, the alert rule is firing, but the operations team is not receiving any notification. What should you change to make the alert send an email when the condition is met?

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Based on the exhibit, the alert rule is firing, but the operations team is not receiving any notification. What should you change to make the alert send an email when the condition is met?

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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

Distractor review

Increase the evaluation frequency to 15 minutes so Azure sends a summary notification.

A longer evaluation frequency would reduce how often the rule checks the metric. It would not create a notification target, so the team would still not receive email when the alert fires.

B

Best answer

Attach an action group that includes the required email recipient.

Azure Monitor alerts need an action group to deliver notifications or trigger automation. In this case the rule is already evaluating correctly, but no action is configured, so the alert has nowhere to send the notification. Attaching an action group with the operations email address fixes the issue without changing the threshold or scope.

C

Distractor review

Create a diagnostic setting on the virtual machine and send logs to a storage account.

Diagnostic settings are for exporting resource logs and metrics to destinations such as Log Analytics, storage, or Event Hubs. They do not by themselves create alert notifications for a metric threshold.

D

Distractor review

Move the virtual machine into a different resource group so the alert can notify the team.

Resource group placement does not control whether an alert sends email. Alerts are driven by the rule, its condition, and the attached action group, not by which resource group contains the VM.

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: Attach an action group that includes the required email recipient. — Azure Monitor metric alerts detect that a condition has been met, but notifications are sent only through an attached action group. The exhibit shows the rule is enabled and has a valid CPU threshold, yet the Actions field is set to None. Adding an action group with the operations team email address is the correct fix because it connects the alert signal to a delivery method. Why others are wrong: Changing evaluation frequency does not add a notification target. Diagnostic settings export data for analysis, but they are not the mechanism for alert delivery. Moving the VM to another resource group has no effect on alert notifications. The missing piece is the action group, not the resource location or the log destination.

What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

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