Question 1mediummultiple choice
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Exhibit
Backup policy: DailyBackupPolicy Schedule: every day at 02:00 Retention: daily 7 days, weekly 4 weeks, monthly 12 months Requirement: operators must recover any daily backup for 30 days; monthly retention is already sufficient.
Based on the exhibit, the backup policy must support 30-day recovery for daily backups while keeping 12 months of monthly copies. Which setting should be changed?
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
Best answer
Increase daily retention from 7 days to 30 days.
The requirement is specifically about being able to recover recent daily backups for 30 days. Increasing the daily retention period directly satisfies that need without changing the already acceptable monthly retention.
B
Distractor review
Increase weekly retention from 4 weeks to 30 weeks.
Weekly retention does not replace the need for 30 days of daily restore points. Expanding weekly copies would add storage cost without meeting the stated daily recovery requirement.
C
Distractor review
Change the backup schedule to every 30 days.
A 30-day schedule would reduce protection instead of improving it. The team needs daily recovery options across 30 days, not a monthly backup interval.
D
Distractor review
Turn on archive tier for the backup policy.
Archive tier is a storage tier for blobs, not a backup policy setting for Recovery Services vault retention. It does not solve the requested retention change.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
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.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- 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.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this AZ-104 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Increase daily retention from 7 days to 30 days. — The policy already retains monthly backups for 12 months, so that part of the requirement is satisfied. The missing piece is daily recovery coverage for 30 days. Increasing daily retention from 7 days to 30 days gives operators the needed restore points without changing unrelated retention settings or the backup schedule. Why others are wrong: Weekly retention does not address the daily recovery point requirement. Changing the schedule to every 30 days would reduce the number of available restore points and weaken protection. Archive tier is unrelated to Recovery Services vault backup policy retention and does not apply here. The only setting that matches the stated need is daily retention.
What should I do if I get this AZ-104 question wrong?
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