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AZ-104 Monitor and Maintain Azure Resources Practice Question
Order the steps to configure Azure Traffic Manager for geographic routing.
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1. Create Traffic Manager profile, 2. Set geographic routing method, 3. Add endpoints with geographic mapping, 4. Configure monitoring settings, 5. Update DNS to point to Traffic Manager.
Create profile, set geographic routing, add endpoints with mapping, configure monitoring, update DNS.
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1. Create Traffic Manager profile, 2. Set geographic routing method, 3. Add endpoints with geographic mapping, 4. Configure monitoring settings, 5. Update DNS to point to Traffic Manager.
Why this is correct
This order follows the logical progression: first create the profile, then set the routing method, add endpoints with appropriate geographic mapping, configure monitoring to enable health checks, and finally update DNS to direct traffic to Traffic Manager. This ensures endpoints are properly configured before DNS changes take effect.
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1. Update DNS to point to Traffic Manager, 2. Create Traffic Manager profile, 3. Add endpoints with geographic mapping, 4. Set geographic routing method, 5. Configure monitoring settings.
Why it's wrong here
This order is incorrect because DNS should be updated last, not first. Updating DNS before creating the profile or configuring routing would lead to traffic being routed to an unconfigured or misconfigured Traffic Manager, potentially causing errors. The profile and routing must be fully set up before DNS changes.
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1. Create Traffic Manager profile, 2. Add endpoints with geographic mapping, 3. Set geographic routing method, 4. Configure monitoring settings, 5. Update DNS to point to Traffic Manager.
Why it's wrong here
This order is incorrect because the geographic routing method should be set before adding endpoints. Adding endpoints first may cause them to be assigned default routing behavior, and the geographic mapping might not be applied correctly. The routing method defines how endpoints are evaluated, so it should be configured first.
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1. Create Traffic Manager profile, 2. Set geographic routing method, 3. Configure monitoring settings, 4. Add endpoints with geographic mapping, 5. Update DNS to point to Traffic Manager.
Why it's wrong here
This order is incorrect because monitoring should be configured after endpoints are added. Without endpoints, monitoring settings have nothing to apply to, and the monitoring configuration cannot be validated. Endpoints must exist before monitoring can be properly configured to check their health.
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Key term
Azure Traffic Manager
Azure Traffic Manager is a DNS-based traffic load balancer that directs incoming web traffic to the most appropriate endpoint based on performance, priority, geographic location, or a weighted distribution method.
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DNS
DNS is the system that translates human-friendly domain names like example.com into machine-readable IP addresses so computers can find each other on a network.
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