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DP-203 Practice Question: Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing
Your team uses Azure Data Factory to orchestrate data movement. You need to monitor pipeline runs and set up alerts when a pipeline fails more than three times in an hour. What is the most efficient approach?
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
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Create an Azure Monitor metric alert for the 'Failed pipeline runs' metric with a threshold of 3 in 1 hour.
Azure Monitor alerts can be configured based on metrics like Failed pipeline runs with a threshold of 3 in 1 hour. Option A is wrong because Alert rules in Data Factory are limited. Option B is wrong because diagnostic settings send logs to Log Analytics, but you would need to create a log alert, which is less efficient than a metric alert. Option C is wrong because a logic app is not the most efficient for simple threshold alerts.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Create an alert rule in Azure Data Factory based on the 'Failed pipeline runs' metric.
Why it's wrong here
Azure Data Factory does not support metric alerts directly; you use Azure Monitor.
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Configure diagnostic settings to send logs to Log Analytics and create a log alert.
Why it's wrong here
This works but is less efficient than a metric alert.
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Use a Logic App to periodically check the pipeline run status and send notifications.
Why it's wrong here
This is manual and not efficient.
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Create an Azure Monitor metric alert for the 'Failed pipeline runs' metric with a threshold of 3 in 1 hour.
Why this is correct
Azure Monitor metric alerts are efficient for monitoring pipeline failures.
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