Drag steps to the numbered slots on the right, or tap a step then tap a slot.
DP-300 Practice Question: Plan and configure high availability and disaster recovery
Drag and drop the steps to configure a SQL Server Agent job in Azure SQL Managed Instance to run a maintenance task in the correct order.
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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
Connect to the instance, create a job, define steps, schedule, then enable and start.
Connect to the instance, create a job, define steps, schedule, then enable and start.
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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Connect to the instance, create a job, define steps, schedule, then enable and start.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you must first establish a connection, then create the job object, define its steps, set a schedule, and finally enable and start the job.
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Create a job, define steps, schedule, connect to the instance, then enable and start.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you cannot create a job before connecting to the instance; the connection is required first.
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Connect to the instance, define steps, create a job, schedule, then enable and start.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you must create the job before defining steps; steps belong to a job.
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Connect to the instance, create a job, schedule, define steps, then enable and start.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the schedule should be set after defining steps, otherwise the job would run without steps.
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Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure SQL Managed Instance is a fully managed cloud database service that gives you nearly all the features of Microsoft SQL Server on your own server, without you having to manage the hardware or operating system.
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