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DP-300 Practice Question: Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery environment
You need to configure a backup policy for Azure SQL Database that allows restoring to any point within the last 7 days. What is the minimum point-in-time restore retention period you should set?
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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7 days
Point-in-time restore retention can be set from 1 to 35 days. To restore to any point within 7 days, you need at least 7 days retention. Option A (1 day) is insufficient. Option C (14 days) is more than needed. Option D (3 days) is also insufficient.
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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1 day
Why it's wrong here
Insufficient.
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7 days
Why this is correct
Minimum to restore within 7 days.
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14 days
Why it's wrong here
More than needed.
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3 days
Why it's wrong here
Insufficient.
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Overview of Azure Data Platform Options
Key term
Azure SQL Performance Tuning
Azure SQL Performance Tuning is the process of optimizing the speed and efficiency of queries and database operations in Microsoft Azure SQL Database or SQL Managed Instance to reduce latency and improve throughput.
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