DP-300 Configure and manage automation of tasks Practice Question
Your company uses Azure SQL Managed Instance and needs to automate patching and maintenance. The compliance team requires that all maintenance windows be predefined and that no maintenance occurs outside these windows. What should you configure?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Assign a maintenance configuration to the SQL Managed Instance
Azure Maintenance Configurations allow you to schedule maintenance windows for Azure SQL Managed Instance, ensuring compliance. Option A is for Azure VMs, not SQL MI. Option B is for patching at the OS level, not applicable. Option C is for Azure SQL Database, not Managed Instance.
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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Configure a maintenance configuration for the virtual machine scale set
Why it's wrong here
This applies to Azure VMs, not SQL Managed Instance.
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Set a maintenance window in the Azure SQL Database server settings
Why it's wrong here
This is for Azure SQL Database, not Managed Instance.
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Use Azure Update Management to schedule patching
Why it's wrong here
Azure Update Management is for IaaS VMs, not PaaS services.
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Assign a maintenance configuration to the SQL Managed Instance
Why this is correct
Azure Maintenance Configurations allow you to define maintenance windows for SQL Managed Instance.
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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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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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