You have an Azure virtual machine based on a custom image named VM1. VM1 hosts an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard. You need to automate the maintenance of VM1 to meet the following requirements: Automate the patching of SQL Server and Windows Server. Automate full database backups and transaction log backups of the databases on VM1. Minimize administrative effort. What should you do first?
Correct Answer: B
Automated Patching depends on the SQL Server infrastructure as a service (IaaS) Agent Extension. The SQL Server IaaS Agent Extension (SqlIaasExtension) runs on Azure virtual machines to automate administration tasks. The SQL Server IaaS extension is installed when you register your SQL Server VM with the SQL Server VM resource provider. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/sql-server-iaas-agent-extensionautomate-management
Question 117
You plan to move two 100-GB databases to Azure. You need to dynamically scale resources consumption based on workloads. The solution must minimize downtime during scaling operations. What should you use?
Correct Answer: A
Section: [none] Explanation: Azure SQL Database elastic pools are a simple, cost-effective solution for managing and scaling multiple databases that have varying and unpredictable usage demands. The databases in an elastic pool are on a single server and share a set number of resources at a set price. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-overview
Question 118
You have 20 Azure SQL databases provisioned by using the vCore purchasing model. You plan to create an Azure SQL Database elastic pool and add the 20 databases. Which three metrics should you use to size the elastic pool to meet the demands of your workload? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer: A,C,E
CE: Estimate the vCores needed for the pool as follows: For vCore-based purchasing model: MAX(<Total number of DBs X average vCore utilization per DB>, <Number of concurrently peaking DBs X Peak vCore utilization per DB) A: Estimate the storage space needed for the pool by adding the number of bytes needed for all the databases in the pool. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-overview Implement a Secure Environment Testlet 1 This is a case study. Case studies are not timed separately. You can use as much exam time as you would like to complete each case. However, there may be additional case studies and sections on this exam. You must manage your time to ensure that you are able to complete all questions included on this exam in the time provided. To answer the questions included in a case study, you will need to reference information that is provided in the case study. Case studies might contain exhibits and other resources that provide more information about the scenario that is described in the case study. Each question is independent of the other questions in this case study. At the end of this case study, a review screen will appear. This screen allows you to review your answers and to make changes before you move to the next section of the exam. After you begin a new section, you cannot return to this section. To start the case study To display the first question in this case study, click the Next button. Use the buttons in the left pane to explore the content of the case study before you answer the questions. Clicking these buttons displays information such as business requirements, existing environment, and problem statements. If the case study has an All Information tab, note that the information displayed is identical to the information displayed on the subsequent tabs. When you are ready to answer a question, click the Question button to return to the question. Existing Environment Network Environment The manufacturing and research datacenters connect to the primary datacenter by using a VPN. The primary datacenter has an ExpressRoute connection that uses both Microsoft peering and private peering. The private peering connects to an Azure virtual network named HubVNet. Identity Environment Litware has a hybrid Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) deployment that uses a domain named litwareinc.com. All Azure subscriptions are associated to the litwareinc.com Azure AD tenant. Database Environment The sales department has the following database workload: * An on-premises named SERVER1 hosts an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and two 1-TB databases. * A logical server named SalesSrv01A contains a geo-replicated Azure SQL database named SalesSQLDb1. SalesSQLDb1 is in an elastic pool named SalesSQLDb1Pool. SalesSQLDb1 uses database firewall rules and contained database users. * An application named SalesSQLDb1App1 uses SalesSQLDb1. The manufacturing office contains two on-premises SQL Server 2016 servers named SERVER2 and SERVER3. The servers are nodes in the same Always On availability group. The availability group contains a database named ManufacturingSQLDb1 Database administrators have two Azure virtual machines in HubVnet named VM1 and VM2 that run Windows Server 2019 and are used to manage all the Azure databases. Licensing Agreement Litware is a Microsoft Volume Licensing customer that has License Mobility through Software Assurance. Current Problems SalesSQLDb1 experiences performance issues that are likely due to out-of-date statistics and frequent blocking queries. Requirements Planned Changes Litware plans to implement the following changes: * Implement 30 new databases in Azure, which will be used by time-sensitive manufacturing apps that have varying usage patterns. Each database will be approximately 20 GB. * Create a new Azure SQL database named ResearchDB1 on a logical server named ResearchSrv01. ResearchDB1 will contain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data. * Develop an app named ResearchApp1 that will be used by the research department to populate and access ResearchDB1. * Migrate ManufacturingSQLDb1 to the Azure virtual machine platform. * Migrate the SERVER1 databases to the Azure SQL Database platform. Technical Requirements Litware identifies the following technical requirements: * Maintenance tasks must be automated. * The 30 new databases must scale automatically. * The use of an on-premises infrastructure must be minimized. * Azure Hybrid Use Benefits must be leveraged for Azure SQL Database deployments. * All SQL Server and Azure SQL Database metrics related to CPU and storage usage and limits must be analyzed by using Azure built-in functionality. Security and Compliance Requirements Litware identifies the following security and compliance requirements: * Store encryption keys in Azure Key Vault. * Retain backups of the PII data for two months. * Encrypt the PII data at rest, in transit, and in use. * Use the principle of least privilege whenever possible. * Authenticate database users by using Active Directory credentials. * Protect Azure SQL Database instances by using database-level firewall rules. * Ensure that all databases hosted in Azure are accessible from VM1 and VM2 without relying on public endpoints. Business Requirements Litware identifies the following business requirements: * Meet an SLA of 99.99% availability for all Azure deployments. * Minimize downtime during the migration of the SERVER1 databases. * Use the Azure Hybrid Use Benefits when migrating workloads to Azure. * Once all requirements are met, minimize costs whenever possible. Implement a Secure Environment Question Set 2
Question 119
You have an Azure SQL Database managed instance named SQLMI1. A Microsoft SQL Server Agent job runs on SQLMI1. You need to ensure that an automatic email notification is sent once the job completes. What should you include in the solution?
Correct Answer: C
Section: [none] Explanation: To send a notification in response to an alert, you must first configure SQL Server Agent to send mail. Using SQL Server Management Studio; to configure SQL Server Agent to use Database Mail: 1. In Object Explorer, expand a SQL Server instance. 2. Right-click SQL Server Agent, and then click Properties. 3. Click Alert System. 4. Select Enable Mail Profile. 5. In the Mail system list, select Database Mail. 6. In the Mail profile list, select a mail profile for Database Mail. 7. Restart SQL Server Agent. Note: Prerequisites include: * Enable Database Mail. * Create a Database Mail account for the SQL Server Agent service account to use. * Create a Database Mail profile for the SQL Server Agent service account to use and add the user to the DatabaseMailUserRole in the msdb database. * Set the profile as the default profile for the msdb database. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/database-mail/configure-sql-server-agent-mail-to- use-database-mail Testlet 1 This is a case study. Case studies are not timed separately. You can use as much exam time as you would like to complete each case. However, there may be additional case studies and sections on this exam. You must manage your time to ensure that you are able to complete all questions included on this exam in the time provided. To answer the questions included in a case study, you will need to reference information that is provided in the case study. Case studies might contain exhibits and other resources that provide more information about the scenario that is described in the case study. Each question is independent of the other questions in this case study. At the end of this case study, a review screen will appear. This screen allows you to review your answers and to make changes before you move to the next section of the exam. After you begin a new section, you cannot return to this section. To start the case study To display the first question in this case study, click the Next button. Use the buttons in the left pane to explore the content of the case study before you answer the questions. Clicking these buttons displays information such as business requirements, existing environment, and problem statements. If the case study has an All Information tab, note that the information displayed is identical to the information displayed on the subsequent tabs. When you are ready to answer a question, click the Question button to return to the question. Overview Litware, Inc. is a renewable energy company that has a main office in Boston. The main office hosts a sales department and the primary datacenter for the company. Physical Locations Existing Environment Litware has a manufacturing office and a research office is separate locations near Boston. Each office has its own datacenter and internet connection. The manufacturing and research datacenters connect to the primary datacenter by using a VPN. Network Environment The primary datacenter has an ExpressRoute connection that uses both Microsoft peering and private peering. The private peering connects to an Azure virtual network named HubVNet. Identity Environment Litware has a hybrid Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) deployment that uses a domain named litwareinc.com. All Azure subscriptions are associated to the litwareinc.com Azure AD tenant. Database Environment The sales department has the following database workload: * An on-premises named SERVER1 hosts an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and two 1-TB databases. * A logical server named SalesSrv01A contains a geo-replicated Azure SQL database named SalesSQLDb1. SalesSQLDb1 is in an elastic pool named SalesSQLDb1Pool. SalesSQLDb1 uses database firewall rules and contained database users. * An application named SalesSQLDb1App1 uses SalesSQLDb1. The manufacturing office contains two on-premises SQL Server 2016 servers named SERVER2 and SERVER3. The servers are nodes in the same Always On availability group. The availability group contains a database named ManufacturingSQLDb1 Database administrators have two Azure virtual machines in HubVnet named VM1 and VM2 that run Windows Server 2019 and are used to manage all the Azure databases. Licensing Agreement Litware is a Microsoft Volume Licensing customer that has License Mobility through Software Assurance. Current Problems SalesSQLDb1 experiences performance issues that are likely due to out-of-date statistics and frequent blocking queries. Requirements Planned Changes Litware plans to implement the following changes: * Implement 30 new databases in Azure, which will be used by time-sensitive manufacturing apps that have varying usage patterns. Each database will be approximately 20 GB. * Create a new Azure SQL database named ResearchDB1 on a logical server named ResearchSrv01. ResearchDB1 will contain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data. * Develop an app named ResearchApp1 that will be used by the research department to populate and access ResearchDB1. * Migrate ManufacturingSQLDb1 to the Azure virtual machine platform. * Migrate the SERVER1 databases to the Azure SQL Database platform. Technical Requirements Litware identifies the following technical requirements: * Maintenance tasks must be automated. * The 30 new databases must scale automatically. * The use of an on-premises infrastructure must be minimized. * Azure Hybrid Use Benefits must be leveraged for Azure SQL Database deployments. * All SQL Server and Azure SQL Database metrics related to CPU and storage usage and limits must be analyzed by using Azure built-in functionality. Security and Compliance Requirements Litware identifies the following security and compliance requirements: * Store encryption keys in Azure Key Vault. * Retain backups of the PII data for two months. * Encrypt the PII data at rest, in transit, and in use. * Use the principle of least privilege whenever possible. * Authenticate database users by using Active Directory credentials. * Protect Azure SQL Database instances by using database-level firewall rules. * Ensure that all databases hosted in Azure are accessible from VM1 and VM2 without relying on public endpoints. Business Requirements Litware identifies the following business requirements: * Meet an SLA of 99.99% availability for all Azure deployments. * Minimize downtime during the migration of the SERVER1 databases. * Use the Azure Hybrid Use Benefits when migrating workloads to Azure. * Once all requirements are met, minimize costs whenever possible.
Question 120
You have an Azure SQL Database instance named DatabaseA on a server named Server1. You plan to add a new user named App1 to DatabaseA and grant App1 db_datacenter permissions. App1 will use SQL Server Authentication. You need to create App1. The solution must ensure that App1 can be given access to other databases by using the same credentials. Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Correct Answer:
1 - On the master database, run CREATE LOGIN [App1] WITH PASSWORD = 'p@aaW0rd!' 2 - On DatabaseA, run CREATE USER [App1] FROM LOGIN [App1] 3 - On DatabaseA run ALTER ROLE db_datareader ADD Member [App1] Reference: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/adding-users-to-your-sql-azure-database/