You plan to back up an Azure virtual machine named VM1. You discover that the Backup Pre-Check status displays a status of Warning. What is a possible cause of the Warning status?

The correct answer is A. VM1 does not have the latest version of WaAppAgent.exe installed.. The Warning state indicates one or more issues in VM's configuration that might lead to backup failures and provides recommended steps to ensure successful backups. Not having the latest VM Agent installed, for example, can cause backups to fail intermittently and falls in this c

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Question

You plan to back up an Azure virtual machine named VM1. You discover that the Backup Pre-Check status displays a status of Warning. What is a possible cause of the Warning status?

Options

AVM1 does not have the latest version of WaAppAgent.exe installed.
BVM1 has an unmanaged disk.
CVM1 is stopped.
DA Recovery Services vault is unavailable.

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A
63% (27)
B
19% (8)
C
12% (5)
D
7% (3)

Explanation

The Warning state indicates one or more issues in VM's configuration that might lead to backup failures and provides recommended steps to ensure successful backups. Not having the latest VM Agent installed, for example, can cause backups to fail intermittently and falls in this class of https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-vm-backup-pre-checks/

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