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AZ-104 · Question #709

You have an Azure subscription that contains the resources shown in the following table. You need to configure a proximity placement group for VMSS1. Which proximity placement groups should you use?

The correct answer is C. Proximity1 only. To configure a proximity placement group for VMSS1, you must select a group located in the exact same Azure region as VMSS1.

Submitted by omar99· Mar 30, 2026Deploy and manage Azure compute resources

Question

You have an Azure subscription that contains the resources shown in the following table. You need to configure a proximity placement group for VMSS1. Which proximity placement groups should you use?

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Options

  • AProximity2 only
  • BProximity1, Proximity2, and Proximity3
  • CProximity1 only
  • DProximity1 and Proximity3 only

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    85% (23)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

To configure a proximity placement group for VMSS1, you must select a group located in the exact same Azure region as VMSS1.

AProximity2 only

This is incorrect because Proximity2 is in "West US", which is a different region than VMSS1's "East US" location, making it incompatible for co-location.

BProximity1, Proximity2, and Proximity3

This is incorrect because Proximity2 and Proximity3 are in different Azure regions ("West US" and "East US 2" respectively) than VMSS1's "East US" region, violating the single-region requirement for proximity placement groups.

CProximity1 onlyCorrect

Proximity placement groups are designed to co-locate Azure resources within the *same specific Azure region* to achieve the lowest possible latency. Since VMSS1 is deployed in "East US", only Proximity1, which is also in "East US", can be used to group VMSS1.

DProximity1 and Proximity3 only

This is incorrect because Proximity3 is in "East US 2", which is a distinct Azure region from "East US", preventing VMSS1 from being placed in that group.

Concept tested: Proximity Placement Group regional constraint

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/co-location#how-to-use-proximity-placement-groups

Topics

#proximity placement groups#VMSS#availability zones#region constraints

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