Select the Azure virtual machine extension to be installed for using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) to configure the SAP application server after their deployment to systems running on…

Question

Options

• Athe Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension for SAP
• Bthe Azure Chef extension
• Cthe Azure DSC VM Extension
• Dthe Azure virtual machine extension

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  89% (32)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

Azure DSC VM Extension (option C) is correct because it is specifically designed to invoke PowerShell Desired State Configuration on Azure virtual machines, enabling you to define and enforce the desired state of a Windows Server (including 2016) after deployment - making it the purpose-built tool for this SAP configuration scenario.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Enhanced Monitoring for SAP) collects performance and diagnostic telemetry from the VM for SAP-specific monitoring - it configures observability, not the OS or application state.
• B (Chef extension) integrates with Chef's configuration management platform, which is a separate ecosystem; it doesn't use PowerShell DSC natively.
• D ("Azure virtual machine extension") is a generic category name, not an actual installable extension - it describes the type of thing, not a specific tool.

Memory tip: Think "DSC needs DSC" - if the question mentions Desired State Configuration, the answer will always contain those same three letters. Any option tied to a third-party tool (Chef) or a different purpose (monitoring, generic labels) is a distractor.

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