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Drag and Drop Question You have an SAP on Azure landscape that contains a virtual machine named VM1. VM1 hosts an SAP HANA database. You need to back up the database. The solution must meet the…
The correct answer is Create a Recovery Services vault.; Set Storage replication type to Zone-redundant.; Configure the backups for VM1 and create a backup policy. Explanation: SAP HANA Backup on Azure Requirement Analysis | Requirement | Rules Out | Points To | |---|---|---| | Six copies | LRS (3 copies, 1 datacenter) | ZRS or GRS | | Same geographical region | GRS (replicates to a paired region = different geography) | ZRS | | Minimize…
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Drag and Drop Question You have an SAP on Azure landscape that contains a virtual machine named VM1. VM1 hosts an SAP HANA database. You need to back up the database. The solution must meet the following requirements:
- Maintain six copies of each backup.
- Store the copies in two datacenters in the same geographical region.
- Minimize costs.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move all actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order. Answer:
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Correct arrangement
- Create a Recovery Services vault.
- Set Storage replication type to Zone-redundant.
- Configure the backups for VM1 and create a backup policy.
Explanation
Explanation: SAP HANA Backup on Azure
Requirement Analysis
| Requirement | Rules Out | Points To |
|---|---|---|
| Six copies | LRS (3 copies, 1 datacenter) | ZRS or GRS |
| Same geographical region | GRS (replicates to a paired region = different geography) | ZRS |
| Minimize costs | GRS (most expensive) | ZRS |
ZRS is the only option satisfying all three constraints simultaneously.
Why This Sequence
1. Create a Recovery Services vault This is the Azure container resource that holds all backup data, policies, and settings. Nothing else can be configured without it - it must exist first. This is a hard prerequisite.
2. Set Storage replication type to Zone-redundant This step must happen before any backup data is stored. Azure enforces this: once items are being protected in a vault, the storage replication type is locked and cannot be changed. ZRS replicates data across availability zones (physically separate datacenters) within the same Azure region, satisfying "two datacenters, same geographical region." It also provides the 6-copy redundancy needed at a lower cost than GRS.
3. Configure the backups for VM1 and create a backup policy With the vault created and storage type locked in, you now associate VM1 with the vault and define the backup policy (schedule, retention, etc.). This naturally comes last - you're enabling protection on top of an already-correctly-configured vault.
Why the Wrong Items Are Wrong
"Set Storage replication type to Locally-redundant" - LRS keeps copies within a single datacenter. It fails the "two datacenters" requirement and typically provides only 3 copies, not 6.
"Configure a recovery plan" - This is an Azure Site Recovery concept used to orchestrate VM failover sequences for disaster recovery. It has nothing to do with Azure Backup or backup policies. A common exam trap: backup policy ≠ recovery plan.
Common Mistakes
- Confusing GRS with ZRS: GRS does give 6 copies, but stores them in a geographically separate paired region - violating the "same geographical region" constraint.
- Skipping storage replication config: Many people jump straight to configuring backups (step 3) and forget that once you do, you can no longer change the vault's storage replication type.
- Confusing recovery plans with backup policies: Recovery plans are for Site Recovery (DR), not Azure Backup.
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