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AZ-140 · Question #255

You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment and the storage accounts shown in the following table. You plan to deploy a host pool named Pool1 to the East US Azure

The correct answer is B. storage1 and storage2 only. For FSLogix Profile and Office Containers, only storage accounts located in the same region as the host pool (East US) and supporting either Standard_LRS, Standard_ZRS, or Premium_ZRS file shares are suitable, which includes storage1 and storage2.

Submitted by ahmad_uae· Apr 18, 2026Plan and implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

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You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment and the storage accounts shown in the following table. You plan to deploy a host pool named Pool1 to the East US Azure region. Pool1 will use FSLogix Profile Containers and Office Containers. Which storage accounts can Pool1 use?

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  • Astorage2 only
  • Bstorage1 and storage2 only
  • Cstorage1, storage2, and storage3 only
  • Dstorage1, storage2, and storage4 only
  • Estorage1, storage2, storage3, and storage4

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    14% (4)
  • B
    72% (21)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)
  • E
    3% (1)

Why each option

For FSLogix Profile and Office Containers, only storage accounts located in the same region as the host pool (East US) and supporting either Standard_LRS, Standard_ZRS, or Premium_ZRS file shares are suitable, which includes storage1 and storage2.

Astorage2 only

storage2 is a correct option, but storage1 is also suitable for FSLogix profiles, making this choice incomplete.

Bstorage1 and storage2 onlyCorrect

FSLogix profile and Office containers require storage accounts to be located in the same Azure region as the session hosts. Storage1 (East US, Standard, LRS) and storage2 (East US, Premium, ZRS) both meet the regional requirement and offer suitable redundancy for FSLogix profiles.

Cstorage1, storage2, and storage3 only

storage3 (West US) is in a different region and cannot be used by a host pool deployed to East US for FSLogix profiles.

Dstorage1, storage2, and storage4 only

storage4 (RA-GRS, Premium) is an invalid combination of account type and replication, as Premium file shares only support LRS and ZRS; additionally, RA-GRS is generally not recommended for FSLogix due to potential latency for active profiles.

Estorage1, storage2, storage3, and storage4

This option includes storage3 (wrong region) and storage4 (invalid combination/unsuitable replication type), making it incorrect.

Concept tested: Azure Files storage requirements for FSLogix

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/concepts-fslogix-profile-containers

Topics

#FSLogix#Storage Accounts#Azure Files#Host Pools

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