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AZ-140 · Question #88

You decide to add a new image to the Shared Image Gallery definition. This image is utilized for a large-scale Azure Virtual Desktop deployment with 60 Session Hosts. While deploying, you notice…

The correct answer is B. Increase the replica count to 3 in the deployment region. Slow deployment of 60 session hosts from a Shared Image Gallery image suggests insufficient image replicas, which can be resolved by increasing the replica count in the deployment region to handle the provisioning demand.

Submitted by tarun92· Apr 18, 2026Plan and implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

Question

You decide to add a new image to the Shared Image Gallery definition. This image is utilized for a large-scale Azure Virtual Desktop deployment with 60 Session Hosts. While deploying, you notice that the new session host process is somewhat slow and it gets time out. Which of the following steps would you take to resolve this issue?

Options

  • ADouble the replica count in the deployment region
  • BIncrease the replica count to 3 in the deployment region
  • CIncrease the replica count to 6 in the deployment region
  • DReplicate the image to 10 different regions
  • EReplicate the image to 5 different regions

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    76% (31)
  • C
    15% (6)
  • D
    5% (2)
  • E
    2% (1)

Why each option

Slow deployment of 60 session hosts from a Shared Image Gallery image suggests insufficient image replicas, which can be resolved by increasing the replica count in the deployment region to handle the provisioning demand.

ADouble the replica count in the deployment region

Doubling the replica count (to 2 from a default of 1) might not be sufficient to handle 60 concurrent VM deployments, as each replica typically supports around 20 VMs.

BIncrease the replica count to 3 in the deployment regionCorrect

Increasing the replica count to 3 in the deployment region is a recommended practice for Shared Image Gallery images, as one replica can efficiently serve approximately 20 concurrent VM deployments, ensuring faster provisioning for 60 session hosts.

CIncrease the replica count to 6 in the deployment region

Increasing the replica count to 6 is excessive for 60 session hosts and would result in unnecessary storage costs without significant additional performance benefits beyond 3 replicas.

DReplicate the image to 10 different regions

Replicating the image to 10 different regions is irrelevant for resolving slow deployment issues within a single deployment region; it's used for multi-region deployments.

EReplicate the image to 5 different regions

Replicating the image to 5 different regions is irrelevant for resolving slow deployment issues within a single deployment region; it's used for multi-region deployments.

Concept tested: Shared Image Gallery replica count for VM provisioning

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/shared-image-galleries?tabs=azure-cli#scaling

Topics

#Shared Image Gallery#Azure Virtual Desktop Deployment#Image Replication#Performance Optimization

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