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AZ-400 · Question #351

AZ-400 Question #351: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: Azure Resource Manager templates. Considering the requirements: - maintain a uniform configuration for virtual machines - minimize administrative effort To mantain the configuration status of a VM you must use DSC. To minimize the effort of creating the VM you can use an ARM template so that you can reuse it for

Submitted by naveen.iyer· Mar 6, 2026Design and implement build and release pipelines

Question

You have created an Azure DevOps project for a new application that will be deployed to a number of Windows Server 2016 Azure virtual machines. You are preparing a deployment solution that allows for the virtual machines to maintain a uniform configuration, and also keep administrative effort with regards to configuring the virtual machines to a minimum. Which of the following should be part of your solution? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AAzure Resource Manager templates
  • BThe PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) extension for Windows
  • CAzure pipeline deployment groups
  • DThe Custom Script Extension for Windows
  • EAzure pipeline stage templates

Explanation

Considering the requirements: - maintain a uniform configuration for virtual machines - minimize administrative effort To mantain the configuration status of a VM you must use DSC. To minimize the effort of creating the VM you can use an ARM template so that you can reuse it for each VM. Deployment groups requires more effort. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/dsc-template https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/deployment- groups/?view=azure-devops

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