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Your company has a project in Azure DevOps for a new application. The application will be deployed to several Azure virtual machines that run Windows Server 2016. You need to recommend a deployment st

The correct answer is C. Azure Resource Manager templates and the PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) extension. CSE only runs a script and doesnt check for consistency. DSC "Maintains" consistency by regularly checking the target.

Submitted by dimitri_ru· Mar 6, 2026Design and implement build and release pipelines

Question

Your company has a project in Azure DevOps for a new application. The application will be deployed to several Azure virtual machines that run Windows Server 2016. You need to recommend a deployment strategy for the virtual machines. The strategy must meet the following requirements: - Ensure that the virtual machines maintain a consistent configuration. - Minimize administrative effort to configure the virtual machines What should you include in the recommendation?

Options

  • ADeployment YAML and Azure pipeline stage templates
  • BAzure Resource Manager templates and the Custom Script Extension for Windows
  • CAzure Resource Manager templates and the PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) extension
  • DDeployment YAML and Azure pipeline deployment groups

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    15% (4)
  • C
    73% (19)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

CSE only runs a script and doesnt check for consistency. DSC "Maintains" consistency by regularly checking the target.

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