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AZ-700 · Question #245

You are planning the IP addressing for the subnets in Azure virtual networks. Which type of resource requires IP addresses in the subnets?

The correct answer is C. internal load balancers. Internal load balancers require a private frontend IP address which is allocated directly from the IP address space of the subnet they are deployed in.

Submitted by the_admin· Apr 18, 2026

Question

You are planning the IP addressing for the subnets in Azure virtual networks. Which type of resource requires IP addresses in the subnets?

Options

  • AAzure Virtual Network NAT
  • Bservice endpoint policies
  • Cinternal load balancers
  • Dvirtual network peering

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    15% (5)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    76% (26)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

Internal load balancers require a private frontend IP address which is allocated directly from the IP address space of the subnet they are deployed in.

AAzure Virtual Network NAT

Azure Virtual Network NAT provides outbound internet connectivity for a subnet by using public IP addresses, and while it's associated with a subnet, it does not consume private IP addresses from the subnet's range for its own operation.

Bservice endpoint policies

Service endpoint policies are security features that define which specific Azure resources can access services over a service endpoint, and they do not consume IP addresses from subnets.

Cinternal load balancersCorrect

An internal load balancer (ILB) in Azure uses a private IP address for its frontend configuration to distribute incoming network traffic to its backend pool. This private IP address is allocated directly from the available IP addresses within the subnet where the ILB is deployed, thus consuming an IP from that subnet.

Dvirtual network peering

Virtual network peering is a logical connection between two virtual networks that enables communication between them and does not consume IP addresses from the subnets involved.

Concept tested: Azure subnet IP address allocation and resource requirements

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/load-balancer-overview#internal-load-balancer

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