QUESTION 157: Hotspot Question You have an on-premises server named Server1 that runs Windows Server. You have an Azure subscription. You plan to back up the files and folders on Server1 by using the

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Options

• AAn Azure Backup vault
• BA Recovery Services vault in Azure
• CThe Cool access tier of an Azure Storage account
• DThe Archive access tier of an Azure Storage account

• A
  5% (2)
• B
  92% (35)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

The answer is B - A Recovery Services vault in Azure.

The Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent is a lightweight agent installed on on-premises Windows servers to back up files, folders, and system state directly to Azure. The MARS agent specifically requires a Recovery Services vault as its backup destination.

Why the other options are incorrect:

• A. Azure Backup vault: This is a newer, separate vault type in Azure used for modern workloads such as Azure Blobs, Azure Disks, and Azure Database for PostgreSQL. The MARS agent is NOT compatible with an Azure Backup vault - it only works with Recovery Services vaults.

• C. Cool access tier of Azure Storage account / D. Archive access tier of Azure Storage account: Azure Storage account tiers (Hot, Cool, Archive) are not valid backup destinations for the MARS agent. The agent does not write directly to storage accounts.

Key distinction to remember: Azure has two vault types - Recovery Services vault (older, supports MARS, Azure VM backup, SQL in Azure VM) and Azure Backup vault (newer, supports blobs, disks, PostgreSQL). For exam purposes, MARS agent = Recovery Services vault.

Regarding the second part of the hotspot (maximum scheduled backups per day): the MARS agent supports up to 3 scheduled backups per day.

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