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AZ-801 · Question #91

Your on-premises network has a 200-Mbps connection to Azure and contains a server named Server1 that stores 70 TB of data files. You have an Azure Storage account named storage 1. You plan to…

The correct answer is C. Azure Data Box. To minimize the migration time for 70 TB of data over a slow 200-Mbps network connection, Azure Data Box should be used because it provides a physical appliance for offline data transfer.

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Question

Your on-premises network has a 200-Mbps connection to Azure and contains a server named Server1 that stores 70 TB of data files. You have an Azure Storage account named storage 1. You plan to migrate the data files from Server1 to a blob storage container in storage1. Testing shows that copying the data files by using azcopy will take approximately 35 days. You need to minimize how long it will take to migrate the data to Azure. What should you use?

Options

  • AStorage Migration Service
  • BAzure Storage Explorer
  • CAzure Data Box
  • DAzure File Sync

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  • D
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Why each option

To minimize the migration time for 70 TB of data over a slow 200-Mbps network connection, Azure Data Box should be used because it provides a physical appliance for offline data transfer.

AStorage Migration Service

Storage Migration Service facilitates migrating file servers and shares but relies on network connectivity for data transfer, which is the bottleneck in this scenario, so it would not minimize the migration time.

BAzure Storage Explorer

Azure Storage Explorer is a client-side tool for managing Azure Storage and uses network transfer, which would not reduce the 35-day estimated transfer time for 70 TB of data.

CAzure Data BoxCorrect

Azure Data Box is the appropriate solution for migrating large volumes of data like 70 TB when network transfer times are prohibitive, as it allows you to physically ship data on secure, robust appliances directly to Azure data centers. This method bypasses network bandwidth limitations, significantly reducing the total migration time compared to online tools like AzCopy.

DAzure File Sync

Azure File Sync is designed for ongoing synchronization and cloud tiering of file shares, not for an initial bulk migration of 70 TB that needs to be expedited due to network limitations.

Concept tested: Large-scale data migration with Azure Data Box

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databox/data-box-overview

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#Azure Data Box#Data Migration#Large-scale data transfer#Hybrid cloud

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