Microsoft Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions (DP-300)
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Exam Overview
Welcome, future Azure SQL professionals! The Microsoft Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions (DP-300) certification is a pivotal credential for anyone aspiring to master the operational aspects of Azure SQL. This exam validates your expertise in planning, implementing, and managing modern data platform solutions on Microsoft Azure. Earning your DP-300 certification signifies your ability to administer Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, ensuring high availability, robust security, and optimal performance. This certification enhances your professional credibility, opens doors to advanced career opportunities in cloud database administration, and demonstrates your commitment to leveraging cutting-edge cloud technologies to solve complex data challenges. It's an essential step for becoming an invaluable asset in any organization utilizing Azure's powerful data services.
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You have an Azure SQL managed instance named SQLMI1 that hosts 10 databases.


What should you do?
Correct Option: A
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Reasoning: Intelligent Insights telemetry is database-specific. Sending diagnostic settings from each database to Log Analytics ensures all individual database insights are captured and aggregated efficiently. Log Analytics is the cost-effective solution for storing, querying, and alerting on this aggregated data using Azure Monitor. โ Why the other choices are incorrect:
- Option B is incorrect: Streaming to an Event Hub for aggregation and alerting typically requires additional processing services (e.g., Stream Analytics), increasing complexity and cost compared to direct ingestion into Log Analytics.
- Option C is incorrect: Intelligent Insights telemetry originates at the database level. Configuring diagnostic settings at the SQL Managed Instance level (SQLMI1) will not capture the required per-database Intelligent Insights data.
- Option D is incorrect: This option combines the incorrect scope (Managed Instance level) with the less cost-effective and more complex method of using an Event Hub for aggregation and alerting compared to Log Analytics.
You have an Azure SQL managed instance that hosts multiple databases.
You need to configure alerts for each database based on the diagnostics telemetry of the database. What should you use?
Correct Option: D
โ **Azure SQL Analytics alerts based on diagnostics logs **
Reasoning: Diagnostic logs provide granular, per-database telemetry, including errors, events, and query statistics. Azure Monitor, leveraging Log Analytics (which encompasses "Azure SQL Analytics" capabilities), allows configuring powerful, database-specific alerts by querying these detailed logs. This approach directly addresses the need for alerts based on "diagnostics telemetry of the database." โ Why the other choices are incorrect:
- Option A is incorrect: While metrics are useful, they offer less granular insights than diagnostic logs for specific "diagnostics telemetry" like detailed errors, events, or specific query issues within individual databases.
- Option B is incorrect: "SQL Health Check" is not a native Azure service or feature for configuring alerts on Azure SQL Managed Instance database diagnostics telemetry. This option does not represent a standard Azure alerting mechanism.
- Option C is incorrect: Similar to B, "SQL Health Check" is not a standard Azure service for configuring alerts. Furthermore, metrics alone are often insufficient for detailed diagnostic alerts compared to logs.
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You need to provide an implementation plan to configure data retention for ResearchDB1. The solution must meet the security and compliance requirements. What should you include in the plan?
Correct Option: D
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Reasoning: To retain backups of an Azure SQL Database (ResearchDB1) for two months (60 days), Long-Term Retention (LTR) policies must be configured. These policies are managed under the "Manage Backups" or "Retention policies" settings for the logical server (ResearchSrv01) or individual databases in the Azure portal, allowing retention for up to 10 years. โ Why the other choices are incorrect:
- Option A is incorrect: "Deleted databases settings" manage how long a deleted database's backups are kept, not the ongoing backup retention for an active database.
- Option B is incorrect: An Azure Backup server (MABS) is for on-premises SQL Server or VMs, not native Azure SQL Database backup retention.
- Option C is incorrect: "Advanced Data Security" provides vulnerability assessment, threat detection, and data discovery, but does not configure backup retention periods.
You need to recommend a configuration for ManufacturingSQLDb1 after the migration to Azure. The solution must meet the business requirements. What should you include in the recommendation? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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โ Node majority with witness
Reasoning: For a two-node Always On Availability Group (AG) migrated to Azure VMs, a witness is essential to achieve quorum. This prevents a split-brain scenario if one node fails, ensuring the remaining node can maintain the AG and meet the 99.99% availability requirement.
โ Azure Standard Load Balancer
Reasoning: An Availability Group listener requires a load balancer in Azure. The Standard Load Balancer offers a 99.99% SLA and is the recommended option for production SQL Server AGs on Azure VMs to meet the business requirement for 99.99% availability for all Azure deployments.
What should you do after a failover of SalesSQLDb1 to ensure that the database remains accessible to SalesSQLDb1App1?
Correct Option: B
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Reasoning: When a geo-replicated Azure SQL database fails over without a configured Failover Group listener, the application's connection string, which typically points to the original primary logical server's FQDN, must be updated to connect to the new primary logical server's FQDN. โ Why the other choices are incorrect:
- Option A is incorrect: After a failover, the new primary database automatically transitions to a writable state; no manual configuration is required.
- Option C is incorrect: Firewall rules are primarily defined at the logical server level. If the target server already has appropriate rules (e.g., for VNet integration or allowed IPs), updates are not inherently needed due to the failover itself.
- Option D is incorrect:
SalesSQLDb1uses contained database users. These users are stored within the database and are replicated to the secondary, making them immediately available on the new primary after failover.
What should you implement to meet the disaster recovery requirements for the PaaS solution?
Correct Option: B
โ **Failover groups **
Reasoning: Azure SQL Database failover groups provide automatic failover of a group of databases to a secondary region, addressing the requirement for "minimal downtime" and "automatic failover" in the event of an "Azure regional outage" for the PaaS solution. โ Why the other choices are incorrect:
- Option A is incorrect: Availability Zones provide high availability within a single region, not protection against regional outages or cross-region failover.
- Option C is incorrect: Always On availability groups are a DR solution for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS), not directly for Azure SQL Database (PaaS).
- Option D is incorrect: Geo-replication provides cross-region replication but typically requires manual failover. The requirement specifically states "automatic failover."
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You have two Azure SQL Database servers named Server1 and Server2. Each server contains an Azure SQL database named Database1. You need to restore Database1 from Server1 to Server2. The solution must replace the existing Database1 on Server2.
Solution: From the Azure portal, you delete Database1 from Server2, and then you create a new database on Server2 by using the backup of Database1 from Server1.
Does this meet the goal?
Correct Option: A
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Reasoning: This solution correctly addresses the goal. Deleting the existing database on Server2 makes way for the restored database. Restoring Database1 from Server1 to Server2 as a new database (with the same name) effectively replaces the original, meeting all requirements.
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You have two Azure SQL Database servers named Server1 and Server2. Each server contains an Azure SQL database named Database1. You need to restore Database1 from Server1 to Server2. The solution must replace the existing Database1 on Server2.
Solution: You run the Remove-AzSqlDatabasePowerShell cmdlet for Database1 on Server2. You run the Restore-AzSqlDatabasePowerShell cmdlet for Database1 on Server2.
Does this meet the goal?
Correct Option: A
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Reasoning: Deleting the existing Database1 on Server2 with Remove-AzSqlDatabase first ensures the name is available. Then, Restore-AzSqlDatabase can be used to restore a backup of Database1 from Server1 (by specifying source and target parameters) to Server2 with the desired name, effectively replacing the original database. โ Why the other choices are incorrect:
- Option B is incorrect: The described solution accurately addresses the need to delete the existing database before restoring a new one with the same name, and uses the correct cmdlet for restoration.
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You have two Azure SQL Database servers named Server1 and Server2. Each server contains an Azure SQL database named Database1. You need to restore Database1 from Server1 to Server2. The solution must replace the existing Database1 on Server2.
Solution: You restore Database1 from Server1 to the Server2 by using the RESTORETransact-SQL command and the REPLACEoption. Does this meet the goal?
Correct Option: B
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Reasoning: The RESTORE Transact-SQL command with the REPLACE option is not supported for restoring Azure SQL Database instances. Azure SQL Database is a PaaS offering that handles backups and restores differently, typically creating a new database during a restore operation, requiring manual replacement steps. โ Why the other choices are incorrect:
- Option A is incorrect: The
RESTOREcommand, as used in SQL Server on-premises, does not apply to Azure SQL Database for cross-server restores.
YouhaveanAlwaysOnavailabilitygroupdeployedtoAzurevirtualmachines.TheavailabilitygroupcontainsadatabasenamedDB1andhastwonodesnamed SQL1 and SQL2. SQL1 is the primaryreplica.
You need to initiate a full backup of DB1 on SQL2. Which statement should you run?
Correct Option: B
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Reasoning: The COPY_ONLY option creates a full backup that is independent of the regular backup sequence. This is crucial when performing an ad-hoc full backup on a secondary replica in an AlwaysOn Availability Group, as it prevents interference with the log chain and subsequent differential or log backups taken on the primary or designated backup replica. โ Why the other choices are incorrect:
- Option A is incorrect: The
Differentialoption performs a differential backup, not a full backup as required by the question. A differential backup would also rely on a preceding full backup in the regular sequence. - Option C is incorrect:
File_Snapshotis used for specific Azure blob snapshot backups, typically leveraging Azure's file snapshot capabilities for database files. It is not the standard command for initiating a full database content backup as requested here. - Option D is incorrect:
NoInitcauses the backup to append to an existing media set. It does not ensure the backup is aCOPY_ONLYfull backup, nor does it address the specific requirements of backing up from an AG secondary without affecting the backup chain.
You plan to move two 100-GB databases to Azure.
You need to dynamically scale resources consumption based on workloads. The solution must minimize downtime during scaling operations. What should you use?
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You have 10 Azure virtual machines that have SQL Server installed.
You need to implement a backup strategy to ensure that you can restore specific databases to other SQL Server instances. The solution must provide centralized management of the backups.
What should you include in the backup strategy?
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You have SQL Server on an Azure virtual machine that contains a database named DB1. DB1 is 30 TB and has a 1-GB daily rate of change.
You back up the database by using a Microsoft SQL Server Agent job that runs Transact-SQL commands. You perform a weekly full backup on Sunday, daily differential backups at 01:00 in the morning, and transaction log backups every five minutes.
The database fails on Wednesday at 10:00 in the morning.
Which three backups should you restore in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate backups from the list of backups to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
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You are building a database backup solution for a SQL Server database hosted on an Azure virtual machine.
In the event of an Azure regional outage, you need to be able to restore the database backups. The solution must minimize costs. Which type of storage accounts should you use for the backups?
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You have SQL Server on Azure virtual machines in an availability group. You have a database named DB1 that is NOT in the availability group. You create a full database backup of DB1.
You need to add DB1 to the availability group.
Which restore option should you use on the secondary replica?
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You are planning disaster recovery for the failover group of an Azure SQL Database managed instance.
Your companyโs SLA requires that the database in the failover group become available as quickly as possible if a major outage occurs. You set the Read/Write failover policy to Automatic.
What are two results of the configuration? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
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You have an Azure SQL database named DB1.
You need to ensure that DB1 will support automatic failover without data loss if a datacenter fails. The solution must minimize costs. Which deployment option and pricing tier should you configure?
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You have an Azure SQL database named Sales.


Solution: You deploy an Azure SQL database that uses the General Purpose service tier and geo-replication. Does this meet the goal?
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You have an Azure SQL database named Sales.


Solution: You deploy an Azure SQL database that uses the Business Critical service tier and Availability Zones.
Does this meet the goal?
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You have an Azure SQL database named Sales.


Solution: You deploy an Azure SQL database that uses the General Purpose service tier and failover groups. Does this meet the goal?
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You plan to move two 100-GB databases to Azure.
You need to dynamically scale resources consumption based on workloads. The solution must minimize downtime during scaling operations. What should you use?
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You have an on-premises app named App1 that stores data in an on-premises Microsoft SQL Server 2019 database named DB1.
YouplantodeployadditionalinstancesofApp1toseparateAzureregions.EachregionwillhaveaseparateinstanceofApp1andDB1.Theseparateinstancesof DB1 will sync by using Azure SQL DataSync.
You need to recommend a database service for the deployment. The solution must minimize administrative effort. What should you include in the recommendation?
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You have two Azure SQL Database servers named Server1 and Server2. Each server contains an Azure SQL database named Database1. You need to restore Database1 from Server1 to Server2. The solution must replace the existing Database1 on Server2.
Solution: From Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you rename Database1 on Server2 as Database2. From the Azure portal, you create a new database on Server2 by restoring the backup of Database1 from Server1, and then you delete Database2.
Does this meet the goal?
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You have an Azure subscription that uses a domain named contoso.com.
You have two Azure VMs named DBServer1 and DBServer2. Each of them hosts a default SQL Server instance. DBServer1 is in the East US Azure region and contains a database named DatabaseA. DBServer2 is in the West US Azure region.
DBServer1 has a high volume of data changes and low latency requirements for data writes.
You need to configure a new availability group for DatabaseA. The secondary replica will reside on DBServer2. What should you do?
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You have an on-premises multi-tier application named App1 that includes a web tier, an application tier, and a Microsoft SQL Server tier. All the tiers run on Hyper-V virtual machines.
Your new disaster recovery plan requires that all business-critical applications can be recovered to Azure.
You need to recommend a solution to fail over the database tier of App1 to Azure. The solution must provide the ability to test failover to Azure without affecting the current environment.
What should you include in the recommendation?
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You plan to migrate on-premises Microsoft SQL Server databases to Azure.
You need to identify which deployment and resiliency options meet the following requirements: Support user-initiated backups.
Support multiple automatically replicated instances across Azure regions. Minimize administrative effort to implement and maintain business continuity.
What should you identify? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You need to implement authentication for ResearchDB1. The solution must meet the security and compliance requirements. What should you run as part of the implementation?
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You have an Azure SQL database named DB3.
You need to provide a user named DevUser with the ability to view the properties of DB3 from Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit tab.)

Which Transact-SQL command should you run?
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You have SQL Server on an Azure virtual machine that contains a database named DB1. The database reports a CHECKSUM error.
You need to recover the database.
How should you complete the statements? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have an Azure SQL Database managed instance named sqldbmi1 that contains a database name Sales.
You need to initiate a backup of Sales.
How should you complete the Transact-SQL statement? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have the following Transact-SQL query.

Which column returned by the query represents the free space in each file?
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You have an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account named account1 that stores logs as shown in the following table.

You do not expect that the logs will be accessed during the retention periods.
You need to recommend a solution for account1 that meets the following requirements: Automatically deletes the logs at the end of each retention period
Minimizes storage costs
What should you include in the recommendation? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 container.
Data is ingested into the container, and then transformed by a data integration application. The data is NOT modified after that. Users can read files in the container but cannot modify the files.
You need to design a data archiving solution that meets the following requirements: New data is accessed frequently and must be available as quickly as possible.
Data that is older than five years is accessed infrequently but must be available within one second when requested.
Data that us older than seven years is NOT accessed. After seven years, the data must be persisted at the lowest cost possible. Costs must be minimized while maintaining the required availability.
How should you manage the data? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You plan to perform batch processing in Azure Databricks once daily. Which type of Databricks cluster should you use?
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You have two Azure virtual machines named VM1 and VM2 that run Windows Server 2019. VM1 and VM2 each host a default Microsoft SQL Server 2019 instance. VM1 contains a database named DB1 that is backed up to a file named D:\DB1.bak.
You plan to deploy an Always On availability group that will have the following configurations:
โ VM1 will host the primary replica of DB1.
โ VM2 will host a secondary replica of DB1.
You need to prepare the secondary database on VM2 for the availability group.
How should you complete the Transact-SQL statement? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant named contoso.com that contains a user named user1@contoso.com and an Azure SQL managed instance named SQLMI1.
You need to ensure that user1@contoso.com can create logins in SQLMI1 that map to Azure AD service principals.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
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You have an Azure subscription that contains the resources shown in the following table.

You need to configure a connection between VMI and Ml1. The solution must meet the following requirements:
โข The connection must be encrypted.
โข Network latency must be minimized.
What should you implement?
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You have an Azure SQL database named DB1. The automatic tuning options for DB1 are configured as shown in the following exhibit.

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
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You have an Azure subscription that is linked to an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant named contoso.com. The subscription contains an Azure SQL database named SQL1 and an Azure web app named app1. App1 has the managed identity feature enabled.
You need to create a new database user for app1.
How should you complete the Transact-SQL statement? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have an on-premises app named App1 that stores data in an on-premises Microsoft SQL Server 2019 database named DB1.
You plan to deploy additional instances of App1 to separate Azure regions. Each region will have a separate instance of App1 and DB1. The separate instances Of DBI will sync by using Azure SQL Data Sync.
You need to recommend a database service for the deployment. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
What should you include in the recommendation?
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You have two Azure SQL Database servers named Server 1 and Server2. Each server contains an Azure SQL database named Database1.
You need to restore Database1 from Server2 to Server2. The solution must replace the existing Database1 on Server2.
Solution: You restore the backup for Database1 from Server1 to Server2 by using the RESTORE Transact-SQL command with the REPLACE option.
Does this meet the goal?
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You have an Azure subscription.
You plan to deploy an Azure SQL database by using an Azure Resource Manager template.
How should you complete the template? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have an on-premises Microsoft SQL Server 2019 server that hosts a database named DB1.
You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure SQL managed instance named SQLMI1 and a virtual network named VNET1. SQLMI1 resides on VNET1.
The on-premises network connects to VNET1 by using an ExpressRoute connection.
You plan to migrate DB1 to SQLMI1 by using Azure Database Migration Service.
You need to configure VNET1 to support the migration.
What should you do?
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You have an on-premises Microsoft SQL server that uses the FileTables and Filestream features.
You plan to migrate to Azure SQL.
Which service should you use?
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You need to migrate an on-premises Microsoft SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database. The solution must minimize downtime.
What should you do?
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You have an Azure SQL database named DB1.
You have a table name Table1 that has 20 columns of type CHAR(400). Row compression for Table1 is enabled.
During a database audit, you discover that none of the fields contain more than 150 characters.
You need to ensure that you can apply page compression to Table1.
What should you do?
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You have an Azure SQL database named db1 that contains an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) user named user1.
You need to test impersonation of user1 in db1 by running a SELECT statement and returning to the original execution context.
How should you complete the Transact-SQL statement? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have an Azure SQL database named DB1. DB1 contains a table that has a column named Col1.
You need to encrypt the data in Col1.
Which four actions should you perform for DB1 in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
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You have an Azure SQL database named db1 on a server named server1.
The Intelligent Insights diagnostics log identifies queries that cause performance issues due to tempDB contention.
You need to resolve the performance issues.
What should you do?
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You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure SQL database.
The database fails to respond to queries in a timely manner.
You need to identify whether the issue relates to resource_semaphore waits.
How should you complete the Transact-SQL query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have an instance of SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines that has a database named DB1.
You plan to implement Azure SQL Data Sync for DB1.
Which isolation level should you configure?
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You have an Azure SQL managed instance.
You need to enable SQL Agent Job email notifications.
What should you do?
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You have four Azure subscriptions. Each subscription contains multiple Azure SQL databases.
You need to update the column and index statistics for the databases.
What should you use?
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You configure a long-term retention policy for an Azure SQL database as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit tab.)

The first weekly backup occurred on January 4, 2020. The dates for the first 10 weekly backups are:
January 4, 2020
January 11, 2020
January 18, 2020
January 25, 2020
February 1, 2020
February 8, 2020
February 15, 2020
February 22, 2020
February 29, 2020
March 7, 2020
Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that completes each statement based on the information presented in the graphic.
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You have a new Azure subscription.
You create an Azure SQL Database instance named DB1 on an Azure SQL Database server named Server1.
You need to ensure that users can connect to DB1 in the event of an Azure regional outage. In the event of an outage, applications that connect to DB1 must be able to connect without having to update the connection strings.
Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
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You have an Azure SQL database.

For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
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You have an Azure SQL managed instance.
You need to restore a database named DB1 by using Transact-SQL.
Which command should you run? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have an Azure subscription that contains the resources shown in the following table.

You need to back up db1 to mysqlbackups, and then restore the backup to a new database named db2 that is hosted on SQL1. The solution must ensure that db1 is backed up to a stripe set.
Which three Transact-SQL statements should you execute in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate statements from the list of statements to the answer
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You have an Azure subscription that contains the resources shown in the following table.

You need to create a read-only replica of DB1 and configure the App1 instances to use the replica.
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have a 50-TB Microsoft SQL Server database named DB1.
You need to reduce the time it takes to perform database consistency checks of DB1.
Which Transact-SQL command should you run? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
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You have an Azure SQL database named SQLDb1 that contains the resources shown in following table.

Column1 contains JSON data.
You need to compress Column 1. The solution must minimize amount of storage used.
What should you use?
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You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure SQL database named SQL1.
SQLI is in an Azure that does not support availability zones.
You need to ensure that you have a secondary replica of SQL1 in the sank region.
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You configure backups for an Azure SQL database as shown in the following exhibit.

Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that completes each statement based on the information presented in the graphic.
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You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure SQL database named SQLDb1. SQLDb1 contains a table named Table1.
You plan to deploy an Azure web app named webapp1 that will export the rows in Table1 have changed.
You need to ensure that webapp1 can identify changes to Table 1. The solution must meet the following requirements:
โข Minimize compute times.
โข Minimize storage.
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