Azure global infrastructure (regions, availability zones) - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to specify the Azure region for resource deployment.

Azure

resource_group = azurerm_resource_group('example', location='[1]')

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Aeastus

Bcentralus

Cwestus2

Dnorthcentralus

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using an invalid or misspelled region name.

Confusing region names with availability zones.

The location parameter sets the Azure region where resources are deployed. westus2 is a valid Azure region.

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medium

Complete the code to specify an availability zone in the Azure region.

Azure

vm = azurerm_virtual_machine('vm1', location='westus2', zone='[1]')

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Azone-4

Bzone1

CzoneA

D1

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using zone names with words instead of numbers.

Specifying zones that do not exist in the region.

Azure availability zones are identified by numbers like 1, 2, or 3. The correct way to specify a zone is by its number.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly deploy a resource in an Azure availability zone.

Azure

storage_account = azurerm_storage_account('storage1', location='westus2', zone='[1]')

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A2

Bzone2

Czone-2

DzoneB

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using string labels instead of numeric zone identifiers.

Confusing availability zones with regions.

The zone parameter must be a number representing the availability zone. Using '2' is correct, while 'zone2' or other strings cause errors.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a resource group and specify its Azure region and availability zone.

Azure

resource_group = azurerm_resource_group('rg1', location='[1]')
vm = azurerm_virtual_machine('vm1', location='[2]', zone='1')

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Aeastus2

Bwestus

Ccentralus

Dnorthcentralus

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using the same region for both blanks without reason.

Using invalid region names.

The resource group is created in eastus2 and the VM is deployed in westus region with zone 1. Regions must be valid Azure locations.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to define a VM with a specific region, availability zone, and resource group location.

Azure

resource_group = azurerm_resource_group('rg2', location='[1]')
vm = azurerm_virtual_machine('vm2', location='[2]', zone='[3]')

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Aeastus

Bwestus2

C3

D1

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing region names with zone numbers.

Using invalid zone identifiers.

The resource group is in eastus, the VM is deployed in westus2 region, and availability zone 1 is specified for high availability.