VM pricing models in Azure - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to specify the VM pricing model as pay-as-you-go.

Azure

vm_config = {
  "pricingModel": "[1]"
}

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Apay-as-you-go

Breserved

Cspot

Dsubscription

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Choosing reserved which requires upfront commitment.

Selecting spot which is for unused capacity at a discount.

The pay-as-you-go pricing model charges based on actual usage without upfront commitment.

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medium

Complete the code to set the VM pricing model to use discounted capacity with possible interruptions.

Azure

vm_config = {
  "pricingModel": "[1]"
}

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Areserved

Bpay-as-you-go

Cspot

Dsubscription

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Choosing reserved which is for long-term commitment.

Selecting pay-as-you-go which has no discounts.

The spot pricing model offers discounted VMs but can be interrupted when capacity is needed elsewhere.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly specify a reserved VM pricing model.

Azure

vm_config = {
  "pricingModel": "[1]"
}

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aspot

Bon-demand

Cpay-as-you-go

Dreserved

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using 'on-demand' which is not an Azure pricing model term.

Confusing spot with reserved.

Reserved pricing requires upfront commitment for a fixed term, usually offering cost savings.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a VM configuration with a reserved pricing model and a 1-year term.

Azure

vm_config = {
  "pricingModel": "[1]",
  "term": "[2]"
}

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Areserved

Bpay-as-you-go

C1-year

Dspot

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using spot pricing with a term, which is not applicable.

Choosing pay-as-you-go with a term.

Reserved pricing requires specifying the commitment term, such as 1-year, for cost savings.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to define a VM with spot pricing, eviction policy set to deallocate, and a max price of $0.05 per hour.

Azure

vm_config = {
  "pricingModel": "[1]",
  "evictionPolicy": "[2]",
  "maxPrice": [3]
}

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Areserved

Bdeallocate

C0.05

Dspot

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using reserved pricing with eviction policy.

Setting maxPrice as a string instead of a number.

Spot VMs allow setting eviction policies and max price to control costs and behavior on interruptions.