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Why monitoring is essential in Azure - Challenge Your Understanding

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Challenge - 5 Problems
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🧠 Conceptual
intermediate
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Why is monitoring critical in Azure DevOps pipelines?

Choose the main reason monitoring is critical in Azure DevOps pipelines.

ATo detect failures early and ensure smooth deployment
BTo increase the number of manual steps in deployment
CTo reduce the number of automated tests
DTo disable alerts and notifications
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💡 Hint

Think about how monitoring helps catch problems before they affect users.

💻 Command Output
intermediate
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Output of Azure Monitor alert command

What is the output of this Azure CLI command that lists active alerts?

Azure
az monitor alert list --query "[?status=='Activated'].{Name:name, Severity:severity}" --output json
A[{"Name": "HighCPU"}]
BError: Command not found
C[{"Name": "HighCPU", "Severity": "Sev3"}, {"Name": "DiskSpaceLow", "Severity": "Sev2"}]
D[]
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The command filters alerts with status 'Activated' and shows name and severity.

🔀 Workflow
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Order the steps to set up Azure Monitor for a web app

Put these steps in the correct order to set up Azure Monitor for an Azure Web App.

A2,1,3,4
B1,2,3,4
C1,3,2,4
D3,1,2,4
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💡 Hint

Think about creating resources first, then enabling logging, linking, and finally alerts.

Troubleshoot
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Why are Azure Monitor alerts not triggering?

You set up alerts in Azure Monitor but they never trigger. What is the most likely cause?

AAlerts only work on virtual machines
BAzure Monitor does not support alerts
CThe Web App is offline
DThe alert rule query is incorrect or returns no data
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💡 Hint

Check if the alert rule is properly configured and returns data.

Best Practice
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Best practice for monitoring cost control in Azure

Which practice best helps control costs while maintaining effective monitoring in Azure?

ASet data retention to the minimum needed and filter logs to relevant data
BEnable all diagnostics logs for all resources indefinitely
CDisable alerts to avoid notification costs
DStore all logs in multiple regions without filtering
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💡 Hint

Think about balancing data usefulness and storage costs.