Azure Advisor recommendations - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to get Azure Advisor recommendations using Azure CLI.

Azure

az advisor recommendation list --[1]

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Asubscription

Bresource-group

Clocation

Dpolicy

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Common Mistakes

Using resource-group instead of subscription causes an error.

Using location or policy is not valid for this command.

The subscription parameter is used to specify the Azure subscription to get Advisor recommendations for.

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medium

Complete the code to filter Azure Advisor recommendations by category.

Azure

az advisor recommendation list --category [1]

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ACompute

BNetwork

CStorage

DSecurity

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Choosing Compute or Storage when filtering for security recommendations.

Using an invalid category name causes no results.

The Security category filters recommendations related to security best practices.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to suppress a specific Azure Advisor recommendation by its ID.

Azure

az advisor recommendation [1] --ids <recommendation-id>

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Asuppress

Bdelete

Cremove

Ddisable

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Common Mistakes

Using delete or remove deletes the recommendation permanently, which is not supported.

Using disable is not a valid command for Azure Advisor.

The suppress command is used to temporarily hide a specific recommendation by its ID.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a JSON output of Azure Advisor recommendations filtered by resource type.

Azure

az advisor recommendation list --[1] [2] --output [3]

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Aresource-type

Bjson

Ctable

Dsubscription

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Common Mistakes

Using subscription instead of resource-type for filtering.

Choosing table output when JSON is required.

Use resource-type to filter by resource type and json to get output in JSON format.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to assign a suppression reason and expiration date when suppressing an Azure Advisor recommendation.

Azure

az advisor recommendation suppress --ids <recommendation-id> --[1] '[2]' --[3] '2024-12-31'

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Areason

BJustified maintenance window

Cexpires-on

Dcomment

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Common Mistakes

Using comment instead of reason for the suppression explanation.

Omitting the expiration date or using wrong parameter name.

Use reason to provide why the recommendation is suppressed, expires-on to set when suppression ends, and a descriptive text like Justified maintenance window as the reason.

Practice

1. What is the main purpose of Azure Advisor?

easy

A. To monitor network traffic in real-time

B. To provide personalized recommendations to optimize your Azure resources

C. To create new Azure resources automatically

D. To manage user access and permissions

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand Azure Advisor's role

   Azure Advisor analyzes your Azure resources and suggests improvements.

2. Step 2: Compare options with Advisor's function

   Only To provide personalized recommendations to optimize your Azure resources matches the purpose of giving personalized recommendations.

3. Final Answer:

   To provide personalized recommendations to optimize your Azure resources -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Advisor = personalized recommendations [OK]

Hint: Advisor gives tips to improve, not create or monitor [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing Advisor with monitoring tools
• Thinking Advisor manages user permissions
• Assuming Advisor creates resources automatically

2. Which Azure CLI command shows Advisor recommendations for your subscription?

easy

A. az advisor recommendation list

B. az vm list

C. az network watcher show

D. az storage account create

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify command for Advisor recommendations

   The command az advisor recommendation list lists Advisor tips.

2. Step 2: Check other commands' purposes

   Other commands manage VMs, network watcher, or storage, unrelated to Advisor.

3. Final Answer:

   az advisor recommendation list -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Advisor recommendations = az advisor recommendation list [OK]

Hint: Look for 'advisor' in the command for recommendations [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using VM or storage commands instead of Advisor
• Confusing network watcher with Advisor
• Missing 'recommendation' keyword in command

3. You run az advisor recommendation list --category Performance. What will you see?

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A. List of all security alerts

B. Network traffic statistics

C. Details of billing invoices

D. Recommendations to improve your resource performance

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the command filter

   The command filters Advisor recommendations by the Performance category.

2. Step 2: Match output with options

   Only Recommendations to improve your resource performance describes performance improvement tips, matching the command.

3. Final Answer:

   Recommendations to improve your resource performance -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Performance category = performance tips [OK]

Hint: Filter by category shows matching recommendations [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Expecting security alerts instead of performance tips
• Confusing billing info with Advisor output
• Thinking network stats appear in Advisor list

4. You tried to run az advisor recommendation list --category cost but got an error. What is a likely cause?

medium

A. The Azure CLI is not installed

B. Your Azure subscription has no resources

C. You misspelled the category name; it should be 'Cost' with capital C

D. The command requires administrator privileges

Solution

1. Step 1: Check category name case sensitivity

   Azure CLI commands often require exact category names; 'cost' should be 'Cost'.

2. Step 2: Evaluate other options

   Subscription without resources or CLI not installed cause different errors; admin rights not needed.

3. Final Answer:

   You misspelled the category name; it should be 'Cost' with capital C -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Category names are case-sensitive [OK]

Hint: Check exact spelling and case of category names [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Ignoring case sensitivity in command options
• Assuming admin rights are required
• Thinking no resources means no command output error

5. Your company wants to reduce Azure costs and improve security. How can Azure Advisor help you achieve both?

hard

A. By providing cost-saving and security improvement recommendations for your resources

B. By automatically deleting unused resources

C. By increasing the size of all virtual machines

D. By disabling all network traffic temporarily

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify Advisor's recommendation scope

   Azure Advisor gives tips on cost savings and security improvements based on your resource usage.

2. Step 2: Evaluate other options for feasibility

   Advisor does not delete resources, resize VMs automatically, or disable network traffic.

3. Final Answer:

   By providing cost-saving and security improvement recommendations for your resources -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Advisor = cost + security tips [OK]

Hint: Advisor suggests actions; it doesn't change resources automatically [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Thinking Advisor deletes or changes resources automatically
• Confusing Advisor with network management tools
• Assuming Advisor disables services to save costs