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AZ-103 Exam - Question 65


You have an Azure virtual machine named VM1 that you use for testing. VM1 is protected by Azure Backup.

You delete VM1.

You need to remove the backup data stored for VM1.

What should you do first?

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Correct Answer: C

To remove the backup data stored for VM1 after deleting the virtual machine, you should first stop the backup. In Azure Backup, stopping the backup for a VM will give you the option to delete the backup data as part of the same operation. Modifying the backup policy or deleting the Recovery Services vault are not correct initial steps, as they do not directly address the removal of existing backup data. Therefore, stopping the backup is the correct first step to ensure the backup data can be deleted.

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aka_tom
Mar 10, 2020

how about to stop the backup first? C:

anon1234
Jun 21, 2020

I recreated in a lab for myself. - I created a vm - created recovery vault - created the backup policy - backed up the vm. - deleted the vm The vm data remained in the recovery vault... Then when you click into the vm backup the "delete backup data" button is grayed out. I have to click the "Stop backup" button first. Interestingly, when you click stop back up, the next page allows you to delete the back up data as part of the same job. 100% you have to stop the job first.

praveen97
Jul 6, 2020

Even I have tested this. We have to stop the backup item first.

bellapupa
Mar 10, 2020

C is correct, on stop you decide what to do with the data (keep/remove)

Ncam_Charlie
Apr 1, 2020

Deleting the VM does not delete the backup. Azure will still attempt to backup the deleted VM but the backup will fail as the target will be missing and is still registered to the recovery vault. The backup needs to be stopped and then after that the already backed up material can be removed/deleted from the vault before the vault itself can be deleted. So C should be the correct answer.

STFN2019
Apr 3, 2020

yes you have to stop it first before deleting

Tarek_Wefky
Mar 31, 2020

The question says that you already delete the VM so, stoping the backup making no sense. It will be no future backup anyway. It asks what you will do for the old data that you backed up already. D is the right answer.

JamesDC
Jan 22, 2021

To delete the VM even, you have to delete the backup first, so question statement is also wrong, it should say "you want to delete VM". Answer is C.

sankaran1
May 30, 2020

Hi all, I have tested this as per the question.. In question it says "you delete vm1". I have deleted vm1 and it got deleted. so the backup data still exists but vm got removed.. second step in the question it say to delete the backup. so you are navigating to recovery service vault and there is no VM any more as per steps performed. There you have to click modify the backup policy --> and then you will get the option to click the associated backups and then you will chose the vm and click stop the backup. so question here is what is the first step for this which is D. you have to click the modify

sankaran1
May 30, 2020

Please ignore the above command, in the options I am choosing associated item and not modify button and then choosing (stop backup button )

sankaran1
May 30, 2020

apologice "Answer should be C"

certificatores
Mar 23, 2020

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-delete-vault answer looks like c

deepu1207
Mar 12, 2020

yah my self also like that c is correct: if we stop doing backup later we delete that vm

kate00
Jul 4, 2020

Based on my test, I could delete the VM without stopping backup. But I agree that C is correct to delete the backup data.

_syamantak
Aug 12, 2020

No one is asking to delete the vm. the question is to delete the 'backups'

_syamantak
Aug 12, 2020

No one is asking to delete the vm. the question is to delete the 'backups'

Drummer
Mar 16, 2020

C is the correct!

P0d
Apr 6, 2020

The answer is C. First you need to Stop backup and select Delete backup. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-delete-vault

varo82
Apr 22, 2020

I tested it on azure portal, C it the right answer

akamal
May 8, 2020

C is correct

rknedu
Apr 5, 2020

I believe that C is correct, because in other questions most of the time, we do first stop the backup and after follow with other procedures.

Glennn
Apr 17, 2020

Similar to page 9/15, have to stop the backup first

asdfgh1234567
Apr 22, 2020

D is not correct, modifying the backup policy does not allow us to remove existing backups (unless we modify the retention range, but this would be determintal to other protected items). Correct answer is C - stop the backup. Even though the VM is removed, we still need to stop the backup.

pandeya442
Apr 28, 2020

stop the backup before removing the backup.

[Removed]
May 26, 2020

Stop the bckup...this is nothing to do with policy

jainrohitk
Jul 26, 2020

I did the lab for myself. C is the correct answer. yes you can delete the VM before you stop the backup. The interesting thing is, if you think of modifying the backup policy, there is no relevance as the VM is already deleted. I could understand what should I do with modify policy. :) :)

Nhan
Apr 17, 2020

C is the right answer, you must stop the back up and you can delete the policy after 14 days

Milk
Apr 24, 2020

The question infers that the backup was already stopped. Hence "You delete VM1" Therefore... modifying the backup policy is correct. No? [ Question Ask: How do you remove the Stored-data for VM1" ] [ Post VM...back up STORAGE.... not During VM operation]

P0d
Apr 25, 2020

But it says you delete VM1 not the backup data. If VM1 is deleted you need to modify Backup policy to avoid error during backup. As question is about the to delete backup data, we need to stop backup, and then delete the backup data.

[Removed]
Apr 29, 2020

Not really, the VM can be deleted but if the backup is still scheduled it will try to execute the backup job - and it will fail. We need to remove the bsckup data, and we cannot do it unless the backup job is stopped. The backup won't stop just by deleting the VM. Therefore, the correct answer should be C: stop the backup.

P0d
May 3, 2020

That's why I answered that we need to stop it. Modify the backup policy is the second action.

P0d
May 3, 2020

That's why I answered that we need to stop it. Modify the backup policy is the second action.

Cloudyuga
May 17, 2020

Answer C is correct we need to stop back first even after Vm is deleted . I have check this in my environment..!!

Luiza
Jun 4, 2020

Correct is C

Sir_Lit
Jun 14, 2020

Letter D is correct you are being asked to remove the data not to stop the backup.

jjkidd72
Aug 9, 2020

Stop the backup!

Xtian_ar
Aug 21, 2020

That is one of the errors that you have to be aware. Correct is C.

Thi
Oct 29, 2020

C stop and backup

JBinuya
Feb 3, 2021

I tested in lab, I created the VM, created the backup policy, did the backup, deleted the VM. When I went back to the backup items in my recovery services vault the option to delete backup was greyed out. I can only do the following: 1. backup now 2. restore vm 3. file recovery 4. stop backup I chose stop backup and the message is: Stopping backup and deleting backup data for vmtest1

Boss_Man
Feb 8, 2021

Tested in my lab. Answer is C

clouddba
Jun 26, 2021

Answer: C. Stop the backup.

ShivaUdari
Dec 26, 2021

Since the VM is deleted(so Backup is already stopped) then we left with Policy Modification only.

samizdat
Mar 12, 2020

How to stop the backup?

AZ_Student
May 22, 2020

In ARS blade click on the backup item inside it click to stop the back up on the top of the blade.

kaviraj
Jun 3, 2020

fact that the VM is deleted means backup has already stopped. so next step would be to modified the backup pplicy.

nfett
Jun 5, 2020

you need to stop the backup is correct.

nfett
Jun 5, 2020

tested this out. after deletion the backup is still intact and requires stoppage.

jeeks
Jun 12, 2020

That's D. It's also the same question for Azure Fundamentals.

azun
Jun 14, 2020

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-manage-vms#stop-protection-and-delete-backup-data. Check this link and make yourself clear.

YPR
Jun 17, 2020

Answer seems correct. It’s not going to be C as that would have to have been done before deleting the vm

sourabh7257
Jun 22, 2020

you cant delete a vm without stopping its backup?

kopper2019
Jun 21, 2020

Answer is C, for those saying is D tell what you going to do with the backup policy?

Thi
Nov 6, 2020

C. Stop the backup

Skippy69
Nov 25, 2020

You can't modify the policy as it may be used by other backups so the correct option would be to stop the backup

I
Feb 24, 2021

D is correct. VM has been deleted, which is the condition. So it means the backup has been stopped. Then to move backup data, what to do? It's the policy.

clouddba
Jun 26, 2021

It's not said "Deleted" It says "You delete VM". Therefore, C is correct.