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Microsoft Azure Administrator ??? Exam Guide AZ-103

By : Sjoukje Zaal
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Microsoft Azure Administrator ??? Exam Guide AZ-103

By: Sjoukje Zaal

Overview of this book

Microsoft Azure Administrator – Exam Guide AZ-103 will cover all the exam objectives that will help you achieve Microsoft Azure Administrator certification. Whether you want to pass the AZ-103 exam or simply want hands-on experience in administering Azure, this study guide will help you achieve your goal. It covers the latest features and capabilities related to configuring, managing, and securing Azure resources. Following Microsoft's AZ-103 exam syllabus, this guide is divided into five modules. The first module helps you understand how to manage Azure subscriptions and resources. You will be able to configure Azure subscription policies at Azure subscription level and even learn how to use Azure policies for resource groups. Later, the book covers techniques related to implementing and managing storage in Azure. You will be able to create and configure backup policies and perform restore operations. The next module will guide you through creating, configuring, and deploying virtual machines for Windows and Linux. In the last two modules, you will learn about configuring and monitoring virtual networks and managing identities. The book concludes with effective mock tests, along with answers to them to help you confidently pass the exam. By the end of this book, you will have developed the skills you need to pass Exam AZ-103 and gain the corresponding certification.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: Managing Azure Subscriptions and Resources
5
Section 2: Implementing and Managing Storage
9
Section 3: Deploying and Managing Virtual Machines
12
Section 4: Deploying and Managing Virtual Networks
18
Section 5: Managing Identities

Modifying and deploying ARM templates

ARM templates define the infrastructure and configuration of your Azure solution. Azure is managed by an API, which is called the Resource Manager or ARM API. You can use this API to deploy infrastructure as code and configure your Azure environment. This API can be called from various tooling and resources; you can do it using the Azure portal, PowerShell, CLI, by calling the API directly, and by creating ARM templates.

You can create an ARM template in JSON format and use this to repeatedly deploy your solution across your Azure environment in a consistent state. The template is processed by Resource Manager like any other request, and it will parse the template and convert the syntax into REST API operations for the appropriate resource providers. The REST API uses the resources section inside the template to call the resource-specific...