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As a candidate for this exam, you should have subject matter expertise in implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment, including virtual networks, storage, compute, identity, security, and governance.

As an Azure administrator, you often serve as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an organization's cloud infrastructure. You also coordinate with other roles to deliver Azure networking, security, database, application development, and DevOps solutions.

You should be familiar with:

• Operating systems

• Networking

• Servers

• Virtualization

Operating systems

Networking

Servers

Virtualization

In addition, you should have experience with:

• PowerShell

• Azure CLI

• The Azure portal

• Azure Resource Manager templates

• Microsoft Entra ID

PowerShell

Azure CLI

The Azure portal

Azure Resource Manager templates

Microsoft Entra ID

Skills at a glance

• Manage Azure identities and governance (20–25%)

• Implement and manage storage (15–20%)

• Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)

• Implement and manage virtual networking (15–20%)

• Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)

Manage Azure identities and governance (20–25%)

Implement and manage storage (15–20%)

Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)

Implement and manage virtual networking (15–20%)

Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)

Manage Azure identities and governance (20–25%)

Manage Microsoft Entra users and groups

• Create users and groups

• Manage user and group properties

• Manage licenses in Microsoft Entra ID

• Manage external users

• Configure self-service password reset (SSPR)

Create users and groups

Manage user and group properties

Manage licenses in Microsoft Entra ID

Manage external users

Configure self-service password reset (SSPR)

Manage access to Azure resources

• Manage built-in Azure roles

• Assign roles at different scopes

• Interpret access assignments

Manage built-in Azure roles

Assign roles at different scopes

Interpret access assignments

Manage Azure subscriptions and governance

• Implement and manage Azure Policy

• Configure resource locks

• Apply and manage tags on resources

• Manage resource groups

• Manage subscriptions

• Manage costs by using alerts, budgets, and Azure Advisor recommendations

• Configure management groups

Implement and manage Azure Policy

Configure resource locks

Apply and manage tags on resources

Manage resource groups

Manage subscriptions

Manage costs by using alerts, budgets, and Azure Advisor recommendations

Configure management groups

Implement and manage storage (15–20%)

Configure access to storage

• Configure Azure Storage firewalls and virtual networks

• Create and use shared access signature (SAS) tokens

• Configure stored access policies

• Manage access keys

• Configure identity-based access for Azure Files

Configure Azure Storage firewalls and virtual networks

Create and use shared access signature (SAS) tokens

Configure stored access policies

Manage access keys

Configure identity-based access for Azure Files

Configure and manage storage accounts

• Create and configure storage accounts

• Configure Azure Storage redundancy

• Configure object replication

• Configure storage account encryption

• Manage data by using Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy

Create and configure storage accounts

Configure Azure Storage redundancy

Configure object replication

Configure storage account encryption

Manage data by using Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy

Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage

• Create and configure a file share in Azure Storage

• Create and configure a container in Blob Storage

• Configure storage tiers

• Configure soft delete for blobs and containers

• Configure snapshots and soft delete for Azure Files

• Configure blob lifecycle management

• Configure blob versioning

Create and configure a file share in Azure Storage

Create and configure a container in Blob Storage

Configure storage tiers

Configure soft delete for blobs and containers

Configure snapshots and soft delete for Azure Files

Configure blob lifecycle management

Configure blob versioning

Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)

Automate deployment of resources by using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or Bicep files

• Interpret an Azure Resource Manager template or a Bicep file

• Modify an existing Azure Resource Manager template

• Modify an existing Bicep file

• Deploy resources by using an Azure Resource Manager template or a Bicep file

• Export a deployment as an Azure Resource Manager template or convert an Azure Resource Manager template to a Bicep file

Interpret an Azure Resource Manager template or a Bicep file

Modify an existing Azure Resource Manager template

Modify an existing Bicep file

Deploy resources by using an Azure Resource Manager template or a Bicep file

Export a deployment as an Azure Resource Manager template or convert an Azure Resource Manager template to a Bicep file

Create and configure virtual machines

• Create a virtual machine

• Configure Azure Disk Encryption

• Move a virtual machine to another resource group, subscription, or region

• Manage virtual machine sizes

• Manage virtual machine disks

• Deploy virtual machines to availability zones and availability sets

• Deploy and configure an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Create a virtual machine

Configure Azure Disk Encryption

Move a virtual machine to another resource group, subscription, or region

Manage virtual machine sizes

Manage virtual machine disks

Deploy virtual machines to availability zones and availability sets

Deploy and configure an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Provision and manage containers in the Azure portal

• Create and manage an Azure container registry

• Provision a container by using Azure Container Instances

• Provision a container by using Azure Container Apps

• Manage sizing and scaling for containers, including Azure Container Instances and Azure Container Apps

Create and manage an Azure container registry

Provision a container by using Azure Container Instances

Provision a container by using Azure Container Apps

Manage sizing and scaling for containers, including Azure Container Instances and Azure Container Apps

Create and configure Azure App Service

• Provision an App Service plan

• Configure scaling for an App Service plan

• Create an App Service

• Configure certificates and Transport Layer Security (TLS) for an App Service

• Map an existing custom DNS name to an App Service

• Configure backup for an App Service

• Configure networking settings for an App Service

• Configure deployment slots for an App Service

Provision an App Service plan

Configure scaling for an App Service plan

Create an App Service

Configure certificates and Transport Layer Security (TLS) for an App Service

Map an existing custom DNS name to an App Service

Configure backup for an App Service

Configure networking settings for an App Service

Configure deployment slots for an App Service

Implement and manage virtual networking (15–20%)

Configure and manage virtual networks in Azure

• Create and configure virtual networks and subnets

• Create and configure virtual network peering

• Configure public IP addresses

• Configure user-defined network routes

• Troubleshoot network connectivity

Create and configure virtual networks and subnets

Create and configure virtual network peering

Configure public IP addresses

Configure user-defined network routes

Troubleshoot network connectivity

Configure secure access to virtual networks

• Create and configure network security groups (NSGs) and application security groups

• Evaluate effective security rules in NSGs

• Implement Azure Bastion

• Configure service endpoints for Azure platform as a service (PaaS)

• Configure private endpoints for Azure PaaS

Create and configure network security groups (NSGs) and application security groups

Evaluate effective security rules in NSGs

Implement Azure Bastion

Configure service endpoints for Azure platform as a service (PaaS)

Configure private endpoints for Azure PaaS

Configure name resolution and load balancing

• Configure Azure DNS

• Configure an internal or public load balancer

• Troubleshoot load balancing

Configure Azure DNS

Configure an internal or public load balancer

Troubleshoot load balancing

Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)

Monitor resources in Azure

• Interpret metrics in Azure Monitor

• Configure log settings in Azure Monitor

• Query and analyze logs in Azure Monitor

• Set up alert rules, action groups, and alert processing rules in Azure Monitor

• Configure and interpret monitoring of virtual machines, storage accounts, and networks by using Azure Monitor Insights

• Use Azure Network Watcher and Connection Monitor

Interpret metrics in Azure Monitor

Configure log settings in Azure Monitor

Query and analyze logs in Azure Monitor

Set up alert rules, action groups, and alert processing rules in Azure Monitor

Configure and interpret monitoring of virtual machines, storage accounts, and networks by using Azure Monitor Insights

Use Azure Network Watcher and Connection Monitor

Implement backup and recovery

• Create a Recovery Services vault

• Create an Azure Backup vault

• Create and configure a backup policy

• Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup

• Configure Azure Site Recovery for Azure resources

• Perform a failover to a secondary region by using Site Recovery

• Configure and interpret reports and alerts for backups

Create a Recovery Services vault

Create an Azure Backup vault

Create and configure a backup policy

Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup

Configure Azure Site Recovery for Azure resources

Perform a failover to a secondary region by using Site Recovery

Configure and interpret reports and alerts for backups