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The document provides an overview and study guide for the Microsoft Azure Administrator certification exam (AZ-104). It covers topics such as Azure identities, storage, compute, networking, and monitoring resources.

The main topics covered in the exam are managing Azure identities and governance, implementing and managing storage, deploying and managing compute resources, configuring and managing virtual networking, and monitoring and backing up Azure resources.

Azure identities and access can be managed using Azure Active Directory for identity management and role-based access control (RBAC) for assigning permissions. RBAC roles, subscriptions, and resource groups can all be used to control access.

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Document purpose
About Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
Skills measured
Certification journey
Exam overview
Objective domains
Additional study resources

Document purpose
As an attendee of the Exam Prep session for Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure
Administrator, you can use this guide as a summary of the topics covered and to
explore important links and additional resources. The information and materials found
here can help you focus your studies as you prepare for the exam.

About Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure


Administrator
Exam AZ-104 is required to earn the Azure Administrator Associate certification.

This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: manage
Azure identities and governance; implement and manage storage; deploy and manage

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Azure compute resources; configure and manage virtual networking; and monitor and
back up Azure resources.

As a candidate for this exam, you should have at least six months of hands-on
experience administering Azure, along with a strong understanding of core Azure
services, Azure workloads, security, and governance. In addition, you need experience
using PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure portal, and Azure Resource Manager templates.

Skills measured
For the full list of the skills that the exam measures, along with the level of experience and
expertise that you’ll need as an exam candidate, check out the Exam AZ-104 skills outline.

Certification journey
For an overview of the journey to Microsoft Certification, including prerequisites (if any)
and follow-up resources, explore The journey to Microsoft Certified: Azure
Administrator.

Exam overview
For information on the exam, including the types of questions you may encounter, read
About Microsoft Certification exams.

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Objective domains
This section itemizes the topics covered in the Exam Prep session and links to Microsoft
documentation so you can review the topics in detail.

• Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)


• Implement and manage storage (10–15%)
• Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (25–30%)
• Configure and manage virtual networking (30–35%)
• Monitor and back up Azure resources (10–15%)

Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)

Manage Azure Active Directory Manage role-based access control


(Azure AD) (RBAC)
• Azure AD • RBAC
• Azure AD—not “Active Directory • RBAC scope
in the cloud” • Built-in Azure RBAC roles
• Compare Active Directory to • Azure AD roles—administrators
Azure AD • RBAC—add/remove role
• Azure AD objects assignments
• User management • Activity logs
• Securing accounts with Azure
authentication
• Setting up self-service password
resets
• Configure Azure AD join
• Configure Azure AD join—demo

Manage subscriptions and governance


• Azure governance
• Manage subscriptions
• Azure Enterprise portal
• Configure management groups
• Resource groups
• Resource locks
• Configure Azure policies
• Resource tags

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Implement and manage storage (10–15%)

Manage storage accounts Manage data in Azure Storage


• Azure Storage overview • Azure Import/Export service
• Azure Storage services • Azure Storage Explorer
• Replication strategies • AzCopy
• Accessing storage
• Storage security—authorization
options
• Azure Key Vault: Customer-
managed keys

Configure Azure files and Azure Blob


storage
• Files versus blobs
• Managing file shares
• Azure File Sync
• Azure File Sync components
• Azure File Sync—demo

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Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (25–30%)

Configure virtual machines (VMs) for Automate deployment and


high availability and scalability configuration of VMs
• Configure VMs for high • Overview of Azure Resource
availability Manager/JSON
• Fault domains and update • Deploy resources to Azure
domains • Resource providers
• Regions and Availability Zones • Azure Resource Manager
• Configure scale sets templates
• Use VM images in the Azure
Marketplace
• Using Custom Script Extensions

Create and configure VMs Create and configure containers


• Managing VM sizes • Containers
• Application workload connectivity • Azure Container Instances
options • YAML files
• Moving VMs to another resource • Docker
group • Create an Azure Container
• Move VMs between different Instance
subscriptions—demo • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Disk Encryption • Set up a basic AKS cluster—demo

Create and configure web apps


• Azure App Service
• Azure App Service plans

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Configure and manage virtual networking (30–35%)

Implement and manage virtual Configure name resolution


networking • Overview of Azure DNS
• Overview of Azure networking • Create a private DNS zone and
• Understanding network resources record using Azure portal
• Architecture of Azure Virtual • Create a public DNS zone
Network (VNet) • DNS record sets
• Configuring VNet peering • DNS delegation
• Configure Azure DNS—demo

Secure access to virtual networks Configure load balancing


• Overview of network security • Overview of load balancers
groups (NSGs) • Key terms
• Creating NSG rules • Overview of Application Gateway
• How traffic is evaluated
• Application security group
• Set up NSG rules and apply to
subnet—demo
• Overview of Azure Firewall
• Azure Bastion service

Monitor and troubleshoot virtual Integrate an on-premises network with


networking an Azure virtual network
• Overview of Network Watcher • Configure Azure VPN Gateway
• Overview of Azure Virtual WAN

Monitor and back up Azure resources (10–15%)

Monitor resources by using Azure Implement backup and recovery


Monitor • Overview of Azure Backup
• Monitoring options • Compare Azure Backup and
• Overview of Azure Monitor Azure Site Recovery
• Azure Monitor log queries • Azure backup policies
• Dashboards with multiple • Overview of the MARS Agent
subscriptions • Create a backup policy for an
Azure VM—demo
• Backup reporting—demo

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Additional study resources


In addition to the documentation listed in the previous sections, we offer several
resources to help you prepare for the exam and to stay up to speed and engaged with
the Azure community. These resources range from formal training to blogs and even
interviews with Microsoft team members.

Course AZ-104T00-A:
Take a four-day instructor-led course that covers how to
Microsoft Azure administer Azure and that combines lectures with practical,
Administrator hands-on exercises.

Course AZ-010T00-A:
Check out this two-day instructor-led course that explores how
Azure Administration for Azure differs from AWS and how Azure is administered. The
AWS SysOps course includes lectures, along with practical, hands-on exercises.

AZ-104 online learning Don’t miss these free, self-paced online resources to help you
paths gain the skills needed to earn your certification.

Microsoft Official Practice Tests are self-study tools that prepare


AZ-104: Microsoft Azure
candidates for the Microsoft required exams. These practice tests
Administrator - Microsoft
are written by subject matter experts and are designed to ensure
Official Practice Test that all crucial exam objectives are covered in-depth.

Azure documentation Stay informed on the latest products, tools, and features, and get
information on pricing, partners, support, solutions, and more.

Azure Community Ask questions, get answers, and connect with Microsoft engineers
Support and Azure community experts.

Microsoft Learn Get the latest information about certification tests and exam
Community Blog study groups.

Channel 9 Explore this community site for customers, which includes video
channels, discussions, podcasts, screencasts, and interviews.

Azure Tuesdays with


Corey Corey Sanders answers your questions about Microsoft Azure.

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Azure Fridays Scott Hanselman, Partner Program Manager, speaks with Azure
engineers as they demo capabilities and share insights.

Keep current on what's happening in Azure, including what's in


Microsoft Azure Blog preview and what’s generally available, along with Azure news
and updates, and much more.

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