You have an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 container. Data is ingested into the container, and then transformed by a data integration application. The data is NOT modified after that. Users can read files in the container but cannot modify the files. You need to design a data archiving solution that meets the following requirements: New data is accessed frequently and must be available as quickly as possible. Data that is older than five years is accessed infrequently but must be available within one second when requested. Data that us older than seven years is NOT accessed. After seven years, the data must be persisted at the lowest cost possible. Costs must be minimized while maintaining the required availability. How should you manage the data? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have an Azure SQL database named DB1. You run a query while connected to DB1. You review the actual execution plan for the query, and you add an index to a table referenced by the query. You need to compare the previous actual execution plan for the query to the Live Query Statistics. What should you do first in Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)?
Correct Answer: C
The Plan Comparison menu option allows side-by-side comparison of two different execution plans, for easier identification of similarities and changes that explain the different behaviors for all the reasons stated above. This option can compare between: Two previously saved execution plan files (.sqlplan extension). One active execution plan and one previously saved query execution plan. Two selected query plans in Query Store.
Question 88
You have 20 Azure SQL databases provisioned by using the vCore purchasing model. You plan to create an Azure SQL Database elastic pool and add the 20 databases. Which three metrics should you use to size the elastic pool to meet the demands of your workload? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer: A,C,E
CE: Estimate the vCores needed for the pool as follows: For vCore-based purchasing model: MAX(<Total number of DBs X average vCore utilization per DB>, <Number of concurrently peaking DBs X Peak vCore utilization per DB) A: Estimate the storage space needed for the pool by adding the number of bytes needed for all the databases in the pool. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-overview Implement a Secure Environment Testlet 1 This is a case study. Case studies are not timed separately. You can use as much exam time as you would like to complete each case. However, there may be additional case studies and sections on this exam. You must manage your time to ensure that you are able to complete all questions included on this exam in the time provided. To answer the questions included in a case study, you will need to reference information that is provided in the case study. Case studies might contain exhibits and other resources that provide more information about the scenario that is described in the case study. Each question is independent of the other questions in this case study. At the end of this case study, a review screen will appear. This screen allows you to review your answers and to make changes before you move to the next section of the exam. After you begin a new section, you cannot return to this section. To start the case study To display the first question in this case study, click the Next button. Use the buttons in the left pane to explore the content of the case study before you answer the questions. Clicking these buttons displays information such as business requirements, existing environment, and problem statements. If the case study has an All Information tab, note that the information displayed is identical to the information displayed on the subsequent tabs. When you are ready to answer a question, click the Question button to return to the question. Existing Environment Network Environment The manufacturing and research datacenters connect to the primary datacenter by using a VPN. The primary datacenter has an ExpressRoute connection that uses both Microsoft peering and private peering. The private peering connects to an Azure virtual network named HubVNet. Identity Environment Litware has a hybrid Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) deployment that uses a domain named litwareinc.com. All Azure subscriptions are associated to the litwareinc.com Azure AD tenant. Database Environment The sales department has the following database workload: * An on-premises named SERVER1 hosts an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and two 1-TB databases. * A logical server named SalesSrv01A contains a geo-replicated Azure SQL database named SalesSQLDb1. SalesSQLDb1 is in an elastic pool named SalesSQLDb1Pool. SalesSQLDb1 uses database firewall rules and contained database users. * An application named SalesSQLDb1App1 uses SalesSQLDb1. The manufacturing office contains two on-premises SQL Server 2016 servers named SERVER2 and SERVER3. The servers are nodes in the same Always On availability group. The availability group contains a database named ManufacturingSQLDb1 Database administrators have two Azure virtual machines in HubVnet named VM1 and VM2 that run Windows Server 2019 and are used to manage all the Azure databases. Licensing Agreement Litware is a Microsoft Volume Licensing customer that has License Mobility through Software Assurance. Current Problems SalesSQLDb1 experiences performance issues that are likely due to out-of-date statistics and frequent blocking queries. Requirements Planned Changes Litware plans to implement the following changes: * Implement 30 new databases in Azure, which will be used by time-sensitive manufacturing apps that have varying usage patterns. Each database will be approximately 20 GB. * Create a new Azure SQL database named ResearchDB1 on a logical server named ResearchSrv01. ResearchDB1 will contain Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data. * Develop an app named ResearchApp1 that will be used by the research department to populate and access ResearchDB1. * Migrate ManufacturingSQLDb1 to the Azure virtual machine platform. * Migrate the SERVER1 databases to the Azure SQL Database platform. Technical Requirements Litware identifies the following technical requirements: * Maintenance tasks must be automated. * The 30 new databases must scale automatically. * The use of an on-premises infrastructure must be minimized. * Azure Hybrid Use Benefits must be leveraged for Azure SQL Database deployments. * All SQL Server and Azure SQL Database metrics related to CPU and storage usage and limits must be analyzed by using Azure built-in functionality. Security and Compliance Requirements Litware identifies the following security and compliance requirements: * Store encryption keys in Azure Key Vault. * Retain backups of the PII data for two months. * Encrypt the PII data at rest, in transit, and in use. * Use the principle of least privilege whenever possible. * Authenticate database users by using Active Directory credentials. * Protect Azure SQL Database instances by using database-level firewall rules. * Ensure that all databases hosted in Azure are accessible from VM1 and VM2 without relying on public endpoints. Business Requirements Litware identifies the following business requirements: * Meet an SLA of 99.99% availability for all Azure deployments. * Minimize downtime during the migration of the SERVER1 databases. * Use the Azure Hybrid Use Benefits when migrating workloads to Azure. * Once all requirements are met, minimize costs whenever possible. Implement a Secure Environment Question Set 2
Question 89
You deploy a database to an Azure SQL Database managed instance. You need to prevent read queries from blocking queries that are trying to write to the database. Which database option should set?
Correct Answer: D
In SQL Server, you can also minimize locking contention while protecting transactions from dirty reads of uncommitted data modifications using either: The READ COMMITTED isolation level with the READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT database option set to ON. The SNAPSHOT isolation level. If READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT is set to ON (the default on SQL Azure Database), the Database Engine uses row versioning to present each statement with a transactionally consistent snapshot of the data as it existed at the start of the statement. Locks are not used to protect the data from updates by other transactions. Incorrect Answers: A: When the PARAMETERIZATION database option is set to SIMPLE, the SQL Server query optimizer may choose to parameterize the queries. This means that any literal values that are contained in a query are substituted with parameters. This process is referred to as simple parameterization. When SIMPLE parameterization is in effect, you cannot control which queries are parameterized and which queries are not. B: You can specify that all queries in a database be parameterized by setting the PARAMETERIZATION database option to FORCED. This process is referred to as forced parameterization. C: Delayed transaction durability is accomplished using asynchronous log writes to disk. Transaction log records are kept in a buffer and written to disk when the buffer fills or a buffer flushing event takes place. Delayed transaction durability reduces both latency and contention within the system. Some of the cases in which you could benefit from using delayed transaction durability are: You can tolerate some data loss. You are experiencing a bottleneck on transaction log writes. Your workloads have a high contention rate. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/set-transaction-isolation-level-transact-sql
Question 90
You have 20 Azure SQL databases provisioned by using the vCore purchasing model. You plan to create an Azure SQL Database elastic pool and add the 20 databases. Which three metrics should you use to size the elastic pool to meet the demands of your workload? Each correct answer presents part of the solution. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Correct Answer: A,C,E
CE: Estimate the vCores needed for the pool as follows: For vCore-based purchasing model: MAX(<Total number of DBs X average vCore utilization per DB>, <Number of concurrently peaking DBs X Peak vCore utilization per DB) A: Estimate the storage space needed for the pool by adding the number of bytes needed for all the databases in the pool. Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/elastic-pool-overview
