Move Azure Virtual Machine to a Different Host - Exam AZ-100: Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment

Move Azure Virtual Machine to a Different Host

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You have an Azure virtual machine named VM1. VM1 was deployed by using a custom Azure Resource Manager template named ARM1.json.

You receive a notification that VM1 will be affected by maintenance.

You need to move VM1 to a different host immediately.

Solution: From the Overview blade, you move the virtual machine to a different resource group.

Does this meet the goal?

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A. B.

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You should redeploy the VM.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/redeploy-to-new-node

No, the solution of moving the virtual machine to a different resource group from the Overview blade does not meet the goal of moving VM1 to a different host immediately.

The reason is that moving the virtual machine to a different resource group will not cause it to move to a different host. A resource group is simply a logical container for managing and organizing Azure resources. Moving a virtual machine to a different resource group will not change the underlying physical infrastructure on which it is running.

To move a virtual machine to a different host, you need to use the Azure platform's Maintenance control feature, which can be accessed via the Azure portal or through Azure PowerShell. Maintenance control allows you to evacuate a virtual machine from its current host to another host, either manually or automatically.

To evacuate a virtual machine manually using Maintenance control in the Azure portal, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the virtual machine you want to evacuate.
  2. In the left-hand menu, click on "Maintenance control."
  3. In the "Maintenance control" blade, click "Evacuate."
  4. Follow the prompts to choose a new host for the

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