Validate Connectivity to Azure Backup Service
Question
You are developing a business continuity and disaster recovery plan for your company.
While accomplishing your task, you need to validate whether the VM hosting Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) has connectivity to the Azure Backup service.
Which of the following cmdlet would you use?
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A. B. C. D.Correct Answer: A
If you want to check the connectivity of machine to Azure, you should use the Get-DPMCloudConnection cmdlet in the Azure Backup Server PowerShell console.
TRUE output indicates that the connectivity does exist and FALSE output indicates the absence of connectivity.
Option A is correct.
Azure Backup Server needs Azure Backup service connectivity so that products can successfully work.
Get-DPMCloudConnection is the cmdlet that can be used to check whether the VM hosting Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) has connectivity to the Azure Backup service.
Option B is incorrect.
It is the Get-DPMCloudConnection cmdlet, not Get-DPMCloudConnectivity that will help in checking whether the connectivity does exist or not.
Option C is incorrect.
There is no cmdlet like Get-MABSCloudConnection.
Option D is incorrect.
There is no cmdlet like Get-MABSCloudConnectivity.
It is Get-DPMCloudConnection cmdlet that will serve the purpose.
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The correct answer is D. Get-MABSCloudConnectivity.
Explanation:
Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) is a backup solution that provides protection for data and applications across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. In order to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery, it is essential to validate the connectivity of MABS with the Azure Backup service.
The cmdlet Get-MABSCloudConnectivity is specifically designed to check the connectivity of MABS with the Azure Backup service. It is used to verify the connectivity status between the MABS server and the Azure Backup service by testing the connection to the service endpoint. If the connectivity is successful, the cmdlet returns a "Success" status; otherwise, it returns a "Failure" status.
Option A, Get-DPMCloudConnection, is a cmdlet used to retrieve the cloud backup configurations for the Data Protection Manager (DPM) server. DPM is a Microsoft backup and recovery solution for Windows servers, workstations, and Hyper-V virtual machines. This cmdlet is not relevant to validating the connectivity of MABS with the Azure Backup service.
Option B, Get-DPMCloudConnectivity, is a cmdlet used to validate the connectivity of DPM with the Azure Backup service. This cmdlet is not relevant to validating the connectivity of MABS with the Azure Backup service.
Option C, Get-MABSCloudConnection, is a cmdlet used to retrieve the cloud backup configurations for MABS. This cmdlet is not relevant to validating the connectivity of MABS with the Azure Backup service.
Therefore, the correct cmdlet to use to validate the connectivity of MABS with the Azure Backup service is D. Get-MABSCloudConnectivity.
