- (Exam Topic 2)
You are deploying a new application that uses Azure virtual machines.
You plan to use the Desired State Configuration (DSC) extension on the virtual machines.
You need to ensure that the virtual machines always have the same Windows features installed.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Solution:
Step 1: Create a PowerShell configuration file
You create a simple PowerShell DSC configuration file. Step 2: Load the file to Azure Blob storage
Package and publish the module to a publically accessible blob container URL Step 3: Configure the Custom Script Extension on the virtual machines.
The Custom Script Extension downloads and executes scripts on Azure virtual machines. Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-getting-started https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/custom-script-windows
Does this meet the goal?
Correct Answer:A
- (Exam Topic 2)
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Your company uses Azure DevOps to manage the build and release processes for applications. You use a Git repository for applications source control.
You need to implement a pull request strategy that reduces the history volume in the master branch. Solution: You implement a pull request strategy that uses fast-forward merges.
Does this meet the goal?
Correct Answer:B
No fast-forward merge - This option merges the commit history of the source branch when the pull request closes and creates a merge commit in the target branch.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/branch-policies
- (Exam Topic 2)
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You have an approval process that contains a condition. The condition requires that releases be approved by a team leader before they are deployed.
You have a policy stating that approvals must occur within eight hours.
You discover that deployment fail if the approvals take longer than two hours.
You need to ensure that the deployments only fail if the approvals take longer than eight hours.
Solution: From Post-deployment conditions, you modify the Timeout setting for post-deployment approvals. Does this meet the goal?
Correct Answer:B
Use Pre-deployments conditions instead. Use a gate instead of an approval instead. References:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/approvals/gates
- (Exam Topic 2)
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You plan to update the Azure DevOps strategy of your company.
You need to identify the following issues as they occur during the company’s development process: 
Licensing violations Prohibited libraries
Solution: You implement continuous deployment. Does this meet the goal?
Correct Answer:B
Instead implement continuous integration.
Note: WhiteSource is the leader in continuous open source software security and compliance management. WhiteSource integrates into your build process, irrespective of your programming languages, build tools, or development environments. It works automatically, continuously, and silently in the background, checking the security, licensing, and quality of your open source components against WhiteSource constantly-updated denitive database of open source repositories.
Reference: https://azuredevopslabs.com/labs/vstsextend/whitesource/
- (Exam Topic 2)
You are designing YAML-based Azure pipelines for the apps shown in the following table.
You need to configure the YAML strategy value for each app. The solution must minimize app downtime. Which value should you configure for each app? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Solution:
App1: rolling
A rolling deployment replaces instances of the previous version of an application with instances of the new version of the application on a fixed set of virtual machines (rolling set) in each iteration.
App2: canary
Canary deployment strategy is an advanced deployment strategy that helps mitigate the risk involved in rolling out new versions of applications. By using this strategy, you can roll out the changes to a small subset of servers first. As you gain more confidence in the new version, you can release it to more servers in your infrastructure and route more traffic to it. Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/deployment-jobs
Does this meet the goal?
Correct Answer:A