MICROSOFT CERTIFIED AZURE
ADMINISTRATOR ASSOCIATE RENEWAL
ASSESSMENT 2026 CLOUD SKILLS
VALIDATION COMPLETE GUIDE
◉ QUESTION 2
You plan to deploy three Azure virtual machines named VM1, VM2,
and VM3. The virtual
machines will host a web app named App1.
You need to ensure that at least two virtual machines are available if
a single Azure datacenter
becomes unavailable.
What should you deploy?
A. all three virtual machines in a single Availability Zone
B. all virtual machines in a single Availability Set
C. each virtual machine in a separate Availability Zone
D. each virtual machine in a separate Availability Set
Answer: B
◉ QUESTION 3
,You have an Azure virtual machine named VM1 that runs Windows
Server 2019.
You save VM1 as a template named Template1 to the Azure Resource
Manager library.
You plan to deploy a virtual machine named VM2 from Template1.
What can you configure during the deployment of VM2?
A. operating system
B. administrator username
C. virtual machine size
D. resource group
Answer: B
◉ QUESTION 4
You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure virtual
machine named VM1. VM1 runs a
financial reporting app named App1 that does not support multiple
active instances.
At the end of each month, CPU usage for VM1 peaks when App1
runs.
You need to create a scheduled runbook to increase the processor
performance of VM1 at the
end of each month.
,What task should you include in the runbook?
A. Add the Azure Performance Diagnostics agent to VM1.
B. Modify the VM size property of VM1.
C. Add VM1 to a scale set.
D. Increase the vCPU quota for the subscription.
E. Add a Desired State Configuration (DSC) extension to VM1.
Answer: E
◉ QUESTION 5
Note: This question is part of a series of questions
You have an Azure subscription that contains 10 virtual networks.
The virtual networks are hosted
in separate resource groups.
Another administrator plans to create several network security
groups (NSGs) in the subscription.
You need to ensure that when an NSG is created, it automatically
blocks TCP port 8080 between the virtual networks.
Solution: You configure a custom policy definition, and then you
assign the policy to the
subscription.
Does this meet the goal?
A. Yes
B. No
, Answer: A
◉ QUESTION 6
You have two Azure virtual networks named VNet1 and VNet2.
VNet1 contains an Azure virtual
machine named VM1. VNet2 contains an Azure virtual machine
named VM2.
VM1 hosts a frontend application that connects to VM2 to retrieve
data.
Users report that the frontend application is slower than usual.
You need to view the average round-trip time (RTT) of the packets
from VM1 to VM2.
Which Azure Network Watcher feature should you use?
A. IP flow verify
B. Connection troubleshoot
C. Connection monitor
D. NSG flow logs
Answer: C
◉ QUESTION 7
You have an Azure subscription that has a Recovery Services vault
named Vault1. The
ADMINISTRATOR ASSOCIATE RENEWAL
ASSESSMENT 2026 CLOUD SKILLS
VALIDATION COMPLETE GUIDE
◉ QUESTION 2
You plan to deploy three Azure virtual machines named VM1, VM2,
and VM3. The virtual
machines will host a web app named App1.
You need to ensure that at least two virtual machines are available if
a single Azure datacenter
becomes unavailable.
What should you deploy?
A. all three virtual machines in a single Availability Zone
B. all virtual machines in a single Availability Set
C. each virtual machine in a separate Availability Zone
D. each virtual machine in a separate Availability Set
Answer: B
◉ QUESTION 3
,You have an Azure virtual machine named VM1 that runs Windows
Server 2019.
You save VM1 as a template named Template1 to the Azure Resource
Manager library.
You plan to deploy a virtual machine named VM2 from Template1.
What can you configure during the deployment of VM2?
A. operating system
B. administrator username
C. virtual machine size
D. resource group
Answer: B
◉ QUESTION 4
You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure virtual
machine named VM1. VM1 runs a
financial reporting app named App1 that does not support multiple
active instances.
At the end of each month, CPU usage for VM1 peaks when App1
runs.
You need to create a scheduled runbook to increase the processor
performance of VM1 at the
end of each month.
,What task should you include in the runbook?
A. Add the Azure Performance Diagnostics agent to VM1.
B. Modify the VM size property of VM1.
C. Add VM1 to a scale set.
D. Increase the vCPU quota for the subscription.
E. Add a Desired State Configuration (DSC) extension to VM1.
Answer: E
◉ QUESTION 5
Note: This question is part of a series of questions
You have an Azure subscription that contains 10 virtual networks.
The virtual networks are hosted
in separate resource groups.
Another administrator plans to create several network security
groups (NSGs) in the subscription.
You need to ensure that when an NSG is created, it automatically
blocks TCP port 8080 between the virtual networks.
Solution: You configure a custom policy definition, and then you
assign the policy to the
subscription.
Does this meet the goal?
A. Yes
B. No
, Answer: A
◉ QUESTION 6
You have two Azure virtual networks named VNet1 and VNet2.
VNet1 contains an Azure virtual
machine named VM1. VNet2 contains an Azure virtual machine
named VM2.
VM1 hosts a frontend application that connects to VM2 to retrieve
data.
Users report that the frontend application is slower than usual.
You need to view the average round-trip time (RTT) of the packets
from VM1 to VM2.
Which Azure Network Watcher feature should you use?
A. IP flow verify
B. Connection troubleshoot
C. Connection monitor
D. NSG flow logs
Answer: C
◉ QUESTION 7
You have an Azure subscription that has a Recovery Services vault
named Vault1. The
