Automation

Question 1

Your company wants to make use of an Azure Automation runbook that would be used to rotate the keys of the storage account and store then in Azure Key Vault:

Answer 1

1. Create an Azure Automation account
2. Import the PowerShell modules to the Azure Automation account
3. Create a connection resource in the Azure Automation account

Question 2

Update Management

Answer 2

Allows you to asses the update status of machines in your entire environment.
Used to centrally manage Windows server and Linux server updates for both onprem and Azure environments

Question 3

Update Management allows you to:

Answer 3

target a dynamic group of Azure or non Azure VMs for update deployments. A dynamic group is defined by a query that Azure Automation evaluates at deployment time.

Question 4

You can add any VM from any resource group or region to an Update Management deployment schedule as long as:

Answer 4

the new VM is also Windows or Linux respectively

Question 5

Desired State Configurations

Answer 5

is used to ensure consistent VM deployment. Can be used to check after updates applied in Update Management

Question 6

For Update Management to work:

Answer 6

VMs must be in the Running state