You manage an Azure subscription with virtual machines (VMs) that are running in Standard
mode.
You need to reduce the storage costs associated with the VMs.
What should you do?
A.
Locate and remove orphaned disks.
B.
Add the VMs to an affinity group.
C.
Change VMs to the Basic tier.
D.
Delete the VHD container.
is this correct?
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I think you should change to Basic.
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should be “C”
Standard offers 50 GB of storage space, while Basic only gives 10 GB but it will save costs.
Reference: Websites Pricing Details
URL: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/websites/
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Question asking about VM, not website.
I believe answer is A too
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checking on pricing page
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/
basic tier and standard tier for A0 is 20GB, no different,
Unfortunately, A1 onward, there is different on diskspace (70GB-Standard and 40GB-Basic) and price is different too.
Possible answer is C too
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I think it is A
Not B : Affinity group can only be added when creating a VM and it will reduce latency but not storage costs.
Not C : basic tier is cheaper than standard only for vm hours not storage.
Not D : no sense to delete VHD container
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I think its C
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Basic Tier
CPU RAM DISK SIZE
A0 1 0.75 GB 20 GB €0.0135/hr
Standard Tier
A0 1 0.75 GB 20 GB €0.0149/hr
Price is lower for Basic tier for same CPU/RAM/DISK Size
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/
Answer: C
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As you can read on the page linked below, the VM instance prices do not include storage costs. While switching from Standard tier to Basic tier does reduce the costs associated with running the image, it does not reduce the storage costs associated with the VM. The correct answer is A therefore.
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines
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–Am I billed separately for local disk storage?
No. All new virtual machines have an operating system disk and a local disk (or “resource disk”). We don’t charge for local disk storage. The operating system disk is charged at the regular rate for disks.
probably A then
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This Q is NOT taking about WEBSITES – it says VMs.
I think the answer is C as there is a clear benefit from switching from Standard down to Basic as the PROVISIONED disks are less in Basic tier – thus saving storage costs.
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Actually I have changed my mind. I think it’s A:
–Am I billed separately for local disk storage?
No. All new virtual machines have an operating system disk and a local disk (or “resource disk”). We don’t charge for local disk storage. The operating system disk is charged at the regular rate for disks.
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Sorry but what if we don’t have Orphaned Disks?
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While removing orphaned disks would reduce storage costs, thinking the better answer might be C?
All OS and Data Disks are blob-backed, which means you pay for the storage of it. The larger the disk, the more you pay.
Disk sizes are larger in Standard, than in Basic (except for A0)
Therefore, answer must be C — (change VMs to basic tier)
Although, reading that the actual savings would be very small.
Thoughts?
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Think they’re testing you to see if you understand that Basic and Standard have different disk sizes (except A0) and that the disk lives in storage and you are charged for it.
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The key working in this question is “storage costs” not “operational cost”. Changing from standard to basic has impact on disk performance (iops) but not the storage cost.
Storage costs are the same on all plans apart from premium which is SSDs.
Removing orphaned disk will reduce the amount of storage that is been used in your storage pool, resulting in paying less for storage.
Reducing the tier the VM is in will reduce operational costs not storage cost.
Correct answer is A. – Locate and remove orphaned disks.
Hope that helps explain the difference and how MS like to catch you out.
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It’s A for %100
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