| Exam Code | AZ-801 |
| Exam Name | Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
| Total Questions | 255 |
| Last Updated | 26-Oct, 2026 |
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Explore 11 free practice questions for the Microsoft AZ-801 exam and review the answers and explanations to support your preparation.
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Question 1
Single answerYou need to meet the technical requirements for Cluster3.
What should you include in the solution?-
Option A:Correct
Enable integration services on all the virtual machines.
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Option B:Correct
Add a Windows Server server role.
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Option C:Correct
Configure a fault domain doe the cluster.
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Option D:Correct
Add a failover cluster role.
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation
To meet the technical requirements for Cluster3, you need to implement clustering functionality at the Windows Server level. A failover cluster role is required when you want to enable high availability for services or virtual machines, ensuring that workloads can automatically move between nodes if a failure occurs.
Adding the Failover Cluster role installs and configures the clustering feature on the servers, allowing them to work together as a single highly available system. This is the foundational requirement for any Windows-based clustering solution, including scenarios involving clustered VMs or shared services.
The other options are incorrect because enabling integration services relates to VM functionality, adding a generic server role does not create clustering capability, and configuring fault domains is associated with Azure availability sets or scale sets rather than Windows Server failover clustering. -
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Question 2
Single answerYou need to back up Server 4 to meet the technical requirements.
What should you do first?-
Option A:Correct
Deploy Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS).
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Option B:Correct
Configure Windows Server Backup.
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Option C:Correct
Install the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent.
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Option D:Correct
Configure Storage Replica.
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation
To back up Server4 to Azure and meet typical Azure backup technical requirements, the first step is to install the MARS agent (Microsoft Azure Recovery Services agent) on the server. This agent enables the on-premises server to communicate with the Azure Recovery Services vault and perform file/folder or system state backups directly to Azure.
The other options are not correct in this context. MABS is used for more complex, enterprise-level backup scenarios and typically requires additional infrastructure. Windows Server Backup is a local backup solution and does not integrate directly with Azure Backup without the MARS agent. Storage Replica is used for volume-level replication between servers, not for Azure backup. -
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Question 3
Single answerYou are planning the data share migration to support the on-premises migration plan.
What should you use to perform the migration?-
Option A:Correct
Storage Migration Service
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Option B:Correct
Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit
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Option C:Correct
File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
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Option D:Correct
Windows Server Migration Tools
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Storage Migration Service is the recommended modern tool for migrating file servers and data shares to newer servers or to Azure. It helps transfer data, shares, and permissions with minimal downtime and is designed for on-premises migration scenarios.
The other options are not suitable: File Server Migration Toolkit and Windows Server Migration Tools are legacy tools, and FSRM is used for managing quotas and file screening, not migration. -
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Question 4
Single answerYou are planning the migration of Archive1 to support the on-premises migration plan.
What is the minimum number of IP addresses required for the node and cluster roles on
Cluster3?-
Option A:Correct
2
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Option B:Correct
3
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Option C:Correct
4
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Option D:Correct
5
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation
One IP for each of the two nodes in the cluster and one IP for the cluster virtual IP (VIP).
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Question 5
Single answerYou are planning the deployment of Microsoft Sentinel.
Which type of Microsoft Sentinel data connector should you use to meet the security requirements?-
Option A:Correct
Threat Intelligence - TAXII
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Option B:Correct
Azure Active Directory
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Option C:Correct
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Option D:Correct
Microsoft Defender for Identity
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation
To meet security requirements in a Microsoft Sentinel deployment, you should use the Microsoft Defender for Identity data connector when the goal is to ingest identity-based threat signals such as suspicious user behavior, lateral movement, and on-premises Active Directory attacks. This connector integrates directly with Sentinel and provides high-fidelity identity threat detection data, which is commonly required in enterprise security monitoring scenarios.
The other options are not the best fit: Threat Intelligence - TAXII is used for importing external threat intelligence feeds, Azure Active Directory connector focuses on sign-in and audit logs but not deep identity threat detection, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud is focused on cloud workload protection rather than identity-specific attack detection. -
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Question 6
Single answerYou are remediating the firewall security risks to meet the security requirements.
What should you configure to reduce the risks?-
Option A:Correct
a Group Policy Object (GPO)
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Option B:Correct
adaptive network hardening in Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Option C:Correct
a network security group (NSG) in Sub1
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Option D:Correct
an Azure Firewall policy
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Firewall rules configured in a Group Policy Object cannot be modified by local server administrators
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Question 7
Single answerYou are planning the deployment of Microsoft Sentinel.
Which type of Microsoft Sentinel data connector should you use to meet the security requirements?
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Option A:Correct
Threat Intelligence - TAXII
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Option B:Correct
Azure Active Directory
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Option C:Correct
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Option D:Correct
Microsoft Defender for Identity
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation
Detailed Explanation
Microsoft Defender for Identity is the Microsoft Sentinel data connector purpose-built to monitor on-premises Active Directory domain controllers and surface exactly the insecure-protocol activity described in the requirement, including sign-ins and authentication attempts that use legacy or unsigned protocols such as NTLMv1, SMBv1, and unsigned LDAP. Threat Intelligence - TAXII ingests external threat-intelligence indicator feeds rather than DC authentication telemetry, the Azure Active Directory connector reports on cloud/Microsoft Entra ID sign-in and audit events rather than on-premises AD DS domain controller traffic, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud focuses on cloud resource security posture rather than legacy-protocol detection against on-premises domain controllers.
Official Reference
Connect data from Microsoft Defender for Identity to Microsoft Sentinel — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sentinel/data-connectors/microsoft-defender-for-identity
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Question 8
Single answerYou have an Azure subscription. The subscription contains a virtual machine named VM1 that runs Windows Server and uses Azure Disk Encryption.
You need to identify which Azure key vault stores the encryption keys for VM1. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
Which PowerShell cmdlet should you run?
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Option A:Correct
Get-AzKeyVaultKey
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Option B:Correct
Get-AiKeyVault
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Option C:Correct
- Get-AzVMDiskEncryptionStatus
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Option D:Correct
Get-AzDiskEncryptionSet
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation
Detailed Explanation
Running Get-AzVMDiskEncryptionStatus against VM1 returns the current Azure Disk Encryption status for its OS and data disks in a single call, including the key vault URL/resource ID where the encryption secrets are stored, so no separate lookup of encryption sets or key vault contents is needed. Get-AzKeyVaultKey and Get-AzDiskEncryptionSet both require you to already know which key vault or disk encryption set resource to query, and Get-AzKeyVault only enumerates key vaults in the subscription without tying any of them to VM1 specifically, so they involve more administrative effort.
Official Reference
Azure Disk Encryption for Windows VMs — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/disk-encryption-overview
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Question 9
Single answerYou have a Site-to-Site VPN between an on-premises network and an Azure VPN gateway. BGP is disabled for the Site-to-Site VPN.
You have an Azure virtual network named Vnet1 that contains a subnet named Subnet1. Subnet1 contains a virtual machine named Server1.
You can connect to Server1 from the on-premises network.
You extend the address space of Vnet1. You add a subnet named Subnet2 to Vnet1. Subnet2 uses the extended address space. You deploy an Azure virtual machine named Server2 to Subnet2.
You cannot connect to Server2 from the on-premises network. Server1 can connect to Server2.
You need to ensure that you can connect to Subnet2 from the on-premises network.
What should you do?
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Option A:Correct
Add an additional Site-to-Site VPN between the on-premises network and Vnetl.
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Option B:Correct
Add a private endpoint to Subnet2.
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Option C:Correct
To Subnet2. add a route table that contains a user-defined route.
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Option D:Correct
Update the routing information on the on-premises routers
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation
Detailed Explanation
With BGP disabled, the Site-to-Site connection relies on statically defined routes rather than dynamic route propagation, so when Subnet2 is added to Vnet1 ' s extended address space, Azure ' s side of the tunnel already knows about it (it ' s part of the connected VNet), but the on-premises routers have no route telling them that traffic destined for Subnet2 ' s range should be sent across the VPN tunnel. Server1 can reach Server2 because that traffic never leaves the Azure virtual network, but on-premises hosts have no path configured to the new subnet until the on-premises routing tables (and, if applicable, the local network gateway/VPN device configuration) are updated to include it. Adding another Site-to-Site tunnel, a private endpoint, or a user-defined route table in Subnet2 does not address the missing route on the on-premises side, which is the actual point of failure.
Official Reference
About VPN Gateway configuration settings – routing — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-about-vpn-gateway-settings
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Question 10
Single answerYou need to meet the technical requirements for User1.
To which group in contoso.com should you add User1?
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Option A:Correct
Domain Admins
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Option B:Correct
Account Operators
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Option C:Correct
Schema Admins
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Option D:Correct
Backup Operators
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Detailed Explanation
Recovering deleted objects from the Active Directory Recycle Bin requires permission to restore objects from the Deleted Objects container, and among the four groups offered, Domain Admins is the built-in group whose members are granted this capability by default (the forest ' s Active Directory Recycle Bin feature is already enabled in this environment). Account Operators, Schema Admins, and Backup Operators do not carry the permissions needed to restore deleted objects from the Deleted Objects container by default, so Domain Admins is the appropriate group for User1 to meet this requirement while still limiting the elevated access to only what is needed for this task.
Official Reference
Restore deleted Active Directory objects — permissions required — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/get-started/adac/introduction-to-active-directory-administrative-center-enhancements--level-100-#active-directory-recycle-bin
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Question 11
Single answerYou need to meet the technical requirements for Cluster3.
What should you include in the solution?
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Option A:Correct
Enable integration services on all the virtual machines.
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Option B:Correct
Add a Windows Server server role.
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Option C:Correct
Configure a fault domain doe the cluster.
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Option D:Correct
Add a failover cluster role
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Correct Answer: D
Explanation
Detailed Explanation
Using Hyper-V Replica within a clustered Hyper-V environment such as Cluster3 requires the Hyper-V Replica Broker, which is itself deployed as a clustered role on the failover cluster; without it, replication cannot follow a virtual machine if it live-migrates between cluster nodes. Enabling integration services on the virtual machines addresses guest-OS/host integration rather than replication, adding a generic Windows Server server role and configuring a (non-existent, mistyped) ' fault domain ' for the cluster do not provide the Hyper-V Replica capability the requirement calls for.
Official Reference
Set up Hyper-V Replica for a Hyper-V failover cluster — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/manage/set-up-hyper-v-replica
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