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A company is implementing Azure Site Recovery to protect their Azure virtual machines (VMs) by replicating them to a different Azure region. They need to ensure that the replicated VMs are powered off in the target region until a failover is initiated, to avoid unnecessary compute costs. Which setting should be configured in the replication policy or VM replication settings to achieve this?
- ACompute settings
- BTarget availability set
- CManaged disk type
- DTarget VM size
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Correct answer: A. Compute settings
Within the compute settings of an Azure Site Recovery replication, you can specify various properties for the target VM, including its size, availability set, and importantly, whether it should be powered on or off upon creation during a test failover or actual failover.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Target availability set specifies the availability set for the target VM, not its power state.
- C. Managed disk type specifies the storage type for the VM's disks, not its power state.
- D. Target VM size defines the size of the VM in the target region, not its power state.
ASR Compute Settings
Azure Site Recovery's compute settings allow customization of the target virtual machine's properties in the disaster recovery region, including VM size, availability set, and power state.
- Configurable per replicated VM.
- Helps manage costs by allowing VMs to remain off until failover.
- Ensures compatibility with target region resources.
Memory trick: Compute settings control the replicated VM's 'powers'.