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You have five Azure virtual machines. You have a dedicated Azure Storage account to collect performance data.
You need to send the collected data directly to the Azure Storage account.
What should you install on the virtual machines?

Proposed answer
  • A. the Azure Connected Machine agent
  • B. the Telegraf agent
  • C. the Dependency agent
  • D. the Azure Monitor agent
  • E. the Azure Diagnostics extension
Suggested answer

E. the Azure Diagnostics extension

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GoforIT21

Highly Voted 2 years, 3 months ago 

Selected Answer: E

This is almost literally the same question as in topic 5, question 7. There the Azure Diagnostics Extension was given as the correct answer. I believe that is correct - because the link provided there proves it: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/diagnostics-extension-overview

upvoted 12 times 

ProfileX

Highly Voted 2 years, 4 months ago 

Not sure answer D is correct, possibly E since only the diagnostics extension can send data to Azure Storage: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agents-overview

upvoted 6 times 

nap61

Most Recent 5 months, 3 weeks ago 

Selected Answer: E

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/diagnostics-extension-overview Comparison to Log Analytics agent The Log Analytics agent in Azure Monitor can also be used to collect monitoring data from the guest operating system of virtual machines. You can choose to use either or both depending on your requirements. For a comparison of the Azure Monitor agents, see Overview of the Azure Monitor agents. The key differences to consider are: Azure Diagnostics Extension can be used only with Azure virtual machines. The Log Analytics agent can be used with virtual machines in Azure, other clouds, and on-premises. Azure Diagnostics extension sends data to Azure Storage, Azure Monitor Metrics (Windows only) and Azure Event Hubs. The Log Analytics agent collects data to Azure Monitor Logs. The Log Analytics agent is required for retired solutions, VM insights, and other services such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud. So, to send [performance] collected data to Storage Account must use Azure Diagnostics Extension.

upvoted 1 times 

NazerRazer

9 months, 2 weeks ago 

Selected Answer: D

Given answer is correct. The Azure Diagnostics extension is deprecated and is no longer recommended for new deployments. It was previously used to collect diagnostic data and logs from Azure virtual machines, but its functionality has been replaced by the Azure Monitor agent. Using the Azure Diagnostics extension for new deployments is not recommended, and it does not support sending data directly to Azure Storage accounts. In summary, options A, B, C, and E are incorrect because they either do not support collecting performance data from Azure virtual machines or are not recommended for new deployments. The Azure Monitor agent (option D) is the appropriate choice for this scenario as it is specifically designed for collecting performance data from Azure virtual machines and sending it directly to Azure Storage accounts.

upvoted 1 times 

[Removed]

1 year, 2 months ago 

For sending collected performance data directly to an Azure Storage account from Azure virtual machines, you should use the Azure Diagnostics extension. This extension enables the collection of monitoring data from the guest operating system of virtual machines and additional data from Azure resources. It is specifically designed for such purposes and integrates well with Azure Storage accounts for data storage. Therefore, the correct option is: Option E. the Azure Diagnostics extension

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neusaap

1 year, 3 months ago 

Selected Answer: E

At time of writing the Monitoring agent does not support Azure Storage which is a requirement in the question therefor answer should be the Diagnostics Extension eventho the Monitoring agent will replace the Diagnostics Extension. Supported by the Comapre to legacy agents overvier in this link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agents-overview#supported-services-and-features

upvoted 1 times 

allihadidave

1 year, 6 months ago 

Per the documenation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/diagnostics-extension-overview "Azure Diagnostics extension sends data to Azure Storage, Azure Monitor Metrics (Windows only) and Azure Event Hubs. The Log Analytics agent collects data to Azure Monitor Logs."

upvoted 2 times 

syu31svc

1 year, 9 months ago 

Selected Answer: E

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/diagnostics-extension-overview Use Azure Diagnostics extension if you need to: Send data to Azure Storage for archiving Answer is E

upvoted 4 times 

Goofer

1 year, 11 months ago 

In the future Answere D is correct https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/agents/agents-overview#consolidating-legacy-agents

upvoted 2 times 

Leocan

2 years, 1 month ago 

Selected Answer: E

E is the correct answer.

upvoted 4 times 

JohnO1971

2 years, 2 months ago 

Selected Answer: E

E is the correct answer, as stated in an earlier question in this list.

upvoted 3 times 

dieymir

2 years, 4 months ago 

Selected Answer: E

Diagnostic extension is required to send data directly to Azure Storage

upvoted 3 times