Q01 - Question
You need to monitor a Windows session host VM for high resource usage. You require actionable insights updated every five minutes without generating a comprehensive report. Which tool should you use?
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Single choice
- A. Continuous Performance Diagnostics
- B. On-demand Performance Diagnostics
- C. Azure Monitor Data Collection Rule
- D. Azure Advisor Performance recommendations
A is correct.
Explanation: Continuous Performance Diagnostics collects data at five-second intervals and uploads updates every five minutes to provide actionable insights without generating a report.
B is incorrect: On-demand Performance Diagnostics generates a comprehensive report based on data collected at a single point in time.
C is incorrect: A Data Collection Rule configures data sent to Log Analytics, not the Performance Diagnostics tool.
D is incorrect: Azure Advisor provides general recommendations, not five-minute interval VM performance diagnostics.
Q02 - Question
You are configuring Azure Virtual Desktop Insights. You need to collect performance data and Windows Event Logs from your session hosts using the Azure Monitor Agent. What must you configure?
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Single choice
- A. A Data Collection Rule (DCR)
- B. A scaling plan
- C. A continuous diagnostics report
- D. An Azure Advisor recommendation
A is correct.
Explanation: To collect information on session hosts using the Azure Monitor Agent, you must configure a Data Collection Rule (DCR) to collect performance data and Windows Event Logs.
B is incorrect: A scaling plan manages session host power states.
C is incorrect: Continuous diagnostics is a Performance Diagnostics feature, not used for Insights data collection.
D is incorrect: Azure Advisor provides recommendations, not data collection rules.
Q03 - Question
You must give an operations analyst view-only access to Azure Virtual Desktop Insights. Which minimum RBAC assignment meets this requirement?
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Single choice
- A. Contributor on the host pool only
- B. Desktop Virtualization Power On Off Contributor on the subscription
- C. Desktop Virtualization Reader on the resource group, Log Analytics Reader on the workspace
- D. Log Analytics Reader on the resource group only
C is correct.
Explanation: Insights requires Desktop Virtualization Reader where the host pools, workspaces, and session hosts are, and Log Analytics Reader on each workspace used.
A is incorrect: It grants management rights and omits workspace access.
B is incorrect: This role manages VM power state for autoscale.
D is incorrect: It omits Desktop Virtualization Reader.
Q04 - Question
You need to query connection and error activity for an Azure Virtual Desktop host pool in Log Analytics. What should you configure?
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Single choice
- A. A scaling plan for the host pool
- B. A diagnostic setting on the host pool that sends to Log Analytics
- C. The Desktop Virtualization Power On Off Contributor role
- D. Performance Diagnostics on each session host
B is correct.
Explanation: Enable a diagnostic setting on each monitored object and send it to Log Analytics.
A is incorrect: Scaling plans schedule power, not logs.
C is incorrect: That role supports autoscale power management.
D is incorrect: Results go to a storage account.
Q05 - Question
You are configuring access for an administrator to monitor Azure Virtual Desktop using Azure Monitor. Which read-access permission is required?
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Single choice
- A. Read-access to the Log Analytics workspace
- B. Read-access to the Microsoft Entra ID tenant
- C. Read-access to the Azure Virtual Desktop service principal
- D. Read-access to the scaling plan resource group
A is correct.
Explanation: Anyone monitoring Azure Monitor for Azure Virtual Desktop needs read-access to the Log Analytics workspace, as well as the subscriptions and resource groups holding the resources.
B is incorrect: Read-access to the Microsoft Entra ID tenant is not a stated requirement for Azure Monitor.
C is incorrect: Read-access to the service principal is not required for monitoring.
D is incorrect: Read-access to the scaling plan resource group is not specifically required unless it holds the session hosts.
Q06 - Question
Autoscale does not work correctly. You assigned Desktop Virtualization Power On Off Contributor to the Azure Virtual Desktop service principal on the session host resource group. What should you do?
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Single choice
- A. Assign the role on each session host VM.
- B. Assign the role at the host pool scope.
- C. Assign Desktop Virtualization Reader at the subscription.
- D. Assign the role at the subscription scope.
D is correct.
Explanation: Assign the role with the subscription as the assignable scope. Any lower level prevents autoscale from working properly. Repeat for each subscription that contains host pools and session hosts.
A is incorrect: A VM scope is lower than subscription.
B is incorrect: A host pool scope is lower than subscription.
C is incorrect: Reader doesn't manage VM power state.
Q07 - Question
Diagnostics are enabled and sent to Log Analytics. A user's failed connection attempt has no entries in the WVD tables. What is a likely explanation?
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Single choice
- A. Diagnostics tables store only administrator actions.
- B. The connection did not reach Azure Virtual Desktop.
- C. Diagnostics data is removed when a session ends.
- D. Feed logs replace Connections logs after setup.
B is correct.
Explanation: Connections that don't reach Azure Virtual Desktop don't appear in diagnostics results. User network connectivity problems can cause this.
A is incorrect: Logs cover both user and administrative actions.
C is incorrect: The evidence documents no removal at session end.
D is incorrect: Feed and Connections are separate categories.
Q08 - Question
You are configuring a scaling plan for a host pool. You need to ensure that autoscale does not change the power state of specific session host VMs during maintenance. What should you configure?
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Single choice
- A. An exclusion tag on the VMs
- B. A breadth-first load balancing algorithm
- C. A minimum percentage of hosts
- D. A capacity threshold
A is correct.
Explanation: In Exclusion tags, you can enter a tag name for VMs you don't want to include in scaling operations, preventing autoscale from overriding drain mode during maintenance.
B is incorrect: Breadth-first load balancing distributes users across existing VMs.
C is incorrect: Minimum percentage of hosts ensures a certain number of VMs remain on during ramp-up.
D is incorrect: Capacity threshold triggers scaling actions based on available capacity.
Q09 - Question
You manage Azure Virtual Desktop by using Azure Advisor. Which two practices should you follow? Select two.
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Multi-select
- A. Dismiss recommendations that seem less important without review.
- B. Check recommendations more than once a week.
- C. Review recommendations only after users report issues.
- D. Resolve high-priority recommendations first.
B and D are correct.
Explanation: Advisor updates active recommendations several times per day, so check often. High-priority items are marked red and should be resolved first.
A is incorrect: Don't dismiss until you know why it appears and its impact.
C is incorrect: Frequent checks help you spot smaller issues early.
Q10 - Question
A Windows session host VM has an ongoing performance issue. You need a downloadable report with comprehensive diagnostics data. Which option should you use?
Domain: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure (10–15%) Type: Single choice
- A. Performance Diagnostics on-demand diagnostics
- B. Performance Diagnostics continuous diagnostics
- C. Azure Advisor cost recommendations
- D. Host pool diagnostic settings for Errors
A is correct.
Explanation: On-demand diagnostics collects in-depth data for the selected duration and generates a report with comprehensive diagnostics data.
B is incorrect: Continuous diagnostics doesn't generate a report.
C is incorrect: Cost recommendations don't produce VM diagnostics reports.
D is incorrect: Diagnostic settings send logs to a workspace.