Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
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Study guide for Exam AZ-104: Microsoft
Azure Administrator
Purpose of this document
This study guide should help you understand what to expect on the exam and includes a summary of
the topics the exam might cover and links to additional resources. The information and materials in this
document should help you focus your studies as you prepare for the exam.
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Review the skills
measured as of
April 27, 2023
This list represents the skills measured AFTER the date provided. Study this list if
you plan to take the exam AFTER that date.
Review the skills
measured prior
to April 27, 2023
Study this list of skills if you take your exam PRIOR to the date provided.
Change log
You can go directly to the change log if you want to see the changes that will
be made on the date provided.
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Note
The bullets that follow each of the skills measured are intended to illustrate how we are assessing that
skill. Related topics may be covered in the exam.
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Preview features if those features are commonly used.
Skills measured as of April 27, 2023
Audience profile
Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise in implementing, managing, and
monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment, including virtual networks, storage,
compute, identity, security, and governance.
An Azure administrator often serves as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an
organization's cloud infrastructure. Azure administrators also coordinate with other roles to deliver
Azure networking, security, database, application development, and DevOps solutions.
Candidates for this exam should be familiar with operating systems, networking, servers, and
virtualization. In addition, professionals in this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI,
the Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates), and Microsoft Azure Active
Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra.
• Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)
• Implement and manage storage (15–20%)
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• Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)
• Configure and manage virtual networking (20–25%)
• Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)
Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)
Manage Azure AD objects
• Create users and groups
• Manage licenses in Azure AD
• Create administrative units
• Manage user and group properties
• Manage device settings and device identity
• Perform bulk updates
• Manage guest accounts
• Configure self-service password reset
Manage access control
• Create custom role-based access control (RBAC) and Azure AD roles
• Provide access to Azure resources by assigning roles at different scopes
• Interpret access assignments
Manage Azure subscriptions and governance
• Configure and manage Azure Policy
• Configure resource locks
• Apply and manage tags on resources
• Manage resource groups
• Manage subscriptions
• Manage costs by using alerts, budgets, and recommendations
• Configure management groups
Implement and manage storage (15–20%)
Configure access to storage
• Configure network access to storage accounts
• Create and configure storage accounts
• Generate shared access signature tokens
• Configure stored access policies
• Manage access keys
• Configure Azure AD authentication for a storage account
• Configure storage encryption
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Manage data in Azure storage accounts
• Create import and export jobs
• Manage data by using Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy
• Implement Azure Storage redundancy
• Configure object replication
Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage
• Create an Azure file share
• Configure Azure Blob Storage
• Configure storage tiers
• Configure blob lifecycle management
Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)
Automate deployment of resources by using templates
• Modify an ARM template
• Deploy a template
• Save a deployment as an ARM template
• Deploy virtual machine (VM) extensions
Create and configure VMs
• Create a VM
• Manage images by using the Azure Compute Gallery
• Configure Azure Disk Encryption
• Move VMs from one resource group to another
• Manage VM sizes
• Add data disks
• Configure VM network settings
• Configure VM availability options
• Deploy and configure VM scale sets
Create and configure containers
• Configure sizing and scaling for Azure Container Instances
• Configure container groups for Azure Container Instances
• Create and configure Azure Container Apps
• Configure storage for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Configure scaling for AKS
• Configure network connections for AKS
• Upgrade an AKS cluster
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Create and configure an Azure App Service
• Create an App Service plan
• Configure scaling settings in an App Service plan
• Create an App Service
• Secure an App Service
• Configure custom domain names
• Configure backup for an App Service
• Configure networking settings
• Configure deployment settings
Configure and manage virtual networking (20–25%)
Configure virtual networks
• Create and configure virtual networks and subnets
• Create and configure virtual network peering
• Configure private and public IP addresses
• Configure user-defined network routes
• Configure Azure DNS
Configure secure access to virtual networks
• Create and configure network security groups (NSGs) and application security groups (ASGs)
• Evaluate effective security rules
• Implement Azure Bastion
• Configure service endpoints
• Configure private endpoints
Configure load balancing
• Configure Azure Application Gateway
• Configure an internal or public load balancer
• Troubleshoot load balancing
Monitor virtual networking
• Monitor on-premises connectivity
• Configure and use Azure Monitor for networks
• Use Azure Network Watcher
• Troubleshoot external networking
• Troubleshoot virtual network connectivity
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Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)
Monitor resources by using Azure Monitor
• Configure and interpret metrics
• Configure Azure Monitor Logs
• Query and analyze logs
• Set up alerts and actions
• Configure monitoring of VMs, storage accounts, and networks by using VM insights
Implement backup and recovery
• Create an Azure Recovery Services vault
• Create an Azure Backup vault
• Create and configure backup policy
• Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup
• Configure Azure Site Recovery for Azure resources
• Perform failover to a secondary region by using Azure Site Recovery
• Configure and review backup reports
Study resources
We recommend that you train and get hands-on experience before you take the exam. We offer self-
study options and classroom training as well as links to documentation, community sites, and videos.
Study resources
Links to learning and documentation
Get trained
Choose from self-paced learning paths and modules or take an
instructor-led course
Find documentation
Azure documentation
Azure Active Directory (AD)
Azure Policy
Storage
Storage Explorer
Blob Storage
ARM templates
Container Instances
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
App Service
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Study resources
Links to learning and documentation
Azure DNS
Azure Bastion
Application Gateway
Azure Monitor
Network Watcher
Azure Site Recovery
Azure Backup
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Change log
Key to understanding the table: The topic groups (also known as functional groups) are in bold typeface
followed by the objectives within each group. The table is a comparison between the two versions of
the exam skills measured and the third column describes the extent of the changes.
Skill area prior to April 27, 2023
Change
Audience profile
No change
Manage Azure identities and
governance
No change
Manage Azure Active Directory (Azure
AD) objects
No change
Manage access control
No change
Manage Azure subscriptions and
governance
No change
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Skill area prior to April 27, 2023
Change
Implement and manage storage
No change
Configure access to storage
No change
Manage data in Azure storage accounts
No change
Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob
Storage
No change
Deploy and manage Azure compute
resources
No change
Automate deployment of resources by
using templates
No change
Create and configure VMs
No change
Create and configure containers
No change
Create and configure an Azure App
Service
No change
Configure and manage virtual
networking
No change
Configure virtual networks
No change
Configure secure access to virtual
networks
Minor
Configure load balancing
No change
Monitor virtual networking
No change
Monitor and maintain Azure
resources
No change
Monitor resources by using Azure
Monitor
No change
Implement backup and recovery
No change
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Skills measured prior to April 27, 2023
Audience profile
Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise in implementing, managing, and
monitoring an organization’s Microsoft Azure environment, including virtual networks, storage,
compute, identity, security, and governance.
An Azure administrator often serves as part of a larger team dedicated to implementing an
organization's cloud infrastructure. Azure administrators also coordinate with other roles to deliver
Azure networking, security, database, application development, and DevOps solutions.
Candidates for this exam should be familiar with operating systems, networking, servers, and
virtualization. In addition, professionals in this role should have experience using PowerShell, Azure CLI,
the Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates), and Microsoft Azure Active
Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra.
• Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)
• Implement and manage storage (15–20%)
• Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)
• Configure and manage virtual networking (20-25%)
• Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)
Manage Azure identities and governance (15–20%)
Manage Azure AD objects
• Create users and groups
• Manage licenses in Azure AD
• Create administrative units
• Manage user and group properties
• Manage device settings and device identity
• Perform bulk updates
• Manage guest accounts
• Configure self-service password reset
Manage access control
• Create custom role-based access control (RBAC) and Azure AD roles
• Provide access to Azure resources by assigning roles at different scopes
• Interpret access assignments
Manage Azure subscriptions and governance
• Configure and manage Azure Policy
• Configure resource locks
• Apply and manage tags on resources
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• Manage resource groups
• Manage subscriptions
• Manage costs by using alerts, budgets, and recommendations
• Configure management groups
Implement and manage storage (15–20%)
Configure access to storage
• Configure network access to storage accounts
• Create and configure storage accounts
• Generate shared access signature tokens
• Configure stored access policies
• Manage access keys
• Configure Azure AD authentication for a storage account
• Configure storage encryption
Manage data in Azure storage accounts
• Create import and export jobs
• Manage data by using Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy
• Implement Azure Storage redundancy
• Configure object replication
Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage
• Create an Azure file share
• Configure Azure Blob Storage
• Configure storage tiers
• Configure blob lifecycle management
Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (20–25%)
Automate deployment of resources by using templates
• Modify an ARM template
• Deploy a template
• Save a deployment as an ARM template
• Deploy virtual machine (VM) extensions
Create and configure VMs
• Create a VM
• Manage images by using the Azure Compute Gallery
• Configure Azure Disk Encryption
• Move VMs from one resource group to another
• Manage VM sizes
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• Add data disks
• Configure VM network settings
• Configure VM availability options
• Deploy and configure VM scale sets
Create and configure containers
• Configure sizing and scaling for Azure Container Instances
• Configure container groups for Azure Container Instances
• Create and configure Azure Container Apps
• Configure storage for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Configure scaling for AKS
• Configure network connections for AKS
• Upgrade an AKS cluster
Create and configure an Azure App Service
• Create an App Service plan
• Configure scaling settings in an App Service plan
• Create an App Service
• Secure an App Service
• Configure custom domain names
• Configure backup for an App Service
• Configure networking settings
• Configure deployment settings
Configure and manage virtual networking (20–25%)
Configure virtual networks
• Create and configure virtual networks and subnets
• Create and configure virtual network peering
• Configure private and public IP addresses
• Configure user-defined network routes
• Configure Azure DNS
Configure secure access to virtual networks
• Create and configure network security groups (NSGs) and application security groups (ASGs)
• Evaluate effective security rules
• Implement Azure Bastion
• Configure service endpoints on subnets
• Configure private endpoints
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Configure load balancing
• Configure Azure Application Gateway
• Configure an internal or public load balancer
• Troubleshoot load balancing
Monitor virtual networking
• Monitor on-premises connectivity
• Configure and use Azure Monitor for networks
• Use Azure Network Watcher
• Troubleshoot external networking
• Troubleshoot virtual network connectivity
Monitor and maintain Azure resources (10–15%)
Monitor resources by using Azure Monitor
• Configure and interpret metrics
• Configure Azure Monitor Logs
• Query and analyze logs
• Set up alerts and actions
• Configure monitoring of VMs, storage accounts, and networks by using VM insights
Implement backup and recovery
• Create an Azure Recovery Services vault
• Create an Azure Backup vault
• Create and configure backup policy
• Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup
• Configure Azure Site Recovery for Azure resources
• Perform failover to a secondary region by using Azure Site Recovery
• Configure and review backup reports