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Troubleshooting Microsoft Azure Connectivity

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Exam Name Troubleshooting Microsoft Azure Connectivity
Exam Code AZ-720
Official Information https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/az-720
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Microsoft AZ-720 Exam Topics :

Section Weight Objectives
Troubleshoot business continuity issues 5–10% Troubleshoot backup issues
  •  review and interpret backup logs
  •  troubleshoot Azure virtual machines backup issues including restarting a failed backup job
  •  troubleshoot issues with Azure Backup agents
  •  troubleshoot Azure Backup Server issues
  •  troubleshoot scheduled backups
Troubleshoot recovery issues
  •  troubleshoot Azure Site Recovery issues
  •  troubleshoot site recovery in hybrid scenarios that include Hyper-V, VMware ESX, or System Center Configuration Manager
  •  troubleshoot restore issues when using Azure Backup Agent, Azure backup, or Azure Backup Server
  •  troubleshoot issues recovering files from an Azure virtual machine backup
Troubleshoot hybrid and cloud connectivity issues 20–25% Troubleshoot virtual network (VNet) connectivity
  •  troubleshoot virtual private network (VPN) gateway transit issues
  •  troubleshoot hub-and-spoke VNet configuration issues
  •  troubleshoot global VNet peering connectivity issues
  •  troubleshoot peered connections
Troubleshoot name resolution issues
  •  troubleshoot name resolution for scenarios that use Azure-provided name resolution
  •  troubleshoot name resolution for scenarios that use custom DNS servers
  •  review and interpret DNS audit logs
  •  troubleshoot name resolution for Azure private DNS zones
  •  troubleshoot issues with DNS records at public DNS providers
  •  troubleshoot domain delegation issues
Troubleshoot point-to-site virtual private network (VPN) connectivity
  •  troubleshoot Windows VPN client configuration issues
  •  troubleshoot OpenVPN VPN client configuration issues
  •  troubleshoot macOS VPN client configuration issues
  •  troubleshoot issues with certificate-based VPN connections
  •  troubleshoot issues with RADIUS-based VPN connections
  •  troubleshoot Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication issues
Troubleshoot site-to-site virtual private network connectivity
  •  review and interpret network logs and captured network traffic from a VPN gateway
  •  determine the root cause for latency issues within site-to-site VPNs
  •  review and interpret gateway configuration scripts
  •  reset a VPN gateway
  •  troubleshoot gateway issues by running Log Analytics queries
Troubleshoot Azure ExpressRoute connectivity issues
  •  determine whether routes are live and correctly configured
  •  validate the peering configuration for an ExpressRoute circuit
  •  reset an ExpressRoute circuit
  •  troubleshoot route filtering
  •  troubleshoot custom defined routes
  •  determine the root cause for latency issues related to ExpressRoute
Troubleshoot Platform as a Service issues 5–10% Troubleshoot PaaS services
  •  troubleshoot issues connecting to a PaaS
  •  troubleshoot firewalls for PaaS services
  •  troubleshoot PaaS configuration issues
  •  determine the root cause for service-level throttling
Troubleshoot PaaS integration issues
  •  troubleshoot issues integrating PaaS services with virtual networks
  •  troubleshoot subnet delegation issues
  •  troubleshoot issues with private endpoints and service endpoints
  •  troubleshoot issues with Azure Private Link
Troubleshoot authentication and access control issues 15–20% Troubleshoot Azure AD authentication
  • determine why on-premises systems cannot connect to Azure resources
  •  troubleshoot Azure AD configuration issues
  •  troubleshoot self-service password reset issues
  •  troubleshoot issues with multifactor authentication
Troubleshoot hybrid authentication
  •  troubleshoot Azure AD Connect synchronization issues
  •  troubleshoot Azure AD to Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) integration issues
  •  troubleshoot connectivity issues between Azure AD and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
  •  troubleshoot issues with pass-through authentication and password hash synchronization
  •  troubleshoot Azure AD Application Proxy connectivity issues
Troubleshoot authorization issues
  •  troubleshoot role-based access control (RBAC) issues
  •  troubleshoot issues storing encrypted passwords in Azure Key Vault
  •  troubleshoot sign-in issues related to Azure AD Conditional Access policies
Troubleshoot networks 25–30% Troubleshoot Azure network security issues
  •  determine why Azure Web Application Firewall is blocking traffic
  •  troubleshoot encryption and certificate issues for point-to-site and site-to-site scenarios
  •  troubleshoot connectivity to secure endpoints
Troubleshoot Azure network security groups (NSGs)
  •  troubleshoot NSG configuration issues
  •  review and interpret NSG flow logs
  •  determine whether a VM or a group of VMs is associated with an application security group (ASG)
Troubleshoot Azure Firewall issues
  •  troubleshoot application, network, and infrastructure rules
  •  troubleshoot network address translation (NAT) and distributed network address translation (DNAT) rules
  •  troubleshoot Azure Firewall Manager configuration issues
Troubleshoot latency issues
  •  determine the root cause for VM-level throttling
  •  determine the root cause for latency issues when connecting to Azure virtual machines
  •  determine the root cause for throttling between source and destination resources
  •  troubleshoot bandwidth availability issues
  •  determine whether resource response times meet service-level agreements (SLAs)
Troubleshoot routing and traffic control
  •  review and interpret route tables
  •  troubleshoot asymmetric routing
  •  troubleshoot issues with user-defined routes
  •  troubleshoot issues related to forced tunneling
  •  troubleshoot Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) issues
  •  troubleshoot virtual network peering, transitive routing, and service chaining
  •  troubleshoot routing configuration issues in Azure
Troubleshoot load-balancing issues
  •  determine whether VMs in a load-balanced cluster are healthy
  •  troubleshoot issues with Azure Load Balancer
  •  review and interpret load balancer rules
  •  troubleshoot traffic distribution issues
  •  evaluate the configuration of Azure Traffic Manager
  •  troubleshoot issues with Azure Traffic Manager profiles
  •  troubleshoot port exhaustion issues
  •  troubleshoot issues with Azure Front Door
  •  troubleshoot issues with Azure Application Gateway
Troubleshoot VM connectivity issues 5–10% Troubleshoot Azure Bastion
  •  troubleshoot issues deploying Azure Bastion
  •  troubleshoot connectivity issues
  •  troubleshoot authorization issues
Troubleshoot just-in-time (JIT) VM access
  •  validate connectivity with a VM
  •  troubleshoot Microsoft Defender for Cloud configuration issues
  •  determine which resources are authorized to use JIT VM access

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