Pearson AZ-400 New Attempt

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Setting 1: Threshold value

Set to 80 %

Scenario: An Azure Monitor alert for VM1 must be configured to meet the following requirements:

Be triggered when average CPU usage exceeds 80 percent for 15 minutes.

Calculate CPU usage averages once every minute.

Setting 2: Aggregation granularity

Set to 15 minutes.

Task 8: Create a Service Hook to Integrate with Azure Storage (queue1)

Step 1: Verify the Storage Account and Queue

In the Azure portal ( ):

Go to Storage accounts .

Find the storage48901628 storage account.

In the left menu, click on Queues .

Ensure that a queue named queue1 exists. If not, create it by:

Clicking + Queue .

Enter Name: queue1.

Click OK .

Step 2: Prepare the Storage Account’s Shared Access Signature (SAS)

Azure DevOps uses SAS tokens to send messages to a storage queue.

In the Azure portal , go to the storage48901628 storage account.

In the left menu, click Shared access signature .

Set the following:

Allowed services: Queue.

Allowed resource types: Object.

Allowed permissions: Add, Write.

Start and expiry date/time: Adjust as needed (e.g., 1 year).

Click Generate SAS and connection string .

Copy the Queue SAS URL (e.g.,

Step 3: Create the Service Hook in Azure DevOps

In your Azure DevOps Project (Project1):

In the bottom-left, click Project settings .

In the left menu, click Service hooks .

Click + Create subscription .

Step 4: Configure the Azure Storage Service Hook

In the Create a subscription wizard, choose Azure Storage Queues and click Next .

Choose the Trigger :

For example: Code pushed (or other events you want to send to the queue).

Click Next .

Configure the Action :

Queue endpoint URL: The Queue SAS URL you copied in Step 2 (including the queue1 endpoint and SAS token).

Example:

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Step 5: Finalize and Test the Integration

Click Test to ensure Azure DevOps can send a message to the queue.

If the test succeeds, click Finish to create the service hook.

Step 6: Validate in the Azure Portal

In the Azure portal, go to storage48901628 > Queues > queue1 .

You should see new messages appear in the queue whenever the configured Azure DevOps event (like push or PR) occurs.

1. Open Microsoft Azure Portal

2. Log into your Azure account, select App Services in the Azure portal left navigation, and then select configureaz400-9940427-func1.

3. On the app page, select Deployment Center in the left menu.

4. On the Build provider page, select Azure Pipelines (Preview), and then select Continue.

5. On the Configure page, in the Code section:

For GitHub, drop down and select the Organization, Repository, and Branch you want to deploy continuously.

6. Select Continue.

7. On the Test page, choose whether to enable load tests, and then select Continue.

8. Depending on your App Service plan pricing tier, you may see a Deployto staging page. Choose whether to enable deployment slots, and then select Continue.

9. After you configure the build provider, review the settings on the Summary page, and then select Finish.