Question
You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure Files share named share1.
You need to ensure that users can view and restore previous versions of the files stored in share1. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
What should you do?
- A. Create share snapshots. Correct
- B. Configure a point-in-time restore for the storage account that hosts share1.
- C. Enable soft delete for Azure Files.
- D. Configure a Recovery Services vault in Azure Backup.
Explanation
Azure Files share snapshots are read-only, point-in-time copies of the share. On a Windows client with the SMB share mounted, users can open a file or folder's Properties > Previous Versions tab to see the share snapshots and open or restore earlier versions themselves, just like Volume Shadow Copy snapshots on a Windows file server. Soft delete only protects an entire file share from accidental deletion and does not keep earlier versions of individual files. Point-in-time restore applies to block blobs, not Azure Files. Azure Backup for Azure Files also works by taking share snapshots, but configuring a Recovery Services vault and backup policy is more administrative effort than simply creating snapshots.
