AZ104-Q: prove a VM backup is usable
Backups report success, but the organization has never tested recovery. What action best proves the protection objective?
- A) Increase the backup retention period only.
- B) Perform and document a controlled restore to an isolated target, then validate the recovered workload. ✓
- C) Delete old recovery points.
- D) Add a resource lock to the VM. Answer: B. A successful job is not the same as a verified restore; testing validates recoverability. Why not the others: Retention, deletion, and locks do not prove a restore works.