Exam AZ-103 topic 1 question 18 discussion

Before you upload a Windows virtual machine (VM) from on-premises to Azure, you must prepare the virtual hard disk (VHD or VHDX). Azure supports both generation 1 and generation 2 VMs that are in VHD file format and that have a fixed-size disk. The maximum size allowed for the VHD is 1,023 GB. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image

The harddrive need to be converetd to VHD from VHDX

vhdx to azure vhd format correct answer

Correct Answer: A

in exam az-104 29nov 2020

A. the hard drive

In exam - Aug28, Given answer is correct

without going to any discussion, it is obvious that the Disck has to be modified . Remaining options - processors, memory , network and integration services are not related to the requirement here :-)

Updated: Gen 1 AND 2...and max is now 2Tb.

Came in exam

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/prepare-for-upload-vhd-image?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-machines%2fwindows%2ftoc.json

I think this is little confusion , Here is the answer The maximum size allowed only for the OS VHD is 2TB. While for a VHD it is 1023GB.

Max VHD size is 2TB (not 1,023GB).