🚀 *AZ-104 Lab: Configure Azure Availability Sets | Hands-On Azure Administrator Lab*

In this hands-on *AZ-104 Azure Administrator* lab, you'll learn how to configure **Azure Availability Sets**, deploy multiple virtual machines, and understand how Azure distributes VMs across **Fault Domains and Update Domains**.

This lab is designed for **Azure Administrators, IT professionals, cloud engineers, and students preparing for the AZ-104 certification exam**.

🔹 What You'll Learn

✅ Create an Azure Resource Group
✅ Create and configure an Availability Set
✅ Understand Fault Domains and Update Domains
✅ Deploy two Azure Virtual Machines into an Availability Set
✅ Verify VM distribution across domains
✅ Understand Availability Set high-availability concepts
✅ Compare Availability Sets vs. Availability Zones
✅ Understand the important AZ-104 exam scenario: adding an existing VM to an Availability Set
✅ Clean up Azure resources after the lab

🏗️ Lab Environment

*Resource Group:* `az104-rg-availability`
*Availability Set:* `az104-avset`
*VM 1:* `az104-avvm01`
*VM 2:* `az104-avvm02`
*VNet:* `az104-av-vnet`

📚 AZ-104 Exam Concepts Covered

Availability Sets
Fault Domains
Update Domains
Virtual Machine High Availability
Availability Zones
VM SLA concepts
Planned maintenance
Infrastructure failures
Availability Set deployment considerations

⚠️ Important AZ-104 Exam Tip

An existing VM cannot simply be added to an Availability Set. The Availability Set must be selected when the VM is created; moving an existing VM generally requires redeployment.


If you're preparing for **AZ-104**, follow along and build the environment yourself. Hands-on practice is one of the best ways to reinforce Azure administration concepts.

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