AZ-104 Certification Practice Question #274

Question

You have an Azure subscription that contains 100 virtual machines.
You regularly create and delete virtual machines.
You need to identify unattached disks that can be deleted.
What should you do?

Accepted Answer

When virtual machines are deleted in Azure, their associated virtual hard disks (VHDs) are typically preserved to prevent data loss. Over time, this leads to unattached (orphaned) disks that continue to incur storage costs. Azure Advisor automatically scans the subscription for optimization opportunities and generates a Cost recommendation named "Review disks that aren't attached to a VM". You can view these recommendations in the Azure portal under **Azure Cost Management** by navigating to **Advisor Recommendations**. This provides a centralized report showing all unattached disks and the potential cost savings of deleting them.

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