{"id":26338,"date":"2022-06-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testpreptraining.com\/blog\/?p=26338"},"modified":"2022-06-16T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T05:30:09","slug":"new-az-720-troubleshooting-microsoft-azure-connectivity-exam-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testpreptraining.ai\/blog\/new-az-720-troubleshooting-microsoft-azure-connectivity-exam-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"New AZ-720: Troubleshooting Microsoft Azure Connectivity Exam Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Microsoft has launched the New Azure AZ-720: Troubleshooting Microsoft Azure Connectivity Exam for candidates to get familiar with networking and hybrid settings, as well as routing, permissions, and account restrictions. The Az-720 exam focuses on developing skills and the ability to detect problems with business continuity, hybrid environments, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), access control, networking, and virtual machine connection using readily available tools is required for the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Microsoft  AZ-720<\/strong>: <strong>Knowledge Required<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Candidates for the Azure Support Engineer for Connectivity Specialty certification are support engineers who have subject matter expertise in using advanced troubleshooting methods to resolve networking and connectivity issues in Azure. Second, professionals in this field are capable of troubleshooting issues with Azure Virtual Machines, virtual networks, and hybrid connections between on-premises and Azure services. They use a variety of methods and technology to diagnose and uncover the root causes of complex situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exam Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Microsoft AZ-720 exam contains 40-60 questions.<\/li><li>On the Microsoft AZ-720, questions can be scenario-based single-answer, or multiple-choice.<ul><li>Multiple-choice questions that must be answered in the correct order<\/li><li>drag-and-drop questions<\/li><li>review of grades<\/li><li>dragging and dropping<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To pass the exam, however, a candidate must obtain a score of 700 or higher. Furthermore, the exam is only available in English and costs $165 USD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exam Course Outline<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To assist in better preparation for the AZ-720 exam, Microsoft provides a course outline that covers the major sections. This includes the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Troubleshoot business continuity issues (5\u201310%)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshoot backup issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>review and interpret backup logs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vms-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vms-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot Azure virtual machines backup issues including restarting a failed backup job &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-mars-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-mars-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot issues with Azure Backup agents &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-mars-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-mars-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting Azure Backup Server issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-mabs-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-mabs-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>checking scheduled backups &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vms-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vms-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check recovery issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>troubleshooting Azure Site Recovery issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/azure\/site-recovery\/troubleshoot-azure-recovery-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/azure\/site-recovery\/troubleshoot-azure-recovery-services<\/a><\/li><li>check site recovery in hybrid scenarios that include Hyper-V, VMware ESX, or System Center Configuration, Manager &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/site-recovery\/vmware-azure-troubleshoot-replication\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/site-recovery\/vmware-azure-troubleshoot-replication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/site-recovery\/hyper-v-azure-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/site-recovery\/hyper-v-azure-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting restore issues when using Azure Backup Agent, Azure backup, or Azure Backup Server &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vm-file-recovery-troubleshoot\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vm-file-recovery-troubleshoot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vms-troubleshoot#restore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vms-troubleshoot#restore<\/a><\/li><li>check issues recovering files from an Azure virtual machine backup &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vm-file-recovery-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/backup\/backup-azure-vm-file-recovery-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Troubleshoot hybrid and cloud connectivity issues (20\u201325%)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooting virtual network (VNet) connectivity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>troubleshooting virtual private network (VPN) gateway transit issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/architecture\/reference-architectures\/hybrid-networking\/troubleshoot-vpn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/architecture\/reference-architectures\/hybrid-networking\/troubleshoot-vpn<\/a><\/li><li>Also, check hub-and-spoke VNet configuration issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/network-watcher\/diagnose-vm-network-routing-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/network-watcher\/diagnose-vm-network-routing-problem<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, troubleshooting global VNet peering connectivity issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-peering-overview#requirements-and-constraints\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-peering-overview#requirements-and-constraints<\/a><\/li><li>moreover, check peered connections &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-troubleshoot-peering-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-troubleshoot-peering-issues<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooting name resolution issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>check name resolution for scenarios that use Azure-provided name resolution &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/monitor-virtual-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/monitor-virtual-network<\/a><\/li><li>also, troubleshoot name resolution for scenarios that use custom DNS servers &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/networking\/dns\/troubleshoot\/troubleshoot-dns-server\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/networking\/dns\/troubleshoot\/troubleshoot-dns-server<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, review and interpret DNS audit logs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/dns\/dns-alerts-metrics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/dns\/dns-alerts-metrics<\/a><\/li><li>moreover, troubleshooting name resolution for Azure private DNS zones &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/private-link\/troubleshoot-private-endpoint-connectivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/private-link\/troubleshoot-private-endpoint-connectivity<\/a><\/li><li>also, check issues with DNS records at public DNS providers &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcwdld.com\/nslookup-dns-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.pcwdld.com\/nslookup-dns-records<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, diagnose domain delegation issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/kerberos-authentication-and-troubleshooting-delegation-issues-f4279b52-72d5-55af-f445-cc9fb16e9550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/kerberos-authentication-and-troubleshooting-delegation-issues-f4279b52-72d5-55af-f445-cc9fb16e9550<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshoot point-to-site virtual private network (VPN) connectivity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>troubleshoot Windows VPN client configuration issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/windows-client\/networking\/l2tp-ipsec-vpn-client-connection-issue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/windows-client\/networking\/l2tp-ipsec-vpn-client-connection-issue<\/a><\/li><li>also, check OpenVPN VPN client configuration issues <\/li><li>furthermore, troubleshoot macOS VPN client configuration issues <\/li><li>moreover, troubleshooting issues with certificate-based VPN connections &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/remote\/remote-access\/vpn\/always-on-vpn\/deploy\/always-on-vpn-deploy-troubleshooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/remote\/remote-access\/vpn\/always-on-vpn\/deploy\/always-on-vpn-deploy-troubleshooting<\/a><\/li><li>also, check issues with RADIUS-based VPN connections &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/remote\/remote-access\/ras\/otp\/configure\/step-2-configure-the-radius-server\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/remote\/remote-access\/ras\/otp\/configure\/step-2-configure-the-radius-server<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/remote\/remote-access\/vpn\/always-on-vpn\/deploy\/always-on-vpn-deploy-troubleshooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/remote\/remote-access\/vpn\/always-on-vpn\/deploy\/always-on-vpn-deploy-troubleshooting<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, troubleshooting Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-password-hash-synchronization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-password-hash-synchronization<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-pass-through-authentication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-pass-through-authentication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-connectivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-connectivity<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooting site-to-site virtual private network connectivity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>review and interpret network logs and captured network traffic from a VPN gateway &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/troubleshoot-vpn-with-azure-diagnostics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/troubleshoot-vpn-with-azure-diagnostics<\/a><\/li><li>also, determine the root cause for latency issues within site-to-site VPNs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/vpn-gateway-troubleshoot-site-to-site-cannot-connect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/vpn-gateway-troubleshoot-site-to-site-cannot-connect<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/vpn-gateway-troubleshoot-site-to-site-disconnected-intermittently\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/vpn-gateway-troubleshoot-site-to-site-disconnected-intermittently<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, review and interpret gateway configuration scripts &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/create-routebased-vpn-gateway-powershell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/create-routebased-vpn-gateway-powershell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/create-routebased-vpn-gateway-cli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/create-routebased-vpn-gateway-cli<\/a><\/li><li>moreover, reset a VPN gateway &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/reset-gateway#:~:text=In%20the%20portal%2C%20navigate%20to,VPN%20gateway%20is%20rebooted%20immediately.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/reset-gateway#:~:text=In%20the%20portal%2C%20navigate%20to,VPN%20gateway%20is%20rebooted%20immediately.<\/a><\/li><li>also, troubleshoot gateway issues by running Log Analytics queries &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/azure-monitor\/agents\/agent-windows-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/azure-monitor\/agents\/agent-windows-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshoot Azure ExpressRoute connectivity issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>determine whether routes are live and correctly configured &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-troubleshooting-expressroute-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-troubleshooting-expressroute-overview<\/a><\/li><li>also, validate the peering configuration for an ExpressRoute circuit &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-troubleshooting-expressroute-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-troubleshooting-expressroute-overview<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, reset an ExpressRoute circuit &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/reset-circuit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/reset-circuit<\/a><\/li><li>moreover, troubleshoot route filtering &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/how-to-routefilter-powershell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/how-to-routefilter-powershell<\/a><\/li><li>also, troubleshoot custom-defined routes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-routing-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-routing-problem<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, determine the root cause for latency issues related to ExpressRoute &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-troubleshooting-network-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-troubleshooting-network-performance<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Troubleshoot Platform as a Service issues (5\u201310%)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Check PaaS services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>troubleshooting issues connecting to a PaaS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/azure-sql\/database\/troubleshoot-common-errors-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/azure-sql\/database\/troubleshoot-common-errors-issues<\/a><\/li><li>also, troubleshoot firewalls for PaaS services &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/azure-portal\/azure-portal-safelist-urls?tabs=public-cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/azure-portal\/azure-portal-safelist-urls?tabs=public-cloud<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, troubleshooting PaaS configuration issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cloud-services\/cloud-services-troubleshoot-deployment-problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/cloud-services\/cloud-services-troubleshoot-deployment-problems<\/a><\/li><li>moreover, determine the root cause for service-level throttling &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/azure\/virtual-machines\/troubleshooting-throttling-errors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/azure\/virtual-machines\/troubleshooting-throttling-errors<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooting PaaS integration issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>troubleshooting issues integrating PaaS services with virtual networks &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/app-service\/overview-vnet-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/app-service\/overview-vnet-integration<\/a><\/li><li>check subnet delegation issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/subnet-delegation-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/subnet-delegation-overview<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting issues with private endpoints and service endpoints &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/private-link\/troubleshoot-private-endpoint-connectivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/private-link\/troubleshoot-private-endpoint-connectivity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-service-endpoints-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-service-endpoints-overview<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot issues with Azure Private Link &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/private-link\/troubleshoot-private-link-connectivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/private-link\/troubleshoot-private-link-connectivity<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Troubleshoot authentication and access control issues (15\u201320%)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshoot Azure AD authentication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>determine why on-premises systems cannot connect to Azure resources &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/reports-monitoring\/howto-troubleshoot-sign-in-errors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/reports-monitoring\/howto-troubleshoot-sign-in-errors<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting Azure AD configuration issues <\/li><li>troubleshoot self-service password reset issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/authentication\/troubleshoot-sspr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/authentication\/troubleshoot-sspr<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting issues with multifactor authentication &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/azure\/active-directory\/troubleshoot-azure-mfa-issue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/azure\/active-directory\/troubleshoot-azure-mfa-issue<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check hybrid authentication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>troubleshooting Azure AD Connect synchronization issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-objectsync\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-objectsync<\/a><\/li><li>check Azure AD to Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) integration issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory-domain-services\/troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory-domain-services\/troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting connectivity issues between Azure AD and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/windows-server\/identity\/troubleshoot-ad-fs-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/troubleshoot\/windows-server\/identity\/troubleshoot-ad-fs-issues<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot issues with pass-through authentication and password hash synchronization &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-password-hash-synchronization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-password-hash-synchronization<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-pass-through-authentication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/hybrid\/tshoot-connect-pass-through-authentication<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting Azure AD Application Proxy connectivity issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/app-proxy\/application-proxy-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/app-proxy\/application-proxy-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Diagnosing authorization issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>troubleshooting role-based access control (RBAC) issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/auth0.com\/docs\/troubleshoot\/authentication-issues\/troubleshoot-rbac-authorization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/auth0.com\/docs\/troubleshoot\/authentication-issues\/troubleshoot-rbac-authorization<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot issues storing encrypted passwords in Azure Key Vault &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/key-vault\/general\/troubleshooting-access-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/key-vault\/general\/troubleshooting-access-issues<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting sign-in issues related to Azure AD Conditional Access policies &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/conditional-access\/troubleshoot-conditional-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/active-directory\/conditional-access\/troubleshoot-conditional-access<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Troubleshoot networks (25\u201330%)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshoot Azure network security issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>determine why Azure Web Application Firewall is blocking traffic &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/web-application-firewall\/ag\/web-application-firewall-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/web-application-firewall\/ag\/web-application-firewall-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot encryption and certificate issues for point-to-site and site-to-site scenarios &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/vpn-gateway-troubleshoot-vpn-point-to-site-connection-problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/vpn-gateway-troubleshoot-vpn-point-to-site-connection-problems<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/vpn-gateway-troubleshoot-site-to-site-cannot-connect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/vpn-gateway-troubleshoot-site-to-site-cannot-connect<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooting Azure network security groups (NSGs) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>diagnose NSG configuration issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-traffic-filter-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-traffic-filter-problem<\/a><\/li><li>review and interpret NSG flow logs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/network-watcher\/network-watcher-read-nsg-flow-logs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/network-watcher\/network-watcher-read-nsg-flow-logs<\/a><\/li><li>determine whether a VM or a group of VMs is associated with an application security group (ASG) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooting Azure Firewall issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>troubleshooting an application, network, and infrastructure rules &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/firewall\/firewall-diagnostics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/firewall\/firewall-diagnostics<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot network address translation (NAT) and distributed network address translation (DNAT) rules &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/firewall\/firewall-workbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/firewall\/firewall-workbook<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting Azure Firewall Manager configuration issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/firewall-manager\/deployment-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/firewall-manager\/deployment-overview<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Diagnosing latency issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>determine the root cause for VM-level throttling- <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-bandwidth-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-bandwidth-testing<\/a><\/li><li>deciding the root cause for latency issues when connecting to Azure virtual machines &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/troubleshoot-vm-connectivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/troubleshoot-vm-connectivity<\/a><\/li><li>determining the root cause for throttling between source and destination resources &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-machine-network-throughput\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-machine-network-throughput<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot bandwidth availability issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/network-watcher\/network-watcher-connectivity-portal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/network-watcher\/network-watcher-connectivity-portal<\/a><\/li><li>determine whether resource response times meet service-level agreements (SLAs) &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-troubleshooting-network-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-troubleshooting-network-performance<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshoot routing and traffic control<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>review and interpret route tables &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/manage-route-table\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/manage-route-table<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/monitor-virtual-network\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/monitor-virtual-network<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting asymmetric routing &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-asymmetric-routing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/expressroute\/expressroute-asymmetric-routing<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting issues with user-defined routes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-routing-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-routing-problem<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot issues related to forced tunneling &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-routing-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-routing-problem<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/troubleshoot-vpn-with-azure-diagnostics#RouteDiagnosticLog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/vpn-gateway\/troubleshoot-vpn-with-azure-diagnostics#RouteDiagnosticLog<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot virtual network peering, transitive routing, and service chaining &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-troubleshoot-peering-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-troubleshoot-peering-issues<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-configure-vnet-connections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/virtual-network-configure-vnet-connections<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshooting routing configuration issues in Azure &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-routing-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/virtual-network\/diagnose-network-routing-problem<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooting load-balancing issues<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>determine whether VMs in a load-balanced cluster is healthy &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/load-balancer\/load-balancer-custom-probe-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/load-balancer\/load-balancer-custom-probe-overview<\/a><\/li><li>troubleshoot issues with Azure Load Balancer &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/load-balancer\/load-balancer-troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/load-balancer\/load-balancer-troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>also, review and interpret load balancer rules &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/load-balancer\/manage-rules-how-to\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/load-balancer\/manage-rules-how-to<\/a><\/li><li>moreover, troubleshoot traffic distribution issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/load-balancer\/load-balancer-troubleshoot-backend-traffic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/load-balancer\/load-balancer-troubleshoot-backend-traffic<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, evaluate the configuration of Azure Traffic Manager &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/traffic-manager\/traffic-manager-testing-settings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/traffic-manager\/traffic-manager-testing-settings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/traffic-manager\/traffic-manager-diagnostic-logs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/traffic-manager\/traffic-manager-diagnostic-logs<\/a><\/li><li>also, troubleshoot issues with Azure Traffic Manager profiles &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/traffic-manager\/traffic-manager-troubleshooting-degraded\">http<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/traffic-manager\/traffic-manager-troubleshooting-degraded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/traffic-manager\/traffic-manager-troubleshooting-degraded\">:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/traffic-manager\/traffic-manager-troubleshooting-degraded<\/a><\/li><li>also, troubleshooting port exhaustion issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/client-management\/troubleshoot-tcpip-port-exhaust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/client-management\/troubleshoot-tcpip-port-exhaust<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, troubleshoot issues with Azure Front Door &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/frontdoor\/troubleshoot-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/frontdoor\/troubleshoot-issues<\/a><\/li><li>moreover, troubleshooting issues with Azure Application Gateway &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/application-gateway\/log-analytics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/application-gateway\/log-analytics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/application-gateway\/troubleshoot-app-service-redirection-app-service-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/application-gateway\/troubleshoot-app-service-redirection-app-service-url<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/application-gateway\/application-gateway-backend-health-troubleshooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/application-gateway\/application-gateway-backend-health-troubleshooting<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Troubleshoot VM connectivity issues (5\u201310%)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Diagnosing Azure Bastion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>troubleshooting issues deploying Azure Bastion &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/bastion\/tutorial-create-host-portal\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/bastion\/tutorial-create-host-portal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/bastion\/troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/bastion\/troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>also, check connectivity issues- <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/bastion\/troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/bastion\/troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, troubleshoot authorization issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/bastion\/troubleshoot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/bastion\/troubleshoot<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Troubleshooting just-in-time (JIT) VM access<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>validate connectivity with a VM &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/defender-for-cloud\/just-in-time-access-usage?tabs=jit-config-asc%2Cjit-request-asc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/defender-for-cloud\/just-in-time-access-usage?tabs=jit-config-asc%2Cjit-request-asc<\/a><\/li><li>also, troubleshoot Microsoft Defender for Cloud configuration issues &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/security\/defender-endpoint\/troubleshoot-onboarding?view=o365-worldwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/security\/defender-endpoint\/troubleshoot-onboarding?view=o365-worldwide<\/a><\/li><li>furthermore, determine which resources are authorized to use JIT VM access &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/defender-for-cloud\/just-in-time-access-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/defender-for-cloud\/just-in-time-access-overview<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Let us now have a look at some of the learning resources &#8211; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Microsoft Learning Path<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft offers a learning path that includes modules to help you study for your exams. Visit the Microsoft official website to learn everything you need to know about the AZ-720 exam and how to prepare for it. Candidates will also benefit from the modules covered in this course in terms of improved subject learning and exam passing. The test learning path, on the other hand, includes the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learn\/paths\/azure-support-engineer-for-connectivity-specialty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Azure Support Engineer for Connectivity Specialty<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with cloud-based assets necessitates the use of networking. This learning path covers the various connectivity issues that a network engineer may face, as well as the troubleshooting techniques for resolving them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Microsoft Docs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Microsoft documentation is a knowledge base that contains in-depth information about the AZ-720 exam test subjects. Reading Microsoft documentation can also help you learn about the various sizes of different Azure services. This is made up of courses that will teach you a lot about the various services and ideas covered in the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Online Study Groups<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to studying for tests, candidates may benefit from online study groups. In other words, joining study groups will keep you in touch with experts and professionals who have previously walked this path. This group can also be used to discuss any test-related issues or problems, as well as to study for the AZ-720 exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How are Beta Exams Scored?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the scoring model for the exam has not yet been finalized, you do not receive a score immediately after completing a beta exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You typically receive your exam score about two weeks after the exam becomes available worldwide (known as &#8220;live&#8221;)\u2014this can take up to 16 weeks, depending on when you took the exam during the beta period. This time frame reflects the thorough process used to evaluate the beta exam results, which included statistically analyzing the data to assess the performance of each question and reading and evaluating all comments provided during the beta exam. 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