Microsoft AZ-400 Exam - Topic 1 Question 123 Discussion

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You have an Azure DevOps project.

Your build process creates several artifacts.

You need to deploy the artifacts to on-premises servers.

Solution:You deploy a Kubernetes cluster on-premises. You deploy a Helm agent to the cluster. You add a Download Build Artifacts task to the deployment pipeline.

Does this meet the goal?

AYes

BNo

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Suggested Answer: B

Instead you should deploy an Azureself-hosted agent to an on-premises server.

Note: To build your code or deploy your software using Azure Pipelines, you need at least one agent.

If your on-premises environments do not have connectivity to a Microsoft-hosted agent pool (which is typically the case due to intermediate firewalls), you'll need to manually configure a self-hosted agent on on-premises computer(s).

Note 2: As we [Microsoft] are launching this new experience in preview, we are currently optimizing it for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Registry (ACR). Other Kubernetes clusters, for example running on-premises or in other clouds, as well as other container registries, can be used, but require setting up a Service Account and connection manually.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/agents?view=azure-devops

by Nelida at Jul 09, 2025, 12:43 PM

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Ardella

4 months ago

I think it should work fine with that setup.

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Ramonita

4 months ago

Wait, can Kubernetes really run on-prem?

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Adelaide

5 months ago

Definitely meets the goal!

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Hildegarde

5 months ago

Not sure if Helm is the best choice here.

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Annelle

5 months ago

Sounds like a solid plan!

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Dannette

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused about the Download Build Artifacts task. Does it really work with on-premises servers in this setup?

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Laquita

5 months ago

This reminds me of a practice question where we used Azure Pipelines. I wonder if there's a more straightforward way to handle the artifacts without Kubernetes.

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Cordelia

6 months ago

I think deploying a Helm agent makes sense, but I feel like there might be simpler solutions for just deploying artifacts.

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Julio

6 months ago

I remember discussing Kubernetes in class, but I'm not sure if using it for on-premises deployment is the best approach.

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Hildegarde

6 months ago

I like the idea of using a Helm agent to download the artifacts. That seems like a good way to get the artifacts from the Azure DevOps project to the on-premises servers. I'd give this solution a try.

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Fanny

6 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure this is the right solution. The question mentions on-premises servers, but a Kubernetes cluster is a cloud-based solution. I'm not sure how well that would work for on-premises deployment.

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Vesta

6 months ago

I'm a bit unsure about this solution. Deploying a full Kubernetes cluster just to deploy some artifacts seems like overkill. I wonder if there might be a simpler way to get the artifacts to the on-premises servers.

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Torie

6 months ago

I think this solution looks promising. Deploying a Kubernetes cluster and using a Helm agent to download the build artifacts seems like a good approach to get the artifacts deployed to the on-premises servers.

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Lorriane

7 months ago

I would go with option A) Yes. It seems like a reasonable solution to deploy artifacts using Kubernetes cluster and Helm agent.

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Teddy

8 months ago

I think the solution is not ideal. Maybe there are other tools or methods that can be more efficient for deploying artifacts to on-premises servers.

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Sharika

8 months ago

I agree with Rusty. Using Kubernetes cluster and Helm agent sounds like a good approach for deploying artifacts.

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Lawrence

8 months ago

I'm not sure. I think there might be a better way to deploy the artifacts to on-premises servers.

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Rusty

9 months ago

Yes, I think this solution meets the goal because deploying a Kubernetes cluster on-premises and using Helm agent should help with deploying the artifacts.

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Silvana

9 months ago

Haha, Kubernetes for on-premises? Someone's been watching too many cloud tutorials! But hey, if it works, it works, I guess.

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Britt

7 months ago

A) Yes

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Hyman

9 months ago

The Download Build Artifacts task looks promising, but I'm not sure if a Helm agent is necessary. Might be worth exploring other deployment options too.

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