Your company has an on-premises network and three Azure subscriptions named Subscription1, Subscription2, and Subscription3.
The departments at the company use the Azure subscriptions as shown in the following table.

All the resources in the subscriptions are in either the West US Azure region or the West US 2 Azure region.
You plan to connect all the subscriptions to the on-premises network by using ExpressRoute.
What is the minimum number of ExpressRoute circuits required?
Suggested Answer: A
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28 comments · newest first
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Vallie
10 months ago
That's interesting, I didn't know it worked like that!
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Yasuko
10 months ago
Nope, it's definitely 1 circuit. Saves costs too!
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Viva
10 months ago
Wait, are you sure? I thought each subscription needed its own.
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Glory
11 months ago
Totally agree, one circuit can handle it!
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Latosha
11 months ago
You only need 1 ExpressRoute circuit for multiple subscriptions.
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Gilbert
11 months ago
I’m a bit confused about the regions too. Do we need separate circuits for each region, or can they be combined? I feel like I need to double-check that.
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Stefania
11 months ago
If I recall correctly, each subscription can use the same ExpressRoute circuit, so maybe we only need two circuits for redundancy?
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Sanda
12 months ago
I think I practiced a similar question where we had to connect multiple subscriptions, and I want to say it was just one circuit, but I could be wrong.
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Cassie
12 months ago
I remember something about ExpressRoute circuits being shared across subscriptions, but I'm not sure how many we actually need for three subscriptions.
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Dominga
12 months ago
This question seems pretty straightforward. I'll just need to carefully analyze the subscription usage and determine the minimum number of ExpressRoute circuits needed.
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Katlyn
1 year ago
I think I've got a strategy here. I'll start by grouping the subscriptions that can share an ExpressRoute circuit, then see if I can further optimize the number of circuits required.
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Jacqueline
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused on how to approach this. Do I need to consider the Azure regions, or can I just focus on the subscriptions and their usage?
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Mitsue
1 year ago
Okay, let me take a closer look at the information provided. The key seems to be understanding how the subscriptions are used and whether they can share ExpressRoute circuits.
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Odelia
1 year ago
Hmm, this seems straightforward. I'll need to think through the ExpressRoute requirements for each subscription and see if I can minimize the number of circuits needed.
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Ashton
1 year ago
The answer has to be D) 4. One circuit per subscription, plus the two different regions? Come on, this is a no-brainer! I'm acing this exam for sure.
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Talia
1 year ago
I'm a bit torn between B) 2 and C) 3, but I'm leaning towards C. It just seems more straightforward to have a dedicated circuit for each subscription, even if the regions are the same.
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Eura
1 year ago
Yeah, I think having 3 circuits, one for each subscription, would be the best option.
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Clay
1 year ago
I agree, it would probably be more efficient that way.
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Brynn
1 year ago
I think having a dedicated circuit for each subscription makes sense.
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Eun
1 year ago
I'm going with C) 3. Each subscription needs its own ExpressRoute circuit, and the fact that the resources are in two different regions doesn't change that requirement.
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Helga
1 year ago
I think the answer is B) 2. Since the company has three Azure subscriptions and the resources are in two different regions, we need at least two ExpressRoute circuits to connect all the subscriptions to the on-premises network.
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Yolando
1 year ago
Yes, it's important to have redundancy in case one circuit fails.
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Jerlene
1 year ago
I think we definitely need more than one circuit for this setup.
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Patrick
1 year ago
That makes sense, we need one circuit for each region.
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Orville
1 year ago
I agree with you, the answer is B) 2.
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Jess
1 year ago
I agree with Gretchen, having one circuit per subscription would ensure better performance and isolation.
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Gretchen
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe we need 3 ExpressRoute circuits for all three subscriptions.
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Alise
2 years ago
I think the minimum number of ExpressRoute circuits required is 1.