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Key Facts: Azure AZ-120 Exam

700/1000

Passing Score

Microsoft scaled score

~120 min

Typical Exam Time

Microsoft exam experience guidance

US$165

Exam Fee (US)

Microsoft / Pearson VUE

35-40%

Largest Domain

Build and Deploy SAP on Azure

1 year

Renewal Cycle

Microsoft Learn free renewal

5

Skill Areas

Microsoft AZ-120 study guide

AZ-120 is Microsoft's Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty exam, US$165, ~120 minutes, 700/1000 to pass, delivered by Pearson VUE. Microsoft's official skills outline weights are roughly Migrate (10-15%), Design (20-25%), Build and Deploy (35-40%), Validate (10-15%), and Operate (20-25%). The certification requires periodic free renewal on Microsoft Learn to remain active.

Sample Azure AZ-120 Practice Questions

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1Which Azure VM family is certified by SAP for the largest SAP HANA OLAP scale-up workloads on standard Azure infrastructure?
A.B-series
B.M-series (including Mv2 and Mv3)
C.F-series
D.D-series
Explanation: The M-series family — including Mv2 and Mv3 — provides the highest memory-to-vCPU ratios on Azure (up to several terabytes of RAM) and is SAP-certified for HANA. B/F/D-series are general-purpose or burstable families and are not certified for production HANA scale-up.
2A customer needs more than 12 TB of memory in a single OS image for SAP HANA. Which Azure offering should you propose?
A.Mv3 VMs only
B.HANA Large Instances (BareMetal Infrastructure)
C.Azure Container Instances
D.Standard D64s_v5 with attached Premium SSD
Explanation: HANA Large Instances (HLI), now delivered through SAP on Azure BareMetal Infrastructure, provide single-node memory sizes well beyond what current VMs offer and are SAP-certified for very large HANA scale-up. Mv3 expands VM memory but extreme sizes still typically map to BareMetal. Container Instances and D-series cannot host HANA at scale.
3Which Azure storage option is SAP-certified for the SAP HANA /hana/data and /hana/log volumes and offers shared NFS access across multiple VMs?
A.Standard HDD
B.Azure NetApp Files
C.Azure Files Standard
D.Azure Blob Storage Hot tier
Explanation: Azure NetApp Files (ANF) is SAP-certified for HANA data and log volumes and provides high-throughput NFS that supports HANA scale-out and shared filesystems such as /hana/shared. Standard HDD lacks the IOPS/throughput SLAs HANA requires; Azure Files Standard is not HANA-certified; Blob is object storage and is not used for HANA mount points.
4Which Azure managed disk type provides sub-millisecond latency and high IOPS suitable for SAP HANA log volumes when ANF is not used?
A.Standard SSD
B.Ultra Disk
C.Standard HDD
D.Premium Files Standard tier
Explanation: Ultra Disk delivers consistently low latency and configurable IOPS/throughput, meeting HANA log KPIs. Premium SSD v2 is also acceptable in many designs, but among the options listed only Ultra Disk meets the requirement. Standard SSD/HDD cannot meet HANA log latency targets; Azure Files Standard is not HANA-certified.
5An SAP NetWeaver ABAP system on Azure requires shared file systems for /sapmnt and the central transport directory. Which Azure service is most commonly used for these in HA designs?
A.Azure Blob NFS 3.0
B.Azure Files Premium with NFS or SMB, or Azure NetApp Files
C.Local temp disk
D.Standard HDD attached to one VM
Explanation: Azure Files Premium (NFS or SMB) and Azure NetApp Files are the supported shared-file-system options for /sapmnt and /usr/sap/trans in highly available NetWeaver deployments. Blob NFS 3.0 is not the standard choice for these mounts, local temp disk is ephemeral, and a single Standard HDD breaks HA.
6Which Azure construct ensures that SAP application servers and the database are placed in the same low-latency datacenter network zone?
A.Resource Group
B.Proximity Placement Group (PPG)
C.Management Group
D.Subscription scope
Explanation: Proximity Placement Groups (PPGs) co-locate VMs to minimize network latency between SAP application servers and the HANA database. Resource Groups, Management Groups, and Subscriptions are management/billing boundaries — they do not control physical placement.
7For an SAP S/4HANA production system that requires the highest infrastructure SLA in a region, which deployment pattern should you choose?
A.Single VM in one zone
B.Availability Set in one zone
C.Availability Zones with HANA System Replication and Pacemaker cluster
D.Standalone VM with daily Azure Backup only
Explanation: Spanning Availability Zones with HANA System Replication and a Pacemaker cluster gives the highest infrastructure SLA for SAP HANA HA. Availability Sets only protect against rack-level failures within a datacenter. Single-VM and backup-only designs do not meet HA requirements.
8Which networking service enables a private, dedicated connection from on-premises to Azure for SAP migration and ongoing hybrid traffic?
A.Site-to-Site VPN only
B.ExpressRoute
C.Azure Bastion
D.Azure Front Door
Explanation: ExpressRoute provides private, dedicated connectivity with predictable bandwidth and lower latency, which is the recommended path for production SAP traffic between on-premises and Azure. VPN is supported but typically for non-production. Bastion is for jump-host access; Front Door is a global HTTP load balancer.
9Which Azure-native service centralizes deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management of SAP systems through a Virtual Instance for SAP solutions (VIS) resource?
A.Azure Center for SAP solutions (ACSS)
B.Azure Site Recovery
C.Azure Arc
D.Azure Migrate
Explanation: Azure Center for SAP solutions (ACSS) introduces the Virtual Instance for SAP solutions (VIS) resource that represents an SAP system in Azure for deployment, registration, monitoring, and management. ASR is for DR, Azure Arc extends ARM to non-Azure resources, and Azure Migrate is a discovery/assessment hub.
10Which Azure monitoring solution provides SAP-specific telemetry for HANA, NetWeaver, OS, and high-availability cluster components?
A.Azure Monitor for SAP solutions (AMS)
B.Azure Network Watcher
C.Azure Application Insights
D.Azure Service Health
Explanation: Azure Monitor for SAP solutions (AMS) collects and visualizes SAP-aware metrics from HANA, NetWeaver, the operating system, Pacemaker, and related components in a single workspace. Network Watcher is for network diagnostics, Application Insights targets application code, and Service Health communicates Azure platform issues.

About the Azure AZ-120 Exam

AZ-120 'Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads' validates a candidate's ability to migrate, design, build, validate, and operate SAP workloads (including SAP HANA, NetWeaver, and S/4HANA) on Microsoft Azure. The exam blends Azure infrastructure depth (M-series and Mv3 VMs, HANA Large Instances, Azure NetApp Files, Premium SSD v2, networking and identity) with SAP-specific design patterns (HANA System Replication, Pacemaker/WSFC clustering, ASCS/ERS HA, ACSS, Azure Monitor for SAP solutions).

Exam sponsor: Microsoft / Pearson VUE. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Typically 40-60 questions including multiple choice, multi-select, drag-and-drop, and case-study items per Microsoft exam experience guidance

Time Limit

120 minutes

Passing Score

700/1000 (Microsoft scaled score)

Exam / Certification Fees

US$165 (US pricing; varies by country)

Exam sponsor website

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

10-15%

Migrate SAP Workloads to Azure

Discovery and assessment with Azure Migrate, sizing decisions, lift-and-shift vs DMO migrations to HANA, large-dataset seeding via Azure Data Box, cutover bandwidth planning, and risk reduction during the move.

20-25%

Design an Azure Solution to Support SAP Workloads

M-series, Mv2/Mv3, HANA Large Instances, Azure NetApp Files, Premium SSD v2, Ultra Disk, Proximity Placement Groups, Availability Zones, hub-and-spoke landing zones, ExpressRoute, NSGs, UDRs, Private Link, and SAP HANA storage KPIs.

35-40%

Build and Deploy Azure for SAP Workloads

HANA System Replication, Pacemaker/WSFC clustering, ASCS/ERS HA with SLB and Floating IP, Azure Center for SAP solutions (ACSS) and the VIS resource, identity (Entra ID, Domain Services, Linux SSSD/Winbind), Logic Apps SAP integration, and Application Gateway for Fiori.

10-15%

Validate Azure Infrastructure for SAP Workloads

HWCCT and storage benchmark validation, controlled HA failover and ASR test failover, backup restore drills, IaC what-if/plan validation, and compliance checks against landing-zone standards.

20-25%

Operate Azure for SAP Workloads

Azure Monitor for SAP solutions (AMS), Azure Backup for HANA via Backint, Recovery Services vault soft delete and immutability, Azure Update Manager, Azure Policy governance, Conditional Access, cost controls (RIs, AHB, start/stop, right-sizing), and Microsoft renewal.

Preparing for the Azure AZ-120 Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 700/1000 (Microsoft scaled score)
  • Assessment: Typically 40-60 questions including multiple choice, multi-select, drag-and-drop, and case-study items per Microsoft exam experience guidance
  • Time limit: 120 minutes
  • Exam / certification fees: US$165 (US pricing; varies by country) Official sources

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Azure AZ-120: Suggested Study Strategy

1Start from the official Microsoft Learn AZ-120 study guide and map every domain bullet to a specific hands-on exercise so weak areas surface early.
2Build at least one HANA System Replication HA cluster lab on SLES or RHEL for SAP — Pacemaker, fence agent, and SLB Floating IP — because a large share of questions hinge on these mechanics.
3Memorize which Azure storage options are SAP-certified (ANF, Premium SSD v2, Ultra Disk, Premium Files) and the HANA storage KPIs each design must meet for log latency and data throughput.
4Practice sizing scenarios across M-series, Mv2, Mv3, and HANA Large Instances so you can quickly match a memory and KPI requirement to the right SKU family.
5Learn Azure Center for SAP solutions (ACSS), the Virtual Instance for SAP solutions (VIS) resource, and Azure Monitor for SAP solutions (AMS) — both are named in Microsoft's documentation and tested.
6Be fluent in landing-zone fundamentals (hub-and-spoke, ExpressRoute, Private Link, NSG/UDR, RBAC, Azure Policy) because design questions often combine SAP and Azure governance constructs.
7Schedule a renewal-assessment check on Microsoft Learn after passing — keeping the credential active is part of the Microsoft model and is a likely topic in operate-domain wording.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the AZ-120 exam and who is it for?

AZ-120 'Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads' is Microsoft's Specialty certification for cloud architects, SAP basis administrators, and infrastructure engineers who design, deploy, and operate SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver/S/4HANA on Azure. Microsoft recommends prior expertise in both Azure infrastructure and SAP system administration.

How many questions and how much time does AZ-120 give you?

Microsoft does not publish a fixed question count, but Microsoft's exam-experience documentation notes most exams contain about 40-60 items in roughly 100-120 minutes, with multiple choice, multi-select, drag-and-drop, and sometimes case studies. Plan for ~120 minutes with extra time built in for tutorials and survey.

What score do you need to pass AZ-120?

Microsoft uses a scaled score and the passing line for Microsoft certification exams (including AZ-120) is 700 out of 1000. Because scoring is scaled, that does not equal a flat 70% raw score.

How much does the AZ-120 exam cost?

The standard US price is US$165, and pricing varies by country and applicable taxes. Microsoft Learn and the Pearson VUE registration page show the localized price during registration.

Does the AZ-120 certification expire?

Yes. Like other Microsoft role-based and specialty certifications, the Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty must be renewed via a free online renewal assessment on Microsoft Learn before expiration to stay active. Renewal is open in the months prior to expiration.

What background helps the most for AZ-120?

Strong working knowledge of both sides: SAP basis (HANA, NetWeaver, ASCS/ERS, system replication) and Azure infrastructure (M-series and Mv3 VMs, networking, identity, ANF, Premium SSD v2, ASR, Azure Monitor). Hands-on experience deploying HANA HA clusters and integrating SAP with Entra ID is highly recommended.