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learn-pr/azure/choose-compute-provisioning/includes/5-exercise-deploy-template.md

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ In the following exercise, you use a Resource Manager template to provision a vi
 
 Let's start by obtaining a configuration file and an Azure Resource Manager template from GitHub.
 
+1. 1. In the Cloud Shell window on the right side of the screen, select the **More** icon (**...**), then select **Settings** > **Go to Classic version**.
+
 1. In Azure Cloud Shell instance on the right, run the following command to clone the GitHub repository.
 
     ```bash
@@ -108,6 +110,40 @@ The GitHub repository that you cloned, also contains a Resource Manager template
     },
     ```
 
+1. Let's also update the virtual machine image in the template. Find the following code in the *template.json* file:
+
+    ```json
+    "imageSKU": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "defaultValue": "2012-R2-Datacenter",
+            "allowedValues": [
+                "2008-R2-SP1",
+                "2012-Datacenter",
+                "2012-R2-Datacenter"
+            ],
+            "metadata": {
+                "description": "Image SKU"
+            }
+        },
+    ```
+
+1. Update the code as follows so that it looks like this code:
+
+    ```json
+    "imageSKU": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "defaultValue": "2019-Datacenter",
+            "allowedValues": [
+                "2008-R2-SP1",
+                "2012-Datacenter",
+                "2019-Datacenter"
+            ],
+            "metadata": {
+                "description": "Image SKU"
+            }
+        },
+    ```
+
 1. Save the template by pressing <kbd>Ctrl+S</kbd>.
 
     In the `<variables>` section of the *template.json* file, notice that values are stored to configure networking for a virtual machine.

learn-pr/wwl-azure/load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure/1-introduction.yml

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 uid: learn.wwl.load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure.introduction
 title: Introduction
 metadata:
+  adobe-target: true
+  prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Introduction
   description: "Introduction"
-  ms.date: 02/13/2025
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/wwl-azure/load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure/2-explore.yml

@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 uid: learn.wwl.load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure.explore
 title: Explore load balancing
 metadata:
+  adobe-target: true
+  prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Explore load balancing
   description: "Explore load balancing"
-  ms.date: 02/13/2025
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
   ms.custom:
   - references_regions
-durationInMinutes: 6
+durationInMinutes: 9
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/2-explore.md)]

learn-pr/wwl-azure/load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure/3-design-implement-azure-load-balancer-using-azure-portal.yml

@@ -2,39 +2,41 @@
 uid: learn.wwl.load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure.design-implement-azure-load-balancer-using-azure-portal
 title: Design and implement Azure load balancer using the Azure portal
 metadata:
+  adobe-target: true
+  prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Design and implement Azure load balancer using the Azure portal
   description: "Design and implement Azure load balancer using the Azure portal"
-  ms.date: 02/13/2025
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
   ms.custom:
   - references_regions
-durationInMinutes: 17
+durationInMinutes: 9
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/3-design-implement-azure-load-balancer-using-azure-portal.md)]
 quiz:
   title: "Check your knowledge"
   questions:
-  - content: "Which of the following statement about external load balancers is correct?"
+  - content: "The Azure Load Balancer operates at which OSI model layer?"
     choices:
-    - content: "They have a public IP address."
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Correct. External load balancers have public IP addresses."
-    - content: "They don't have a listener IP address."
+    - content: "Layer 3"
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. External load balancers have public IP addresses."
-    - content: "They have a private, front-facing IP address."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. The Azure Load Balancer operates in Layer 4."
+    - content: "Layer 4"
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "Correct. The Azure Load Balancer operates in Layer 4."
+    - content: "Layer 7"
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. External load balancers have public IP addresses."
-  - content: "When deploying a new Azure Load Balancer that must support outbound traffic rules. Which SKU should be selected?"
+      explanation: "Incorrect. The Azure Load Balancer operates in Layer 4."
+  - content: "You're deploying a new Azure Load Balancer that must support availability zones. Which SKU should be selected?"
     choices:
     - content: "Standard"
       isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Correct. Standard SKU supports outbound rules through declarative outbound NAT configuration."
+      explanation: "Correct. Standard SKU supports availability zones."
     - content: "Basic"
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Basic SKU doesn't support outbound rules."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Basic SKU doesn't support availability zones."
     - content: "Either Standard or Basic"
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Basic SKU doesn't support outbound rules."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Basic SKU doesn't support availability zones."

learn-pr/wwl-azure/load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure/4-exercise-create-configure-azure-load-balancer.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
 uid: learn.wwl.load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure.exercise-create-configure-azure-load-balancer
-title: 'Exercise: create and configure an Azure load balancer'
+title: 'Exercise: Create and configure an Azure load balancer'
 metadata:
-  title: 'Exercise: create and configure an Azure load balancer'
-  description: "Exercise: create and configure an Azure load balancer"
-  ms.date: 02/13/2025
+  adobe-target: true
+  prefetch-feature-rollout: true
+  title: 'Exercise: Create and configure an Azure load balancer'
+  description: "Exercise: Create and configure an Azure load balancer"
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/wwl-azure/load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure/5-explore-azure-traffic-manager.yml

@@ -2,39 +2,41 @@
 uid: learn.wwl.load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure.explore-azure-traffic-manager
 title: Explore Azure Traffic Manager
 metadata:
+  adobe-target: true
+  prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Explore Azure Traffic Manager
   description: "Explore Azure Traffic Manager"
-  ms.date: 02/13/2025
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
   ms.custom:
   - references_regions
-durationInMinutes: 14
+durationInMinutes: 12
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/5-explore-azure-traffic-manager.md)]
 quiz:
   title: "Check your knowledge"
   questions:
-  - content: "What are two benefits of Traffic Manager?"
+  - content: "The Azure Traffic Manager operates at which OSI model layer?"
     choices:
-    - content: "Distribution of traffic and continuous monitoring of endpoint health."
-      isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Correct. Distribution of traffic according to one of several traffic-routing methods and continuous monitoring of endpoint health and automatic failover when endpoints fail."
-    - content: "Resolution of DNS queries and reduced need for DNS servers."
+    - content: "Layer 3"
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Traffic Manager uses DNS to direct clients to specific service endpoints based on the rules of the traffic-routing method."
-    - content: "Supports one traffic-routing method and integrates with DNS."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Traffic Manager works at the application level, Layer 7 ."
+    - content: "Layer 4"
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Azure Traffic Manager supports six traffic-routing methods. The traffic-routing method determines which endpoint is returned in the DNS response."
-  - content: "Which traffic-routing method should be use when end users need to use the \"closest\" endpoint for the lowest network latency?"
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Traffic Manager works at the application level, Layer-7."
+    - content: "Layer 7"
+      isCorrect: true
+      explanation: "Correct. Traffic Manager works at the application level, Layer-7."
+  - content: "Which traffic-routing method provides the lowest network latency by selecting the users closest location?"
     choices:
     - content: "Performance"
       isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Correct. Use for endpoints in different geographic locations, and you want end users to use the \"closest\" endpoint for the lowest network latency."
+      explanation: "Correct. Performance routing uses the closest endpoint for the lowest network latency."
     - content: "Geographic"
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Select this routing method to direct users to specific endpoints (Azure, External, or Nested) based on where their DNS queries originate from geographically."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Geographic routing directs users to specific endpoints based on where the query originated."
     - content: "Priority"
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Select this routing method for one primary service endpoint for all traffic. You can provide multiple backup endpoints in case the primary or one of the backup endpoints is unavailable."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Priority routing directs all traffic to one primary service endpoint."

learn-pr/wwl-azure/load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure/6-exercise-create-traffic-manager-profile-using-azure-portal.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 ### YamlMime:ModuleUnit
 uid: learn.wwl.load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure.exercise-create-traffic-manager-profile-using-azure-portal
-title: 'Exercise: create a Traffic Manager profile using the Azure portal'
+title: 'Exercise: Create a Traffic Manager profile using the Azure portal'
 metadata:
-  title: 'Exercise: create a Traffic Manager profile using the Azure portal'
-  description: "Exercise: create a Traffic Manager profile using the Azure portal"
-  ms.date: 02/13/2025
+  adobe-target: true
+  prefetch-feature-rollout: true
+  title: 'Exercise: Create a Traffic Manager profile using the Azure portal'
+  description: "Exercise: Create a Traffic Manager profile using the Azure portal"
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit

learn-pr/wwl-azure/load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure/7-summary.yml

@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 uid: learn.wwl.load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure.summary
 title: Summary
 metadata:
+  adobe-target: true
+  prefetch-feature-rollout: true
   title: Summary
   description: "Summary"
-  ms.date: 02/13/2025
+  ms.date: 04/07/2025
   author: wwlpublish
   ms.author: cynthist
   ms.topic: unit
   ms.custom:
   - references_regions
-durationInMinutes: 1
+durationInMinutes: 2
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/7-summary.md)]

learn-pr/wwl-azure/load-balancing-non-https-traffic-azure/includes/1-introduction.md

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ Azure provides different flavors of load balancing services that help with the d
 
 In this module, you:
 
- -  Understand options for load balancing.
- -  Design and implement an Azure Load Balancer.
- -  Implement a Traffic Manager profile.
+ -  Understand non-HTTP(S) options for load balancing.
+ -  Learn about the Azure Load Balancer.
+ -  Learn about Azure Traffic Manager.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
- -  You should have experience with networking concepts, such as IP addressing, Domain Name System (DNS), and routing
- -  You should have experience with network connectivity methods, such as VPN or WAN
- -  You should have experience with the Azure portal and Azure PowerShell 
+ -  You should have experience with networking concepts, such as IP addressing, Domain Name System (DNS), and routing.
+ -  You should have experience with network connectivity methods, such as VPN or WAN.
+ -  You should have experience with the Azure portal and Azure PowerShell.