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Inspect SMS inventory findings, share mapping, file ownership, NTFS and share ACLs, open-file behavior, transfer logs and destination space. This examines Storage Migration Service inventory and file-share ACL transfer, a different fault or management boundary. For this case the decisive evidence is: Review appliance registration, discovery credentials, performance observation window, dependency mapping, OS and disk support, network reachability, and Azure sizing recommendations. Situation: A legacy database VM fails Azure Migrate suitability checks for a disk or boot configuration and the team attempts to start replication without remediation.

Inspect replication health, source disk change rate, destination VM configuration, test migration network isolation, DNS cutover plan and postmigration agent status. This examines Azure Migrate test migration and production cutover, a different fault or management boundary. For this case the decisive evidence is: Review appliance registration, discovery credentials, performance observation window, dependency mapping, OS and disk support, network reachability, and Azure sizing recommendations. Situation: A legacy database VM fails Azure Migrate suitability checks for a disk or boot configuration and the team attempts to start replication without remediation.

Review printer drivers and port mappings, Print Management exports, RDS collection settings, user profiles, license server activation, host versions and login tests. This examines Print and Remote Desktop Services host migration, a different fault or management boundary. For this case the decisive evidence is: Review appliance registration, discovery credentials, performance observation window, dependency mapping, OS and disk support, network reachability, and Azure sizing recommendations. Situation: A legacy database VM fails Azure Migrate suitability checks for a disk or boot configuration and the team attempts to start replication without remediation.

Perform a test failover or planned/unplanned Hyper-V Replica failover with isolated networking, consistent recovery point selection, and later resynchronization/reverse replication where appropriate. This would address Hyper-V Replica test failover and reverse replication, not the controlling issue in this situation. A test failover is not an actual role switch and should not duplicate production identity or network use; planned versus unplanned failover have different synchronization guarantees. The targeted response is: Configure supported Hyper-V Replica host authorization, Kerberos or certificate-based authentication as appropriate, selected VMs and valid network/firewall paths; monitor replication health. Situation: A branch VM's Replica status becomes critical after firewall maintenance closes the replication listener port at the secondary site.

Connect the appropriate Windows security events to a Microsoft Sentinel-enabled Log Analytics workspace using supported collection mechanisms and validated data collection rules. This would address Microsoft Sentinel Windows security-event ingestion, not the controlling issue in this situation. A Sentinel workspace alone does not ingest on-premises server logs; collection rules and healthy agents establish the signal path. The targeted response is: Configure supported Hyper-V Replica host authorization, Kerberos or certificate-based authentication as appropriate, selected VMs and valid network/firewall paths; monitor replication health. Situation: A branch VM's Replica status becomes critical after firewall maintenance closes the replication listener port at the secondary site.

Build an Azure Site Recovery recovery plan that sequences identity, database and application recovery groups with scripts or runbooks where appropriate, and rehearse failover and failback. This would address Site Recovery recovery-plan ordering and controlled failover, not the controlling issue in this situation. Successful replication of each VM is not sufficient for multi-tier disaster recovery; orchestrated dependency order and test execution are essential. The targeted response is: Configure supported Hyper-V Replica host authorization, Kerberos or certificate-based authentication as appropriate, selected VMs and valid network/firewall paths; monitor replication health. Situation: A branch VM's Replica status becomes critical after firewall maintenance closes the replication listener port at the secondary site.

Inspect Replica server trust, authentication mode, listener port, VM replication configuration, log size, compression settings, and missed replication cycles. This examines Hyper-V Replica authentication and replication health, a different fault or management boundary. For this case the decisive evidence is: Inspect recovery point type, snapshot and vault tiers, encrypted disk keys/Key Vault permissions, VM extensions, destination network, and restore permissions. Situation: A Windows Server VM backup shows an available instant restore point but the recovered encrypted disk cannot open after a Key Vault policy change.

Check the VM operating system and disk encryption method, disk encryption set and key permissions, Key Vault reachability, rotation policy, and restore prerequisites. This examines Azure VM disk encryption keys and recovery, a different fault or management boundary. For this case the decisive evidence is: Inspect recovery point type, snapshot and vault tiers, encrypted disk keys/Key Vault permissions, VM extensions, destination network, and restore permissions. Situation: A Windows Server VM backup shows an available instant restore point but the recovered encrypted disk cannot open after a Key Vault policy change.

Inspect vault registration, MARS agent health, encryption passphrase custody, schedule/retention policy, recovery point availability, and job failures. This examines Azure Backup vault policy and MARS agent protection, a different fault or management boundary. For this case the decisive evidence is: Inspect recovery point type, snapshot and vault tiers, encrypted disk keys/Key Vault permissions, VM extensions, destination network, and restore permissions. Situation: A Windows Server VM backup shows an available instant restore point but the recovered encrypted disk cannot open after a Key Vault policy change.

Deploy a supported Azure Migrate appliance to discover on-premises machines, analyze performance and dependencies, and use an assessment to size Azure targets and identify migration blockers. This would address Azure Migrate discovery and dependency assessment, not the controlling issue in this situation. An Azure Migrate assessment is a planning artifact, not proof that a workload has been moved or that application behavior will be compatible after cutover. The targeted response is: Replicate supported on-premises virtual or physical servers to Azure using Azure Migrate, run an isolated test migration, and complete a planned production cutover with client and rollback validation. Situation: A physical Windows Server is replicated to Azure but its test VM starts on the production subnet and conflicts with the original domain identity.

Migrate existing IIS site configuration, application pools, identity, bindings and TLS certificates to a supported Windows Server target; test application runtime compatibility before switching traffic. This would address Legacy IIS configuration and certificate migration, not the controlling issue in this situation. Copying a website directory does not transfer its IIS bindings, application pool identity or private-key permissions; the web runtime and dependencies need validation. The targeted response is: Replicate supported on-premises virtual or physical servers to Azure using Azure Migrate, run an isolated test migration, and complete a planned production cutover with client and rollback validation. Situation: A physical Windows Server is replicated to Azure but its test VM starts on the production subnet and conflicts with the original domain identity.

Migrate DHCP configurations, leases and reservations with supported export/import approaches, confirm AD authorization where required, and avoid simultaneous unauthorized lease offers. This would address DHCP Server migration and authorization, not the controlling issue in this situation. DHCP scope migration requires network relay and authority changes as well as configuration copy; two active uncontrolled responders can create address conflicts. The targeted response is: Replicate supported on-premises virtual or physical servers to Azure using Azure Migrate, run an isolated test migration, and complete a planned production cutover with client and rollback validation. Situation: A physical Windows Server is replicated to Azure but its test VM starts on the production subnet and conflicts with the original domain identity.

Inspect node patch baselines, CAU role/configuration, cluster health, available workload capacity, live migration settings, and update failure events. This examines Cluster-Aware Updating and maintenance orchestration, a different fault or management boundary. For this case the decisive evidence is: Inspect Get-StoragePool/Get-PhysicalDisk/Get-VirtualDisk health, available capacity, cluster events, repair jobs, and placement/fault-domain warnings. Situation: An S2D node loses a drive and repair does not complete because the physical pool lacks adequate reserve capacity.

Inspect voting nodes, dynamic witness state, witness storage access, cluster quorum events, site connectivity, and failure-domain topology. This examines Cluster quorum and Azure Cloud Witness selection, a different fault or management boundary. For this case the decisive evidence is: Inspect Get-StoragePool/Get-PhysicalDisk/Get-VirtualDisk health, available capacity, cluster events, repair jobs, and placement/fault-domain warnings. Situation: An S2D node loses a drive and repair does not complete because the physical pool lacks adequate reserve capacity.

Inspect adapter inventory and drivers, Network ATC intent status, RDMA functionality, lossless network settings where required, SMB Multichannel, and live throughput counters. This examines Network ATC intent and SMB Direct/RDMA for S2D, a different fault or management boundary. For this case the decisive evidence is: Inspect Get-StoragePool/Get-PhysicalDisk/Get-VirtualDisk health, available capacity, cluster events, repair jobs, and placement/fault-domain warnings. Situation: An S2D node loses a drive and repair does not complete because the physical pool lacks adequate reserve capacity.

S2D storage traffic uses intended resilient paths with predictable performance and failover, avoiding unapproved management exposure on storage adapters. This step is relevant to Network ATC intent and SMB Direct/RDMA for S2D but is not one of the complementary steps this case needs. The intended pair is: Protect Azure IaaS Windows VMs through a supported Azure Backup vault policy, then rehearse instant restore and new-VM recovery with encrypted disks and required access dependencies. and Inspect recovery point type, snapshot and vault tiers, encrypted disk keys/Key Vault permissions, VM extensions, destination network, and restore permissions. Situation: An Azure VM backup extension reports a warning that application-consistent snapshot preparation failed even though crash-consistent recovery points exist.

Configure a supported Recovery Services vault backup policy and Microsoft Azure Recovery Services agent where appropriate for on-premises file/folder or system-state protection, with a verified recovery path. This step is relevant to Azure Backup vault policy and MARS agent protection but is not one of the complementary steps this case needs. The intended pair is: Protect Azure IaaS Windows VMs through a supported Azure Backup vault policy, then rehearse instant restore and new-VM recovery with encrypted disks and required access dependencies. and Inspect recovery point type, snapshot and vault tiers, encrypted disk keys/Key Vault permissions, VM extensions, destination network, and restore permissions. Situation: An Azure VM backup extension reports a warning that application-consistent snapshot preparation failed even though crash-consistent recovery points exist.

Inspect source VM eligibility, replication health, recovery point history, target region, network mappings, IP addressing, and storage replication settings. This step is relevant to Azure Site Recovery policy and network mapping but is not one of the complementary steps this case needs. The intended pair is: Protect Azure IaaS Windows VMs through a supported Azure Backup vault policy, then rehearse instant restore and new-VM recovery with encrypted disks and required access dependencies. and Inspect recovery point type, snapshot and vault tiers, encrypted disk keys/Key Vault permissions, VM extensions, destination network, and restore permissions. Situation: An Azure VM backup extension reports a warning that application-consistent snapshot preparation failed even though crash-consistent recovery points exist.

The App Service-hosted application responds correctly with authenticated users and stable backing data, without writing required persistent content to ephemeral local storage. This step is relevant to Azure App Service migration for compatible IIS applications but is not one of the complementary steps this case needs. The intended pair is: Configure a supported Recovery Services vault backup policy and Microsoft Azure Recovery Services agent where appropriate for on-premises file/folder or system-state protection, with a verified recovery path. and Inspect vault registration, MARS agent health, encryption passphrase custody, schedule/retention policy, recovery point availability, and job failures. Situation: A remote branch uses the MARS agent to back up shared files but has lost the encryption passphrase required to restore them.

Protect Azure IaaS Windows VMs through a supported Azure Backup vault policy, then rehearse instant restore and new-VM recovery with encrypted disks and required access dependencies. This step is relevant to Azure VM backup and encrypted snapshot recovery but is not one of the complementary steps this case needs. The intended pair is: Configure a supported Recovery Services vault backup policy and Microsoft Azure Recovery Services agent where appropriate for on-premises file/folder or system-state protection, with a verified recovery path. and Inspect vault registration, MARS agent health, encryption passphrase custody, schedule/retention policy, recovery point availability, and job failures. Situation: A remote branch uses the MARS agent to back up shared files but has lost the encryption passphrase required to restore them.

Review service dependencies, recovery plan groups, available recovery points, test failover network, re-protection state, and automation credentials. This step is relevant to Site Recovery recovery-plan ordering and controlled failover but is not one of the complementary steps this case needs. The intended pair is: Configure a supported Recovery Services vault backup policy and Microsoft Azure Recovery Services agent where appropriate for on-premises file/folder or system-state protection, with a verified recovery path. and Inspect vault registration, MARS agent health, encryption passphrase custody, schedule/retention policy, recovery point availability, and job failures. Situation: A remote branch uses the MARS agent to back up shared files but has lost the encryption passphrase required to restore them.

Diagnose Windows Update scan, delivery and servicing errors together with Windows Time Service hierarchy and Kerberos clock-skew failures before resetting services or changing policy. This would address Windows Update and Time Service troubleshooting, not the controlling issue in this situation. Domain time skew can break Kerberos independently of update delivery; blindly changing all NTP peers or clearing update caches can conceal root causes. The targeted response is: Select a supported AD Recycle Bin object restore for eligible accidental deletions or use Directory Services Restore Mode and system-state recovery for more extensive database damage, preserving directory consistency. Situation: A help desk deletes a security group accidentally and wants to recover memberships while the AD Recycle Bin feature is enabled.

Use Windows Admin Center, Windows Event Viewer and System Insights to correlate historical server events with predictive local capacity trends and configure practical administrative alerts. This would address Windows Admin Center event logs and System Insights, not the controlling issue in this situation. System Insights forecasts from collected local performance data, whereas event logs record actual events; prediction is supporting evidence, not incident confirmation. The targeted response is: Select a supported AD Recycle Bin object restore for eligible accidental deletions or use Directory Services Restore Mode and system-state recovery for more extensive database damage, preserving directory consistency. Situation: A help desk deletes a security group accidentally and wants to recover memberships while the AD Recycle Bin feature is enabled.

Troubleshoot SYSVOL replication and Microsoft Entra hybrid identity synchronization using correct DFSR status, GPO version and sync connector logs, keeping on-premises and cloud failure paths distinct. This would address SYSVOL DFSR and hybrid synchronization troubleshooting, not the controlling issue in this situation. A healthy LDAP response does not guarantee SYSVOL/DFSR health, and successful on-premises GPO replication does not prove an Entra Connect export succeeded. The targeted response is: Select a supported AD Recycle Bin object restore for eligible accidental deletions or use Directory Services Restore Mode and system-state recovery for more extensive database damage, preserving directory consistency. Situation: A help desk deletes a security group accidentally and wants to recover memberships while the AD Recycle Bin feature is enabled.

A staged container runs the intended IIS application with repeatable deployment and external durable state while unsupported system-level dependencies are identified. This tests Container migration decision for IIS workloads, but does not demonstrate that the requested outcome is satisfied. The relevant acceptance test is: Existing SMB UNC client paths resolve to the replacement and source server is safely retired or isolated without simultaneous identity conflicts. Situation: After inventory and file transfer succeed, clients continue reaching the legacy server because the migration team never ran the optional SMS cutover phase.

An approved user reaches the new file share from the expected network path with intact permissions, acceptable latency and a controlled rollback. This tests Azure Files and Azure File Sync migration strategy, but does not demonstrate that the requested outcome is satisfied. The relevant acceptance test is: Existing SMB UNC client paths resolve to the replacement and source server is safely retired or isolated without simultaneous identity conflicts. Situation: After inventory and file transfer succeed, clients continue reaching the legacy server because the migration team never ran the optional SMS cutover phase.

New domain controllers replicate correctly, SYSVOL and Group Policy work, and functional levels are raised only after unsupported older controllers are retired. This tests In-place AD DS forest upgrade and SYSVOL prerequisite checks, but does not demonstrate that the requested outcome is satisfied. The relevant acceptance test is: Existing SMB UNC client paths resolve to the replacement and source server is safely retired or isolated without simultaneous identity conflicts. Situation: After inventory and file transfer succeed, clients continue reaching the legacy server because the migration team never ran the optional SMS cutover phase.

An approved user reaches the new file share from the expected network path with intact permissions, acceptable latency and a controlled rollback. This tests Azure Files and Azure File Sync migration strategy, but does not demonstrate that the requested outcome is satisfied. The relevant acceptance test is: The Azure VM starts in the intended network with correct data and app dependencies, and final switchover is tracked without leaving two writable production copies. Situation: A migration dashboard shows source replication healthy, yet the operator claims users have moved before DNS and identity cutover has occurred.

An assessment reports source inventory and application dependencies with justified target sizes and clearly documented incompatibilities before any replication begins. This tests Azure Migrate discovery and dependency assessment, but does not demonstrate that the requested outcome is satisfied. The relevant acceptance test is: The Azure VM starts in the intended network with correct data and app dependencies, and final switchover is tracked without leaving two writable production copies. Situation: A migration dashboard shows source replication healthy, yet the operator claims users have moved before DNS and identity cutover has occurred.

Existing SMB UNC client paths resolve to the replacement and source server is safely retired or isolated without simultaneous identity conflicts. This tests Storage Migration Service cutover server identity, but does not demonstrate that the requested outcome is satisfied. The relevant acceptance test is: The Azure VM starts in the intended network with correct data and app dependencies, and final switchover is tracked without leaving two writable production copies. Situation: A migration dashboard shows source replication healthy, yet the operator claims users have moved before DNS and identity cutover has occurred.

An Azure Windows VM serves only intended ports from approved networks while exposed management ports and unintended bypass paths are blocked. This tests Azure NSG effective rules for Windows Server VMs, but does not demonstrate that the requested outcome is satisfied. The relevant acceptance test is: Eligible domain members establish authenticated traffic where required while untrusted machines cannot silently join the isolated zone. Situation: After domain isolation deployment, an unmanaged printer cannot reach its spooler and staff need a narrow exemption rather than disabling isolation globally.

Selected Windows security events arrive with correct host, event IDs and timestamps and relevant detections work without collecting unnecessary sensitive logs. This tests Microsoft Sentinel Windows security-event ingestion, but does not demonstrate that the requested outcome is satisfied. The relevant acceptance test is: Eligible domain members establish authenticated traffic where required while untrusted machines cannot silently join the isolated zone. Situation: After domain isolation deployment, an unmanaged printer cannot reach its spooler and staff need a narrow exemption rather than disabling isolation globally.

An unsigned test executable is denied under the enforced policy while documented critical workloads and approved updates still start normally. This tests Windows Defender Application Control trust policy, but does not demonstrate that the requested outcome is satisfied. The relevant acceptance test is: Eligible domain members establish authenticated traffic where required while untrusted machines cannot silently join the isolated zone. Situation: After domain isolation deployment, an unmanaged printer cannot reach its spooler and staff need a narrow exemption rather than disabling isolation globally.