Storage lifecycle
CoreBlob access tiers, lifecycle, and data protection
Hot, cool, cold, archive, lifecycle, soft delete, and versioning decisions.
Key points
- Hot, cool, and cold are online tiers; archive requires rehydration before normal access.
- Lifecycle rules automate supported tier and deletion actions by age and filters.
- Soft delete and versioning retain recoverable deleted or previous blob states.
Best-known use cases
- Age infrequently accessed blobs into lower-cost tiers.
- Recover a recently deleted or overwritten blob.
What candidates often confuse it with
- Lifecycle vs soft delete vs versioning: automatic aging vs deletion recovery vs prior-write history.
- Online tiers vs archive: immediate access with different economics vs offline state requiring rehydration.
Key takeaway
Combine tier, lifecycle, soft-delete, and version settings so cost automation preserves the required recovery window.
Related services
- Azure Files
- Azure Blob Storage
Relevant exam tasks
- D2.3.S1 — Create and configure a file share in Azure Files
- D2.3.S2 — Create and configure a container in Azure Blob Storage
- D2.3.S3 — Configure storage tiers
- D2.3.S4 — Configure soft delete for blobs and containers
- D2.3.S5 — Configure snapshots and soft delete for Azure Files
- D2.3.S6 — Configure blob lifecycle management
- D2.3.S7 — Configure blob versioning