Lab Overview

Resource locks are a critical tool for preventing accidental or unauthorized modifications to important resources. In this lab, you’ll learn how to add and remove resource locks in Microsoft Azure. 

By locking resources, you ensure that they cannot be modified or deleted unintentionally. This lab guides you through the process of applying a “Delete” lock to a virtual machine, testing the lock’s effectiveness, by attempting to delete the resource, and then removing the lock.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lab, you will be able to:

• • Navigate to the “Locks” section within the Azure portal to manage resource locks.
  • Apply a “Delete” lock to a resource, preventing its accidental or unauthorized deletion.
  • Verify the effectiveness of the lock by attempting a deletion and observing the system’s response.
  • Remove resource locks when necessary, restoring full management capabilities to the resource.
  • Understand the practical use of locks in protecting critical resources and ensuring operational stability in Azure environments.

Exam Relevance

The skills you learn in this lab are necessary to pass the following Azure certification exams:

• • AZ-104
  • AZ-305