Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Certification Transition (legacy) — Question 2

You have 100 Standard_F2s_v2 Azure virtual machines. Each virtual machine has two network adapters.
You need to increase the network performance of the workloads running on the virtual machines. The solution must meet the following requirements:
✑ The CPU-to-memory ratio must remain the same.
✑ The solution must minimize costs.
What should you do?

Answer options

Correct answer: B

Explanation

Enabling SR-IOV allows for direct communication between the virtual machines and the physical network card, greatly enhancing network performance without altering the CPU-to-memory ratio or incurring significant costs. NIC teaming and installing an additional adapter may not provide the same performance benefits, and RDMA over InfiniBand is generally more expensive and not necessary in this scenario.