Which Storage Accounts Can Pool1 Use for FSLogix Containers?
You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure Virtual Desktop deployment and the storage accounts shown in the following table. You plan to deploy a host pool named Pool1 to the East US Azure region. Pool1 will use FSLogix Profile Containers and Office Containers. Which storage accounts can Pool1 use? - 
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70% of anonymous learners picked answer B. Votes are pick records left by other test-takers — they are not the verified answer.
Community Insight
The question tests two FSLogix storage requirements — SMB file share support and same-region placement as the AVD session hosts — with the trap being storage4, which supports SMB but sits in West US.
Pool1's FSLogix Profile Containers and Office Containers require SMB-capable Azure Files in the East US region, so the usable storage accounts are storage1 and storage2 only. This AZ-140 guide confirms option B and explains why blob-only or cross-region accounts are excluded.
Many learners choose D by including storage4 because it is a StorageV2 account that supports SMB, but they overlook that Pool1 is in East US and the exam expects region-aligned FSLogix storage.
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Why the Answer Is Correct
FSLogix Profile Containers and Office Containers require an SMB file share, which in Azure means Azure Files on a storage account that supports the SMB protocol. In the table, storage1 is StorageV2 in East US and storage2 is FileStorage in East US; both support SMB file shares and are in the same region as Pool1. Microsoft's AVD guidance places FSLogix container storage in the same region as the session hosts to minimize latency for profile and Office container I/O. Therefore the storage accounts Pool1 can use are storage1 and storage2 only, which matches option B. This is also the majority community position, with learners noting "both same region" and that only these two meet the SMB plus region criteria.Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A is too narrow because it excludes storage1, even though storage1 is a StorageV2 account in East US and supports SMB for FSLogix. Option C incorrectly includes storage3, a BlobBlockStorage account that only supports blob storage and cannot host the SMB file share FSLogix needs. Option D adds storage4, which is StorageV2 and does support SMB, but it is in West US while Pool1 is in East US, introducing cross-region latency that the exam treats as disqualifying for recommended FSLogix placement. Option E includes all four and therefore inherits both the blob-only and cross-region errors. Community commenters debated whether storage4 "would also work" but the AZ-140 objective is the supported, region-aligned design.Community Comment Notes
Several commenters converge on option B by checking SMB support and region: jeff1988 lists that storage3 does not support SMB and storage4 is in West US, while zapi says "Only storage 1 and storage 2 support SMB AND are in the correct region." Bonesurfer similarly breaks down that storage1 and storage2 support Azure Files in East US, and SteveR73 notes storage4 is "west and in another region." The dissent comes from learners such as Bonifacef, who argues "the question does not ask which is the recommended storage account" and that storage4 could still be used with higher latency. db7a78f likewise acknowledges B as recommended but says D would also function. Because the exam asks for the supported AVD FSLogix storage design rather than any technically mountable share, the region-aligned B answer remains the correct exam choice.Official Reference
Exam Strategy
On AZ-140 FSLogix storage questions, eliminate accounts that cannot expose an SMB file share, then filter by the host pool's region. The exam favors same-region Azure Files for profile and Office containers, so an SMB-capable account in another region is still the wrong choice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is storage4 excluded if it supports SMB?
Storage4 is a StorageV2 account in West US, while Pool1 is in East US. FSLogix Profile and Office Containers are latency-sensitive and should use Azure Files in the same region as the session hosts.
Does BlobBlockStorage (storage3) work for FSLogix containers?
No. BlobBlockStorage supports only blob storage, not SMB file shares, and FSLogix Profile/Office Containers require an SMB Azure Files share.
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