131-140 Flashcards
A systems administrator is troubleshooting a performance issue with a virtual database server. The administrator has identified the issue as being disk related and believes the cause is a lack of IOPS on the existing spinning disk storage. Which of the following should the administrator do NEXT to resolve this issue?
A. Upgrade the virtual database server.
B. Move the virtual machine to flash storage and test again.
C. Check if other machines on the same storage are having issues.
D. Document the findings and place them in a shared knowledge base.
C. Check if other machines on the same storage are having issues.
In an existing IaaS instance, it is required to deploy a single application that has different versions. Which of the following should be recommended to meet this requirement?
A. Deploy using containers.
B. Install a Type 2 hypervisor.
C. Enable SR-IOV on the host.
D. Create snapshots.
A. Deploy using containers.
An organization is using multiple SaaS-based business applications, and the systems administrator is unable to monitor and control the use of these subscriptions.
The administrator needs to implement a solution that will help the organization apply security policies and monitor each individual SaaS subscription. Which of the following should be deployed to achieve these requirements?
A. DLP
B. CASB
C. IPS
D. HIDS
B. CASB
A cloud administrator needs to reduce the cost of cloud services by using the company’s off-peak period. Which of the following would be the BEST way to achieve this with minimal effort?
A. Create a separate subscription.
B. Create tags.
C. Create an auto-shutdown group.
D. Create an auto-scaling group.
C. Create an auto-shutdown group.
A media company has made the decision to migrate a physical, internal file server to the cloud and use a web-based interface to access and manage the files.
The users must be able to use their current corporate logins. Which of the following is the MOST efficient way to achieve this goal?
A. Deploy a VM in a cloud, attach storage, and copy the files across.
B. Use a SaaS service with a directory service federation.
C. Deploy a fileshare in a public cloud and copy the files across.
D. Copy the files to the object storage location in a public cloud.
B. Use a SaaS service with a directory service federation.
A systems administrator is configuring a storage array. Which of the following should the administrator configure to set up mirroring on this array?
A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. RAID 6
B. RAID 1
A systems administrator is working in a globally distributed cloud environment. After a file server VM was moved to another region, all users began reporting slowness when saving files. Which of the following is the FIRST thing the administrator should check while troubleshooting?
A. Network latency
B. Network connectivity
C. Network switch
D. Network peering
A. Network latency
A systems administrator adds servers to a round-robin, load-balanced pool, and then starts receiving reports of the website being intermittently unavailable. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?
A. The network is being saturated.
B. The load balancer is being overwhelmed.
C. New web nodes are not operational.
D. The API version is incompatible.
E. There are time synchronization issues.
C. New web nodes are not operational.
A company has a cloud infrastructure service, and the cloud architect needs to set up a DR site. Which of the following should be configured in between the cloud environment and the DR site?
A. Fallback
B. Playbook
C. Zoning
D. Replication
A. Fallback
A cloud administrator is building a new VM for a network security appliance. The security appliance installer says the CPU clock speed does not meet the requirements. Which of the following will MOST likely solve the issue?
A. Move the VM to a host with a faster CPU.
B. Add more vCPUs to the VM.
C. Enable CPU masking on the VM.
D. Enable hyperthreading on the virtual host.
A. Move the VM to a host with a faster CPU.
