Chapter 1 - Installing & Configuring Servers Flashcards

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Q

the OS edition you choose should be based on 3 factors.

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roles you intend the servers to perform
virtualization strategy you intend to implement
licensing strategy you plan to use

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2
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server has four editions

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datacenter
standard
essentials
foundation

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3
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each running instance of server is classified one of two ways

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physical os environment

virtual os environment

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4
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max hardware configs for server
2012
2008

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640 processors
4 TB of RAM
64 failover cluster nodes

256 processors
2 TB of RAM
16 failover cluster nodes

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5
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advantages to running servers using server core

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hardware resource conservation
reduced disk space
reduced patch frequency
reduced attack surface

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6
Q

minimal server interface gets rid of what items

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internet explorer
windows shell
desktop
file explorer
windows 8 desktop apps
programs and features
network and sharing center
devices and printers center
display 
firewall
windows update
fonts
storage spaces
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7
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features on demand provides 3 states

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enabled
disabled
disabled with payload removed

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8
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to implement the third state (disabled with payload removed), what command do you use

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Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -Remove

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9
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upgrade paths NOT supported by server 2012

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upgrades from server prior to 2008

upgrades from pre-RTM editions of windows server 2012

upgrades from windows workstation operating systems

cross-platform upgrades, such as 32 bit windows server 2008 to 64 bit windows server 2012

upgrades from any itanium edition

cross-language upgrades, such as from server 2008, U.S. english to server 2012, french

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10
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you can migrate between servers under the following conditions

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between server 2003 SP2 to server 2012

between platforms

between editions

between physical and virtual instances

between installation options

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11
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you must migrate roles or role services individually

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true

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12
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there is no single procedure for migrating all the windows server roles

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true

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13
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postinstallation tasks

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configure the network connection
setting the time zone
enabling remote desktop
renaming the computer
joining the domain
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14
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to rename a computer, run this command

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netdom rename computer %ComputerName% /NewName:

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15
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to restart the computer as directed, use this command

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shutdown /r

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16
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to join the computer to a domain, run this

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netdom join %ComputerName% /domain: /userd: /password:*

17
Q

to convert back and forth between shell and gui, what command do you run

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Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra,Server-Gui-Shell

18
Q

NIC teaming, also called bonding, balancing, aggregation, does what?

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enables you to combine multiple physical network adapters into a single interface

19
Q

NIC teaming has two modes

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switch independent mode

switch dependent mode

20
Q

whats the primary difference between server 2012 and server 2012 r2

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the ability to add and manage multiple servers at once

21
Q

you can create server groups based on location, function, or other organizational paradigm

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true

22
Q

to use an exported config file to install roles and features on another computer running server, use this command

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Install-WindowsFeature -ConfigurationFilePath

23
Q

what is delegation

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its the practice by which administrators grant other users a subset of the privileges that they possess.

24
Q

designing a storage solution for a server depends on several factors including

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amount of storage the server needs
the number of users who will be accessing the serer at the same time
sensitivity of the data to be stored on the server
the importance of the data to the organization

25
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when you install additional hard disk drives on a server, you must perform the following tasks manually

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select a partitioning style (MBR or GUID partition table)
select a disk type
divide the disk into partitions or volumes
format the partitions or volumes with a file system

26
Q

five different volume types

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simple
spanned
striped
mirrored
RAID-5
27
Q

five file system options are available

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NTFS
FAT32
exFAT
FAT
ReFS