Chapter 1 - Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating

Question 1

What is the term for running Hyper-V virtual machines within a virtual machine?

Answer 1

Nested virtualization

Question 2

What system partition size is required for Windows Server 2016?

Answer 2

32 GB

Question 3

What edition of Server 2016 supports a maximum of two Hyper-V containers?

Answer 3

Standard Edition

Question 4

What two options are provided in the Type of Installation window during Windows Server 2016 installation?

Answer 4

Upgrade and Custom

Question 5

What is the term for easily converting from Standard Edition to Datacenter Edition?

Answer 5

License conversion

Question 6

What two types of activation technology involve a Generic Volume License Key (GVLK)?

Answer 6

Active Directory-based Activation and KMS

Question 7

What versions of Windows Server can Windows Server 2012 standard be upgraded to?

Answer 7

WIndows Server 2016 server standard or Datacenter

Question 8

What version of Windows Server can Windows Server Datacenter 2012 be upgraded to?

Answer 8

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

Question 9

What versions of Windows Server can Windows Server 2012 R2 standard be upgraded to?

Answer 9

WIndows Server 2016 server standard or Datacenter

Question 10

What version of Windows Server can Windows Server Datacenter 2012 R2 be upgraded to?

Answer 10

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

Question 11

What version of Windows Server can Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials be upgraded to?

Answer 11

Windows Server 2016 essentials

Question 12

What version of Windows Server can Windows Storage Server 2012 standard be upgraded to?

Answer 12

Windows Storage Server 2016 standard

Question 13

What version of Windows Server can Windows Storage Server 2012 Workgroup upgraded?

Answer 13

Windows Storage Server 2016 Workgroup

Question 14

What version of Windows Server can Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 standard be upgraded to?

Answer 14

Windows Storage Server 2016 standard

Question 15

What version of Windows Server can Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Workgroup be upgraded to?

Answer 15

Windows Storage Server 2016 Workgroup

Question 16

What is Server Core?

Answer 16

An installation option for Windows Server 2016 that has no GUI.

Question 17

What is Server with Desktop Experience?

Answer 17

An installation option of Windows Server 2016 that has a GUI.

Question 18

What is Nano Server?

Answer 18

The smallest possible installation option of Windows Server 2016, with no user interface.

Question 19

What is Datacenter edition?

Answer 19

The most powerful edition of Server 2016.

Question 20

What is standard Server edition?

Answer 20

The typical edition of Server 2016 for most medium to large businesses.

Question 21

What is Essentials edition?

Answer 21

The smallest edition of Server 2016, designed for small businesses.

Question 22

What is PowerShell and Desired State Configuration (DSC)?

Answer 22

A method of deploying Server 2016 and ensuring the consistency of the deployed configurations.

Question 23

What is Volume Activation Services server role?

Answer 23

A role that enables you to automate and simplify the issuance and management of Microsoft software volume licenses for a variety of scenarios and environments.

Question 24

What is Automatic Virtual Machine Activation?

Answer 24

A technology that allows you to install virtual machines on a properly activated Windows server without having to manage product keys for each individual virtual machine.

Question 25

What is Key Management Service (KMS)?

Answer 25

A role service that allows you to activate systems within a network from a server where a KMS host has been installed.

Question 26

What is Active Directory-based Activation?

Answer 26

A role service that allows you to use Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to store activation objects

Question 27

What are the processor requirements for Windows Server 2016?

Answer 27

• 1.4 GHz
• 64-bit processor
• Compatible with x64 instruction set
• Supports NX (No-eXecute) and DEP (Data Execution Prevention) Supports CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, and PrefetchW
• Supports Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)

Question 28

What are the RAM requirements for Windows Server 2016?

Answer 28

• 512 MB (2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience)

- ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology

Question 29

What are the RAM requirements for a virtual machine using Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016?

Answer 29

at least 800 MB of RAM to the VM or create a paging file in the installation partition.

Question 30

What are the storage requirements for Windows Server 2016?

Answer 30

• A storage adapter that is compliant with the PCI Express architecture specification
• Persistent storage devices on servers classified as hard disk drives that are not PATA
• No ATA/PATA/IDE/EIDE for boot, page, or data drives
• System partition of 32 GB

Question 31

What are some additional considerations for installing Windows Server 2016?

Answer 31

• All editions of Windows Server 2016 are 64-bit only; therefore, you cannot upgrade from earlier 32-bit versions.
• You cannot upgrade from one language version to another.
• You cannot upgrade and switch from a Server Core installation to a Server with Desktop Experience installation (or vice versa).
• Direct upgrades from Windows Server 2008 are not supported; you must first upgrade to Windows Server 2012 before performing the Windows Server 2016 upgrade.