Chapter 6: Planning Storage Solutions Flashcards
What is the maximum NTFS volume size in Windows Server 2008?
2^32 clusters minus 1 cluster
Which of the following is a hard disk partition style supported by Windows Server 2008?
MBR
For applications that use large data files, such as databases and email stores, which access is preferable?
block I/O
Which of the following features can be used to automate the Shadow Copy process?
File Redirection
Which version of Windows Server 2008 must computers be running to create a failover cluster?
Enterprise
What is the most commonly used high-availability solution for data storage, primarily because it is far more scalable than disk mirroring and enables you realize more storage space from your hard disks?
parity-based RAID
Shadow copies can utilize up to ___ percent of a volume by default.
20
Which command prompt utility can be used to perform disk management tasks?
DiskPart.exe
What is the maximum NTFS file size in Windows Server 2008?
2^44 bytes (16 terabytes) minus 64 kilobytes
To use Shadow Copies effectively, where must users store their files?
server
What is the term for the ability of entire servers to be redundant so that if anything goes wrong with one computer, another one can take its place almost immediately?
failover
By default, the paging file on a Windows Server 2008 computer is ___ time(s) the amount of memory installed in the computer.
1.5
Which fault tolerance solution uses duplicate host adapters as well as duplicate hard drives?
disk duplexing
In what type of communication can servers access storage devices over the SAN as if they are connected directly to the computer?
server to storage
Which of the following holds the failover cluster configuration database?
witness disk
Which of the following is the simplest form of disk redundancy?
disk mirroring
In which operating system is the Previous Versions Client not available by default?
Windows XP Service Pack 1
What is the maximum dynamic volume size for simple and mirrored volumes in Windows Server 2008?
2 terabytes
The newer serial ATA (SATA) standard increases the maximum transmission speed to __________ MB/sec.
300
Which of the following protocol layers defines the basic transport mechanism of a Fibre Channel network, including the frame format and three service classes: a connection-oriented class, a connectionless class with acknowledgments, and a connectionless class without acknowledgments?
FC2
Which RAID level provides the largest percentage of usable disk space?
RAID 5
Regardless of how much space you allocate to the storage area, Windows Server 2008 supports a maximum of __________ shadow copies for each volume.
64
Which of the following options should be considered the minimum acceptable rotational speed for a server?
10k RPM
What is the maximum transmission speed for fiber optic?
10 Gbps
Which of the following is the preferred file system for a server?
NTFS
SCSI offers transmission rates up to __________ MB/sec.
640
Which component in Windows Server 2008 enables the system to install software packaged as files with an .msi extension?
Windows Installer 4.0
Which mechanism allows users to work with copies of files that remain accessible whether the workstation can access the server or not?
Offline Files
Besides application data, which of the following is stored on a failover clusters shared storage?
witness disk
Which of the following is a hardware or software device running on a computer that accesses the storage devices on the SAN?
iSCSI initiator
In what type of configuration does the computer write the same data to identical volumes on two different disks?
disk mirroring
The GPT disk partitioning style supports volumes up to __________ exabytes.
18
What is the maximum dynamic volume size for a RAID-5 volume in Windows Server 2008?
62 terabytes
A maximum of __________ nodes can be added to a cluster if computers are running on the x86 or IA64 platform.
8
