Chapter 7: Planning for High Availability Flashcards

1
Q

Which technique creates multiple resource records using the same name, with a different server IP address in each record?

A

DNS round robin

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Regardless of how much space you allocate to the storage area, Windows Server 2008 supports a maximum of __________ shadow copies for each volume.

A

64

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2
Q

Which of the following is the simplest form of disk redundancy?

A

Disk Mirroring

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3
Q

Which RAID level provides the largest percentage of usable disk space?

A

RAID 5

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4
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Which version of Windows Server 2008 must computers be running to create a failover cluster?

A

Enterprise

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4
Q

Which mechanism allows users to work with copies of files that remain accessible whether the workstation can access the server or not?

A

Offline Files

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5
Q

How many consecutive heartbeats must fail before convergence occurs?

A

5

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A maximum of __________ nodes can be added to a cluster if computers are running on the x86 or IA64 platform.

A

8

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7
Q

Which component in Windows Server 2008 enables the system to install software packaged as files with an .msi extension?

A

Windows Installer 4.0

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Which of the following features can be used to automate the Shadow Copy process?

A

File Redirection

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10
Q

In which operating system is the Previous Versions Client not available by default?

A

Windows XP SP1

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11
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Which of the following is essentially a series of filters that examine the contents of packets and traffic patterns to and from the network to determine which packets they should allow to pass through the filter?

A

Firewall

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12
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Which role service maintains a database of client sessions and enables a disconnected client to reconnect to the same terminal server?

A

Session Broker

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13
Q

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?

A

Parity-based RAID

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15
Q

Which of the following is part of the recommended hardware environment for a failover cluster?

A

duplicate servers, shared storage, redundant network connections

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16
Q

Besides application data, which of the following is stored on a failover cluster’s shared storage?

A

Witness Disk

17
Q

Which of the following holds the failover cluster configuration database?

A

witness disk

18
Q

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?

A

Failover

19
Q

To use Shadow Copies effectively, where must users store their files?

A

Server