Maintaining a SharePoint Environment

Question 1

Where can you see alerts from health checks that are implemented through Health Rules?

Answer 1

SharePoint Health Analyzer

Question 2

How can you restore the contents of a list without restoring the entire contents of the site collection?

Answer 2

Export the list using Central Administration and restore the list by using the Import-SPWeb cmdlet

Question 3

What cmdlet is used to log usage data into a separate logging database in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010?

Answer 3

the Set-SPUsageApplication cmdlet

Question 4

What parameter must you use with the Backup-SPSite cmdlet to back up a site collection by using a Microsoft SQL database snapshot?

Answer 4

-UseSqlSnapshot

Question 5

Which PowerShell cmdlet performs a configuration-only backup of the server farm?

Answer 5

the Backup-SPConfigurationDatabase cmdlet

Question 6

To enable Forms Based Authentication (FBA) what two things must you specify for the Web application?

Answer 6

ASP.NET membership and role provider

Question 7

What is the syntax to back up a site collection for http://nutexweb to the \sharepoint2010\backup\backupfile.bak file?

Answer 7

backup-spsite -identity http://nutexweb -path \sharepoint2010\backup\backupfile.bak

Question 8

Besides a SharePoint backup, what tools can you use to back up a content database?

Answer 8

System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010 and SQL Server tools

Question 9

Which tool can you use to reduce the amount of unused space in the content database?

Answer 9

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Question 10

What trace log setting can you configure to suppress repeating events in Windows event logs that may cause the event logs to fill up too quickly?

Answer 10

Event log flood protection

Question 11

Event log flood protection

Answer 11

use the Web Analytics reports for the site

Question 12

What role must you be assigned on a SQL server to perform a configuration-only backup of the server farm?

Answer 12

the db_backupoperator fixed database role

Question 13

What are two methods to back up a service application, such as the Excel Services application or the Visio Services application?

Answer 13

Execute the Backup-SPFarm cmdlet or use the Backup and Restore section on the Central Administration home page.

Question 14

What parameter must you specify with the Backup-SPFarm cmdlet to back up a service application, such as the Excel Services application or the Visio Services application?

Answer 14

-Item

Question 15

What setting can you configure to maximize the performance and minimize the time required for a complete farm restore?

Answer 15

increase the number of restore threads on the Default Backup and Restore Settings page in Central Administration

Question 16

What strategy should you use to automate the backup of your SharePoint farm?

Answer 16

Microsoft recommends that you create a backup script by using Windows PowerShell, and then use Windows Task Scheduler to run the backup script on a regular basis

Question 17

What type of cache setting operation in SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 stores objects such as lists, libraries, site settings, and page layouts in memory on the front-end Web server, thus reducing the amount of traffic between the Web server and the SQL database?

Answer 17

Object Cache

Question 18

What is the syntax to back up a service application in your SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 server farm

Answer 18

Backup-SPFarm -Directory \Server\Share -BackupMethod Full -Item

Question 19

What type of cache setting operation in SharePoint 2010 Server SP1 stores files that are used by Web pages to help them load quickly in the browser, and reduces the load on the database server when it uses those files?

Answer 19

a disk-based binary large object (BLOB) cache

Question 20

What PowerShell cmdlet would you use to restore specific Web applications and their content databases from a backup?

Answer 20

the Restore-SPFarm cmdlet

Question 21

What is the syntax to back up a site, library, or list, by exporting a document library named SalesLibrary from the NutexWeb site to the \sharepoint2010\backup\backupfile.bak file?

Answer 21

export-spweb -identity http://NutexWeb -path \sharepoint2010\backup\LibraryBackFile.bak -itemurl /SalesLibrary