Midterm Flashcards
Which of the following technologies transparently distributes traffic across multiple servers by using virtual IP addresses and a shared name?
Redundant network cards
Network Load Balancing
Failover cluster
RAID array
Network Load Balancing
From where would you add Network Load Balancing to a Windows Server 2012 R2 computer? Programs and Features Server Manager Add/Remove Programs Computer Management
Server Manager
Which PowerShell cmdlet here will correctly install NLB and the NLB management console? Install-WindowsFeature NLB,NLB-Console Add-WindowsFeature NLB,RSAT-NLB Add-WindowsFeature NLB, NLB-RSAT Add-WindowsComponents NLB,NLB-Manager
Add-WindowsFeature NLB,RSAT-NLB
Which PowerShell cmdlet is used to delete an NLB cluster?
Drop-NlbCluster
Delete-NlbCluster
Remove-NlbCluster
Disband-NlbCluster
Remove-NlbCluster
When you configure port rules for NLB clusters, you will need to configure all of the options listed here, except for one. Which option in this list will you not configure for a port rule?
The node IP address the rule should apply to
The TCP or UDP port(s) the rule should apply to
The filtering mode
The protocols that this rule should apply to
The node IP address the rule should apply to
Which of the following is a constraint of using NLB clusters in unicast mode that you will need to design for?
You will need separate cluster and management network adapters if you manage the nodes from a different TCP/IP subnet than the cluster network.
You will need to configure routers to duplicate packets for delivery to all cluster nodes.
You will need to manually add ARP entries to the routers.
You will need to ensure you have at least one node in the NLB cluster configured to handle traffic for each class C subnet in your network.
You will need separate cluster and management network adapters if you manage the nodes from a different TCP/IP subnet than the cluster network.
Which NLB control command would be the correct one to use to gracefully prepare a node for a planned maintenance activity?
Stop
Suspend
Resume
Drainstop
Drainstop
Many components can be configured redundantly within a server system. Of the components listed, which one is typically not available in a redundant arrangement in a single server system?
Power supplies
Mainboards (motherboards)
Network cards
Disks
Mainboards (motherboards)
What is the function of port rules in an NLB cluster?
They define which ports are allowed to pass through the cluster
They define which ports the cluster will listen for
They define which ports the cluster will not listen for
They define which ports are balanced among the hosts of the cluster
They define which ports are balanced among the hosts of the cluster
A production-ready failover cluster requires what minimum number of nodes?
Two
Three
Four
Five
Two
What type of quorum configuration can sustain the loss of one-half of the cluster nodes (rounded up), minus one?
Node Majority
Node and Disk Majority
Node and File Share Majority
No Majority (Disk Only)
Node Majority
In a failover cluster configured on Windows Server 2012 R2, how are heartbeats transmitted?
Using TCP port 3343 unicast
Using TCP port 3343 broadcast
Using UDP port 3343 unicast
Using UDP port 3343 broadcast
Using UDP port 3343 unicast
Which storage technology is a low-cost option that typically requires the cluster nodes to be physically close to the drives?
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
SAS
SAS
Cluster Shared Volume, in Windows Server 2012 R2, offers faster throughput when integrated with what?
Server Message Block (SMB) Multichannel
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
BitLocker volume encryption
Storage Spaces
Server Message Block (SMB) Multichannel
Which PowerShell cmdlet would be used to add a new resource group to a failover cluster configuration?
Add-ClusterGroup
New-ClusterGroup
New-ClusterResourceGroup
Add-ResourceGroup
Add-ClusterGroup
What mode of Cluster Aware Updating has an administrator triggering the updates manually from the orchestrator?
Self-updating mode
Triggered-updating mode
Remote-updating mode
Orchestrator-triggered mode
Remote-updating mode
When configuring shared storage for a cluster, there are several requirements that you must keep in mind. Of the items listed here, which one is not a requirement when configuring the shared storage?
The disks must be only GPT, not MBR
The miniport driver used for the storage must work with the Storport storage driver.
The storage device must support persistent reservations
The file system must be formatted as NTFS
The disks must be only GPT, not MBR
Which of the following improvements did CSV bring to Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2? (Choose all that apply.)
Self-encryption
Support for BitLocker volume encryption
Support for SMB 3.0
Allows Windows to scan and repair CSV volumes with no offline time
Support for BitLocker volume encryption
Support for SMB 3.0
Allows Windows to scan and repair CSV volumes with no offline time
The High Availability Wizard allows you to configure several pre-selected high availability roles in a cluster. Which of the following are options that are available to choose from? (Choose all that apply)
Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)
SQL Server
Exchange Server
WINS Server
Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)
Exchange Server
What new management functionality is introduced with SMB 3.0?
The SMB Management Console
The SMB node of the Failover Cluster Console
PowerShell cmdlets for SMB
Windows Remote support for SMB
PowerShell cmdlets for SMB
How does the Scale-Out File Server provide for multiple nodes to access the same volume at the same time?
SCSI reservations
CSV and CSV cache
VHD file virtualization
VSS flash cloning
CSV and CSV cache
How do you change the value of the preferred node in a cluster?
Assign each node a priority numeric value
Assign each node a weight numeric value
List the servers in the preferred order
Check the Preferred node checkbox
List the servers in the preferred order
How does the selection of the preferred node affect failover of the cluster resources?
Allows you to control which node the resources come online on after a failure
Allows you to control whether or not the Cluster service attempts a restart
Allows you to control whether or not the Cluster service attempts a failover
Allows you to control which node the resources come online on after the preferred node fails
Allows you to control which node the resources come online on after a failure
When using VM Monitoring for Hyper-V VMs, what event ID will be logged when a monitored service is deemed to be unhealthy?
775
1520
250
1250
1250
Which of the following PowerShell cmdlets correctly configures VM Monitoring for the DHCPClient service on the VM named VM42?
Add-ClusterVMMonitoredItem “VM42” “DHCPClient”
Add-ClusterVMMonitoredItem –VirtualMachine “VM42” –Service DHCPClient
Set-MonitoredItem –VirtualMachine “VM42” –Service DHCPClient
Add-ClusterVMMonitoredItem –Host “VM42” –Service DHCPClient
Add-ClusterVMMonitoredItem –VirtualMachine “VM42” –Service DHCPClient
Which of the following features of the General Use File Server clustering role is the only change from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012?
Support for SMB 3.0
Support for DFS replication
Support for data deduplication
Support for the File Server Resource Manager
Support for SMB 3.0
When creating a new General Use File Server role, which SMB settings are enabled by default, but can be disabled if desired? (Choose all that apply)
Enable access-based enumeration
Enable continuous availability
Allow caching of share
Encrypt data access
Enable continuous availability
Encrypt data access
In regard to Live Migration, which of the following prerequisites must be met before attempting the Live Migration? (Choose all that apply)
All hosts must use processors from the same manufacturer
All hosts must support hardware virtualization
All hosts must be running on the same model server
All VMs must be configured to use OVH format disks on SCSI disks
All hosts must use processors from the same manufacturer
All hosts must support hardware virtualization
When performing a Live Migration, there are several options available to choose from that control how the LM will occur. Which of the following is not one of these options?
Move the virtual machine’s data to a single location
Move the virtual machine’s data by selecting where to move the items
Move only the virtual machine
Move only the snapshot files
Move only the snapshot files
Quick Migration occurs within the confines of what?
A failover cluster
An Active Directory Forest
A Virtual Machine Manager farm
A network load balanced cluster
A failover cluster
When importing a VM in Windows Server 2012 R2, you have three options available to select from that affect how the import is performed. Which of the following is not one of those options?
Restore the virtual machine (create a new unique ID)
Restore the virtual machine (use the existing unique ID)
Copy the virtual machine (create a new unique ID)
Register the virtual machine in place (use the existing unique ID)
Restore the virtual machine (create a new unique ID)
You want to use Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 in your network to allow you to perform P2V migrations. What operating system must you install on the server to house SCVMM?
Window Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2012 R2 only
Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows 8
Windows 8 only
Windows Server 2012 R2 only
Before you can work with OVF files on your SCVMM server, what must you first do?
Apply SCVMM SP1
Upgrade the SCVMM server to Windows Server 2012 R2
Apply the OVF Import/Export tool
Upgrade the SCVMM license to Enterprise
Apply the OVF Import/Export tool
When performing a P2V migration using SCVMM, there are several limitations that must be observed. Which of the following source operating systems would be disqualified from a P2V migration?
Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit
Windows Server 2003 SP1 32-bit
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 64-bit
Windows Vista SP1 64-bit
Windows Server 2003 SP1 32-bit
Offline P2V migrations are the only available migration method for what types of source servers? (Choose all that apply)
Servers with FAT32 volumes
Severs with NTFS volumes
Servers with any VSS writers installed
Servers that are domain controllers
Servers with FAT32 volumes
&
Servers that are domain controllers
Which of the following should be configured so that when you shut down or reboot a Hyper-V host, the VMs are migrated to another Hyper-V host?
Live shutdown
Dynamic shutdown
Drain on shutdown
Saved shutdown
Drain on shutdown
Which of the following is a distributed file system protocol used to access files over the network that is used with UNIX and Linux file server clients?
DFS
NFS
SMB
DNS
NFS
What feature or role must you install to extend the Active Directory schema with UNIX attributes?
Server for NIS
Server for NFS
Identity Management for UNIX
Password Synchronization
Server for NFS
Which of the following protocols is not supported by BranchCache?
HTTP/HTTPS
SMB
BITS
NFS
NFS
Distributed cache mode is designed for branch offices with what number of clients?
Fewer than 25
Fewer than 50
Fewer than 75
Fewer than 100
Fewer than 50