Midterm Flashcards
(100 cards)
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