Session 1

Question 1

Max number of physical memory on Win Server 2012

Answer 1

4TB

Question 2

Max number of virtual processors per host in Win Server ‘12

Answer 2

2048

Question 3

List the editions of Windows Server 2012

Answer 3

Standard
Essentials
Foundation
Datacenter

Question 4

Limitations on the Essentials edition

Answer 4

For small business. Up to 25 users, 50 devices and running on servers with up to two processors

Question 5

What edition of server 2012 r2 is free?

Answer 5

Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 is a free download

Question 6

Big differences between Enterprise and Standard editions

Answer 6

Number of virtualized Windows Servers you can run. Standard is only 2. Datacenter is as many as you want.

Question 7

Microsoft’s cloud-based service?

Answer 7

Azure

Question 8

MAP

Answer 8

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
Agentless (no clients on your PCs)
Scans the network to inventory your current IT infrastructure and generates a readiness profile for your network.

Question 9

2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 upgrade paths to

Answer 9

Standard or Datacenter 2012

Question 10

2008 Datacenter upgrade paths to

Answer 10

Data center 2012

Question 11

Web server 2008 R2 upgrade path to

Answer 11

2012 R2 Standard

Question 12

2008 Standard upgrades to

Answer 12

Standard 2012

Datacenter 2012

Question 13

Min Hardware for Server 2012

Answer 13

1.4GHz 64-bit CPU
512 MB RAM
32 GB free disk space
GB Ethernet
DVD-ROM drive

Question 14

Preparing for installing Win Server 2012 – Steps

Answer 14

Disable AV software
Disconnect UPS
Back up servers
Be aware / disable Windows Firewall
Supply mass storage drivers

Question 15

Advantages to running server core

Answer 15

Command line (faster to do things!)
More secure – most updates apply to the GUI. Reduced attack surface
Fewer drivers required

Question 16

Server Core Installation is defined by

Answer 16

No user interface
Fewer resource overhead
Recommended install
Managed via PS comand line

Question 17

GUI installation is

Answer 17

Graphical management tools
User interface
Features server manager
Features MMC – Microsoft Management Consol

Question 18

What are the two components of a virtual machine?

Answer 18

VHD (virtual hard drive), XML file

Question 19

Components of a Windows Installation

Answer 19

Setup.exe
Win PE (Windows Preinstallation Environment)
WIM Files

Question 20

Win PE does what

Answer 20

runs setups

allows for recoveries

Question 21

WIM Files

Answer 21

Windows Image Manager file – contains an image of the system to be installed.

Question 22

Advantages of a WIM file over past .cab files.

Answer 22

Hardware Agnostic. Can build a standard server image and it will work on a variety of hardware.

Compressed

Can have multiple images on a WIM file.

Question 23

Tools and processes for creating a custom image for Windows Server

Answer 23

Downloading & installing ADK
Create Win PE (for capturing images)
Create answer filr (for reference server)
Install reference server
Customize server
Sysprep to make the system generic
Capture ref server image

Question 24

ADK

Answer 24

Assessment and Deployment Toolkit – Gives you a set of tools to administrate windows images (WIM)

Question 25

RSAT

Answer 25

Remote Server Administration Tools -- Tools for specific features (SMTP, failover clusters, etc) that allows you to remotely manage those features.

Question 26

IPAM

Answer 26

IP Address Management feature

Question 27

Powershell for installing telnet to a remote server.

Answer 27

enter-pssession Server-Name install-windowsfeature telnet OR invoke-command Server-Name1, Server-Name2, Server-Name3 -scriptblock {install-windowsfeature telnet}

Question 28

How would you use server manager on Windows 8

Answer 28

RSAT tools -- Remote Server Administration Tools

Question 29

Gets you access to a minimalist set of options / menu system from Server Core. Type from the core command prompt

Answer 29

sconfig

Question 30

PS command to list the features installed on a server

Answer 30

get-windowsfeature

Question 31

MMC

Answer 31

Microsoft Management Console | DNS, DHCP, Active Directory,

Question 32

Benefits of on-demand installations for specific components

Answer 32

Save on disk space Centralize in a central repository Create and maintain reusable configurations

Question 33

What PS would you use to uninstall a feature and remove the binary

Answer 33

uninstall-windowsfeature -remove FEATURENAME

Question 34

WSMT

Answer 34

Windows Server Migration Tools Can migrate server roles, features and operating system settings and share either Server Core or GUI installation of Server 2012

Question 35

3 options for migrating data / settings from an older server to Win Server 2012

Answer 35

export / import powershell Windows Server Migration Tools