Ch 9

You're preparing to upgrade a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V cluster to a Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V cluster, and you cannot allow any server downtime when performing the upgrade. Which of the following Windows Server 2016 options will allow you to perform this task? a. Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade b. Operating System Rolling Upgrade c. In-place upgrade d. Cluster Rollback

a. Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade

Which of the following is not considered part of the core cluster resources? a. Cluster validation resource b. IP address resource c. Witness disk or Witness share d. Network name resource

a. Cluster validation resource

You have decided to configure a Windows Server 2016 failover cluster and incorporate several members from a different domain. After confirming that all the requirements have been met you decide to create the multi-domain cluster. Which of the following quorum model options can be selected for your Windows Server 2016 multi-domain cluster? (Choose all that apply.) a. Disk witness b. File-share witness c. Cloud witness d. Do not configure a quorum witness

a. Disk witness c. Cloud witness

What feature in Windows Server 2016 causes a highly available VM to be live-migrated automatically if the host that it's running on is shut down? a. Drain on shutdown b. Cluster shared volume c. Authoritative restore d. Dynamic witness

a. Drain on shutdown

You have six cluster nodes split evenly between SiteA and SiteB and no witness. The link between the sites goes down, leaving two separate cluster partitions. The SiteA cluster continues to function, and the SiteB cluster goes offline. All nodes are running Windows Server 2016. Why did this problem occur? a. Dynamic quorum removed a vote from SiteB. b. SiteA was assigned a disk witness automatically. c. A witness share was created in SiteB. d. A node in SiteA was given an extra vote.

a. Dynamic quorum removed a vote from SiteB.

You need to upgrade a two-node cluster that has Windows Server 2012 servers. You have added two Windows Server 2016 servers to the cluster and transferred the roles and resources to the new servers. What should you do next? a. Evict the Windows Server 2012 nodes b. Live-migrate the new servers c. Put the cluster in maintenance mode d. Restart the cluster service on the new servers

a. Evict the Windows Server 2012 nodes

Why is it better to use cluster-aware roles instead of generic applications or services for high-availability applications? a. The cluster might not know whether the generic application failed. b. Dynamic quorum is disabled on generic services. c. Generic services can't access witness disks. d. A client access point can't be configured for a generic application.

a. The cluster might not know whether the generic application failed.

Which of the following is considered a core cluster resource? a. Witness disk b. Cluster node c. Central processor d. CSV data disk

a. Witness disk

Which of the following is a prerequisite for deploying a clustered storage space? a. You need at least three unallocated disks. b. A mirror space requires Windows Server 2012 R2. c. RAID must be enabled on the SAS disk controller. d. All servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 or later.

a. You need at least three unallocated disks.

If you're using cluster shared volumes for highly available VMs, which of the following is a likely path for storing the VM files? a. FTP:\\Server b. C:\ClusterStorage c. \\Server\SharedVM d. D:\

b. C:\ClusterStorage

Which of the following quorum witness options introduced in Windows Server 2016 will allow you to declare a resource in Microsoft Azure to act as a cluster witness? a. Azure witness b. Cloud witness c. Disk witness d. File share witness

b. Cloud witness

Which cmdlet displays a list of all PowerShell cmdlets related to failover clusters? a. Show-Module -Display Cluster* b. Get-Command -Module FailoverClusters c. Get-Module -Name Failover d. Show-All -Commands FailoverCl*

b. Get-Command -Module FailoverClusters

With respect to a clustered Hyper-V node, which of the following VM states allows the node to be removed from active membership in the cluster but continues to host the VM role? a. Monitored b. Isolated c. Unmonitored d. Quarantined

b. Isolated

After reviewing some system performance data, you have noticed that some of your virtual machines, hosted on clustered Hyper-V servers, are currently distributed throughout the cluster in an unbalanced configuration. What feature in Windows Server 2016 will allow you to optimize your cluster node members for better performance? a. Node balance b. Node fairness c. Node sync d. Performance Cluster

b. Node fairness

When you add a node to an existing cluster, which of the following can take place? a. A new DNS record is created. b. Quorum settings are updated. c. An existing cluster node is disabled. d. A new iSCSI target is created.

b. Quorum settings are updated.

You're configuring a new failover cluster but don't want to create new accounts in Active Directory. What should you do? a. In the New Cluster Wizard, choose the Active Directory-Detached option. b. Run the New-Cluster cmdlet with the -AdministrativeAccessPoint parameter c. Use the NETBios option for resolving cluster and role names. d. Don't join the cluster nodes to an Active Directory domain.

b. Run the New-Cluster cmdlet with the -AdministrativeAccessPoint parameter

Which Windows Server 2016 feature will allow you to distribute Storage Pools between all nodes in a failover cluster and allow new nodes to add their storage automatically to storage pools? a. Storage Cluster b. Storage Spaces Direct c. Distributed Storage d. Clustered Storage

b. Storage Spaces Direct

All of the following are management tasks for Failover Clusters except _______. a. Adding or removing a node b. Updating a Failover Cluster c. Copying cluster roles d. Shutting down and restarting a cluster

b. Updating a Failover Cluster

Before you create a cluster, what task should you perform in the Failover Cluster Manager? a. Live migrate one or more servers b. Validate a configuration c. Configure cluster quorum settings d. Connect to the cluster

b. Validate a configuration

Which of the following is true about copying cluster roles? a. Storage used by the current clustered role must remain online during the copy. b. You need to install the clustered role on the nodes in the target cluster. c. Data is copied automatically to new cluster storage. d. You should run the Copy Cluster Wizard from the source cluster.

b. You need to install the clustered role on the nodes in the target cluster.

All of the following are management tasks for Failover Clusters except ___________. a. adding or removing a node. b. updating a Failover Cluster c. copying cluster roles d. shutting down and restarting a cluster

b. updating a Failover Cluster

Which of the following is true about a clustered virtual machine? (Choose all that apply.) a. CSVs aren't recommended for shared storage. b. You need to have shared storage available to the VM's guest OS. c. All host computers should be members of the same domain. d. You need two or more host computers running Hyper-V.

c. All host computers should be members of the same domain. d. You need two or more host computers running Hyper-V.

Which of the following is not a quorum witness configuration option? a. Configure a disk witness b. Configure a file share witness c. Configure a local disk witness d. Configure a cloud witness

c. Configure a local disk witness

What feature is found in Windows Server 2016 that attempts to prevent a split vote from occurring? a. Cluster shared volume b. Node majority quorum c. Dynamic witness d. Witness share

c. Dynamic witness

Which of the following PowerShell cmdlets will allow you to configure Storage Replica between two different server clusters by granting access to the other cluster to enable replication? a. Grant-SRPartnership b. Add-Cluster c. Grant-SRAccess -Cluster d. New-SRPartnership -Cluster

c. Grant-SRAccess -Cluster

Which of the following cannot be configured in Windows Firewall to be checked by VM Monitoring? a. Services b. Applications c. High availability status d. Print Spooler

c. High availability status

There are two methods for deploying a clustered storage space. Which of the following steps is used in both methods? a. Verify that none of the disks are shown in Disk Management b. Create a storage space in the Failover Cluster Manager c. Install the MPIO feature d. Create storage spaces with File and Storage Services

c. Install the MPIO feature

In Windows Server 2016 server, what specific state will a high availability VM be placed into if it has lost access to its storage? a. Isolated b. Quarantined c. Paused-Critical d. Paused

c. Paused-Critical

Which of the following is a feature in Windows Server 2016 that permits an administrator to allocate a name to a physical location and delegate cluster nodes to each location? a. Fault domain b. Cluster allocation c. Site-aware cluster d. Assigned domain

c. Site-aware cluster

In Windows Server 2016 failover clusters, why isn't it advisable to remove a node's vote manually? a. The node will go offline. b. Quorum can never be reached. c. The dynamic quorum won't work. d. The witness disk will be disabled.

c. The dynamic quorum won't work.

The act of validating a Server of a Cluster means ___________. a. You are adding it to a Domain b. You are registering it c. You are testing it for suitability and configuration d. You are adding it to the Trusted Devices list

c. You are testing it for suitability and configuration

The act of validating a Server or a Cluster means _______. a. You are adding it to a domain b. You are registering it c. You are testing it for suitability and configuration d. You are adding it to the Trusted Devices list

c. You are testing it for suitability and configuration

By default, the cluster creation process ________. a. automatically validates the cluster b. adds users to the active directory c. searches for available storage and adds the storage to the cluster d. storage spaces is enabled

c. searches for available storage and adds the storage to the cluster

By default, the cluster creation process __________. a. automatically validates the cluster b. adds users to active directory c. searches for available storage and adds the storage to the cluster d. storage spaces is enabled

c. searches for available storage and adds the storage to the cluster

Which of the following is a signal that is used by cluster nodes to verify that a node is up and operating? a. Node signal b. Threshold c. Node delay d. Heartbeat

d. Heartbeat

Primary uses of Storage Replica do not include: a. Stretch cluster b. Server-to-server c. Cluster-to-cluster d. Pool-to-pool

d. Pool-to-pool

Which option on a VM should you select if you want to enable virtual machine network health detection? a. Virtual machine queue b. NIC teaming c. Hardware acceleration d. Protected network

d. Protected network

You need to perform maintenance on a cluster and must take the entire cluster offline. Which of the following is the best approach? a. For each node, right-click the node, point to More Actions, and click Stop Cluster Service. b. Click the cluster name, and then click Close Connection in the Actions pane. c. Use the Windows shutdown procedure on each cluster node. d. Right-click the cluster name, point to More Actions, and click Shut Down Cluster.

d. Right-click the cluster name, point to More Actions, and click Shut Down Cluster.

Which configuration results in the best performance and reliability for a Hyper-V failover cluster with VMs stored on a file share? a. NFS share b. DFS replication c. SMB share d. Scale-out file server

d. Scale-out file server

Upgrading a Cluster to a newer version without shutting down the Cluster is called ______. a. an online upgrade b. an in-service upgrade c. an in-place upgrade d. a rolling upgrade

d. a rolling upgrade

Upgrading a Cluster to a newer version without shutting down the Cluster is called ________. a. an online upgrade b. an in-service upgrade c. an in-place upgrade d. a rolling upgrade

d. a rolling upgrade

A Detached Cluster must satisfy all of the following conditions except _________. a. having it's name registered in DNS b. running server 2012 R2 or newer OS c. being joined to the same Domain d. having an Active Directory computer account

d. having an Active Directory computer account