6. Hyper-V
You have exported a virtual machine to a USB flash drive. You have just installed a new Hyper-V host, and you intend to build a lab environment consisting of several VMs on it. You plug the flash drive into the new host server and begin the import process. Partway through the process, the Import Virtual Machine wizard gives you several import types to choose from. Which of the following import types should you choose?
Copy the virtual machine (create a new unique ID)
You have decided to install multiple virtual servers. You install Hyper-V on a server that is running Windows Server 2016 Datacenter edition. You need to install the following virtual machines: * Four servers running the Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition (64-bit) * Three servers running the Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition (64-bit) * Three servers running the Windows Server 2016 Standard edition (64-bit) To conserve disk space, you decide to use parent and differencing disks. You need to create the virtual hard disks used by the virtual machines. What should you do?
Create three fixed disks and ten differencing disks.
You currently manage a virtual machine named VM12 that has been installed on the Srv5 physical server. The virtual machine uses a single fixed disk of 40 GB saved in the vdisk1.vhd file. The virtual machine is running out of free disk space. You need to add more disk space to the virtual machine. What should you do?
Expand the vdisk1.vhd disk.
You are the network administrator for Corpnet.com. You have two Windows servers named HV1 and HV2. Both servers have the Hyper-V role installed. HV1 has an Intel processor, and HV2 has an AMD processor. HV2 hosts a virtual machine named VM1. You build another server named HV3 and install the Hyper-V role. HV3 has an Intel processor. You need to move VM1 from HV2 to HV3 with the least amount of downtime. What should you do?
Export VM1 on HV2 and then import it on HV3
The Srv1 server runs Hyper-V and has several virtual servers installed. You would like to copy the VM4 virtual machine and create two new virtual machines running on Srv1. You are using the Hyper-V Manager console ad want to complete the task with as little effort as possible. Which of the following procedures will let you create two virtual machines from the original VM4?
Export VM4 to the C:\Export folder. Copy the C:\Export folder to C:\Export2. Import the configuration using C:\Export\VM4 as the path. Import the configuration again using C:\Export2\VM4 as the path.
You are managing a Windows Server 2012 virtual machine on a Hyper-V hypervisor host. Dynamic Memory is enabled in the virtual machine's configuration. The virtual machine will run several Web applications that are known to create system memory utilization spikes during heavy use. Because Dynamic Memory is enabled, you are concerned that memory could be unallocated from this virtual machine and reallocated to another, resulting in insufficient memory. You need to ensure that some physical RAM is held in reserve to prevent this from happening.. Click the option you would use in the virtual machine's memory configuration to do this.
Memory buffer
Click on the menu option that allows you to enable bandwidth management.
Network Adapter
You are configuring a NIC team that is being used for failover only and not bandwidth aggregation. Which NIC teaming configuration must you use?
Switch-independent teaming
You currently manage a virtual machine named VM18 that has been installed on the Srv5 physical server. The virtual machine runs Windows Server and a custom application. You receive an update to the application. You want to save the current state so if the updated cause any problems, you can easily revert back to the state before the update was installed. What should you do?
Take a snapshot of the virtual machine.
Match each Hyper-V virtual networking feature on the left with its appropriate description on the right.
Allows a VM to see traffic from multiple VLANs - Trunking Allows network traffic to be distributed across mutliple CPU cores - Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ) Controls the throughput of data to virtual disks - Storage Quality of Service (QoS) Establishes rules that are applied to virtual switch ports - Port ACLs Provides bandwidth aggregation - NIC Teaming Copies traffic from one switch port to another - Port Mirroring Prevents a VM from being used as a rogue DHCP server - DHCP Guard
You are the network administrator for Corpnet.com. The network has two servers that run Windows Server. They are named HV1 and HV2. Both servers are running the Hyper-V role and are members of a cluster named Cluster1. HV1 hosts a virtual machine running a Windows server named VM1. HV1 is running low on space. You would like to transfer the .VHD file for VM1 to HV2 while you requisition additional space. VM1 must remain available while space is added to HV1. What should you do?
Perform a storage migration
Virtualization is the ability to install and run multiple operating systems concurrently on a single physical machine. Windows virtualization includes several standard components. Drag the component on the left to the appropriate description on the right.
A file that resides within the host operating system and serves a storage device for the virtual machine - Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) A thin layer of software that resides between the guest operating system and the hardware - Hypervisor The guest operating system that is a software implementation of a computer that executes programs - Virtual Machine The host operating system that has hardware, such as storage devices, RAM and a motherboard - Physical Machine Appears to be a self-contained and autonomous system - Virtual Machine Allows virtual machines to interact with the hardware without going through the host operating system - Hypervisor
For security testing purposes, you need to change the source MAC address in outgoing packets originating from a Hyper-V virtual machine. Click the option you would use in the virtual machine's settings to do this.
Advanced Features
You are configuring a new external virtual switch in our Hyper-V host. The host has two physical networks interfaces installed. You want the physical host to exclusively use one network interface and virtual machines running on the host to exclusively use the other. Click the option you would use to configure the virtual switch in this manner.
Allow management operating system to share this network adapter.
You currently manage a virtual machine named VM18 that has been installed on the Srv5 physical server. The virtual machine uses a single dynamic disk of 100 GB. You notice that the physical size of the virtual disk is 40 GB, but that the virtual machine reports only a total of 20 GB of files. You want to reduce the physical space used by the virtual hard disk. What should you do?
Compact the disk
You currently manage a virtual machine named VM12 that has been installed on the Srv5 physical server. The virtual machine uses a single fixed disk of 100 GB saved in the vdisk1.vhd file. Physical disk space on the server is getting low. When you run Disk Management within the virtual machine, you notice that only 30 GB of space is being used, but the vdisk1.vhd file occupies 100 GB. You want to reduce the physical size of the virtual hard disk. What should you do?
Convert the disk to a dynamically expanding disk named vdisk2.vhd. Delete vdisk1.vhd, and change vdisk2.vhd's name to vdisk1.vhd.
You want to use Hyper-V to create two virtual machines, with each using a common parent installation. Listed below are the steps necessary to complete the configuration. Drag each required step from the list on the left to the spaces on the right. Use only the necessary steps to complete the configuration.
Create one fixed disk Create the virtual machine(s) Install the operating system Make the disk(s) read only Create two differencing disks Create the virtual machine(s)
Which Hyper-V feature allows you to create read-only parent virtual hard disk files that are linked to child virtual hard disk files that contain only changes made to the parent disk?
Differencing disks
Software developers in your organization wants to use Hyper-V to create virtual machines to test their new code. You need to add a virtual switch to the system. The virtual switch must allow communication between virtual machines running on the hypervisor, as well as with the hypervisor host itself. However, to contain the effects of bugs that may arise with the code being tested, you want to isolate the virtual machines from other hosts on the physical network. Click on the type of virtual switch you should create.
Internal
You need to view resource usage for a Hyper-V virtual machine named AccServer that is running on a Windows Server system. Which PowerShell command can you use to do this?
Measure-VM -VMName AccServer
You are working in Hyper-V Manager on a system that hosts several Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machines. You create snapshots of these virtual machines nightly as part of your disaster recovery plan. Users are complaining that they can no longer access the virtual servers. In Hyper-V Manager, they are identified as being in a Paused-Critical state.
Move the snapshot files to the new hard disk Install a new physical hard disk in the hypervisor host
For most of the year, the AccSrv virtual machine is only lightly utilized. However, at quarter-end and at year-end, it is heavily utilized as accountants in your organization prepare reports and reconcile accounts. You need to ensure that virtual network adapter in this virtual machine has sufficient bandwidth available for these peak periods, so you decide to enable bandwidth management on the adapter. Click the option you would use in the virtual machine's settings to do this.
Network Adapter
You need to view resource usage for a Hyper-V virtual machine named AccServer that is running on a Windows Server system. Before you can actually retrieve resource usage information, you first need to turn resource metering on for the virtual machine. Which PowerShell command can you use to do this?
Enable-VMResourceMetering -VMName AccServer
You need to be able to access a partner organization's network using a VPN connection from within a Windows virtual machine running on a Window server. However, the VPN connection requires a smart card for authentication. In order to connect, you need to redirect the smart card from the local physical hardware to the virtual machine. Click on option in the Hyper-V settings on the server you can use to enable this.
Enhanced Session Mode Policy
You are considering implementing NIC Teaming in a virtual machine running in Hyper-V. The virtual machine is configured with 8 GB of system RAM, a 1 TB virtual hard disk file, and four virtual network adapters. You want to use all of the network adapters in the team to provide load balancing and failover. What should you do?
Reduce the number of virtual NICs in the team to two
The Srv1 server runs Hyper-V and has several virtual servers installed. Currently, most virtual servers are used for testing purposes. The physical system is running out of memory because of all of the virtual machines that are currently active. You want to stop three virtual machines to free up system resources. You want to stop the virtual machines so that all open applications are still open and running when they start again. What should you do?
Save the virtual machine
Which Hyper-V feature found in Windows Server provides temporary memory that allows a virtual machine to restart even when there is not enough physical memory available?
Smart Paging
You are the network administrator for Corpnet.com. You have several virtual machines hosted on a VMware platform. You have installed a new Windows server that has the Hyper-V role installed. You need to migrate the VMware virtual machines to Hyper-V. What should you do?
Use the Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) tool.
You are the network administrator for westsim.com. The network consists of a single Active Directory domain. You are responsible for a server named HV1 that has the Hyper-V role installed. HV1 hosts a virtual machine that runs a custom web application that is in use 24 hours per day. The virtual machine has one hard drive that is hosted on a 127 GB expanding virtual hard drive (.vhdx). The server is running out of room. Management would like to upload 100 GB of new media files for use in the web application. You need to provide more storage space inside of the virtual machine while minimizing downtime for the custom web application. What should you do?
Add a new virtual hard drive (.vhdx) to a SCSI controller
You are planning a server virtualization implementation using Hyper-V. Your virtualization solution must meet the following requirements: * Both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems will be installed as virtual machines. * You need to install two virtual machines. * Virtual machines must be able to communicate with each other and with the host operating system. What should you do?
Create an internal network
You are planning a server virtualization implementation using Hyper-V. Your virtualization solution must meet the following requirements: * Both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems will be installed as virtual machines. * You need to install six virtual machines * All virtual machines must be able to communicate with each other * Virtual machines should not be able to communicate with any other network devices. Virtual machines should not be able to communicate with the management operating system. What should you do?
Create a private network
You are planning a server virtualization implementation using Hyper-V. Your virtualization solution must meet the following requirements: * Both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems will be installed as virtual machines. * You need to install six virtual machines * You will manage the services running on the virtual machines from a Windows computer. What should you do?
Create an external network
Virtualization offers several advantages for server administrators. As an administrator, your job can be made easier because of the several tasks you can perform on or width a virtual machine instead of on a physical machine. The advantages of virtualization can be organized into the categories listed on the left. Drag the advantage category on the left to the task that matches it on the right.
Move many physical servers onto a few host servers with many virtual machines - Server Consolidation Verify updates and patches before rolling them out into the production environment - Testing Functions Create a sandboxed environment where malware can be executed with minimal risk to equipment and software - Isolation Move virtual machines between hypervisor hosts as needed - Flexibility Create a lab environment that mirrors your production network to see how an application runs before putting it into production - Testing Functions Migrate an older operating system off of aging hardware into a virtual machine - Server Consolidation
You need to add additional disk space to the AccServ virtual machine running on a Windows Server. To accomplish this, you decide to create a pass-through disk. Click the option you would use in the virtual machine's settings screen to do this.
Physical hard disk
You need to create a snapshot of a virtual machine currently running on a Windows Server Hyper-V host. The server was installed using a Server Core installation, so you must do this from the command line within a PowerShell window. Which cmdlet should you use to do this?
Checkpoint-VM
When you originally deployed the AccServer virtual machine on your Windows Server 2012 hypervisor, it stored accounting data from all departments in your orgranization. Therefore, it required a very large virtual disk. However, as your organization has grown, additional department-specific accounting servers have been deployed and much of the data that used to be stored on AccServer has migrated to them. Because the virtual hard disk file for the AccServer virtual machine is set to grow dynamically, the unused space in the file can now be reclaimed on the physical hard drive in the Windows server. Click on the option you would use in the Edit Virtual Hard Disk wizard to do this without reducing the overall storage capacity of the virtual hard disk.
Compact
When you initially created your external virtual switch in Hyper-V Manager, you configured the virtual machines connected to directly use the Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller installed on the host instead of a virtual network adapter. You recently created a new Windows Server virtual machine on this host named DevSrv and connected its network adapter to the external virtual switch. You now want to enable the virtual machine to use the physical adapter on the host. Click the option you would use in the virtual machine's settings to do this.
Enable SR-IOV
You are configuring a new external virtual switch in your Hyper-V host. You want the virtual machines running on the host to be able to use the physical network adapter installed in the system instead of virtual network interfaces. Click the option you would use to configure the virtual switch in this manner.
Enable single-root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV)
Click on the menu option that allows you to verify that the virtual machine queue feature is enabled for a virtual machine.
Hardware Acceleration
You are the network administrator for northsim.com. The network consists of a single Active Directory domain. The company has offices throughout the United States and internationally. You have two Windows servers named HV1 and HV2 that are located in the New York office. Both servers have the Hyper-V role installed. Both servers have quad core processors and 16 GB of RAM. HV1 hosts two virtual machines named APP1 and APP2: * APP1 hosts an application used heavily by users in New York. * APP2 hosts an application used heavily by users in London During the day, you observe poor performance on APP1 due to shortage of memory. During the evening, APP1 performs fine. However, APP2 experiences poor performances during peak business hours in London due to a shortage of memory. There are no empty slots to add memory to the server, and management does not have the budget to upgrade HV1 for at least 6 months. You need to improve performance for APP1 and APP2 using the least amount of administrative effort. What should you do?
Implement Dynamic Memory in the properties of APP1 and APP2
You want to implement Hyper-V so you can create a lab environment that mirrors your production network for testing applications before deploying them into your production environment. You're planning on having four virtual Windows Servers in this lab environment. You plan to use a file server already in production to create your first Hyper-V host system. You have a system with the following specifications and OS installed: * A 64-bit processor with second-level address translation (SLAT) * VM monitor mode extensions * UEFI that supports virtualization with the following features: - Hardware-assisted virtualization with Intel VT - Data Execution Prevention (DEP) enabled with Intel Execute Disable Bit (XD) * 64 GB RAM * Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition with the Server Core deployment. Is this system a good choice for hosting your lab environment?
No, best practice suggests that the system should be a dedicated hypervisor host with only the Hyper-V role installed.
You want to implement Hyper-V so you can create a lab environment that mirrors your production network for testing applications before deploying them into your production environment. You're planning on having four virtual Windows Servers in this lab environment. Your lab environment will need access to the physical network and the Internet. You plan to use hardware that you already have on hand to create your first Hyper-V host system. You have an unused system with the following specifications and OS installed: * A 64-bit processor with second-level address translation (SLAT) * VM monitor mode extensions * UEFI that supports virtualization with the following features: - Hardware-assisted virtualization with Intel VT - Data Execution Prevention (DEP) enabled with Intel Execute Disable Bit (XD) * 64 GB RAM * Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition with the Server Core deployment. * A single 1 Gbps network adapter Is this system a good choice for hosting your lab environment you plan to build?
No. When guest systems need network access, best practice suggests that a host should have its own network adapter and an additional network adapter for every four virtual machine.
The sales department in your organization needs you to deploy a new web-based contact management application for them. The application runs only on Windows Server 2008 R2. You don't have a budget for new hardware, but you do have unused licenses available for this operating system. You decide to create a new virtual machine on an existing Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V host in your network. You plan to configure the virtual machine as follows: * Specify a generation 2 virtual machine * Create a 200 GB virtual SCSI hard disk (VHDX) for the system volume. * Create a 1 TB virtual SCSI hard disk (VHDX) for application data. * Create a virtual SCSI optical drive * Install a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 R2. Will this configuration work?
No. Windows Server 2008 R2 is not supported in generation 2 virtual machines.
The sales department in your organization needs you to deploy a new web-based contact management application for them. The application runs on Windows Server 2012. You don't have a budget for new hardware, but you do have unused licenses available for this operating system. You decide to create a new virtual machine on an existing Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V host in your network. You created the virtual machine as follows: * Generation 1 virtual machine * 200 GB virtual IDE hard disk (VHDX) for the system volume * 1 TB virtual SCSI hard disk (VHDX) for application data * IDE virtual optical drive * Windows Server 2012 After several months in production, you decide that you would like to implement the Secure Boot feature in the virtual machine. You know this feature is only available on generation 2 virtual machines, so you decide to upgrade the virtual machine and then implement the new feature. Will this configuration work?
No. You cannot change the generation of a virtual machine after it has been created.
You want to implement Hyper-V so you can create a lab environment that mirrors your production network for testing applications before deploying them into your production environment. You're planning on having four virtual Windows servers in this lab environment. You plan to use hardware that you already have on hand to create your first Hyper-V host system. You have an unused system with the following specifications and OS installed: * A 64-bit processor with second-level address translation (SLAT) * VM monitor mode extensions * UEFI that supports virtualization with the following features: - Hardware-assisted virtualization with Intel VT - Data Execution Prevention (DEP) enabled with Intel Execute Disable Bit (XD) * 4 GB RAM * Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition with the Desktop Experience deployment. Will this system allow you to create your lab environment?
No. You need more RAM to support four virtual machines.