Server 2 Midterm
Your network has had long power outages that have caused Hyper-V servers to shut down after the UPS battery is drained. When power returns, the Hyper-V servers restart automatically, but the VMs don't start. You need to make sure the VMs start when the host starts. What should you do?
Change the automatic start action setting on the VMs.
You have four checkpoints of a VM. You want to return the VM to its state when the second checkpoint was taken. Which checkpoint option should you use?
Apply
You have currently decided that you would like a junior administrator to have the ability to perform limited tasks in Hyper-V Manager. However, you do not want the junior administrator to have broader administrative control over your system. What management console will specifically allow you to configure your Hyper-V permissions to accomplish this task?
Authorization Manager
Which of the following resource metrics can be measured when you enable the Hyper-V featureresource metering? (Choose all that apply.)
Average physical memory use Maximum disk space allocated Outgoing network traffic per network adapter
If you're using cluster shared volumes for highly available VMs, which of the following is a likely path for storing the VM files?
C:\ClusterStorage
Which failover cluster feature do you use to configure cluster self-updating options?
CAU
When you specify the client access point, what gets created?
DNS host record
you currently have an application server VM running on your Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V server. Your application server VM's performance would benefit greatly if the host machine's SSD drives could be accessed by allowing the application server VM to bypass the Hyper-V hypervisor. What feature in Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V can give your application server VM exclusive access to hardware devices on the host computer?
Discrete Device Assignment
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?
Drain on shutdown
You manage an NLB cluster composed of three servers: Server1, Server2 and Server3. Your maintenance schedule indicates that Server1 is due for cleaning maintenance, which involves vacuuming dust and reseating all components. The NLB cluster is in constant use, so you don't want to interrupt any clients currently being served by Server1. Which option should you use to take Server1 temporarily offline yet allow it to complete active client requests?
Drainstop
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?
Dynamic quorum removed a vote from SiteB
Which of the following load-balancing modes available in HYPER-V allows each virtual NIC to be associated with only one team member at system startup?
Hyper-V Port
Which of the following are load-balancing modes that can be used to load balance outgoing data packets among the NICs in a team? (Choose all that apply.)
Hyper-V Port Dynamic Address Hash
You solved the problem with VMs not starting when the host restarts, but now you notice that VMs take a long time to start when the host starts. On some hosts, you have as many as six VMs. You also find that the VM running an application server can't initialize correctly because the VM running DNS isn't available immediately. What can you do to improve VMs' startup times and solve the application server problem?
Set a startup delay for each VM, making sure the delay for the DNS server is lower than the application servers.
Your Hyper-V server has a single disk of 300 GB being used as the system disk and to host a dynamically expanding disk for a Windows Server 2012 VM. The VM's virtual disk has a maximum size of 200 GB and is currently 80 GB and growing. You have only about 30 GB free space on the host disk. You have noticed disk contention with the host OS, and the constant need for the virtual disk to expand is causing performance problems. You also have plans to install at least one more VM. You have installed a new 500 GB hard disk on the host and want to make sure that the VM doesn't contend for the host's system disk, and the expansion process doesn't hamper disk performance. What should you do?
Shut down the VM. Convert the dynamically expanding disk to a fixed-size disk, being sure to place the fixed-size disk on the new host drive. Connect the VM to the fixed-size disk in place of the dynamically expanding disk. Delete the old virtual disk.
Which filtering mode should you use when you want to provide scalability for several servers in an NLB cluster?
Multiple host
You are configuring four VMs on a Hyper-V server. One of the virtual machines needs to be assigned a new relative weight value to allow it to have priority to the shared processing resources between the four VMs. All four VMs are currently set to the default relative weight of 100. What relative weight value can you use to configure the VM that needs priority to the shared processing resources?
200
If a virtual machine will be running disk intensive applications, what type of virtual disks should be used?
Fixed size
Which of the following is created in Active Directory for domain-based clusters during the failover cluster creation process?
A computer object with the name of the cluster
How does an NLB cluster provide fault tolerance?
A failed server can be removed from the cluster and another server can take its place.
Which of the following best describes a server cluster?
A set of servers configured to respond to a single virtual IP address
You have been assigned the task of creating a virtual switch in Hyper-V Manager. After assigning the switch a name and utilizing the Virtual Switch Properties window, you are ready to continue configuring the virtual switch. Which of the following options should you select because your host machine has only one physical network adapter?
Allow management operating system to share this network adapter
Which of the following is described as a partial copy of a VM made at a specific moment?
Checkpoint
Windows 2016 Hyper-V will allow you to utilize three different types of virtual disks. Which of the following is not a virtual disk type found in Windows 2016?
Checkpoint
Which of the following is the name assigned to a clustered service?
Client access point
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?
Cloud witness
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 option scan be selected for your Windows Server 2016 multi-domain cluster? (Choose all that apply.)
Cloud witness
You're preparing to upgrade a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V cluster to a Windows Server2016 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?
Cluster Operating System Rolling Upgrade
Which cluster storage option in Windows Server 2016 grants all cluster nodes read/write access to shared storage and is enabled by default?
Cluster shared volume
What type of object is added to Active Directory when a failover cluster is created?
Computer
Which of the following is not
Configure a local disk witness
Which of the following is not a step in creating and configuring an NLB cluster?
Configuring a preferred owner
By default, after an internal virtual switch has been created, how will a host computer's new virtual NIC attempt to get an IP address?
DHCP
What vNIC advanced feature will prevent a VM from operating as a rogue DHCP server?
DHCP Guard
You would like to utilize HYPER-V to emulate a Linux desktop and a FreeBSD server for testing purposes in a computer lab. You do not wish to use any special configurations, and you do not need these VMs to be optimized for performance. You have also decided that you do not want to utilize any additional services when creating these test VMs. What type of drivers will you use for these virtual machines?
Emulated devices drivers
You're using a VM with a Windows 8.1 Pro guest OS to run applications that you want isolated from the host computer and the LAN. However, you want to be able to print from the VM to the printer connected to your host and copy files between the host and guest OS. What can you enable to accomplish this task?
Enable Enhanced Session mode in Hyper-V, and verify that Remote Desktop Services is running on the guest.
You currently have four VMs running on a Hyper-V server. You find that VM2 sometimes monopolizes disk I/O. You want to limit the amount of disk resources that VM2 can use so the other VMs have satisfactory disk performance. What should you do?
Enable storage QoS on VM2's virtual hard disk
To remotely manage Hyper-V using PowerShell, PowerShell remoting must be enabled. By default, PowerShell remoting is enabled on Windows Server 2012 and later. However, if it becomes disabled which of the following PowerShell cmdlets will allow you to remotely manage Hyper-V using PowerShell?
Enable-PSRemoting
Which of the following Powershell cmdlets will allow the management of a running Hyper-V VM named VMTestServer from a Hyper-V host PowerShell prompt?
Enter-PSSession -VMName VMTestServer
Which of the following Powershell cmdlets will allow the management of a running Hyper-VVM named VM TestServer from a Hyper-V host PowerShell prompt?
Enter-PSSession -VMName VMTestServer
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?
Evict the Windows Server 2012 nodes
A virtual switch with the host's physical NIC bound to the Hyper-V Extensible Virtual Switch protocol is called which of the following?
External virtual switch
Which of the following failover cluster options specifies how many times a clustered service can restart or fail to another server in a certain period before the service is left in the failed state?
Failover options
A quorum is shared storage used to store cluster configuration data.
False
An internal virtual switch allows virtual machines and the host computer to communicate with one another while giving the VMs access to the physical network.
False
Dynamic disks should be used in a failover cluster.
False
On generation 2 VMs, you have the option of using synthetic network adapters or legacy network adapters.
False
The choices available for cluster operation mode are Unicast and Multicast.
False
You must configure port rules for each NLB cluster node.
False
You're installing a new VM in Hyper-V that requires excellent disk performance for the installed applications to perform well. The applications require a virtual disk of about 200 GB. The host has two drives: one used as the Windows system drive and the other as a data drive of 500 GB. It's currently running a VM that uses a virtual disk stored on the host's data drive. This VM requires little disk access, uses only 20 GB of the host's data drive, and will max out at 40 GB. What type of disk should you use for the new VM you're installing?
Fixed size disk
You are creating a new VM in Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2016 server. Your new VM will use Windows 10 and support the use of PXE boot. Which hardware generation type should you select during the new VM's creation process?
Generation 2
Which cmdlet displays a list of all PowerShell cmdlets related to failover clusters?
Get-Command -Module FailoverClusters
You have just created a vNIC using PowerShell and assigned your vNIC a specific name. You have enabled the Device naming option in the advanced features dialog box when configuring the vNIC. What PowerShell cmdlet will allow you to view the virtual adapter's descriptive name in the guest OS?
Get-NetAdapterAdvancedProperty
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?
Grant-SRAccess -Cluster
You want to allow your VM the ability to copy files to a running VM without using a virtual network connection. Which of the following integration services should you enable in the VM's settings?
Guest services
Which of the following is a signal that is used by cluster nodes to verify that a node is up and operating?
Heartbeat
You would like to utilize a VM to access Fibre Channel storage utilizing a Fibre Channel adapter directly from a VM. Which of the following components must be installed on the VM's host computer before you can add a virtual Fibre Channel SAN? (Choose all that Apply.)
Host bus adapter Drivers
When you create a new VM in Hyper-V, you need at least one virtual network interface card (vNIC) on the VM. When you configure a vNIC, you can choose to have it configured for a specific VLAN. If you choose to enable VLAN identification, which of the following options must you configure?
ID number
You have just installed a VM named VM5 running an application that requires the best possible network performance when communicating with resources on the physical LAN. The host has four NICs. One NIC is dedicated to the host computer, and the other two are bound to two virtual switches used by four other VMs on the system. One of the NICs is currently unused. What network configuration should you use that wouldn't disturb the current VM's network configuration?
In Virtual Switch Manager, bind the unused NIC to an external virtual switch and enable SR-IOV. Connect VM5's virtual network adapter to that virtual switch and enable SR-IOV on the virtual network adapter.
You're working with a Windows Server 2003 VM in Hyper-V. Every time you click the mouse in the VM window, it's captured, and you must press the Ctrl+Alt+left arrow to use the mouseon the host OS, which is getting annoying. What can you do to make using the VM easier?
Install Integration Services on the VM.
You have created a VM and installed Windows Server 2008 R2 over the network, using PXE boot. When you start the VM, it doesn't attempt to boot from the network. What should you do?
Install a legacy virtual network adapter
You have just purchased a server with Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition installed. The server has 4 GB RAM, a 200 GB hard disk, and an Intel 1.6 GHz Xeon processor with Intel-VT. You plan to install the Hyper-V server role on this server and run two Windows Server2016 VMs, each with a 2 GB RAM allocation. You have discovered that this server does not work for this purpose. What should you do?
Install more RAM.
There are two methods for deploying a clustered storage space. Which of the following steps is used in both methods?
Install the MPIO feature
You have three VMs that must communicate with one another and with the host computer but not be able to access the physical network directly. What type of virtual network should you create?
Internal
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?
Isolated
Which of the following vNIC configuration options will allow the VM to change the source MAC address on outgoing packets and allow the virtual switch to learn addresses other than the one assigned to the virtual adapter?
MAC address spoofing
When you install the Hyper-V role from Server Manager, you will be prompted to install the management tools. You should install the above management tools if you need to do which of the following?
Manage Hyper-V from the same server that is running Hyper-V
What virtual disk option can be selected to allow a differencing disk's contents to be incorporated into its parent disk or combine the differencing disk with the parent disk to create a new disk while allowing the original disk to be unchanged?
Merge
Which of the following is a valid NLB cluster operation mode?
Multicast
You're configuring a failover cluster and want a quorum configuration that can endure the failure of all but one server and remain operational. Which quorum configuration should you choose?
No Majority: Disk Only
Which of the following is a valid quorum model? (Choose all that apply.)
Node Majority Cloud witness Node and Disk Majority
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?
Node fairness
Which of the following is a system memory architecture used in multiprocessor systems that allow processors to share memory more efficiently?
Non-Uniform Memory Access
What Windows Server role or services are needed to configure a Windows Server into a network router? (Choose all that apply.)
Remote Access Routing role service
A VM network adapter must have a unique MAC address on the network. You have decided that you need to expand the current MAC address pool that is available to a VM. However, you have more than one Hyper-V server on the network and are connecting VMs to an external network. What negative situation should you be aware of when you are expanding the current MAC address pool?
Overlapping the MAC address range with another server's range
Which of the following describes a cluster that has been divided into two or more subclusters because of lack of communication?
Partitioned
A system administrator needs to create a high-performance SQL server. What type of disk configuration will allow the administrator to connect an offline physical disk that is connected to the host machine to a VM to maximize a VM's performance?
Pass-through disk
Which of the following is a failover cluster server that doesn't respond to client requests but is available to do so if the active server fails?
Passive node
In Windows Server 2016 server, what specific state will a high availability VM be placed in to if it has lost access to its storage?
Paused-Critica
Which of the following is a failover cluster failback option? (Choose all that apply.)
Prevent failback Allow failback: Immediately
Which of the following serves as an NLB cluster server identifier and determines which server will handle traffic not covered by a port rule?
Priority
You have five VMs that you have created for using in a testing environment. You need to isolate all five VMs so that they cannot communicate with the host computer and any other host on a different network. What type of virtual switch should you create?
Private
Which option on a VM should you select if you want to enable virtual machine network health detection?
Protected network
When you add a node to an existing cluster, which of the following can take place?
Quorum settings are updated
You need to perform maintenance on a cluster and must take the entire cluster offline. Whichof the following is the best approach?
Right-click the cluster name, point to More Actions, and click Shut Down Cluster
You're configuring a new failover cluster but don't want to create new accounts in ActiveDirectory. What should you do?
Run theNew-Cluste rcmdlet with the -AdministrativeAccessPoint parameter.
Which configuration results in the best performance and reliability for a Hyper-V failover cluster with VMs stored on a file share?
Scale-out file server
Checkpoints for your test VMs are taking up too much space on the host's system disk. Youhave two test VMs running, each with one checkpoint to represent the baseline testingenvironment. You're finished with your current testing and are ready for another round oftesting, but you want to make sure your checkpoints are stored on another volume. What shouldyou do?
Shut down the VMs. Apply the checkpoint to each VM, and delete all checkpoints inHyper-V Manager. Change the path of the checkpoint files to the other volume, andcreate a new checkpoint for each VM.
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?
Site-aware cluster
As a system administrator, you have been assigned the task of setting up a new server cluster where the virtual machine storage will be shared. You will need the ability to specify the minimum and maximum performance values for the virtual hard disks. Which of the following features available on Windows Server 2016 can be utilized to accomplish this task?
Storage Quality of Service
Which option on a VM should you select if you want to enable virtual machine network health detection?
Storage Spaces Direct
Which of the following is a new feature in Windows Server 2016 that allows up to eight identical physical adapters on the host system to be configured as a team and mapped to a virtual switch?
Switch Embedded Teaming
You currently have four VMs running on a Hyper-V server. You would like to utilize NIC teaming. Which of the following NIC teaming modes can be utilized with your virtual machines?
Switch Independent
Why is it better to use cluster-aware roles instead of generic applications or services for high-availability applications?
The cluster might not know whether the generic application failed
In Windows Server 2016 failover clusters, why isn't it advisable to remove a node's vote manually?
The dynamic quorum won't work
Which of the following is true about the network configuration of failover clusters?
The iSCSI storage server should be on a separate subnet from cluster clients.
Which of the following is true about using differencing disks?
The parent disk must not be changed.
If you use two NICs in an NLB cluster, you should remove the dedicated IP address.
True
The Initial host state property controls how the NLB service behaves when the OS boots.
True
You have a website serving mostly static content, and the current server is unable to handle the traffic load. You think that you need three servers to handle the traffic load adequately, but you want to be able to prioritize how much traffic each server handles. Which high-availability solution makes the most sense?
Use the network load balancing feature in Windows Server 2016.
Which of the following virtual disk formats is a shared virtual hard disk used with virtual machine cluster configurations when multiple VMs have access to the same virtual hard disk for fault tolerance and load-balancing applications?
VHD set
When you create a virtual disk, which virtual disk format will support up to 64 TB and is the default option?
VHDX
Before you create a cluster, what task should you perform in the Failover Cluster Manager?
Validate a configuration
How can an administrator create subnets, or broadcast domains, on a single external or internal virtual switch?
Virtual LANs
You're working with a Windows Server 2016 VM in Hyper-V. You have decided that you are going to accelerate the vNIC's performance by delivering packets from the external network directly to the vNIC. What virtual NIC feature would you enable?
Virtual machine queue
Under which circumstances should you use the None option when setting the client affinity value?
When the content being served is fairly static and stateless
Which of the following operating systems are currently supported when utilizing nested virtualization in Windows Server 2016? (Choose all that Apply.)
Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 10
Which of the following is a requirement for creating a Windows Server 2016 failover cluster? (Choose all that apply.)
Windows Server 2016 Standard or Datacenter Edition Identical CPU architecture
Which of the following Hyper-V guest virtual machine configurations would allow you the ability to hot add and remove memory? (Choose all that apply.)
Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V running a Windows 10 VM Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V running a Windows Server 2016 VM
Which of the following is considered a core cluster resource?
Witness disk
Which of the following is a prerequisite for deploying a clustered storage space?
You need at least three unallocated disks.
Which of the following is true about copying cluster roles?
You need to install the clustered role on the nodes in the target cluster.
Which of the following is true about a clustered virtual machine? (Choose all that apply.)
You need two or more host computers running Hyper-V. .All host computers should be members of the same domain
if you choose to install Hyper-V in a Nano Server deployment; what type of server management must be implemented to manage Hyper-V?
a. Remote server management
To remotely manage Hyper-V using PowerShell, PowerShell remoting must be enabled. By default, PowerShell remoting is enabled on Windows Server 2012 and later. However, if it becomes disabled which of the following PowerShell cmdlets will allow you to remotely manage Hyper-V using PowerShell?
b. Enable-PSRemoting
You created a VM running Windows Server 2016 and some applications. You want to create a second VM quickly that has the same configuration options and installed applications as the first one. You plan to use this second VM on the same Hyper-V server as the first. You want good disk performance from both VMs. What should you do?
b. Export the first VM, and import it with the Copy the virtual machine option to create the second VM.
When you install the Hyper-V role from Server Manager, you will be prompted to install the management tools. You should install the above management tools if you need to do which of the following?
b. Manage Hyper-V from the same server that is running Hyper-V
You have just purchased and installed Windows Server 2016 standard edition. How manyvirtual instances of Windows Server 2016 can you run on a fully licensed host computer withoutpurchasing an additional Windows Server 2016 license?
b. Two virtual instances
You have just placed a new Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V server into production; this server is the management partition. Which of the following best describes a new virtual machine installed on this system?
c. Child partition
You have an old server running Windows Server 2016 that has had intermittent hardware failures in the past few months that cause the server to shut down. You haven't been able to isolate the problem, but you suspect that the hard disks are beginning to fail, and the server is no longer under warranty. You have been using a Hyper-V server for about a year, with two VMs running on it. This quad-core server has plenty of disk space and ample processing power and memory. Which of the following might be a good solution for the ailing server that requires the least amount of cost and administrative effort?
c. Create a VM on your Hyper-V server. On the old server, run a physical-to-virtual conversion. Use the resulting virtual hard disk file as the virtual disk for the new VM. Take the old server offline.
Which of the following Hyper-V guest virtual machine configurations would allow you the ability to hot add and remove memory? (Choose all that apply.)
c. Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V, running a Windows 10 VMd. Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V, running a Windows Server 2016 VM
Your network has had long power outages that have caused Hyper-V servers to shut down after the UPS battery is drained. When power returns, the Hyper-V servers restart automatically, but the VMs don't start. You need to make sure the VMs start when the host starts. What should you do?
d. Change the automatic start action setting on the VMs.
Which of the following is described as a partial copy of a VM made at a specific moment? a.Virtual instance b.Differencing disk c.Hypervisor d. Checkpoint
d. Checkpoint
What feature is found in Windows Server 2016 that attempts to prevent a split vote from occurring?
d. Dynamic witness
You currently have four VMs running on a Hyper-V server. You need to increase the amount of memory to VM4 so that you can install a new application. You're running low on physical memory. You tried to allocate less memory to the other three VMs to free up memory, but after you did so, they wouldn't start. What can you do that doesn't involve installing additional physical memory on the host or changing the configuration of the guest OSs?
enable Dynamic Memory on all the VMs, and set the startup memory higher than the minimum memory.
What type of virtual switch is best used for isolating a group of VMs on the network from all outside communication?
private virtual switch
Which of the following is true if you enable shielding and create a shielded VM in WindowsServer 2016? (Choose all that apply.)
secure boot is automatically enabled' Encryption is automatically enabled.
Which of the following is shared storage used to store cluster configuration data and help determine the cluster quorum?
witness disk
