Deck 13: Server Management and Monitoring

Question 1

In order to activate Windows Server 2008 Core,what command must you type?

A)smlgr.vbs -activate
B)wsus.exe -ato
C)slmgr.vbs -ato
D)net activate windows

Answer 1

C

Question 2

As part of the documentation for the network you are in charge of,you want to take a baseline of the network with the focus on performance during peak usage hours.Some of the statistics you are interested in involve CPU utilization and network contention on Active Directory servers as well as disk utilization and page caching.You are particularly interested in AD authentication performance.
When would be the ideal time to collect information for your baseline?

A)During the hours in which the most users will log in and begin opening and starting applications
B)During the afternoon when users are working
C)During the night when no users are on the network
D)Over the weekend

Answer 2

A

Question 3

You make use of a third party virtualization program on a server that is also an Active Directory domain controller.The virtualization program is hosting a web server on the server,but the web server is usually accessed more in the afternoon than in the morning.Due to the increased resource usage caused by early morning users logging in to the domain,you want to find a way to manage CPU utilization.
What should you do?

A)Use the Equal_Per_Process policy in Windows System Resource Manager
B)Use the Equal_Per_User policy in Windows System Resource Manager
C)Configure the Active Directory process as "High Priority" in Task Manager every morning
D)Configure a custom Windows System Resource Manager policy for the third party virtualization program,and set its resource allocation to be lowered during morning hours only

Answer 3

D

Question 4

You are working on a computer running Windows Vista,and you want to test the overall DNS operation on a Server Core DNS server named LocalDNS in a room on the first floor of your building.Preferably,you would like to remain at your workstation.What command can you use to accomplish this?

A)winrs -c: LocalDNS dcdiag / test:DNS
B)winrs -p:LocalDNS dcdiag /test:DNS
C)winrs -r:LocalDNS dcdiag /test:DNS
D)winrs -c : LocalDNS dccheck / test:DNS

Question 5

In order to perform a nonauthoritative restore,you must restart the domain controller in what mode?

A)Safe mode
B)Safe mode with command prompt
C)Directory Services Restore Mode
D)Directory Services Recovery Mode

Question 6

Which of the following is a GUI tool that enables you to view the replication topology graphically and monitor replication performance and status?

A)repadmin
B)replmon
C)dcdiag
D)repstat

Question 7

This command is used to display and modify the boot configuration data store.

A)edit boot.ini
B)edit bcd
C)bcdmod
D)bcdedit

Question 8

Specific partitions can be backed up and restored by the Windows Server Backup utility.

Question 9

In Active Directory,an object that has been deleted but not removed is referred to as being...

A)trashed
B)tombstoned
C)ghosted
D)hidden

Question 10

A nonauthoritative restore of Active Directory is usually done when the Active Directory database is corrupt or when you're doing a full server recovery.

Question 11

When using Windows Server Backup,you can choose separate files or folders to back up;but you can't choose to back up a volume.

Question 12

Which of the following groups can only perform manual backups,and cannot schedule backups?

A)Administrators
B)Backup Administrators
C)Backup Operators
D)Server Operators

Question 13

Disks used for scheduled backup are reformatted,and existing volumes are deleted.

Question 14

Which defragmentation mode compacts the database to close up gaps that deleted objects have created in the database?

A)Full defragmentation
B)Offline defragmentation
C)Online defragmentation
D)Partial defragmentation

Question 15

To install AD DS on Server Core,dcpromo must be run in unattended mode.

Question 16

What option,when added to the dcpromo utility,will set up global catalog server?

A)/enableGC
B)/add GC
C)/useGC
D)/ConfirmGC

Question 17

One of your interns has been asked to modify the permissions on a directory located on a Server Core server.Your intern asks you what command is used to do this.Which command do you tell him to use?

A)icacls
B)dfsutil
C)dsacls
D)winrs

Question 18

One of your administrators is unfamiliar with using the command line,but needs to be able to manage a Windows Server 2008 Core install.While attempting to use an MMC snap-in to manage Server Core,he finds that he is unable to do so.He notes that some snap-ins,such as Shared Folders and Services work perfectly remotely,while MMCs such as Event Viewer do not.What is most likely the issue?

A)The administrator has permissions to access only specific MMC consoles from his remote machine
B)The other MMC's that the Administrator is trying to access are not available on Server Core
C)A group policy setting is preventing him from viewing higher management level MMC's.
D)Server Core's firewall needs to be reconfigured for the Administrator to access certain MMC's

Question 19

Which of the below commands must be entered to allow remote administration of the IPSec Management snap-in?

A)cscript \windows\system32\regedit.wsf /im 1
B)cscript \windows\system32\scregedit.wsf /im 1
C)cscript \windows\system32\regedit.wsf /im 2
D)cscript \windows\system\scregedit.wsf /im 1

Question 20

A user has been on a 7 month long sabbatical.Upon return,you discover that her user object was deleted by accident on the same day she left.Assuming that Active Directory is configured with the default tombstone lifetime,how much longer do you have before you can no longer recover her username object with an authoritative restore?

A)No time;the user object has already been cleaned during garbage collection
B)40 days
C)90 days
D)180 days

Question 21

A counter alert...

A)alerts you when a counter has finished its task
B)generates an event log entry when a counter falls below or exceeds a specified threshold
C)happens when a counter failed to log information due to unexpected circumstances
D)e-mails counter information to an administrator

Question 22

Only members of the ____________________ group can set up scheduled backups.

Question 23

MATCHING
a.authoritative restore
f.tombstone lifetime
b.data collector set
g.Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
c.nonauthoritative restore
h.Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
d.offline defragmentation
i.winrs
e.online defagmentation
A performance monitor object used to create a baseline of performance data

Question 24

MATCHING
a.authoritative restore
f.tombstone lifetime
b.data collector set
g.Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
c.nonauthoritative restore
h.Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
d.offline defragmentation
i.winrs
e.online defagmentation
Defragmentation of the Active Directory database that removes deleted objects and frees up space in the database but doesn't compact the database

Question 25

Online defragmentation occurs automatically when Active Directory performs ____________________ every 12 hours.

Question 26

What command can you type to perform a system state backup?

A)wbadmin start systemstatebackup
B)wbadmin start sysstatebackup
C)wbadmin begin systemstatebackup
D)wbadmin start statebackup

Question 27

MATCHING
a.authoritative restore
f.tombstone lifetime
b.data collector set
g.Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
c.nonauthoritative restore
h.Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
d.offline defragmentation
i.winrs
e.online defagmentation
Command line utility that opens a secure channel between two servers so that you can run a command remotely

Question 28

Which of the conditions below,when observed over the course of an hour,may signal a need for a processor upgrade?

A)Processor use increases to 100% utilization for up to 10 seconds periodically,then levels off to below 20%
B)Processor is consistently around 50% utilization,but does not spike above 75% more than twice per hour
C)Processor utilization is consistently around 85-95%,never dropping below 70%
D)Processor never exceeds 10% utilization

Question 29

MATCHING
a.authoritative restore
f.tombstone lifetime
b.data collector set
g.Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
c.nonauthoritative restore
h.Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
d.offline defragmentation
i.winrs
e.online defagmentation
A backup option that allows a volume to be backed up even while the volume is in use and files are being modified

Question 30

A colleague of yours is setting up backups for Windows Server 2008 servers on your network.However,because he is new to Windows Server 2008,he encounters an issue.Your colleague wants to schedule backups to the server's drive containing the c : \ partition.When he selects the "Show All Available Disks" button in the Backup Schedule Wizard,the drive containing c : \ is not listed.
What is most likely the issue?

A)Lack of space available on c : \
B)The colleague doesn't have the right permission set to backup to the c : \ drive
C)Drives that contain system files cannot be used for scheduled backups
D)The drive containing c : \ is offline

Question 31

On a Server Core server,to view a list of available roles and features and see whether they're installed,use the ____________________ command.

Question 32

By default,How often does garbage collection run,and how old must an object be for it to be removed?

A)Every 12 hours,object must be older than 180 days
B)Every 10 hours,object must be older than 180 days
C)Every 12 hours,object must be older than 181 days
D)Every 10 hours,object must be older than 181 days

Question 33

MATCHING
a.authoritative restore
f.tombstone lifetime
b.data collector set
g.Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
c.nonauthoritative restore
h.Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
d.offline defragmentation
i.winrs
e.online defagmentation
A method of restoring Active Directory data from a backup to ensure that restored objects aren't overwritten by changes from other domain controllers through replication

Question 34

MATCHING
a.authoritative restore
f.tombstone lifetime
b.data collector set
g.Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
c.nonauthoritative restore
h.Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
d.offline defragmentation
i.winrs
e.online defagmentation
A boot option available on the Windows Server 2008 installation DVD or by pressing F8 when the system boots

Question 35

MATCHING
a.authoritative restore
f.tombstone lifetime
b.data collector set
g.Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
c.nonauthoritative restore
h.Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
d.offline defragmentation
i.winrs
e.online defagmentation
A method of restoring Active Directory data from a backup that restores the database,or portions of it,and allows data to be updated through replication by other domain controllers

Question 36

The Performance monitor,under the Monitoring Tools folder,uses these to track the performance of a variety of objects.

A)daemons
B)monitoring processes
C)poll devices
D)counters

Question 37

MATCHING
a.authoritative restore
f.tombstone lifetime
b.data collector set
g.Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
c.nonauthoritative restore
h.Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
d.offline defragmentation
i.winrs
e.online defagmentation
A period of time in which deleted Active Directory objects are marked for deletion but left in the database.

Question 38

MATCHING
a.authoritative restore
f.tombstone lifetime
b.data collector set
g.Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
c.nonauthoritative restore
h.Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)
d.offline defragmentation
i.winrs
e.online defagmentation
Defragmentation of the Active Directory database that also compacts the database to improve performance

Question 39

To create a baseline of performance data,you create a ____________________ that specifies the performance counters you want to collect,how often to collect them,and the time period.

Question 40

The ____________________ WSRM resource allocation policy causes applications started by users to use an equal amount of resources,preventing one user from dominating the tasks of others.

Question 41

This command performs database maintenance on AD DS and AD LDS data stores.

Question 42

What command will restore a backup catalog?

Question 43

After logging on to Server Core for the first time,you're prompted to change the Administrator password,which you do with this command.

Question 44

What is the command to bring up the Task Manager window?

Question 45

What command can you use to display detailed information about connection objects?

Question 46

What command can you run to test for failures in intersite replication?

Question 47

To install or uninstall roles and features on Server Core,you use this command.

Question 48

These events in Event Viewer are indicated by a black ! inside a yellow triangle

Question 49

Using this command,you can manage the DNS server role.You can display,modify,create,and delete DNS related objects,such as zones and resource records,as well as force DNS replication.

Question 50

Using this command line utility,you can perform all the tasks available with Windows Server Backup and more.