Server 3

1.

1 point

An administrator is required to backup 250GB nightly utilizing a single LTO2 tape. The administrator reports that the tape drive is running out of available space before the job completes.
Which of the following would allow the administrator to backup this data? (Select TWO).

Enable compression on the LTO2 drive

Utilize LTO3 tapes in the existing drive

Reduce the amount of data on the backup

Replace the LTO2 with LTO3 drive and tapes

Divide the data and back up half one night and half the next

2.

1 point

Which of the following defines memory interleaving?

The distribution of data written across all the memory DIMMs and the L1 cache

The distribution of data written across all the memory DIMMs in one bank

The distribution of data written across all the memory DIMMs and the processor

The distribution of data written across all the memory DIMMs and the L2 cache

3.

1 point

A technician has found that the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to a server does not have sufficient battery power to allow the server to shutdown gracefully. Which of the following is the MOST cost effective way to allow this server to shutdown gracefully?

Install a second UPS.

Increase the size of the swapfile.

Increase the size of the pagefile.

Install an extended battery pack into the UPS

4.

1 point

Which of the following RAID levels would provide the BEST performance with no fault protection?

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 3

RAID 5

5.

1 point

Which of the following will allow a server to continue to function if a stick of memory fails? (Select TWO)

Chipkill

Memory RAID

Registered memory

ECC

Hot spare

6.

1 point

Which of the following would an administrator use to configure a server's BIOS settings even if the OS crashes?

VPN

KVM over IP

Telnet

Remote Desktop

7.

1 point

Which of the following is a bus mastering method? (Select TWO).

A device transfers data directly to the memory.

A device handles mediation between the northbridge and the processor.

A device connects to another device without involving the processor.

A device transfers data to the processor and then on to the memory.

A device handles mediation between the southbridge and the processor

8.

1 point

Which of the following bottlenecks would MOST likely cause excessive hard drive activity?

Inadequate RAM

Slow processor

PCI bus

Excessive network traffic

9.

1 point

A new array of hard drives has been added to an existing server; however, when the server is booted into the Windows OS the new drives fail to appear in My Computer. From which of the following locations can the new storage drives be added? (Select TWO).

Format command

Hypervisor

Computer Management

Disk Management

Virtual Center

10.

1 point

Which of the following will allow devices to be added without turning the server off?

Plug and Play

Warm site

Hot plug

Hot site

11.

1 point

After applying a new driver to a NIC, the server reboots and fails to restart. Which of the following is the BEST way to resolve the problem?

Boot using recovery console and restore the previous driver.

Boot the server, press F8 and access last known good configuration.

Restore the server using last backup tape.

Boot the server with ASR option.

12.

1 point

Which of the following is a public IP address?

172.31.254.40

10.100.11.1

192.168.100.1

172.15.16.76

13.

1 point

When troubleshooting hardware issues with a server, which of the following is MOST likely to cause a problem in receiving vendor support?

Third party cables

Third party memory

Signed drivers

Server type

14.

1 point

Which of the following offers the MOST redundancy for a system but is also very costly?

RAID implementation

Disk-to-disk replication

Server-to-server clustering

Hot site replication

15.

1 point

Which of the following are ways to transport SAN traffic? (Select TWO)

SATA

iSCSI

SCSI

Fiber channel

PAT A

16.

1 point

An administrator identifies that a server is shutting down. The administrator powers up the server and OS loads but after a few minutes it powers down again. Which of the following is the cause?

Redundant power supply failure

CPU overheating

Memory failure

Hard disk failure

17.

1 point

A SAN attached production file server is required to be backed up nightly according to company policy. Recently the data to be backed up has increased to approximately 4TB. Currently, the server has a single attached LTO2 tape drive. Which of the following should the server administrator do to provide enough backup capacity for the nightly job?

Replace the backup software with a more efficient application.

Reduce the amount of data to be backed up.

Replace the LTO2 tape drive with an LTO3 tape drive.

Replace the single tape drive with a tape library

18.

1 point

An administrator is planning to bring a newly purchased server online. Which of the following should the administrator do FIRST?

Follow the pre-installation plan and procedures.

Review the system logs to check for errors.

Notify all users that the old system will be taken offline.

Apply all security updates to the system.

19.

1 point

Which of the following RAID levels would be the BEST choice if performance was the only determining factor?

RAID 0

RAID 1

RAID 5

RAID 10

20.

1 point

Which of the following is a disadvantage of RAID 10?

Poor performance

No fault tolerance

Not supported by many RAID controllers

Higher cost

21.

1 point

An administrator is running proprietary server software that requires services to be reconfigured every time the server is upgraded to the latest vendor version. Which of the following is the BEST solution to address this problem?

The current system configuration should be documented for future use.

Server diagramming and environmental topologies should be documented.

A copy of the latest pre-installation plan should be developed and utilized.

Vendor support should be contacted so that they can correct the issue.

22.

1 point

Which of the following BEST describes RAID 0?

Striping with parity

Striping with mirroring

Mirroring

Striping

23.

1 point

An administrator recently installed a new array controller into a server. When the server is running POST the controller does not appear as present. Which of the following could be the reason for this?

The server BIOS firmware is out-of-date.

The server does not have the correct drivers.

The server hard drives have not begun to spin.

The server has too little memory installed.

24.

1 point

A server has a processor that allows it to calculate two applications at the same time. Which of the following describes this capability of the processor?

Dual processing

Multi-processing

Multi-tasking

Multi-threading

25.

1 point

Which of the following backup types will not reset the archive bit on backed up files?

GFS

Full

Differential

Incremental

26.

1 point

Which of the following can limit cabling mistakes?

Proper labeling

Asset management

Keeping good vendor logs

Keeping up-to-date repair logs

27.

1 point

Which of the following internal storage technologies has the HIGHEST single drive storage capacity?

SAS

SATA

Flash

SCSI

28.

1 point

At which of the following times should the administrator refer to the HCL?

Prior to purchasing hardware

Before installation

When installing drivers

After installation

29.

1 point

A server is experiencing an undetermined problem. Which of the following steps should the technician take in order to identify whether it is a software or hardware problem?

Reseat all main components

Try to replicate the problem

Flash the BIOS

Reinstall the operating system

30.

1 point

In which of the following configurations should a SAS hard drive jumper be placed for single drive operation?

The jumpers should be placed in the single/master position.

There are no configuration jumpers needed on a SAS hard drive.

The jumpers should be placed to give the drive a SCSI ID of 1.

The jumpers should be placed in the slave position.

31.

1 point

Which of the following file systems are native to *nix?

FAT

EXT3

NTFS

FAT32

32.

1 point

A user is reporting that access to a file server is much slower than it has been. The system administrator completes a test of the server using a system monitoring tool and compares it to the previously taken baseline. The comparison shows that there are no significant changes in the use of system resources. Which of the following actions should be taken to resolve this user problem?

Add additional RAM to the user PC

Troubleshoot the user PC

Add additional RAM to the server

Add additional hard drive space to the server

33.

1 point

Which of the following should an administrator utilize FIRST after installing a new HBA?

New Technology File Systems (NTFS)

Digitally signed device drivers

Virtual machine components

Multiple RAID configurations

34.

1 point

An administrator has purchased monitoring software that can be configured to send alerts when hardware and applications are having issues. Which of the following must be installed on the monitoring server so that it can properly monitor details on vendor specific devices?

MIBs

SMTP

WMI

DHCP

35.

1 point

A tape drive containing a jammed tape must be taken off-site to be repaired. Which of the following should be considered FIRST?

Downtime necessary to reinstall the repaired drive

Data security policies and procedures

Potential cooling problems due to the missing drive

Redundant or replacement data backup solutions

36.

1 point

A server has been assigned the 192.168.100.127/25 IP address. The server is experiencing strange network connectivity related problems. Which of the following would BEST describe the problem?

IP address is classful.

IP address is a subnet broadcast address.

IP address is a subnet network address.

IP address is classless

37.

1 point

Which of the following BEST describes RAID 10?

Mirroring with striping

Mirroring with fault tolerance

Striping

Striping with distributed parity

38.

1 point

Which of the following RAID arrays performs mirroring of the disks first, then striping of the disks?

RAID 1

RAID 0+1

RAID 6

RAID 10

39.

1 point

Which of the following should be done before and after a service or repair is performed on a server?

Defrag

IPCONFIG /release

Firmware update

Baseline

40.

1 point

A technician wants to increase the reliability of a DHCP server. Which of the following components should be installed to increase the server's uptime on the network?

Increase the amount of RAM

Use a lower voltage power supply

Add a hardware firewall

Install redundant NICs

41.

1 point

Which of the following describes the purpose of a network topology diagram?

To display the logical layout this can differ from the physical layout

To enhance a user's understanding of the datacenter layout

To create a physical map of the datacenter to provide to guests

To provide a blueprint for recreating the same server setup for another client

42.

1 point

Which of the following Windows Server 2003 technologies can help with making backups of open files?

Differential backup

Snapshot

VSS

Incremental backup

43.

1 point

Fibre channel requires which of the following elements?

FC Initiator

Multi-Mode fibre

Physical Adapter

Fibre Target Management Agent

44.

1 point

Which of the following will corrupt the BIOS?

Applying the BIOS settings in the incorrect order

Power being lost during the upgrade process

Installing the OS before applying the BIOS upgrade

Imaging the system after performing a BIOS upgrade

45.

1 point

A server will not power on. Which of the following devices should the administrator use FIRST to determine the problem?

Loop back plugs

Power supply tester

System logs

TDR

46.

1 point

Weekly backups of the system are done on Sundays, and daily backups are done the rest of the week. Which of following backup methods were used if the system crashes on Friday and only requires two backup sets to recover the system?

Incremental and snapshot

Full and differential

Full and incremental

Differential and incremental

47.

1 point

Which of the following is BEST described as a storage system that can be connected to multiple servers through a fiber channel?

JBOD

SAN

DAS

NAS

48.

1 point

Which of the following is an environmental server maintenance task that should be performed every three months?

Replace the rubber mats in the server room

Clean the servers to limit dust buildup

Wash the outside of the servers

Replace the server fans

49.

1 point

An administrator reboots a ten drive server, with a RAID 10 array, after a power failure and receives an error logical drive failed. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?

Corrupt file system table

Backplane failure

Multiple drive failure

Bad cable

50.

1 point

A system administrator needs to maintain 1.2TB of storage for a database server. There are six 250GB drives available in the server for storage space. Which of the following RAID configurations would be the BEST choice given that performance and fault tolerance are important factors?

RAID 1 across drive pairs totaling 3 pairs

RAID 5 across all 6 drives

RAID 10 across all 6 drives

RAID 0 across all 6 drives