Title: Quiz 1
Course: CTS 2392 Configuring Advanced Windows 2012 Services > Section: Module 1

Q: Many components can be configured redundantly within a server system. Of the components listed, which one is typically not available in a redundant arrangement in a single server system?
- Power supplies
- Mainboards (motherboards)
- Network cards
- Disks
A: Mainboards (motherboards)
If right: To make a server more fault tolerant, you should first look at what components are the most likely to fail and implement technology to make the system less likely to fail. Some of the components that are made redundant within a system are usually the following: - Disks: Use some form of RAID and hot spares. - Power supplies: Use redundant power supplies. - Network cards: Use redundant network cards.
If wrong: To make a server more fault tolerant, you should first look at what components are the most likely to fail and implement technology to make the system less likely to fail. Some of the components that are made redundant within a system are usually the following: - Disks: Use some form of RAID and hot spares. - Power supplies: Use redundant power supplies. - Network cards: Use redundant network cards.

Q: Which NLB control command would most likely be the best option to use to immediately prepare a node for emergency maintenance?
- Stop
- Suspend
- Resume
- Drainstop
A: Stop
If right: The stop action terminates all existing connections to the cluster node and stops the NLB service. This would most likely be the best option if you needed to immediately take the server out of the NLB cluster for maintenance; although, it will result in client session interruption, so it should be used with caution and an understanding of the net result.
If wrong: The stop action terminates all existing connections to the cluster node and stops the NLB service. This would most likely be the best option if you needed to immediately take the server out of the NLB cluster for maintenance; although, it will result in client session interruption, so it should be used with caution and an understanding of the net result.

Q: What process occurs in an NLB cluster when a node is added or removed?

Q: What term is used to refer to the periods of time when a system is unavailable?

Q: What is the setting that is configured in an NLB cluster that determines how the member nodes are going to handle the load when the “multiple host” filter mode is used?

Q: The host in an NLB cluster that has which priority (unique ID) handles all of the cluster’s network traffic that is not otherwise covered by a port rule?

Q: When an NLB cluster has been configured to operate in multicast mode, how many MAC addresses does each NLB network adapter have?

Q: In an NLB cluster, when using _________, packets from a source client are sent to multiple cluster nodes at the same time.

Q: What Windows Server clustering feature allows multiple nodes in the cluster to share a single LUN concurrently?

Q: Which cluster network is used only for cluster nodes to communicate with each other?

Q: The most commonly implemented type of failover cluster is what kind?

Q: When configuring shared storage for a cluster, there are several requirements that you must keep in mind. Of the items listed here, which one is not a requirement when configuring the shared storage?
- The disks must be only GPT, not MBR.
- The miniport driver used for the storage must work with the Storport storage driver.
- The storage device must support persistent reservations.
- The file system must be formatted as NTFS.
A: The disks must be only GPT, not MBR.
If right: To use a shared disk, you must use the following guidelines: - For the disk type, use basic disks, not dynamic disks. - For the file system type, format the disk as New Technology File System (NTFS). - For the partition style of the disk, you can use either master boot record (MBR) or globally unique identifier (GUID) partition table (GPT). - The storage device must follow the SCSI Primary Commands-3 (SPC-3) standard including supporting Persistent Reservations. - The miniport driver used for the storage must work with the Storport storage driver. - A storage device can be assigned to only one cluster. This is usually accomplished with logical unit number (LUN) masking or zoning.
If wrong: To use a shared disk, you must use the following guidelines: - For the disk type, use basic disks, not dynamic disks. - For the file system type, format the disk as New Technology File System (NTFS). - For the partition style of the disk, you can use either master boot record (MBR) or globally unique identifier (GUID) partition table (GPT). - The storage device must follow the SCSI Primary Commands-3 (SPC-3) standard including supporting Persistent Reservations. - The miniport driver used for the storage must work with the Storport storage driver. - A storage device can be assigned to only one cluster. This is usually accomplished with logical unit number (LUN) masking or zoning.

Q: When performing an authoritative cluster restore, what is the expectation for the data that is restored?

Q: Computers running what operating systems can become the CAU orchestrator computer?

Q: What clustering feature in Windows Server 2012 allows administrators to update cluster nodes automatically, with little or no downtime?

Q: A cluster will not protect against what types of problems?

Q: Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 provides many changes that add functionality and improve performance. Which of the following features allows users to scale shared bandwidth by adding cluster nodes?
- SMB Transparent Failover
- SMB Encryption
- SMB Scale Out
- SMB Directory Leasing
A: SMB Scale Out
If right: SMB Scale Out allows users to scale shared bandwidth by adding cluster nodes.
If wrong: SMB Scale Out allows users to scale shared bandwidth by adding cluster nodes.

Q: Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 provides many changes that add functionality and improve performance. Which of the following features encrypts traffic?
- SMB Transparent Failover
- SMB Encryption
- SMB Scale Out
- SMB Directory Leasing
A: SMB Encryption
If right: SMB Encryption performs encryption by selecting a check box. Both the SMB client and SMB server must support SMB 3.0 to take advantage of the SMB Encryption functionality.
If wrong: SMB Encryption performs encryption by selecting a check box. Both the SMB client and SMB server must support SMB 3.0 to take advantage of the SMB Encryption functionality.

Q: Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 provides many changes that add functionality and improve performance. Which of the following features allows SMB 3.0 clients to not lose an SMB session when failover occurs?
- SMB Transparent Failover
- SMB Encryption
- SMB Scale Out
- SMB Directory Leasing
A: SMB Transparent Failover
If right: SMB Transparent Failover provides Continuously Available properties that allow SMB 3 clients to not lose an SMB session when failover occurs. Both the SMB client and SMB server must support SMB 3.0 to take advantage of the SMB Transparent Failover functionality.
If wrong: SMB Transparent Failover provides Continuously Available properties that allow SMB 3 clients to not lose an SMB session when failover occurs. Both the SMB client and SMB server must support SMB 3.0 to take advantage of the SMB Transparent Failover functionality.

Q: Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 provides many changes that add functionality and improve performance. Which of the following features reduces the latency when accessing files over slow WAN links?
- SMB Transparent Failover
- SMB Encryption
- SMB Scale Out
- SMB Directory Leasing
A: SMB Directory Leasing
If right: SMB Directory Leasing reduces the latency when accessing files over slow WAN links by caching directory and file meta-data for longer periods, which reduces the associated round-trips to fetch the meta-data from the server.
If wrong: SMB Directory Leasing reduces the latency when accessing files over slow WAN links by caching directory and file meta-data for longer periods, which reduces the associated round-trips to fetch the meta-data from the server.

Q: When configuring a cluster to provide highly available Hyper-V services, which of the following hardware requirements must your server hardware meet?
- Provide hardware-assisted virtualization
- Use Fibre Channel
- Use SAS
- Provide MBR disks
A: Provide hardware-assisted virtualization
If right: Hosts require an x64-based processor with hardware-assisted virtualization.
If wrong: Hosts require an x64-based processor with hardware-assisted virtualization.

Q: Which SMB 3.0 feature minimizes processor utilization when performing large file I/O operations?
- SMB Multichannel
- VSS for SMB file shares
- SMB Direct
- SMB Scale Out
A: SMB Direct
If right: SMB Direct (SMB over Remote Direct Memory Access [RDMA]) enables direct memory-to-memory data transfers between servers, with minimal CPU utilization and low latency, using standard RDMA-capable network adapters (iWARP, InfiniBand, and RoCE). It also minimizes the processor utilization when performing large file I/O operations.
If wrong: SMB Direct (SMB over Remote Direct Memory Access [RDMA]) enables direct memory-to-memory data transfers between servers, with minimal CPU utilization and low latency, using standard RDMA-capable network adapters (iWARP, InfiniBand, and RoCE). It also minimizes the processor utilization when performing large file I/O operations.

Q: In regard to the Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) clustered server role, what is meant by the term transaction?

Q: When creating a new General Use File Server role, which SMB settings are enabled by default, but can be disabled if desired? (Choose all that apply)
- Enable access-based enumeration
- Enable continuous availability
- Allow caching of share
- Encrypt data access
A: Enable continuous availability; Encrypt data access
If right: The Enable continuous availability and Encrypt data access options are selected by default. The Enable continuous availability takes advantage of SMB v3 functionality (Transparent Failover), whereas the Encrypt data access enables encryption of the SMB connections.
If wrong: The Enable continuous availability and Encrypt data access options are selected by default. The Enable continuous availability takes advantage of SMB v3 functionality (Transparent Failover), whereas the Encrypt data access enables encryption of the SMB connections.

Q: You can monitor the health and status of the cluster and its clustered applications or services. However, there is a limitation when monitoring Hyper-V VMs. What is that limitation?