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What is the minimum processor required to install Server 2012?
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1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
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What is the minimum RAM required for Server 2012?
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512 Mb
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What is the minimum drive space for the drive partition for Server 2012?
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32 Gb
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What OS's can upgrade to Server 2012 Standard?
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2008 Standard with SP2, 2008 Enterprise with SP2, Web Server 2008, Server 2008 R2 SP1, Server 2008 Enterprise R2 SP1, Web Server 2008 R2
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What OS's can upgrade to Server 2012 Datacenter?
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2008 Standard SP2, 2008 Enterprise SP2, 2008 Datacenter SP2, Server 2008 R2 SP1, 2008 Enterprise R2 SP1, 2008 Datacenter R2 SP1
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How do you disable driver signature enforcement?
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Press F8 at startup; select Advanced Boot Options; select Disable Driver Signature Enforcement
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What does BranchCache do?
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allows you to cache data from web/file servers on a WAN on a local computer
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What are the two primary benefits of BranchCache?
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improved application response time; reduced WAN traffic
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What are the two modes for Branch Cache?
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distributed cache mode and hosted cache mode
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What is BranchCache's distributed cache mode?
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mode where WAN files are distributed across peer client computers
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What is BranchCache's hosted cache mode?
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mode where WAN files are centrally stored on a local server
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What is IPAM?
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IP Address Management
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What is the difference between the AD Certificate Services feature and role?
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Feature can be used to manage and issue certificates; Role can be used to set up an entire PKI infrastructure
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How many virtual machines can Failover Clustering support?
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4000 virtual machines
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How many physical nodes can Failover Clustering support?
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64 physical nodes
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Which Windows Server 2012 role provides BranchCache?
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Networking
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What Windows Server 2012 role allows administrators to install a Windows OS over the network?
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Windows Deployment Services
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What servers will Windows Server Migration Tools migrate data, tools, etc. from?
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Server 2003 and above
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Can Windows Server Migration Tools migrate from Server Core?
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Yes
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Can Windows Server Migration Tools migrate between architectures (x86 -> x64, etc.)?
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Yes
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What computer does Windows Server Migration Tools need to be installed on?
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Both source and destination computers
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What is the Powershell cmdlet to install Windows Server Migration Tools?
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Install-WindowsFeature Migration
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What are the four versions of Server 2012?
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Datacenter, Standard, Essentials, and Foundation
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What differentiates 2012 Datacenter from other versions of 2012 Server?
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unlimited virtual instances
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What differentiates 2012 Standard from other versions of 2012 Server?
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2 virtual instances
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What differentiates 2012 Essentials from other versions of 2012 Server?
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25 users, 50 devices, and no virtualization
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What differentiates 2012 Foundation from other versions of 2012 Server?
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no more than 15 users and no virtualization
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What are the space requirements for Server Core?
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1Gb free to install, 2Gb free for operation
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What is the command to install the GUI on Server Core?
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Install-WindowsFeature Server-GUI-Mgmt-Infra,Server-GUI-Shell -Restart
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What is the command to revert from GUI to Core?
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Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-GUI-Mgmt-Infra -Restart
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What OS's can Windows Deployment Services deploy?
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2000 and above
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What OS will Windows Deployment Services run on?
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Server 2003 and above
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What two network services must be running to use Windows Deployment Services?
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DNS and DHCP
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What is the command-line tool for WDS?
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WDSUTIL
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What tool can be used to create .WIM files?
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Sysprep
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Why is creating .WIM files with sysprep useful?
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They can be deployed via WDS
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What feature of Server 2012 can remove a role or feature?
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Features On Demand
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What is new about Features On Demand for 2012?
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it can completely remove the role or feature as well as the source files
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What will be shown in Dism.exe if a feature is removed?
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"removed" or "disabled with payload removed"
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What command is used to reinstall a role or feature?
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Install-WindowsFeature -Source
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How do you install a removed role or feature using a .WIM file?
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Get-WindowsImage <-imagepath> \install.wim
Install-WindowsFeature -Source wim: |
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What role or feature provides BitLocker? |
AD RMS |
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What is Microsoft's implementation of LDAP called? |
Lightweight Directory Services (LDS) |
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How many VMs does failover clustering support? |
4000 VMs |
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How many physical nodes does failover clustering support? |
64 physical nodes |
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Does Windows Server Migration Tools support migration between physical and virtual machines? |
Yes |
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Can servers on different subnets utilize Microsoft Server Migration Tools? |
yes |
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When using Microsoft Server Migration Tools, on which server should the deployment folders be created? |
on the destination server |
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What are the 4 steps in migrating using Windows Server Migration tools? |
1. Install Migration Tools on source and destination servers 3. copy deployment folders to source server 4. register Migration Tools on source server |
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What are the 3 types of installation? |
GUI, Core and MinShell |
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What is NIC Teaming also known as? |
Load Balancing and Failover (LBFO) |
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What is Load Balancing and Failover (LBFO) also known as? |
NIC Teaming |
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How many NICs will NIC Teaming support? |
up to 32 NICs |
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What 2 tools can be used to configure WDS? |
WDS Configuration Wizard and WDSUTIL |
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What WDSUTIL switch is used to configure a WDS server for initial use? |
WDSUTIL /initialize |
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What WDSUTIL switch reverts a WDS server to its initial state? |
WDSUTIL /uninitialize |
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What WDSUTIL switch will convert a RIP image to a WIM image? |
WDSUTIL /convert-ripimage |
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What are the 2 partition types available for Server 2012? |
Master Boot Record (MBR) and GUID Partition Table (GPT) |
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How large can an MBR partition be? |
up to 2 Tb |
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How many partitions will an MBR partition support? |
4 primary or 3 primary and 1 extended |
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What partition types can 2012 R2 boot off of? |
MBR only (unless GPT partition is based on Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI)) |
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When a disk is newly initiated, what disk type is it created as? |
a basic disk |
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What two advantages do dynamic disks have over basic disks? |
can be modified without rebooting, and support RAID |
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How many disks can be included in a spanned disk? |
up to 32 disks |
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What is the primary drawback (non-space-related) to RAID-5? |
It can't support OS or boot partitions |
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What are storage pools? |
Logical groupings of physical disks for virtualization |
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What is storage space? |
a virtual disk created from a storage pool |
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What 3 tools can be used to manage storage space? |
Windows Storage Management, Server Manager, or Powershell |
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What are the 3 types of resiliency for storage space? |
mirror, parity and simple (no resiliency) |
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What is tiered storage? |
The ability to create tiers in storage space to distinguish between SSD and HDD hard drives |
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How do administrators move data between tiers in tiered storage? |
They don't--the OS automatically moves data between the SSD and HDD tiers based on frequency of usage |
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What is the security advantage of multiple storage pools? |
Each storage pool can have its own ACL |
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What levels of RAID does 2012 R2 support? |
RAID 0 (striping), 1 (mirroring), and 5 (striping with parity) |
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How does RAID 5 compare to other RAID solutions in read and write speed? |
Slower write than other solutions (must calculate parity), but reads as fast as RAID 0 |
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What is a mount point? |
a folder used in place of a drive letter |
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What is Multipath I/O (MPIO)? |
redundant physical paths to storage
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Beyond redundancy, what capability does MPIO provide? |
Load balancing |
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What driver does Microsoft use for MPIO? |
Microsoft Device Specific Module (Microsoft DSM) |
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What is the Microsoft Device Specific Module (Microsoft DSM)? |
the Microsoft driver for MPIO |
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What are the 6 load-balancing options for MPIO in 2012 R2? |
failover, failback, round robin, round robin with a subset of paths, dynamic least queue depth, and weighted path |
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How does failback differ from failover? |
Failback will return control to the primary path if the primary path reconnects |
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How does round robin with a subset of paths work? |
As round robin within a specified group of paths; if each of those paths fail, the rest of the paths become active |
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How does dynamic least queue depth determine the path to choose? |
the path with the fewest outstanding requests is chosen |
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How does weighted path work? |
Each path is assigned a weight; the path with the lowest weight is selected |
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what is an iSCSI initiator? |
The computer connecting to iSCSI storage |
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What is an iSCSI target? |
the iSCSI storage |
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What port does iSCSI use? |
TCP 3260 |
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What is used to identify an iSCSI initiator? |
the iSCSI Qualified Name (iqn) |
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Does iSCSI use file-level or block-level access?
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block-level |
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What 2 advantages does block-level access provide over file-level access? |
does not require a transport protocol; many apps (such as Exchange and SQL) require block-level access |
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What primary advantage does iSCSI offer over Fibre Channel? |
can be implemented without expensive hardware |
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What two protocols can iSCSI use for authentication? |
CHAP and MS-CHAP |
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What protocol can iSCSI use for encryption? |
IPSec |
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What 2 ways does Microsoft support for initiating iSCSI sessions? |
via the native iSCSI initiator built into 2012, or via a hardware iSCSI host bus adapter (HBA) |
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What disadvantage does using the native iSCSI initiator have vs. a hardware HBA? |
the iSCSI initiator can cause up to 30% higher CPU utilization |
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What service automatically discovers SCSI targets on a network? |
Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS) |
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What two methods are used for iSNS registration? |
DHCP discovery and manual registration |
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What command is used to manually register with iSNS? |
from the target server: "iscsicli addisnsserver " |
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Which tab in the iSNS Server interface lists registered initiators and targets? |
the General tab |
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What directory servers as the Windows component store? |
the Winsxs directory |
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What is an iSNS Discovery Domain? |
a logical grouping of iSCSI initiators and targets used for management |
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What is an iSNS Discovery Domain Set? |
a logical grouping of Discovery Domains |
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Does Fibre Channel use file-level or block-level storage? |
block-level storage |
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What three pieces of hardware are necessary to implement Fibre Channel? |
Fibre Channel HBAs, fiber optic cables, and Fibre Channel switches |
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How is a Fibre Channel host identified? |
By a World Wide Name (WWN) |
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How does a Fibre Channel storage device identify itself to a host MBA? |
with a Logical Unit Number (LUN) |
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What advantage does Fibre Channel have over other storage solutions? |
high bandwidth |
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What transfer speeds does Fibre Channel support? |
1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, (8 Gbps soon) |
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Why is iSCSI becoming a rival to Fibre Channel in terms of speed? |
the rise of 10 Gbps Ethernet networks |
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Why is Fibre Channel generally preferred for high-speed transfer? |
10 Gbps Ethernet switches are more expensive than Fibre Channel switches |
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What capability does N-Port Identification Virtualization provide? |
allows multiple N-port IDs to share a physical N-port |
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What is the advantage of NAS over iSCSI and Fibre Channel? |
low cost |
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Does NAS use file-level or block-level storage? |
file-level storage |
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What three protocols are typically used for NAS communication? |
CIFS, NFS, or HTTP |
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What is the purpose of the Virtual Disk Service (VDS)? |
to simplify the management of storage devices |
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What does native VDS manage? |
local disks and volumes |
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What command-line tool can be used for local disk management? |
DiskPart |
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What command-line tool can be used for non-local storage management? |
DiskRAID |
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What must be installed before DiskRAID can be used? |
a 3rd-party VDS hardware provider |
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What is used to replace boot.ini? |
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) |
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What does Boot Configuration Data (BCD) do? |
Stores boot parameters |
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What tool is used to edit BCD information? |
bcedit |
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Are forest trusts transitive or intransitive? |
intransitive |
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What is another term for AD Federated Services? |
Trustbridge |
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What forest level allows AD Recycle Bin? |
2008 R2 or higher |
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What is the name of Microsoft's business cloud? |
Windows Azure |
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Does Azure support static IPs? |
no, but addresses persist for the lifetime of the VM |
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What two types of disks are supported by Azure? |
operating system disks and data disks |
