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A server's runtime during power outages is too short to shut down properly. A system technician is asked to remediate the problem. Which of the following would be the result of adding additional batteries to the UPS? - ✔ Extended uptime A system administrator wants to assure that a server is responsive. Which of the following networking tools should the administrator use to verify network connectivity? - ✔ ping Two new applications have been added to a working server. The server response is now very slow. An appropriate plan of action is to: - ✔ uninstall the newly installed applications one at a time Which of the following is the core software application that manages computer virtualization? - ✔ Hypervisor Which of the following is a requirement for a server to allow guests to be installed on a hypervisor host? Processors with multiple cores - ✔ Processors that support virtualization An IT manager needs to purchase client access licenses for servers. The network has ten workstations and 100 on-site users. Which of the following licensing models should the systems administrator recommend? - ✔ Per user licensing A technician needs to replace a hot swap coolong fan in a server. The server resides at U26 of a 42U rack that is fully populated with servers. The technician is unable to remove the server from the rack without powering off the server first. Which of the following should have been installed at the time the server was installed in the rack? - ✔ Server rail kits An administrator has been given a CIDR/22 IP address block and needs to assign addresses to a multiple of virtual workstations. Which of the following servers will MOST likely perform this task? - ✔ DHCP server A server is installed in a location that is prone to power failures. While the server is connected to a UPS, the systems administrator is still concerned about ensuring the integrity of the data being written to the RAID array. - ✔ Install battery-backed cache on the RAID controller

A server administrator suspects that an unauthorized email relay agent is running on a web server. The web server has a hostname of web1.example.com and an IP address of 199.90.89.51. Which of the following commands should the server administrator execute to verify these suspicions? - ✔ Telnet web. 1 .example.com 25 Which of the following multifactor authentication methods does the smart card satisfy? - ✔ Something you have An administrator confirmed that the company's public website keeps presenting a certificate warning asking whether this site should be trusted when accessing it over HTTPS. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause for this issue? - ✔ SSL certificate is not issued by a trust root CA An administrator is creating a comprehensive backup system to backup a single web server. Which of the following is the BEST way to provide full restore? - ✔ Take an image backup nightly while the server is online Which of the following defines memory interleaving? - ✔ The distribution of data written across all the memory DIMMs in one bank Swap space or page file is reserved on the: - ✔ Hard drive An administrator is asked to change a configuration using a GUI on a Windows server, but does not have access to a KVM. Which of the following is BEST to make the change? - ✔ RDP A technician is assigned a task to configure a new server with six hard drives. The senior administrator requested the technician utilize the drives for maximum fault tolerance. Which of the following RAID configurations should the technician use? - ✔ RAID 10 A technician is tasked with providing network-based high availability to a pair of identical web servers. Which of the following minimum server NIC configurations fulfills these requirements? - ✔ One physical NIC per server: each individual NIC configured for network load balancing A system administrator is concerned with employees connecting removable storage to the server to copy sensitive data. Which of the following solutions addresses this concern? - ✔ Disable physical ports

A server in a small company functions as a print server. Suddenly it stops sending print jobs to the printers. A technician verifies that the printers are working correctly. Additionally, the print spooler had been restarted and is running on the server, it is accessible from workstations, and it shows as being ready to accept print jobs. Which of the following has MOST likely caused the print server to stop processing print jobs? - ✔ The server's hard drive is out of space A server is giving a fault code indicating that a RAM chip is producing errors and should be replaced. According to best practices, which of the following is the proper sequence of steps to replace the faulty module? - ✔ Attach ESD protection, open server case, replace module, close server case, baseline configuration A server is giving a fault code indicating that a RAM chip is producing errors and should be replaced. According to best practices, which of the following is the proper sequence of steps to replace the faulty module? - ✔ Attach ESD protection, open server case, replace module, close server case, baseline configuration A number of users are indicating that access to a network file server is responding very slowly when reading or writing to the share. The server administrator notes that a drive has failed in a four-disk RAID 5 array. The array is running in a degraded state because no hot spare was configured. After replacing the failed disk, which of the following steps would be BEST to take to prevent slow response after a drive failure? - ✔ Add an additional hard drive, and convert the volume to a RAID 6 configuration A server has been assigned a role of mail server. Which of the following services will be installed as a result of this selection? - ✔ SMTP Which of the following server types stores the list of network usernames and passwords required for authentication? - ✔ Directory Which of the following is a bus mastering method? (Select TWO). - ✔ A device transfers data directly to the memory A device connects to another device without involving the processor After installing a second processor and corresponding heatsink into a server, an administrator notices that the new processor is not showing up during POST. Which of the following could be the cause of this issue? - ✔ The voltage regulator module (VRM) was not installed A technician is responsible for overseeing twelve remote offices. There was a report of a power outage at one of the remote offices the night before, and now one of the servers there has not rebooted even though it was shut down gracefully. The technician was forced to travel two hours just to turn the server on. Which of the following is the MOST cost effective way to prevent future travel? - ✔ Install a remote management card in the server

A company has recently upgraded all backup hardware and media from DLT IV to LTO tapes and tape drives. Several weeks after the upgrade, the development team discovers a corruption in one of the application servers and must restore from one of the DLT IV tapes. Which of the following steps are necessary for the server administrator to use these tapes? - ✔ Replace the LTO3 drive with a DLT IV tape drive. Load the tape When installing external SCSI devices, terminators are required on: (Select TWO) - ✔ The SCSI adapter The last device An administrator is upgrading the backup server from a single tape drive to a SCSI tape library. The library has been unpackaged, mounted, and the library drivers installed. Which of the following items should the administrator have to connect the device to the backup server? - ✔ SCSI cable Which of the following offers the highest level of redundancy in the design of a storage system? - ✔ Two dual Port HBAs connected to a pair of fiber switches For a technician to test network connectivity to a remote host on a Unix Server which of the following commands should they run? - ✔ PING When running a Windows server, which option is used with the ping command to convert numerical addresses to host names? - ✔ -a Which of the following provides the BEST security and accountability for a Data Center?

• ✔ Card key A company is being audited by its operating system vendor. The company needs to report the number of operating systems in use, the versions of the operating systems, and the product keys. Which of the following will be MOST helpful in passing the audit?
• ✔ Asset management documentation Which of the following is the MOST secure to erase data before disposal of server hard drives? - ✔ Degussing A network administrator is tasked to set up zoning for a SAN infrastructure that requires redundancy. Which of the following types of hardware should the administrator implement? - ✔ Multiple HBAs Which of the following will protect data loss against catastrophic multiple physical drive failure? - ✔ Tape backup

A datacenter is in a geologically active area and has no earthquake abatement installed. Which of the following drive types is BEST for general server use? - ✔ Solid state drives A user is unable to save a new presentation to the network U:\ drive. The error message indicates that there is no available space. Other users in the department are not experiencing any problems saving to the U:\ drive. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this issue? - ✔ The user's disk quote has been exceeded on the U:/drive A technician is configuring switches with SFP ports on multiple floors in a building. A switch on the first floor must be connected to a switch on the second floor for trunking VLAN traffic. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate cable type for the technician to use? - ✔ Multimode fiber A server technician is tasked to replace a RAID controller battery on a server. The server technician has no prior experience replacing a RAID controller battery. Which of the following should the server technician do to obtain the required knowledge or procedures to replace the battery? - ✔ Review service manuals In a Windows environment, a user is able to access the network folder and open items, but is not able to delete anything. Which of the following folder permissions does the user require? - ✔ Modify A technician needs to install six blade servers. Which of the following MUST a technician install along with the blades? - ✔ Blade enclosure 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 single tape drive with a tape library In order to utilize most server management software, an administrator will have to install which of the following? - ✔ SNMP An administrator needs to build a new virtualization host. The hypervisor should be able to directly access the server hardware and allow the host to provide maximum performance. Which of the following types of hypervisors should the administrator install to BEST meet these goals? - ✔ Install a Type 1 hypervisor An administrator is planning an upgrade of a major software package on an application server.

The software has been tested successfully in a test environment and it is ready to go into production. Which of the following steps should the administrator take next? - ✔ Schedule system down time While troubleshooting a video problem on an application server, the system administrator has determined that the video firmware should be updated. Which of the following sources should be used to locate an appropriate update for this hardware? (Select TWO). - ✔ Video chipset manufacturer Server manufacturer A user calls the system administrator and states that they can no longer access the file server they had been working on all morning. To troubleshoot this problem, which step should the administrator take FIRST? - ✔ Ask the user what they were doing when they noticed the problem 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 Replace the LTO2 with LTO3 drive and tapes A company has a corporate office building that is used by 50 to 100 unique visitors each day for meetings. Users routinely report that they are unable to access the network with their laptops when visiting this location. The help desk reports that these users are not getting IP addresses automatically assigned. After an investigation, the server administrator has determined that the DHCP service is functioning, but a minimal number of addresses are available for lease. The building is on its own class C subnet and has 250 addresses in the scope. Which of the following represents a long term solution tot he problem? - ✔ Reduce the lease duration in the DHCP scope options to one day A server has a single, half height, PCI-X 3.3v slot available. Which of the following cards can fit in this slot? (Select THREE). - ✔ Half Height, Universally Keyed PCI card Half Height, 3.3v PCI card Half Height, Universally Keyed PCI-X card Which of the following would be the BEST configuration when using seven SCSI drives in order to have full fault tolerance? - ✔ RAID 5 Which of the following RAID arrays performs mirroring of the disks first, then striping of the disks? - ✔ RAID 10

A server repeatedly crashes with a BSOD when running an application that uses a high amount of system resources. Which of the following hardware components MOST likely needs to be checked by a technician? - ✔ Memory In authentication, which of the following represents something you have? - ✔ Token In a PKI, which of the following represents the top level of a certificate authority? - ✔ Root CA After successfully authenticating to a remote server, a server administrator is presented with an interactive command line with no graphical interface. Which of the following protocols did the administrator MOST likely use to securely connect to the remote server? - ✔ SSH A company has 700 servers installed in 50 server racks in the datacenter. The Chief Technology Officer issued a memorandum to the IT department with a directive to reduce power and cooling consumptions by 50% in the datacenters. Which of the following should the system administrators recommend? - ✔ Virtualize the server in the datecenter An administrator needs to create two websites. One website must only be used by internal users and the other website must be a corporate website accessible externally by customers. Which of the following website types is needed? - ✔ Intranet for users and extranet for customers An administrator was tasked to enforce disk quotas on the Windows file server. The administrator allocated 1GB of space to each user. A month later, the users were still able to save beyond 1GB. Which of the following check boxes should have been selected? - ✔ Deny access if limit is reached A system administrator has just performed a backup. Which of the following should the administrator perform to easily identify the backup tape? - ✔ Label the tape An older server has performance problems writing files to a RAID array. After checking for failed drives, no problems are found. Which of the following should be checked NEXT? - ✔ The cache battery Which of the following factors would cause a technician to select a hard drive over an SSD as a primary storage medium? - ✔ Cost Which of the following is the FIRST thing that should be done in order to begin reinstalling TCP/IP on the server? - ✔ Notify users Which of the following is an environmental server maintenance task that should be performed every three months? - ✔ Clean the servers to limit dust buildup

Which of the following is the MOST common problem that occurs in server rooms? - ✔ Dust buildup Which of the following is the MOST important factor when considering environmental factors? - ✔ The server administrator should ensure adequate levels of cooling Which of the following BEST describes server virtualization? - ✔ Multiple logical server operating on the same physical server An administrator attempts to install the latest security patches for an older server. When the administrator runs the patch installer, the install fails. The administrator tries again, and the installer fails again. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this? - ✔ The administrator is trying to install security patches for software that is not installed Which of the following is the MOST important consideration before making a change to a server? - ✔ Explore the ramification of the change before implementation Which of the following expansion cards should be installed in a server to allow the server to connect to a SAN via a fiber channel? - ✔ HBA A company utilizes the GFS backup standard. Which of the following describes this backup method? - ✔ Monthly, weekly, daily A technician has a current baseline and is told to install additional memory and a faster NIC card. - ✔ After the upgrades are performed Which of the following describes an alternate site where only the infrastructure (building, power, cooling) has been established? - ✔ Cold site A technician is tasked by an administrator to patch a virtual machine. The technician needs to ensure that in case of failure, recovery of the virtual machine will be possible. Which of the following recovery principles should the technician employ? - ✔ Snapshot An administrator would like to determine what port and services are running locally on a server. Which of the following Windows command lines and shell tools should the administrator use? (Select THREE). - ✔ get-service sc query netstat Which of the following is the number of 7-inch high servers that can be installed in a 42U rack? - ✔ 10 A server administrator has been given the following information from the network team in order to configure IP addresses on a new server: Network Address: 199.90.10.32/

The network team also instructed the server administrator to use the LAST usable address on the given network. Which of the following IP address/subnet mask combinations should the server administrator use? - ✔ 199.90.10.47, 255.255.255. A technician performs monthly backups on a file server to a NAS device that can hold 1TB of data. The size of the monthly backups has been as follows: Month 1 = 50GB Month 2 = 65GB Month 3 = 80GB Starting with Month 1, based on the current rate of growth, in how many months will the NAS run out of available storage space? - ✔ 9 A technician is installing a rack mounted server into a rack in a datacenter with CRAC units and blanking panels. Blanking panels are used to: - ✔ limit airflow leakage in the rack A server administrator wants to upgrade the memory of the server using two memory modules. The server has two banks of memory with the following slots available: A2, A3, A4, B2, B3, and B4. In which of the following two slots should the administrator install the additional RAM? - ✔ Slot A2 and B Which of the following power plug types would MOST likely be found in a medical facility? - ✔ Twist lock A system technician is asked to create a test environment that will consist of 45 computers and a file server. Which of the following types of servers is BEST suited for IP management in the lab network? - ✔ Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A stripe set of maximum size is to be configured using two physical disks. One disk has 150GB and the other has 250GB in unallocated space. Which of the following will be the size of the stripe set? - ✔ 300GB Which of the following would be an advantage to using a blade server as opposed to a rack mount server? - ✔ Blade servers offer more rack density 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? - ✔ CPU overheating A server failed Thursday evening before the nightly backup. The backup scheme in place was full backups every Sunday, incremental backups on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and differential backups on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. To fully restore the server, which of the following is the LEAST amount of backup sets required?

• ✔ Three

A server is connected to a gigabit Ethernet switch and has negotiated 1Gbps / Full Duplex. When transferring large files to and from other servers on the segment via FTP slow performance is noticed. All network cabling, network hardware and server hardware were verified to be working correctly. Which of the following could be done to improve performance? - ✔ Increase the TCP window size Which of the following RAID levels supports fault tolerance by writing parity to only one drive in the array? - ✔ RAID 3 Which of the following protocols is responsible for the resolution of IP addresses to MAC addresses? - ✔ ARP 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 the server, Press F8 and access last known good configuration A user reports they cannot access the network share folder, the users workstation is configured to use automatic IP. When the administrator checks the IP address the response returns as 169.254.0.5. Which of the following should the administrator verify? - ✔ The network connection is functioning Which of the following internal storage devices has the GREATEST storage capacity and is WORM media? - ✔ CD-R A server technician needs to access a remote Unix server for administration. The technician has requested that ports 23, 25, and 161 be opened on the router. After the ports are opened, the technician is still unable to connect to the Unix server. Which of the following ports should be opened on the server to allow for remote administration? - ✔ TCP 22 An administrator needs to control servers locally via a console. The administrator wants a rack mounted solution for easy access. Which of the following should be installed? - ✔ KVM A technician is asked to troubleshoot a hardware alert on a server. The server is up and running and all users can access their data. Which of the following could the technician use to find the failed component? (Select TWO). - ✔ LEDs LCD messages A server administrator is creating a design for a new datacenter. The servers should be configured for maximum availability and also provide caching for user information requests. Which of the following techniques should be used?

• ✔ Active/Active