Administering Windows Server Flashcards
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You are configuring a Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster. What is the minimum number of nodes required to form a supported cluster?
Answer: 2
Windows Server 2012 Failover Clustering requires a minimum of two nodes to provide redundancy and automatic failover.
Which Windows Server 2012 feature encrypts an entire volume, including the operating system volume, to protect data if the physical drive is stolen?
Answer: BitLocker Drive Encryption
BitLocker encrypts entire volumes at the hardware level and uses TPM or a startup key to protect data at rest.
An administrator needs to move the FSMO PDC Emulator role from one domain controller to another. Which tool can be used?
Answer: Active Directory Users and Computers
The PDC Emulator and other single-master FSMO roles can be transferred using the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in or ntdsutil.
You want to configure a Windows Server 2012 server to automatically assign IP addresses, subnet masks, and DNS server addresses to client computers. Which role provides this functionality?
Answer: DHCP Server
The DHCP Server role automatically leases IP configurations including address, mask, gateway, and DNS to network clients.
A Windows Server 2012 administrator wants to enable shadow copies on a file server volume so users can recover previous versions of files. Where is this configured?
Answer: Volume properties > Shadow Copies tab in Computer Management
Shadow Copies (Volume Shadow Copy Service) are enabled and scheduled per-volume through Computer Management under Disk Management volume properties.
Which Windows Server 2012 command-line tool allows you to manage roles and features without using Server Manager?
Answer: Install-WindowsFeature (PowerShell) or servermanagercmd.exe
The PowerShell cmdlet Install-WindowsFeature (part of the ServerManager module) provides full command-line role and feature management.
A user's account is locked out repeatedly on a Windows Server 2012 domain. Which tool helps identify the source machine causing the lockouts?
Answer: Microsoft Account Lockout and Management Tools (LockoutStatus.exe / EventCombMT)
Microsoft's free Account Lockout tools, particularly LockoutStatus and EventCombMT, identify which domain controller and source machine are generating bad-password events.
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