AZ-802 Manage Storage and File Services — Timed 25 Questions

Question 1

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator is troubleshooting performance issues for a SQL Server instance that uses SMB shares for data storage. Based on the output, which action should the administrator take to ensure the highest performance for SMB traffic?

25 minute time limit — choose an answer to begin.

Accepted Answer

Ensure SMB Direct is enabled and use Interface 12. SMB Direct requires RDMA-capable network adapters. The exhibit (implied by the context of the question) must show that Interface 12 is RDMA-capable while Interface 15 is not. The explanation should explicitly state that Interface 12 supports RDMA, enabling SMB Direct to bypass the CPU and provide the highest performance for SQL Server storage I/O.

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Disable RSS on Interface 12

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Configure SMB Multichannel to use only Interface 15

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Enable Jumbo Frames on Interface 15

Question 2

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator is preparing to implement Storage Replica between two servers. What is the primary purpose of running this specific command before establishing the partnership?

Accepted Answer

To determine if the hardware meets replication requirements. The Test-SRTopology cmdlet performs a validation check on the source and destination servers to ensure that the storage, network, and performance metrics meet the requirements for Storage Replica. It does not format disks, create partnerships, or enable features.

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To format the destination volumes for replication

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To automatically create the replication partnership

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To enable the Storage Replica feature on both servers

Question 3

A company needs to prevent users from saving executable files (.exe) to a shared folder named 'Downloads'. However, they want to allow certain administrative users to bypass this restriction. Which File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) feature and configuration should be used?

Accepted Answer

Active File Screen with a File Screen Exception. File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) file screening is the correct mechanism. An 'Active' screen prevents the saving of files, and a 'File Screen Exception' allows specific users or groups to bypass that restriction, which perfectly aligns with the requirement.

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Passive File Screen with a reporting task

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Storage Report with a file classification task

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Quota Management with a soft limit

Question 4

You are designing a Distributed File System (DFS) Replication topology for three offices. You need to ensure that the replication is efficient and provides high availability. Which THREE factors are required for DFSR to function correctly between these servers? (Select THREE)

Accepted Answer

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Schema extensions. DFSR requires AD DS schema extensions to support the DFS Replication objects, NTFS is mandatory because DFSR relies on USN journals and RDC (Remote Differential Compression) which are NTFS-specific, and a sufficient staging folder quota is required to prevent replication failure when files are queued for transfer.

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A minimum of 10 Gbps network connectivity

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Static IP addresses on all member servers

Question 5

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator has enabled Data Deduplication on Volume D:. Based on the output, what is the total logical size of the data currently stored on the volume before deduplication savings are applied?

Accepted Answer

400 GB. The logical size of the data before deduplication is represented by the 'UsedSpace' property plus the 'SavedSpace' property in the Get-DedupVolume output. Alternatively, it is often explicitly listed as 'UsedSpace' (post-dedup) + 'SavedSpace' (reclaimed) = 'LogicalSize'. The provided explanation incorrectly claims it cannot be determined, whereas the cmdlet output provides these specific metrics.

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600 GB

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1000 GB

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The value cannot be determined without the Total Capacity

Question 6

An administrator needs to ensure that FileServer1 always has at least 20% free disk space on the volume hosting an Azure File Sync server endpoint. Which feature should be configured to meet this requirement while maintaining access to all files?

Accepted Answer

Volume Free Space Policy. While the concept is correct, the specific setting in the Azure portal is 'Cloud Tiering' with the 'Volume free space policy' sub-setting. Option B is technically a description of a policy rather than the feature name itself. Additionally, the explanation should clarify that Cloud Tiering is the feature, and the volume free space policy is the specific configuration within it.

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Cloud Tiering date policy

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Storage Migration Service

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Data Deduplication

Question 7

You are designing a Distributed File System (DFS) Replication solution for an organization with 15 branch offices and one central data center. You need to select the supported replication topologies. Which TWO topologies can you configure using the DFS Management console?

Accepted Answer

Hub and spoke. DFS Replication supports two primary topologies: Full Mesh and Hub and Spoke. Full Mesh is the default for replication groups with more than two members, while Hub and Spoke is specifically designed for scenarios like the one described (branch offices to a central data center).

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Ring topology

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Star topology

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Linear topology

Question 8

When deploying Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) on Windows Server 2022, which TWO types of drives can be used to create the storage pool and take advantage of built-in caching?

Accepted Answer

NVMe. Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) requires specific drive types for the storage pool. NVMe and SATA SSDs are valid, but the explanation fails to mention that SAS SSDs are also supported. Furthermore, the explanation should clarify that the caching drive type is determined by the deployment configuration (e.g., NVMe/SSD for cache, HDD/SSD for capacity).

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USB Flash Drives

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Mapped Network Drives

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CD/DVD ROM Drives

Question 9

You need to implement Storage Quality of Service (QoS) on a Windows Server 2022 Scale-Out File Server. You want to ensure that a specific group of three virtual machines collectively do not exceed 1000 IOPS. Which type of Storage QoS policy should you create?

Accepted Answer

Aggregated policy. The explanation correctly identifies that an aggregated policy applies a single limit to the sum of all I/O generated by all flows, which matches the requirement to limit a group of VMs collectively.

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Dedicated policy

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Multi-tenant policy

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Performance policy

Question 10

You administer a Windows Server 2022 file server hosting critical engineering files. You need to configure File Server Resource Manager storage quotas to ensure that a specific engineering department folder cannot exceed 500 GB of capacity. When usage reaches 90 percent, you must ensure that users can still save files without immediate rejection, but administrative alerts are generated automatically. Which type of quota should you configure?

Accepted Answer

Soft quota with threshold notifications configured at the 90 percent level. A soft quota monitors capacity usage and generates administrative notifications when thresholds are reached without blocking users from writing new files. This contrasts with hard quotas, which actively deny write operations once the specified storage limit is breached, making soft quotas ideal for warning purposes.

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Hard quota with event log logging and email notification triggers enabled

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Dynamic Access Control storage threshold policy with automatic file purging

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Distributed File System replication quota limiting background synchronization

Question 11

A company has a two-node Windows Server 2022 cluster running Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). They need to ensure the highest possible availability for their storage pool, allowing it to survive both a disk failure and a simultaneous node failure. Which resiliency setting must be applied to the virtual disks?

Accepted Answer

Nested resiliency. Storage Spaces Direct requires specific resiliency configurations for small clusters to maintain availability. Nested resiliency is a feature introduced for two-node clusters that provides data redundancy both within a single node and across the two nodes. This ensures that even if one node is offline for maintenance and a drive fails in the remaining node, the data remains accessible.

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Three-way mirroring

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Two-way mirroring

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Dual parity

Question 12

An administrator is implementing Azure File Sync to centralize file shares from several branch offices. The administrator notices that the local server's disk space is nearly full, despite enabling Cloud Tiering. Which setting should be adjusted to ensure the server maintains at least 20% free space at all times?

Accepted Answer

Volume Free Space policy. Cloud Tiering is a feature of Azure File Sync that caches frequently accessed files locally while tiering infrequent files to the cloud. The Volume Free Space policy is the primary mechanism to control local disk consumption. Correctly configuring this value ensures that the local server remains responsive and has enough capacity for new files before the next tiering cycle occurs.

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Date policy

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Bandwidth throttling

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Sync group priority

Question 13

An administrator is planning to enable Data Deduplication on a Windows Server 2022 file server. Which TWO of the following workloads are officially supported and typically see high savings from Data Deduplication? (Select TWO)

Accepted Answer

VDI deployment share (VHDs). Data Deduplication in Windows Server is designed for specific workloads where data redundancy is common. General-purpose file shares and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) libraries are the primary targets for this technology. Understanding supported workloads prevents performance issues and ensures that the deduplication engine can effectively reduce storage footprints without impacting application stability or data integrity.

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Live Microsoft SQL Server databases

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Active Exchange Server databases

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Encrypted volumes using BitLocker

Question 14

You are configuring an iSCSI Target Server on Windows Server 2022 to provide block storage to a Linux-based application server. Which TWO components must be configured on the Windows Server to allow the Linux host to connect and mount a volume? (Select TWO)

Accepted Answer

iSCSI Virtual Disk. Setting up an iSCSI environment requires configuring both the storage provider (Target) and the client (Initiator). On the Windows Server side, you must define which disks are available and which hosts are permitted to connect. This involves creating virtual disks and mapping them to specific target objects that define the security boundaries and access protocols for the initiators.

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iSCSI Initiator Name Service (iSNS)

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Multipath I/O (MPIO)

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Fibre Channel Zoning

Question 15

An organization uses Azure Files to store sensitive company data. They need to ensure that users can only access the files if they are authenticated via their on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Which technology should be implemented to support this?

Accepted Answer

AD DS Authentication for Azure Files. Azure Files supports several authentication methods for accessing file shares. For organizations with an existing on-premises footprint, integrating Azure Files with AD DS allows for a seamless user experience using standard Kerberos authentication. This allows the use of existing NTFS permissions (ACLs) to control access to files and folders within the cloud-hosted share.

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Shared Access Signatures (SAS)

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Azure AD DS Authentication

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Storage Account Access Keys

Question 16

You are using the Storage Migration Service (SMS) to migrate data from an aging Windows Server 2012 R2 machine to a new Windows Server 2022 instance. During the cutover phase, what happens to the source server's identity and network configuration?

Accepted Answer

The destination server adopts the source's name and IP. The Storage Migration Service is designed to make migrations transparent to users and applications. The cutover phase is the most critical part of this process, as it handles the transition of the server's identity. Understanding how IP addresses and hostnames are transferred ensures that the administrator can plan for the brief downtime and successfully redirect all client traffic.

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The source server is deleted from Active Directory

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The destination server remains on its original IP address

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A DFS Namespace is created to bridge the servers

Question 17

An administrator is managing a Hyper-V cluster with Scale-Out File Server (SOFS) storage. They want to prevent a single non-critical virtual machine from consuming all available storage bandwidth and affecting the performance of a production database VM. Which feature should be used?

Accepted Answer

Storage QoS Policy. Storage Quality of Service (QoS) provides a way to centrally monitor and manage storage performance for virtual machines. By creating and applying QoS policies, administrators can set minimum and maximum throughput and IOPS limits. This ensures that critical workloads receive the necessary resources while 'noisy neighbors' are restricted from impacting the overall health of the storage cluster.

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Resource Pools

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Storage Tiering

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Virtual Fibre Channel

Question 18

An administrator is configuring a new storage pool on a Windows Server 2022 stand-alone server with four 4TB SATA drives. They need to create a virtual disk that can survive the failure of any single drive while providing the best possible write performance. Which resiliency type should they choose?

Accepted Answer

Two-way mirror. Selecting the right resiliency type involves balancing performance, capacity, and fault tolerance. For a four-drive system, mirroring and parity are the primary options. Mirroring is generally preferred for performance-sensitive workloads because it avoids the computational overhead of parity calculations, leading to faster write operations at the cost of reduced usable storage capacity compared to parity.

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Simple

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Parity

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Three-way mirror

Question 19

You are deploying a 4-node Azure Stack HCI cluster. You need to configure the networking to support Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) east-west traffic. Which TWO networking features are highly recommended by Microsoft to ensure low-latency and high-throughput storage communication? (Select TWO)

Accepted Answer

Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA). Azure Stack HCI relies heavily on the network for storage traffic between nodes. To achieve the performance required for hyperconverged workloads, the network must support advanced features that offload processing and prevent congestion. RDMA and SET are the cornerstones of a modern, high-performance software-defined data center network on the Microsoft platform.

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Network Address Translation (NAT)

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Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

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802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)

Question 20

An administrator wants to provide secure file access to remote workers without requiring a traditional VPN. They decide to implement SMB over QUIC on a Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition file server. What is a requirement for the client side of this connection?

Accepted Answer

Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022. SMB over QUIC is a revolutionary feature that allows access to file shares over the internet using the QUIC protocol, which is inherently encrypted with TLS 1.3. This eliminates the need for a VPN for remote users. However, it has specific client-side requirements to ensure the security and protocol compatibility needed for this high-performance, secure tunneling technology.

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Windows 10 Enterprise or Pro (Version 1809 or later)

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A third-party VPN client

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Active Directory Domain Join