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1

A system administrator needs to create a new ext4 filesystem on /dev/sdb1 and mount it persistently at /data. Which set of commands should be used?

2

A file server is experiencing slow write performance. The admin suspects the filesystem is nearly full. Which command should be used to check disk usage per partition?

3

A technician attempts to mount an XFS filesystem from /dev/sdc1 to /mnt/backup but receives: 'mount: /mnt/backup: mount point does not exist.' The directory /mnt/backup does exist. What is the most likely cause?

4

An administrator needs to add a 1GB swap partition on /dev/sdd1. Which series of commands accomplishes this?

5

A filesystem is reported as 'read-only' after a system crash. The admin runs fsck and sees 'clean' status. What is the most likely reason it remains read-only?

6

A system has two 500GB disks in a RAID1 (mirror) using mdadm. One disk fails. After replacement, what is the correct procedure to restore redundancy?

7

An admin needs to mount an NFS export from server nfs.example.com:/exports/app to /mnt/app with options for read-only and no root squash. Which command is correct?

8

Which command creates an XFS filesystem on /dev/nvme0n1p1 and sets the label to 'data'?

9

Which TWO commands can be used to check the UUID of a filesystem on /dev/sda1?

10

Which THREE of the following are valid options for mounting an ext4 filesystem with specific mount options in /etc/fstab?

11

Which TWO commands can be used to create a new directory that will serve as a mount point?

12

After extending the logical volume to 500G, why does df still show 250G?

13

What is the most likely cause of the mount error?

14

You are managing a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 server that hosts a critical database application. The database stores its data on an XFS filesystem mounted on /data, backed by a logical volume in a volume group named vg_db. Recently, the database team reported that write operations are failing with 'Disk quota exceeded' errors, but the filesystem still shows 40% free space. You check the filesystem quota configuration and find that no user or group quotas are set on /data. The database runs as user 'dbadmin' with group 'dba'. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the 'Disk quota exceeded' error?

15

A system administrator needs to create a file system on /dev/sdb1 with a size of 10 GB and mount it persistently at /data. The file system should support extended attributes and be suitable for large files. Which command sequence achieves this?

16

Which TWO commands are valid for resizing an XFS file system? (Choose exactly two.)

17

Refer to the exhibit. The administrator wants to create a single file system that spans the entire 20 GB disk /dev/sdb. All data on the disk can be discarded. Which steps are required to create an XFS file system on the whole disk?

18

Put the steps to configure a cron job that runs a script every day at 2:30 AM in the correct order.

19

Match each command to its function in managing storage.

20

A junior administrator needs to create a new Ext4 file system on the device /dev/sdb1. Which command should be used?

21

A system administrator needs to extend an existing logical volume 'lv_data' in volume group 'vg_data'. The administrator has already added a new physical volume /dev/sdd1 to the volume group. Which sequence of commands should be used to complete the extension and ensure the filesystem is usable?

22

A logical volume 'lv_share' in volume group 'vg_share' has no free extents. The administrator needs to increase the size of '/dev/vg_share/lv_share' by 5 GB. There is another logical volume 'lv_archive' in the same volume group that has 10 GB free space within its filesystem. What must the administrator do to allocate space from 'lv_archive' to 'lv_share'?

23

During boot, a custom application fails because the /data file system is not mounted. Upon investigation, the administrator sees an error 'UUID=abc123 not found' in the logs. Which command should the administrator use to correct the /etc/fstab entry?

24

An administrator needs to enable swap on a newly created partition /dev/sdc1. Which two commands should be executed in order?

25

A company policy requires that all new logical volumes be created with a physical extent size of 16 MiB to optimize performance for large sequential I/O. During the creation of a new volume group, what parameter should be used?

26

An administrator is configuring an NFS mount in /etc/fstab to mount from server:/export to /mnt/data. The mount must use the 'hard' and 'nosuid' options. Which line is correct?

27

Which command can be used to display a list of all currently mounted filesystems on a Linux system?

28

A system has two logical volumes in the same volume group: 'lv_prod' (100% used) and 'lv_backup' (20% used). The administrator wants to allocate 5 GiB from 'lv_backup' to 'lv_prod' without unmounting any filesystems. Is this possible and why?

29

Which TWO of the following commands can be used to create an XFS filesystem on a block device?

30

Which TWO LVM commands can be used to reduce the size of a logical volume?

31

Which THREE of the following mount options are commonly used to enhance security on a filesystem?

32

Based on the exhibit, which mount point is mounted with the 'noexec' option?

33

Based on the exhibit, how much free space is available in the volume group vg00?

34

Based on the exhibit, which device is used for swap?

35

A system administrator needs to create a file system on a new 10GB partition /dev/sdb1 for use with a database that requires high reliability and supports snapshots. Which file system type should be chosen?

36

A technician runs 'mkfs.xfs /dev/sdb1' and later mounts it. The file system is reported as having a block size of 1024 bytes. What is the most likely reason?

37

A server running RHEL 9 has an LVM logical volume /dev/vg00/lvol0 formatted with XFS, mounted at /data. The administrator needs to increase the file system size from 100GB to 150GB. Which command sequence should be used?

38

Which command displays the UUID of all file systems on the system?

39

To enable per-user quotas on an XFS file system, which mount option should be used?

40

An administrator wants to ensure that a file system is automatically mounted at boot. Which file should be edited?

41

A partition /dev/sdc1 is formatted as ext4. The administrator needs to check the file system for errors without making any repairs. Which command should be used?

42

A server has an LVM volume group vg01 with a physical volume /dev/sdb. The administrator wants to move all physical extents from /dev/sdb to /dev/sdd which is also in the same volume group. Which command sequence is correct?

43

In /etc/fstab, which values in the dump and pass fields enable automatic file system checking at boot?

44

Which TWO of the following are required to create an XFS file system on LVM?

45

Which THREE of the following commands can be used to display information about file systems?

46

Which TWO of the following are valid mount options for enabling quotas on an ext4 file system?

47

The administrator attempts to run 'xfs_growfs /dev/vg00/lvol1' but receives an error. What is the most likely cause?

48

The administrator wants to reduce the file system size to 40GB. Which command sequence should be used?

49

The administrator wants to create a new ext4 file system on /dev/sdb1 with a block size of 1024 bytes. Which command should be used?

50

A system administrator needs to create an XFS filesystem on /dev/sdb1 with the label 'data'. Which command should be used?

51

After adding a new disk /dev/sdc, a system administrator wants to mount it persistently at /mnt/backup. Which entry in /etc/fstab is most reliable?

52

A server has an LVM volume group 'vg_data' with a logical volume 'lv_data' formatted as ext4. The administrator needs to increase the filesystem size by 2 GB without unmounting. Which set of commands should be used?

53

Which command displays the UUID of a filesystem on /dev/sda1?

54

Which TWO commands are needed to set up a swap partition on /dev/sdd1 for immediate use?

55

The root filesystem is at 90% capacity. Which command increases available space without unmounting?

56

The administrator wants to remount /mnt/data with the noexec option. Which command is correct?

57

A Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 server is used as a file server. It has a 1 TB disk /dev/sdc formatted as XFS and mounted at /srv/files. The /etc/fstab entry uses the device name /dev/sdc. After a hardware replacement, the new disk is detected as /dev/sdd, and the server fails to boot because /srv/files cannot be mounted. The administrator used 'blkid' and found the new disk's filesystem UUID is 'abc-123'. What is the best course of action to ensure reliable mounting after future reboots?

58

Which THREE commands are required to create a logical volume named lv_data of size 10G in volume group vg_data, format it as XFS, and mount it at /mnt/data?

59

Which TWO commands can mount an ISO file /tmp/rhel.iso to /mnt/iso?

60

A system administrator runs 'mount -a' and receives an error: 'mount: /mnt/nfs: mount point does not exist'. The /etc/fstab entry is: server:/export /mnt/nfs nfs defaults 0 0. What is the most likely cause?

61

An administrator wants to enable user disk quotas on an XFS filesystem mounted at /home. Which steps are required?

62

What is the default filesystem type in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8?

63

The administrator wants to mount a new filesystem on /dev/sdb1 with the label 'backup' and mount it at /mnt/backup. Which commands achieve this?

64

A logical volume /dev/vg_data/lv_data formatted as XFS is full. The administrator extends the LV by 1 GB using 'lvextend -L +1G /dev/vg_data/lv_data'. Which additional command is required to use the new space?

65

A system administrator needs to verify that the filesystem on /dev/sdb1 is ext4 before adding it to /etc/fstab. Which command provides this information?

66

An administrator has an XFS filesystem on a logical volume /dev/vg_data/lv_data mounted at /data. To extend the filesystem by 10GB, which sequence of commands is correct?

67

An administrator is configuring a new filesystem for a database server that requires high performance and reliability. Which two features should be considered when choosing between ext4 and XFS? (Choose two.)

68

Which three of the following actions are required when adding a new swap device to the system? (Choose three.)

69

A system administrator at a company is configuring a new storage array for a file server. The server uses LVM on top of a hardware RAID5 array. The administrator has created a volume group "vg_data" and a logical volume "lv_docs" intended for an XFS filesystem. After formatting with mkfs.xfs and mounting to /docs, the system works. However, after a reboot, the mount point is empty and the logical volume is not mounted. The administrator checks /etc/fstab and finds an entry using the device path /dev/vg_data/lv_docs. What is the most likely cause?

70

An IT department runs a web server that stores user uploads on an ext4 filesystem on /dev/sdb1 mounted at /uploads. Recently, the partition has run out of space. The administrator checks with df -h and sees 100% usage. However, du -sh /uploads shows only 2GB used. The administrator suspects deleted files still held open by processes. Which command should be used to identify and resolve the issue?

71

An administrator needs to create a new 500MB swap partition on a disk that already has an extended partition. The disk /dev/sda has partitions: /dev/sda1 (primary, /boot), /dev/sda2 (extended), /dev/sda5 (logical, swap, 2GB). The administrator wants to add another swap partition, but fdisk shows no free space. Which approach should be used?

72

A Red Hat Enterprise Linux system has a second disk /dev/sdb with a single partition /dev/sdb1 that was formatted as XFS and mounted at /mnt/backup. The administrator wants to change the filesystem on /dev/sdb1 to ext4 without losing existing data. Which steps should be taken in order?

73

A system administrator has added a new disk /dev/sdb to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 server. The directory /data already exists. Which two steps must be performed to prepare the disk for mounting as an XFS file system at /data?

74

After adding the last line to /etc/fstab, the system fails to boot with an error. What is the most likely cause?

75

A system administrator receives alerts that the /var/log partition is 100% full. The partition is on /dev/mapper/vg_log-lv_var_log, formatted with XFS, and is mounted at /var/log. The volume group vg_log has 10GB of free space available. The administrator runs the command `lvextend -L +10G /dev/mapper/vg_log-lv_var_log` successfully, but then `df -h` still shows 100% full. What is the next step the administrator should take to use the newly added space?

76

Refer to the exhibit. A storage administrator needs to create a new filesystem of size 1.5 GiB on the available free space in volume group vg_data. Which command should be used?

77

Refer to the exhibit. A system administrator wants to add an additional mount option 'noexec' to the /boot filesystem permanently. Which step is necessary before remounting?

78

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator runs xfs_growfs on /dev/sdc1. What is the most likely reason the command succeeded without prior partition resizing?

79

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator extends an XFS filesystem on /data. Which prerequisite step is missing from the output?

80

Refer to the exhibit. The filesystem /var/www/html is mounted, but after a reboot, the directory is empty. What is the most likely cause?

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