SK0-005 server-administration Practice Test 3 — 15 Questions

Question 1

A server administrator is configuring a Windows Server 2022 failover cluster with two nodes. The cluster will host a highly available file server role. The administrator needs to ensure that the file server resource can fail over automatically if one node becomes unavailable. Which quorum configuration should the administrator use to maintain cluster availability with two nodes?

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Accepted Answer

Node and Disk Majority. For a two‑node cluster, Node and Disk Majority is the recommended quorum configuration because it uses a witness disk to provide a tie‑breaking vote. If one node fails, the remaining node plus the witness disk maintain quorum, allowing the cluster to continue running and the file server role to fail over automatically. This ensures high availability.

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Node and File Share Majority

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No Majority: Disk Only

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Node Majority

Question 2

A system administrator is configuring a new server with redundant power supplies. The server will be installed in a data center with two separate power feeds from different utility providers. The administrator wants to ensure maximum uptime in case one power feed fails. Which TWO of the following should the administrator do? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Connect each power supply to a different PDU, with each PDU connected to a separate power feed.. To maximize uptime with redundant power supplies, each supply should connect to a separate PDU on different power feeds, and the supplies should be hot-swappable and load-balanced. This ensures that a single power feed or PDU failure does not cause downtime, and the remaining supply can handle the load.

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Connect both power supplies to the same PDU to simplify cable management.

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Configure the server's BIOS to disable one power supply to save energy.

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Connect one power supply to a UPS and the other directly to a wall outlet.

Question 3

A server administrator is planning to implement a backup strategy for a critical Windows Server 2022 file server. The server hosts 5 TB of data that changes frequently throughout the day. The administrator wants to minimize backup windows and storage consumption while ensuring data can be restored quickly. Which two of the following should the administrator implement? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Use a synthetic full backup weekly.. Incremental backups capture only changes since the last backup, reducing backup time and storage. Synthetic full backups assemble a full backup from existing incremental data without re-reading the source, further reducing impact and storage. Together, they minimize backup windows and storage consumption while providing a viable restore strategy.

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Configure a full backup every night.

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Perform a full backup every hour.

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Enable Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for open file backups.

Question 4

A technician is installing a new 2U server into a rack. After mounting the server, the technician connects the power cables to two different PDUs that are fed by separate circuits. The server powers on, but the technician notices that the power supply status LEDs on the front panel are both green. What should the technician do NEXT?

Accepted Answer

Connect the server to the network and configure management access.. With the server physically installed and both power supplies showing healthy green LEDs, the next logical step is to integrate the server into the network. Connecting network cables and configuring management interfaces like iDRAC or iLO allows for remote administration. The power redundancy is already verified by the LEDs, so no further power-related action is required at this point.

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Reconfigure the PDUs to ensure both power supplies are on the same circuit.

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Verify that the server's BIOS is configured for redundant power mode.

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Replace one of the power supplies because both LEDs being green indicates a fault.

Question 5

A server administrator is setting up a new Windows Server 2022 file server. The server will host a share that needs to be accessed by users in the finance department. The administrator wants to ensure that only members of the finance group can access the share, and that they have full control. Which of the following should the administrator do?

Accepted Answer

Create a share and assign the Finance group Full Control share permissions, and assign the Finance group Modify NTFS permissions.. The most appropriate configuration is to grant the Finance group Full Control share permissions and Modify NTFS permissions. This provides the necessary access while adhering to the principle of least privilege by not granting Full Control NTFS permissions, which would allow permission changes.

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Create a share and assign the Finance group Change share permissions, and assign the Finance group Full Control NTFS permissions.

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Create a share and assign the Finance group Read share permissions, and assign the Finance group Full Control NTFS permissions.

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Create a share and assign the Finance group Full Control share permissions, and assign the Finance group Full Control NTFS permissions.

Question 6

A company has a Windows Server 2022 server running Hyper-V. The server hosts a virtual machine (VM) that runs a line-of-business application. The VM is configured with 16 GB of static memory. Users report that the application becomes unresponsive during peak hours, and Performance Monitor on the Hyper-V host shows that the host has 8 GB of available memory, while the VM's memory demand often exceeds 16 GB. The administrator wants to ensure the VM has enough memory during peak times without impacting other VMs. Which of the following should the administrator implement?

Accepted Answer

Enable Dynamic Memory on the VM and set a startup memory of 16 GB and a maximum memory of 32 GB.. Dynamic Memory allows the VM to draw additional memory from the host when demand increases, up to a defined maximum. With 8 GB available on the host, setting a maximum of 32 GB gives the VM room to expand during peak times while allowing the host to reclaim memory when demand drops. This balances performance and resource utilization without overcommitting the host.

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Configure a memory reserve of 16 GB for the VM and enable Dynamic Memory.

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Enable Smart Paging for the VM to allow it to use disk-based memory when needed.

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Increase the VM's static memory to 24 GB.

Question 7

A company is deploying a new Windows Server 2022 file server that will host shared folders for 150 users. The administrator needs to implement a storage configuration that provides fault tolerance for the data volume and also allows for future capacity expansion without rebuilding the array. Which two actions should the administrator take? (Choose two.)

Accepted Answer

Use Storage Spaces with a parity resiliency type.. To achieve fault tolerance and future expansion, the administrator can use RAID 5 or Storage Spaces with parity. Both methods protect against a single disk failure and allow capacity to be increased by adding disks. RAID 1 and spanned volumes lack expansion flexibility, and Data Deduplication addresses space efficiency, not redundancy.

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Create a RAID 1 array using two disks.

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Configure the array as a dynamic disk and create a spanned volume.

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Enable Data Deduplication on the volume.

Question 8

A server administrator is setting up a new Windows Server 2022 file server. The server has a single 2 TB SATA drive. The administrator needs to ensure that the server can continue to function if the drive fails. Which of the following should the administrator implement?

Accepted Answer

Add a second identical drive and configure RAID 1.. To ensure the server continues to function if a drive fails, redundancy is required. RAID 1 (mirroring) with two drives is the appropriate solution. It duplicates data across both drives, allowing the server to remain operational if one drive fails. Backups alone do not provide continuous operation, and other RAID levels or configurations require more drives or are not suitable for a single-drive setup.

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Configure the drive as a dynamic disk and create a mirrored volume.

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Implement a backup solution and schedule regular backups.

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Configure RAID 1 with two additional drives.

Question 9

A server administrator manages a Windows Server 2022 file server that stores engineering CAD files. Users complain that saving large files to a shared folder takes much longer than reading them. The server has a hardware RAID controller with a write-back cache and battery backup. Performance monitoring shows high disk write latency. The administrator wants to improve write performance without compromising data integrity. What should the administrator do?

Accepted Answer

Enable write caching on the RAID controller and set the cache policy to write-back with battery backup.. Write-back caching with a battery-backed cache is the standard method to improve write performance on hardware RAID. The controller can buffer writes and acknowledge them quickly, while the battery ensures data is not lost if power fails. This maintains data integrity while reducing latency. Other options either reduce redundancy or add overhead.

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Enable NTFS compression on the shared folder to reduce the amount of data written to disk.

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Change the RAID level from RAID 5 to RAID 6 to increase write throughput.

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Convert the disk to a dynamic disk and create a striped volume across all disks.

Question 10

A server administrator needs to configure a Linux server to automatically mount an NFS share at /mnt/data on boot. The NFS server is at 192.168.1.100 exporting /export/data. The administrator wants to ensure that if the NFS server is unavailable during boot, the system still boots successfully without hanging. Which of the following should the administrator add to /etc/fstab?

Accepted Answer

192.168.1.100:/export/data /mnt/data nfs soft 0 0. The 'soft' mount option allows NFS operations to time out and return an error instead of retrying indefinitely, which prevents the boot process from hanging when the NFS server is unavailable. This is appropriate for non-critical mounts where availability during boot is not guaranteed. Other options either use 'hard' (causing hangs) or 'noauto' (preventing automatic mounting).

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192.168.1.100:/export/data /mnt/data nfs soft,noauto 0 0

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192.168.1.100:/export/data /mnt/data nfs intr,hard 0 0

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192.168.1.100:/export/data /mnt/data nfs defaults 0 0

Question 11

A company has a Windows Server 2022 file server with a single NTFS volume. The volume is running low on free space. The administrator needs to increase the volume size without taking the server offline. The volume is on a hardware RAID 5 array that has 500 GB of unallocated space. Which of the following should the administrator do to extend the volume?

Accepted Answer

Use Disk Management to extend the volume into the unallocated space.. The correct approach is to extend the volume into the unallocated space using Disk Management. Windows Server 2022 supports online extension of NTFS volumes on basic disks when unallocated space follows the volume on the same disk. The RAID array presents the space as part of the same disk, so no downtime is needed and the volume grows to use the available space.

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Back up the data, delete the volume, recreate it larger, and restore the data.

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Convert the disk to a dynamic disk and then extend the volume.

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Use Diskpart to create a new partition and mount it as a folder.

Question 12

A server administrator is implementing a backup strategy for a Windows Server 2022 file server that hosts a 2 TB volume with millions of small files. The backup window is only four hours, and the administrator wants to minimize the impact on server performance during business hours. Which backup method should the administrator choose?

Accepted Answer

Differential backup every night. Differential backups capture all changes since the last full backup, so each backup includes all modifications, but restoration requires only the last full backup and the most recent differential. This reduces the number of backup sets needed for restore compared to incrementals, while being faster and less resource-intensive than full backups every night. It balances backup window constraints and restore efficiency for a file server with many small files.

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Copy backup every night

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Incremental backup every night

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Full backup every night

Question 13

A server administrator is setting up a new Windows Server 2022 file server. The server will host a share that must be accessible by both Windows and Linux clients. The administrator wants to ensure that Linux clients can access the share using their existing Kerberos credentials from Active Directory. Which of the following should the administrator configure?

Accepted Answer

Configure the share with SMB 3.0 and enable Kerberos authentication. SMB 3.0 supports Kerberos authentication, which Linux clients can leverage using their Active Directory credentials via the cifs-utils package. This provides a seamless cross-platform file-sharing solution. Other options either use outdated protocols, require separate authentication setups, or add unnecessary complexity without addressing the core requirement.

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Set up a DFS namespace and replication

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Install and configure the NFS Server role

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Enable SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support

Question 14

A server administrator is setting up a new Windows Server 2022 file server. The server will host a shared folder that must be accessible only to members of the 'Finance' security group. The administrator creates the folder and shares it with default permissions. Which action should the administrator take to meet the requirement?

Accepted Answer

Modify the NTFS permissions on the folder to grant Full Control to the Finance group and remove all other users.. NTFS permissions provide the most granular control over file and folder access, including local and network access. By granting Full Control to the Finance group and removing other users, the administrator ensures that only Finance members can access the shared folder. Share permissions alone are insufficient because they do not override NTFS permissions, and the effective permissions are the most restrictive combination.

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Enable access-based enumeration on the share.

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Configure a Group Policy object to restrict access to the folder.

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Modify the share permissions to grant Full Control to the Finance group and remove all other users.

Question 15

A server administrator is migrating a physical Windows Server 2019 file server to a virtual machine on a VMware vSphere 7 host. The physical server has two 1 TB SATA drives in a hardware RAID 1 array. The administrator needs to ensure that the virtual machine's disk performance is not degraded after migration. Which of the following should the administrator do?

Accepted Answer

Ensure the virtual machine's disk is stored on a datastore with sufficient IOPS and low latency.. The key to maintaining disk performance after P2V migration is ensuring the virtual disk resides on a datastore that can provide adequate IOPS and low latency. The physical server's RAID 1 likely delivered specific performance; the datastore must match or exceed that. Provisioning type, caching, and controller selection can affect performance but are secondary to the underlying storage capabilities.

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Enable disk write caching on the virtual machine's virtual disk.

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Use a paravirtualized SCSI controller for the virtual machine's disk.

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Configure the virtual machine's virtual disk as a thick provisioned eager zeroed disk.