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Windows Server 2012 Editions
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| Datacenter, Standard, Essentials, Foundation |
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Windows server 2012 versions no longer available
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No 32-Bit version
No version for Itanium processors |
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Windows Server 2012 Datacenter edition main feature(s)
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| Hot add processor support up to 64 processors. 1 POSE with unlimited VOSE installations. |
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Windows Server 2012 Standard edition main feature(s)
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| Same as datacenter but limited in the number of VMs licensed to it. One POSE and 2 VOSE installations. |
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Windows Server 2012 Essentials edition main feature(s)
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| All features of Standard and Datacenter except Server Core, Hyper-V, and AD Federation Services. Limited to 1 physical or virtual server instance with 25 users maximum. 1POSE and 1 VOSE installation. |
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| Windows Server 2012 Foundation edition main feature(s) |
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| Designed for small business (15 users or less) with no virtualization rights but includes file and print services and application support. 1 POSE and 0 VOSE installations. |
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Windows Server 2012 minimum hardware requirements
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1.4Ghz, 64-bit CPU
512 MB RAM
32 GB disk space
DVD, SVGA, Key/mouse, Internet |
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Windows Server 2012 Maximum hardware configuration
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640 Logical CPUs
4TB RAM
63 failover cluster nodes |
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Windows Server 2012 benefits of a server core installation
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Hardware resource conservation
Reduced disk space
Reduced patch frequency
Reduced attack surface |
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Windows PowerShell 3.0 number of available commands (how many now?)
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Windows Server 2012 Server Core now includes how many roles?
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| 13 of the 19 including SQL Server 2012 |
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Windows Server 2012 Server Core - Which roles and features are missing?
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| AD Federation Services, Application Server, Fax Server, Network Policy & Access Services, RDP services, Volume Activation Services, WDS |
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Windows Server 2012 Server Manager allows what new server managemenent capability?
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| Ability to create server groups to facilitate the simultaneous configuration of multiple systems. |
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Windows Server 2012 Minimal Server Interface removes which "hardware intensive" elements?
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The desktop, File Explorer, Internet Explorer, Windows 8 desktop apps and these control panel items:
Programs & Features, Network & Sharing Center, Devices & Printers Center, Display, Firewall, Windows Update, Fonts and Storage Spaces. |
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Windows Server 2012 elements of the "Minimal Server Interface" are...
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Server Manager and MMC applications
Device Manager
Windows Powershell Interface |
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Which of the 2 elements under "Features" | "User Interfaces and Intfrastructure" must be removed to use the "Minimal Server Interface"?
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Server Graphical Shell
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| Where are the files for all operating system components copied to during a Windows Server 2012 installation? |
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| WinSxS folder on system drive |
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What is the benefit of Windows Server 2012's "Features on Demand"?
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| Conserves disk space by removing specific features and the source files from the WinSxS folder. The "Disabled with payload removed" installation state is now possible. |
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"Disabled with payload removed" is possible only using powershell. What is the powershell syntax?
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| Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -Remove |
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What 3 methods can be used to retrieve source files that have been removed from the WinSxS folder?
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Windows Update
From an image file with the -Source flag
Group policy to specify a list of installation sources |
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Windows Server 2012 supports only one upgrade path which is..
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| 64-bit hardware with Server 2008 or 2008 R2 going to the same edition of Windows. |
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Windows Server 2012 upgrade preparation caution concerning kernal mode drivers...
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| All Kernal-Mode software, including device drivers, must be digitally signed or the software will not load. |
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Windows Server 2012 preferred method of replacing a server is?
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| Migration using "Windows Server Migration Tools" and server 2012 migration guides |
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What migration options are possible in Windows Server 2012?
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| Between versions (2003 R2 and up), platforms (x86 to x64), Editions (stnd to datacenter), Physical to virtual, Core to Gui. |
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How do you prepare to use the Server Migration tools? What are the installation steps?
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| Install the feature on the destination server then copy the appropiate version of the tools to the source server. |
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What can be migrated using the migration tools?
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| certain roles, features, shares, operating system settings and other data (migration guides are here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134039) |
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What is the NetDom.exe syntax to rename a computer?
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netdom renamecomputer
%ComputerName% /NewName: |
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NetDom.exe syntax to join a computer to the domain is?
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| netdom join %ComputerName% /domain: /userid: /passwordd: * |
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PowerShell command to enable Remote Desktop
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| Set-RemoteDesktop -Enable |
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PowerShell syntax to add the full GUI to a server core installation
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| Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-infra,Server-Gui-Shell -Restart |
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PowerShell syntax to convert a full GUI installation to server core
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| Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-infra,Server-Gui-Shell -Restart |
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PowerShell syntax to convert from server core to minimal server gui
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| Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra -Restart |
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| What other names are used when describing "NIC Teaming"? |
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| Bonding, Balancing, and Aggregation |
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| NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2012 supports what two modes? |
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Switch Independent Mode
Switch Dependent Mode |
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| What are the two possible configurations of "Switch Independent Mode"? |
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Active/Active - all NICs function increasing bandwidth
Active/Standby - 1 NIC offline as a failover |
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| What are the two possible configurations of "Switch Dependent Mode"? |
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Static Teaming - balances traffic between adapters
Link Aggregation Control Protocol |
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| What is the significant limitation to Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming? |
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| There will be no performance increase for large file transfers. If traffic consists of large TCP sequences (Hyper-V live migration), the system will avoid using multiple adapters. Thereby minimizing lost or out of order TCP segments. |
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| Server Manager allows the creation of what to enable one to administer computers as a single entity? |
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| groups containing collections of servers. |
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| Server Manager allows adding remote server into the console in what 3 ways? |
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Active Directory
DNS
Import of .txt file |
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| Will Server Manager enable you to install components to multiple servers at once? |
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No. Windows PowerShell does though.
Server manager will allow you to select all roles/features at once for a specific server also. |
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| Navigation pane icons allow you to administer the role across all of the servers listed. (T or F?) |
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| Server Manager enables you to install roles/features on VMs that are powered off. (T or F?) |
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| True. By selecting the VHD file, mounting it and installing to it. |
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| Server Manager allows what to be done to services on remote computers? |
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| Start, Stop, restart, pause or resume a service. You CANNOT modify the "Start Type" unless you use the Services MMC. |
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| What factors should be considered when designing a storage solution (4 of them) |
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Amount needed
# of users simultaneously accessing server
Sensitivity of data stored
Importance of data to organization |
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| What is the new disk virtualization technology called "Storage Spaces"? |
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| A "SAN-Like" storage technology that enables a server to concatenate storage space from individual physical disks. The new space is then used to create "Virtual Disks" that contain volumes for data storage. |
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| Storage Spaces allows the combination of direct-attached storage with USB attached drives (True or False) |
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| What 4 configurations are necessary when adding additional disk drives to system? |
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Select a partitioning style - GPT or MGR
Select a disk type - basic or dynamic
Divide into partitions or volumes for basic or dynamic disk respectively
Format the partitions or volumes - NTFS, FAT (FAT16, FAT32, exFAT) ReFS |
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| What does "partition style" refer to and what are the choices in Windows Server 2012? |
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The method the O/S uses to organize partitions on a disk.
MBR or GPT |
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| Rules on which O/S can use MBR and GPT... |
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32-bit O/S MBR only;
64-bit O/S MBR or GPT - except on boot drive unless EFI-based boot partition
Server Manager initializes disks using GPT only |
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| Number of possible primary partitions on a Server 2012 basic disk MBR? GPT? |
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3 primary and others are extended
128 primary and no extended |
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| Volume types in a Server 2012 dynamic disk |
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Single partition with unlimited volumes of the following types:
Simple
Spanned
Striped
Mirrored
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| Maximum number of disks for a Simple Volume (Dynamic Disk in Server 2012) |
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| 1 but it can be spanned or striped, or extended. |
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| Maximum number of disks for a Spanned Volume (Dynamic Disk in Server 2012) |
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| 32 physical disks. Each disk is filled before moving to the next. No fault tolerance. This can be extended. |
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| Maximum number of disks for a Striped Volume (Dynamic Disk in Server 2012) |
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| 32 physical disks. Data is striped across all disks. Provides faster performance but no fault tolerance (worse than spanned volumes) |
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| Maximum number of disks for a Mirrored Volume (Dynamic Disk in Server 2012) |
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| 2 physical disks. Complete fault tolerance. |
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| Maximum number of disks for a RAID-5 Volume (Dynamic Disk in Server 2012) |
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| 3 or more physical disks. Striped data and parity-slowing performance but providing improved read performance. Fault tolerant for a single disk failure. |
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| What are the positive and negative aspects of ReFS? |
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| Unlimited file and folder sizes, increased resiliency eliminating the need for Chkdsk.exe. Does not support file compression, EFS and disk quotas. ReFS cannot be read by O/S's older than 2012/Windows 8. |
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| How large can the new VHDX files be? |
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| up to 64TB but can only be read by computers running Windows Server 2012 |
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| What are the layout options for virtual disks? |
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Simple - at least 1 physical disk; no fault tolerance but if >1 disk, it stripes data across the disks
Mirror - At least 2 physical disks; provides fault tolerance. 2 disks allow a single drive failure; 5 disks allow 2 disk failures without data loss.
Parity - At least 3 physical disks. Fault tolerance due to striping parity with data. |
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