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SK0-005 CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Which of the following describes when a site is considered a warm site?

Options:

A.

It has basic technical facilities connected to it.

B.

It has faulty air conditioning that is awaiting service.

C.

It is almost ready to take over all operations from the primary site.

D.

It is fully operational and continuously providing services.

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Questions 5

An IT administrator is configuring ten new desktops without an operating system. The infrastructure contains an imaging server and operating system loaded on a USB, a DVD, and an SD card. Which of the following options

would minimize the amount of time the administrator needs to load the operating system on every machine?

Options:

A.

SD card

B.

Optical

C.

Network

D.

USB

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Questions 6

A user is unable to access the database server from a workstation. All other workstations are able to access the database server. The technician issues the following command to check the workstation:

userGhost:!# nmap localhost

Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1)

Host is up (0.001 ms latency).

Not shown: 1023 closed ports

PORT STATE SERVICE

3306 open mysql

Which of the following should the technician perform next to allow access?

Options:

A.

Check the database server

B.

Change the database password

C.

Open port 3306 on the server

D.

Edit the network firewall rules

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Questions 7

A server administrator has received tickets from users who report the system runs very slowly and various unrelated messages pop up when they try to access an internet-facing web application using default ports. The administrator performs a scan to check for open ports and reviews the following report:

Starting Nmap 7.70 https://nmap.org) at 2019-09-19 14:30 UTC

Nmap scan report for www.abc.com (172.45.6.85)

Host is up (0.0021s latency)

Other addresses for www.abc.com (not scanned) : 4503 : F7b0 : 4293: 703: : 3209

RDNS record for 172.45.6.85: 1ga45s12-in-f1.2d100.net

Port State Service

21/tcp filtered ftp

22/tcp filtered ssh

23/tcp filtered telnet

69/tcp open @username.com

80/tcp open http

110/tcp filtered pop

143/tcp filtered imap

443/tcp open https

1010/tcp open www.popup.com

3389/tcp filtered ms-abc-server

Which of the following actions should the server administrator perform on the server?

Options:

A.

Close ports 69 and 1010 and rerun the scan.

B.

Close ports 80 and 443 and rerun the scan.

C.

Close port 3389 and rerun the scan.

D.

Close all ports and rerun the scan.

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Questions 8

A Linux server was recently updated. The server now stops during the boot process with a blank screen and an fs> prompt. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?

Options:

A.

The system is booting to a USB flash drive.

B.

The UEFI boot was interrupted by a missing Linux boot file.

C.

The BIOS could not find a bootable hard disk.

D.

The BIOS firmware needs to be upgraded.

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Questions 9

A technician wants to duplicate a physical server to a remote private cloud for disaster recovery purposes. Which of the following techniques would best accomplish this goal?

Options:

A.

V2V

B.

P2V

C.

V2P

D.

P2P

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Questions 10

A technician is setting up a repurposed server. The minimum requirements are 2TB while ensuring the highest performance and providing support for one drive failure. The technician has the following six drives available:

    500GB, 10,000rpm

    600GB, 10,000rpm

    500GB, 7,200rpm

    500GB, 10,000rpm

    600GB, 15,000rpm

    600GB, 10,000rpm

Which of the following drive selections should the technician utilize to best accomplish this goal?

Options:

A.

1, 2, 4, and 6

B.

1, 2, 3, 5, and 6

C.

1, 2, 4, 5, and 6

D.

1, 2, 3, 4, and 6

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Questions 11

An administrator is deploying a new secure web server. The only administration method that is permitted is to connect via RDP. Which of the following ports should be allowed?

(Select two).

Options:

A.

53

B.

80

C.

389

D.

443

E.

445

F.

3389

G.

8080

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Questions 12

A server is only able to connect to a gigabit switch at 100Mb. Other devices are able to access the network port at full gigabit speeds, and when the server is brought to another location, it is able to connect at full gigabit speed. Which of the following should an administrator check first?

Options:

A.

The switch management

B.

The VLAN configuration

C.

The network cable

D.

The network drivers

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Questions 13

Which of the following license types most commonly describes a product that incurs a yearly cost regardless of how much it is used?

Options:

A.

Physical

B.

Subscription

C.

Open-source

D.

Per instance

E.

Per concurrent user

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Questions 14

Which of the following should a server administrator use when writing a script with a function that needs to be run ten times?

Options:

A.

Loop

B.

Variable

C.

Comparator

D.

Conditional

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Questions 15

An administrator has been asked to copy files from a Windows server that may not conform to Windows file-naming standards. Which of the following would best facilitate the copy process?

Options:

A.

Robocopy

B.

SCP

C.

Drag and drop

D.

FTP

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Questions 16

A systems engineer is configuring a new VLAN for expansion of a campus network. The engineer configures a new DHCP scope on the existing Windows DHCP server cluster and activates the scope for the clients. However, new clients in the area report they are not receiving any DHCP address information. Which of the following should the engineer do first?

Options:

A.

Confirm the client PCs are using the correct speed on the NIC

B.

Confirm the network uses the same NTP server as the clients

C.

Confirm the network has a helper address for the DHCP server

D.

Confirm the DHCP server is authorized in Active Directory

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Questions 17

Which of the following attacks is the most difficult to mitigate with technology?

Options:

A.

Ransomware

B.

Backdoor

C.

SQL injection

D.

Phishing

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Questions 18

Which of the following types of locks utilizes key fobs or key cards held against a sensor/reader to gain access?

Options:

A.

Bolting door lock

B.

Combination door lock

C.

Electronic door lock

D.

Biometric door lock

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Questions 19

A security administrator ran a port scanning tool against a virtual server that is hosting a secure website. A list of open ports was provided as documentation. The management team has requested that non-

essential ports be disabled on the firewall. Which of the following ports must remain open?

Options:

A.

25

B.

53

C.

443

D.

3389

E.

8080

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Questions 20

A technician is troubleshooting a database server that has 12 external disk arrays. Multiple disks are in a degraded state. The server is in a remote colocation facility and has on-site support. The technician notices all of the external storage arrays are degraded, but the internal arrays are functional. Which of the following steps should the technician take next to quickly address this issue?

Options:

A.

Notify the users of the downtime and reboot the server from the RDP connection.

B.

Notify the management team about the issue and travel to the colocation site with spare disks and RAID controllers.

C.

Access the server with RDP and start the RAID utility software to rebuild the arrays.

D.

Restore the data for the affected disks and notify the users of the estimated recovery time.

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Questions 21

When a user plugs a USB drive into a workstation and attempts to transfer a file from the server, an error appears that indicates the file cannot be copied. However, the user can copy or create new files from the local workstation. Which of the following is part of this security strategy?

Options:

A.

HIDS

B.

SIEM

C.

ACL

D.

DLP

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Questions 22

A server administrator needs to set up active-passive load balancing for an environment with multiple network paths. The traffic should be directed to one path and switched only in the event that the original path becomes unavailable. Which of the following describes this scenario?

Options:

A.

Most recently used

B.

Heartbeat

C.

Link aggregation

D.

Round robin

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Questions 23

A server administrator is connecting a new storage array to a server. The administrator has obtained multiple IP addresses for the array. Which of the following connection types is the server most likely using to connect to the array?

Options:

A.

eSATA

B.

USB

C.

FC

D.

iSCSI

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Questions 24

A remote, embedded loT server is having a Linux OS upgrade installed. Which of the following is the best method to stage the new media for the default boot device of the server?

Options:

A.

Copy and send an SSD to the site.

B.

Copy and send a DVD to the site.

C.

Copy and send a SATA drive to the site.

D.

Copy and send a microSD card to the site.

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Questions 25

A server administrator is tasked with upgrading the network on a server to 40Gbps. After installing the card, which of the following connectors should the administrator use?

Options:

A.

QSFP+

B.

10 GigE

C.

SFP

D.

SFP+

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Questions 26

A database developer recently requested a 4TB SATA drive utilizing spinning disks be added to an existing system for a new, heavily used database. The storage administrator turned down the request after reviewing it. Which of the following is the most likely reason the administrator did that?

Options:

A.

The drive is not capable of deduplication.

B.

The drive would have slow I/O performance.

C.

The drive cannot use NTFS.

D.

The drive is not compatible with the server OS.

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Questions 27

A server administrator is installing a new server with multiple NICs on it. The Chief Information Officer has asked the administrator to ensure the new server will have the least amount of network downtime but a good amount of network speed. Which of the following best describes what the administrator should implement on the new server?

Options:

A.

VLAN

B.

vNIC

C.

Link aggregation

D.

Failover

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Questions 28

An administrator is setting up a new employee's read/write access to a document on the file server. Currently, the user can open the file, but edits cannot be saved. Which of the following should the administrator do so the user

can save the updated file while maintaining least-privilege access?

Options:

A.

Give the user "read and execute" rights to the file.

B.

Give the user "modify" rights to the file.

C.

Give the user "list folder contents" rights to the folder.

D.

Give the user "full control" rights to the folder.

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Questions 29

An administrator is tasked with building an environment consisting of four servers that can each serve the same website. Which of the following concepts is described?

Options:

A.

Load balancing

B.

Direct access

C.

Overprovisioning

D.

Network teaming

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Questions 30

A server administrator needs to ensure proprietary data does not leave the company. Which of the following should the administrator implement to meet this requirement?

Options:

A.

A review of users' activities

B.

File-level monitoring

C.

A SIEM solution

D.

A DLP policy

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Questions 31

A security team must ensure that unauthorized individuals are unable to tailgate through the data center's entrance. Which of the following should be implemented to stop this type of breach from happening?

Options:

A.

Access control vestibule

B.

Cameras

C.

Bollards

D.

Biometrics

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Questions 32

A server administrator set up a monitoring application on various servers to keep track of CPU usage, memory consumption, and disk space utilization. Which of the following should be configured on the application so it can send email alerts about a specific issue?

Options:

A.

Event logs

B.

Thresholds

C.

Disk quotas

D.

Uptime lengths

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Questions 33

A server administrator deployed a new product that uses a non-standard port for web access on port 8443. However, users are unable to access the new

application. The server administrator checks firewall rules and determines 8443 is allowed. Which of the following is most likely the cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

Intrusion detection is blocking the port.

B.

The new application's DNS entry is incorrect.

C.

The application should be changed to use port 443.

D.

The core switch has a network issue.

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Questions 34

A systems administrator is installing Windows on an 8TB drive and would like to create a single 8TB partition on the disk. Which of the following options should the administrator use?

Options:

A.

VMFS

B.

ZFS

C.

GPT

D.

MBR

E.

LVM

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Questions 35

A server technician is placing a newly configured server into a corporate environment. The server will be used by members of the accounting department, who are currently assigned by the VLAN identified below:

Which of the following IP address configurations should the technician assign to the new server so the members of the accounting group can access the server?

Options:

A.

IP address: 172.16.25.90/24 Default gateway: 172.16.25.254

B.

IP address: 172.16.25.101/16 Default gateway: 172.16.25.254

C.

IP address: 172.16.25.254/24 Default gateway: 172.16.25.1

D.

IP address: 172.16.26.101/24 Default gateway: 172.16.25.254

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Questions 36

A technician receives reports that a file server is performing slower than usual after a power failure. While investigating the issue, the technician discovers the write cache was disabled. The technician checks a server configuration document and confirms the cache was previously enabled. Which of the following events most likely caused this change?

Options:

A.

The cache hit rate was high

B.

The volume reached 100% capacity

C.

The RAID controller battery failed

D.

A drive in the array was replaced

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Questions 37

A college is planning for disaster recovery and needs to have access at all times to student data, which contains PII (Personally Identifiable Information). Which of the following would be the most appropriate for the college?

Options:

A.

A warm site with private cloud backup

B.

A warm site with public cloud backup

C.

A cold site with public cloud backup

D.

A hot site with private cloud backup

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Questions 38

An administrator receives an alert that one of the virtual servers has suddenly crashed. The administrator confirms the data center does not have any power failures and then connects to the remote console of the crashed server After connecting to the server console, which of the following should the administrator complete first?

Options:

A.

Use the keyboard command AH+F12 to switch to the kernel log screen

B.

Perform a hard reboot on the server and monitor the server startup

C.

Collect a screenshot of the PSOD and note the details after the line detailing the OS version

D.

Collect a core dump from the server and store locally before rebooting the hardware

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Questions 39

Which of the following tools will analyze network logs in real time to report on suspicious log events?

Options:

A.

Syslog

B.

DLP

C.

SIEM

D.

HIPS

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Questions 40

When configuring networking on a VM, which of the following methods would allow multiple VMs to share the same host IP address?

Options:

A.

Bridged

B.

NAT

C.

Host only

D.

vSwitch

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Questions 41

Which of the following licenses would MOST likely include vendor assistance?

Options:

A.

Open-source

B.

Version compatibility

C.

Subscription

D.

Maintenance and support

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Questions 42

A server room with many racks of servers is managed remotely with occasional on-site support. Which of the following would be the MOST cost-effective option to administer and troubleshoot network problems locally on the servers?

Options:

A.

Management port

B.

Crash cart

C.

IP KVM

D.

KVM

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Questions 43

Which of the following steps in the troubleshooting theory should be performed after a solution has been implemented? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

Perform a root cause analysis

B.

Develop a plan of action

C.

Document the findings

D.

Escalate the issue

E.

Scope the issue

F.

Notify the users

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Questions 44

A server administrator is exporting Windows system files before patching and saving them to the following location:

\\server1\ITDept\

Which of the following is a storage protocol that the administrator is MOST likely using to save this data?

Options:

A.

eSATA

B.

FCoE

C.

CIFS

D.

SAS

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Questions 45

A server administrator needs to check remotely for unnecessary running services across 12 servers. Which of the following tools should the administrator use?

Options:

A.

DLP

B.

A port scanner

C.

Anti-malware

D.

A sniffer

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Questions 46

Ann, an administrator, is configuring a two-node cluster that will be deployed. To check the cluster’s functionality, she shuts down the active node. Cluster behavior is as expected, and the passive node is now active. Ann powers on the server again and wants to return to the original configuration. Which of the following cluster features will allow Ann to complete this task?

Options:

A.

Heartbeat

B.

Failback

C.

Redundancy

D.

Load balancing

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Questions 47

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a datacenter is concerned that transmissions from the building can be detected from the outside. Which of the following would resolve this concern? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

RFID

B.

Proximity readers

C.

Signal blocking

D.

Camouflage

E.

Reflective glass

F.

Bollards

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Questions 48

A server administrator is completing an OS installation for a new server. The administrator patches the server with the latest vendor-suggested software, configures DHCP, and verifies all network cables are properly connected in the IDF, but there is no network connectivity. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the lack of connectivity?

Options:

A.

The VLAN Is improperly configured.

B.

The DNS configuration Is invalid.

C.

The OS version is not compatible with the network switch vendor.

D.

The HIDS is preventing the connection.

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Questions 49

A technician is attempting to reboot a remote physical Linux server. However, attempts to command a shutdown -----now result in the loss of the SSH connection. The server still responds to pings. Which of the following should the technician use to command a remote shutdown?

Options:

A.

virtual serial console

B.

A KVM

C.

An IDRAC

D.

A crash cart

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Questions 50

A company’s IDS has identified outbound traffic from one of the web servers coming over port 389 to an outside address. This server only hosts websites. The company’s SOC administrator has asked a technician to harden this server. Which of the following would be the BEST way to complete this request?

Options:

A.

Disable port 389 on the server

B.

Move traffic from port 389 to port 443

C.

Move traffic from port 389 to port 637

D.

Enable port 389 for web traffic

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Questions 51

A company is reviewing options for its current disaster recovery plan and potential changes to it. The security team will not allow customer data to egress to non-company equipment, and the company has requested recovery in the shortest possible time. Which of the following will BEST meet these goals?

Options:

A.

A warm site

B.

A hot site

C.

Cloud recovery

D.

A cold site

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Questions 52

A server technician is installing a new server OS on legacy server hardware. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to ensure the OS will work as intended?

Options:

A.

Consult the HCL to ensure everything is supported.

B.

Migrate the physical server to a virtual server.

C.

Low-level format the hard drives to ensure there is no old data remaining.

D.

Make sure the case and the fans are free from dust to ensure proper cooling.

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Questions 53

Which of the following access control methodologies can be described BEST as allowing a user the least access based on the jobs the user needs to perform?

Options:

A.

Scope-based

B.

Role-based

C.

Location-based

D.

Rule-based

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Questions 54

A snapshot is a feature that can be used in hypervisors to:

Options:

A.

roll back firmware updates.

B.

restore to a previous version.

C.

roll back application drivers.

D.

perform a backup restore.

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Questions 55

A server administrator has noticed that the storage utilization on a file server is growing faster than planned. The administrator wants to ensure that, in the future, there is a more direct relationship between the number of users using the server and the amount of space that might be used. Which of the following would BEST enable this correlation?

Options:

A.

Partitioning

B.

Deduplication

C.

Disk quotas

D.

Compression

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Questions 56

Which of the following can be used to map a network drive to a user profile?

Options:

A.

System service

B.

Network service

C.

Login script

D.

Kickstart script

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Questions 57

A technician has been asked to check on a SAN. Upon arrival, the technician notices the red LED indicator shows a disk has failed. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT, given the disk is hot swappable?

Options:

A.

Stop sharing the volume

B.

Replace the disk

C.

Shut down the SAN

D.

Stop all connections to the volume

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Questions 58

A server administrator is installing a new server that uses 40G0 network connectivity. The administrator needs to find the proper cables to connect the server to the switch. Which of the following connectors should the administrator use?

Options:

A.

SFP+

B.

GBIC

C.

SFP

D.

QSFP+

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Questions 59

A company wants to deploy software to all users, Out very few of men will be using the software at any one point in time. Which of the following licensing models would be BEST lot the company?

Options:

A.

Per site

B.

Per concurrent user

C.

Per core

D.

Per instance

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Questions 60

Which of the following documents would be useful when trying to restore IT infrastructure operations after a non-planned interruption?

Options:

A.

Service-level agreement

B.

Disaster recovery plan

C.

Business impact analysis

D.

Business continuity plan

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Questions 61

An administrator is troubleshooting a performance issue with an application. The application performs many small reads and writes in its operation. The administrator determines that the underlying storage is currently configured to use a general-purpose array with RAID 5. Which of the following should the administrator consider doing in order to offer higher application performance yet still retain data protection?

Options:

A.

Move the application to an array using RAID 0.

B.

Move the application to an array using RAID 1.

C.

Move the application to an array using RAID 6.

D.

Move the application to an array using RAID 10.

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Questions 62

A server administrator mounted a new hard disk on a Linux system with a mount point of /newdisk. It was later determined that users were unable to create directories or files on the new mount point. Which of the following commands would successfully mount the drive with the required parameters?

Options:

A.

echo /newdisk >> /etc/fstab

B.

net use /newdisk

C.

mount –o remount, rw /newdisk

D.

mount –a

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Questions 63

A systems administrator is setting up a second VLAN for end users. Which of the following should be provisioned for a DHCP server to be able to receive client requests from a different subnet?

Options:

A.

DHCP options

B.

NIC teaming

C.

Zone transfers

D.

Relay agent

E.

VLAN ID

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Questions 64

A server administrator is installing an OS on a new server. Company policy states no one is to log in directly to the server. Which of the following Installation methods is BEST suited to meet the company policy?

Options:

A.

GUI

B.

Core

C.

Virtualized

D.

Clone

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Questions 65

A systems administrator is preparing to install two servers in a single rack. The administrator is concerned that having both servers in one rack will increase the chance of power issues due to the increased load. Which of the following should the administrator implement FIRST to address the issue?

Options:

A.

Separate circuits

B.

An uninterruptible power supply

C.

Increased PDU capacity

D.

Redundant power supplies

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Questions 66

A technician is attempting to update a server’s firmware. After inserting the media for the firmware and restarting the server, the machine starts normally into the OS. Which of the following should the technician do

NEXT to install the firmware?

Options:

A.

Press F8 to enter safe mode

B.

Boot from the media

C.

Enable HIDS on the server

D.

Log in with an administrative account

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Questions 67

A remote physical server is unable to communicate to the network through the available NICs, which were misconfigured. However, the server administrator is still able to configure theserver remotely. Which of the following connection types is the server administrator using to access the server?

Options:

A.

Out-of-band management

B.

Crash cart access

C.

Virtual administrator console

D.

Local KVM setup

E.

RDP connection

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Questions 68

Users at a company work with highly sensitive data. The security department implemented an administrative and technical control to enforce least-privilege access assigned to files. However, the security department has discovered unauthorized data exfiltration. Which of the following is the BEST way to protect the data from leaking?

Options:

A.

Utilize privacy screens.

B.

Implement disk quotas.

C.

Install a DLP solution.

D.

Enforce the lock-screen feature.

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Questions 69

Which of the following, if properly configured, would prevent a user from installing an OS on a server? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Administrator password

B.

Group Policy Object

C.

Root password

D.

SELInux

E.

Bootloader password

F.

BIOS/UEFI password

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Questions 70

Which of me following should be placed at the top of a Bash script to ensure it can be executed?

Options:

A.

bash

B.

!execute

C.

#!

D.

@eacho off

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Questions 71

A technician is installing a variety of servers in a rack. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the technician to take while loading the rack?

Options:

A.

Alternate the direction of the airflow

B.

Install the heaviest server at the bottom of the rack

C.

Place a UPS at the top of the rack

D.

Leave 1U of space between each server

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Questions 72

A server administrator is using remote access to update a server. The administrator notices numerous error messages when using YUM to update the applications on a server. Which of the following should the administrator check FIRST?

Options:

A.

Network connectivity on the server

B.

LVM status on the server

C.

Disk space in the /var directory

D.

YUM dependencies

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Questions 73

An organization implements split encryption keys for sensitive files. Which of the following types of risks does this mitigate?

Options:

A.

Hardware failure

B.

Marware

C.

Data corruption

D.

Insider threat

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Questions 74

A server administrator is configuring a new server that will hold large amounts of information. The server will need to be accessed by multiple users at the same time. Which of the following server roles will the administrator MOST likely need to install?

Options:

A.

Messaging

B.

Application

C.

Print

D.

Database

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Questions 75

A server technician has been asked to upload a few files from the internal web server to the internal FTP server. The technician logs in to the web server using PuTTY, but the connection to the FTP server fails. However, the FTP connection from the technician’s workstation is suсcessful. To troubleshoot the issue, the technician executes the following command on both the web server and the workstation:

ping ftp.acme.local

The IP address in the command output is different on each machine. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the connection failure?

Options:

A.

A misconfigured firewall

B.

A misconfigured hosts.deny file

C.

A misconfigured hosts file

D.

A misconfigured hosts.allow file

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Questions 76

A junior administrator reported that the website used for anti-malware updates is not working. The senior administrator then discovered all requests to the anti-malware site are being redirected to a malicious site. Which of the following tools should the senior administrator check first to identify the potential cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

Data loss prevention

B.

File integrity monitor

C.

Port scanner

D.

Sniffer

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Questions 77

An administrator is configuring a host-based firewall tor a server. The server needs to allow SSH, FTP, and LDAP traffic. Which of the following ports must be configured so this traffic will be allowed? (Select THREE).

Options:

A.

21

B.

22

C.

53

D.

67

E.

69

F.

110

G.

123

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Questions 78

Which of me following BEST describes a disaster recovery site with a target storage array that receives replication traffic and servers that are only powered on In the event of a disaster?

Options:

A.

Cloud

B.

Cold

C.

Hot

D.

Warm

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Questions 79

A server in a remote datacenter is no longer responsive. Which of the following is the BEST solution to investigate this failure?

Options:

A.

Remote desktop

B.

Access via a crash cart

C.

Out-of-band management

D.

A Secure Shell connection

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Questions 80

Following a recent power outage, a server in the datacenter has been constantly going offline and losing its configuration. Users have been experiencing access issues while using the application on the server. The server technician notices the data and time are incorrect when the server is online. All other servers are working. Which of the following would MOST likely cause this issue? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

The server has a faulty power supply

B.

The server has a CMOS battery failure

C.

The server requires OS updates

D.

The server has a malfunctioning LED panel

E.

The servers do not have NTP configured

F.

The time synchronization service is disabled on the servers

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Questions 81

Network connectivity to a server was lost when it was pulled from the rack during maintenance. Which of the following should the server administrator use to prevent this situation in the future?

Options:

A.

Cable management

B.

Rail kits

C.

A wireless connection

D.

A power distribution unit

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Questions 82

A storage administrator is investigating an issue with a failed hard drive. A technician replaced the drive in the storage array; however, there is still an issue with the logical volume. Which of the following best describes the NEXT step that should be completed to restore the volume?

Options:

A.

Initialize the volume

B.

Format the volume

C.

Replace the volume

D.

Rebuild the volume

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Questions 83

A very old PC is running a critical, proprietary application in MS-DOS. Administrators are concerned about the stability of this computer. Installation media has been lost, and the vendor is out of business. Which of the following would be the BEST course of action to preserve business continuity?

Options:

A.

Perform scheduled chkdsk tests.

B.

Purchase matching hardware and clone the disk.

C.

Upgrade the hard disk to SSD.

D.

Perform quarterly backups.

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Questions 84

A server administrator needs to keep a copy of an important fileshare that can be used to restore the share as quickly as possible. Which of the following is the BEST solution?

Options:

A.

Copy the fileshare to an LTO-4 tape drive

B.

Configure a new incremental backup job for the fileshare

C.

Create an additional partition and move a copy of the fileshare

D.

Create a snapshot of the fileshare

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Questions 85

A technician is laying out a filesystem on a new Linux server. Which of the following tools would work BEST to allow the technician to increase a partition's size in the future without reformatting it?

Options:

A.

LVM

B.

DiskPart

C.

fdisk

D.

Format

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Questions 86

A technician is checking a server rack. Upon entering the room, the technician notices the tans on a particular server in the rack are running at high speeds. This is the only server in the rack that is experiencing this behavior. The ambient temperature in the room appears to be normal. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason why the fans in that server are operating at full speed?

Options:

A.

The server is In the process of shutting down, so fan speed operations have been defaulted to high.

B.

An incorrect fan size was inserted into the server, and the server has had to Increase the fan speed to compensate.

C.

A fan failure has occurred, and the other fans have increased speed to compensate.

D.

The server is utilizing more memory than the other servers, so it has increased the fans to compensate.

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Questions 87

A server has experienced several component failures. To minimize downtime, the server administrator wants to replace the components while the server is running. Which of the following can MOST likely be swapped out while the server is still running? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

The power supply

B.

The CPU

C.

The hard drive

D.

The GPU

E.

The cache

F.

The RAM

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Questions 88

A server administrator was asked to build a storage array with the highest possible capacity. Which of the following RAID levels should the administrator choose?

Options:

A.

RAID 0

B.

RAID 1

C.

RAID 5

D.

RAID 6

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Questions 89

Users in an office lost access to a file server following a short power outage. The server administrator noticed the server was powered off. Which of the following should the administrator do to prevent this situation in the future?

Options:

A.

Connect the server to a KVM

B.

Use cable management

C.

Connect the server to a redundant network

D.

Connect the server to a UPS

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Questions 90

A staff memberwho a monitoring a data center reports one rack is experiencing higher temperatures than the racks next to it, despite the hardware in each rack being the same. Which of the following actions would MOST likely remediate the heal issue?

Options:

A.

Installing blanking panels in all the empty rack spaces

B.

installing an additional POU and spreading out the power cables

C.

Installing servers on the shelves instead of sliding rails

D.

installing front bezels on all the server’s m the rack

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Questions 91

The Chief Information Officer of a data center is concerned that transmissions from the building can be detected from the outside. Which of the

following would resolve this concern? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

RFID

B.

Proximity readers

C.

Signal blocking

D.

Camouflage

E.

Reflective glass

F.

Bollards

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Questions 92

A server administrator just installed a new physical server and needs to harden the OS. Which of the following best describes the OS hardening method?

Options:

A.

Apply security updates.

B.

Disable unneeded hardware.

C.

Set a BIOS password.

D.

Configure the boot order.

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Questions 93

A human resources analyst is attempting to email the records for new employees to an outside payroll company. Each time the analyst sends an email containing employee records, the email is rejected with an error message. Other emails outside the company are sent correctly. Which of the following is MOST likely generating the error?

Options:

A.

DHCP configuration

B.

Firewall rules

C.

DLP software

D.

Intrusion detection system

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Questions 94

A server administrator is taking advantage of all the available bandwidth of the four NICs on the server. Which of the following NIC-teaming technologies should the server administrator utilize?

Options:

A.

Fail over

B.

Fault tolerance

C.

Load balancing

D.

Link aggregation

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Questions 95

A technician learns users are unable to tog in to a Linux server with known-working LDAP credentials. The technician logs in to the server with a local account and confirms the system is functional can communicate over the network, and is configured correctly However, the server log has entries regarding Kerberos errors. Which of the following is the MOST likely source of the issue?

Options:

A.

A local firewall is blocking authentication requests.

B.

The users have expired passwords

C.

The system clock is off by more than five minutes

D.

The server has no access to the LDAP host

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Questions 96

A VLAN needs to be configured within a virtual environment for a new VM. Which of the following will ensure the VM receives a correct IP address?

Options:

A.

A virtual router

B.

A host NIC

C.

A VPN

D.

A virtual switch

E.

A vNlC

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Questions 97

The HIDS logs on a server indicate a significant number of unauthorized access attempts via USB devices at startup. Which of the following steps should a server administrator take to BEST secure the server without limiting functionality?

Options:

A.

Set a BIOS/UEFI password on the server.

B.

Change the boot order on the server and restrict console access.C Configure the host OS to deny login attempts via USB.

C.

Disable all the USB ports on the server.

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Questions 98

A server administrator noticesthe/var/log/audit/audit.logfileon a Linux server is rotating loo frequently. The administrator would like to decrease the number of times the leg rotates without losing any of the information in the logs. Which of the following should the administrator configure?

Options:

A.

increase theaudit. log file size in the appropriate confutation file.

B.

Decrease the duration of the log rotate cycle tor theaudit. log file.

C.

Remove the tog rotate directive from the audit .log We configuration.

D.

Move the audit. leg files to a remote syslog server.

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Questions 99

A technician has beer tasked to install a new CPU. Prior to the retaliation the server must be configured. Which of the following should the technician update?

Options:

A.

The RAID card

B.

The BIOS

C.

The backplane

D.

The HBA

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Questions 100

A technician recently applied a critical OS patch to a working sever. After rebooting, the technician notices the server Is unable to connect to a nearby database server. The technician validates a connection can be made to thedatabasefrom another host. Which of the following is the best NEXT step to restore connectivity?

Options:

A.

Enable HIDS.

B.

Change the service account permissions.

C.

Check the host firewall I rule.

D.

Roll back the applied patch.

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Questions 101

Corporate policy mandates that logs from all servers be available for review regardless of the state of the server. Which of the following must be configured to comply with this policy?

Options:

A.

Aggregation

B.

Subscription

C.

Merging

D.

Collection

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Questions 102

A systems administrator recently upgraded the memory in a server, and now the server does not turn on, and nothing is displayed on the screen.

Which of the following is the next step the administrator should take to diagnose the error without opening the machine?

Options:

A.

Perform a cold reboot.

B.

Listen for POST code beeps.

C.

Call technical support.

D.

Check the monitor connection.

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Questions 103

An organization purchased six new 4TB drives for a server. An administrator is tasked with creating an efficient RAID given the minimum disk space requirement of 19TBs. Which of the following should the administrator choose to get the most efficient use of space?

Options:

A.

RAID 1

B.

RAID 5

C.

RAID 6

D.

RAID 10

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Questions 104

An administrator is alerted to a hardware failure in a mission-critical server. The alert states that two drives have failed. The administrator notes the drives are in different RAID 1 arrays, and both are hot-swappable. Which of the following steps will be the MOST efficient?

Options:

A.

Replace one drive, wait for a rebuild, and replace the next drive.

B.

Shut down the server and replace the drives.

C.

Replace both failed drives at the same time.

D.

Replace all the drives in both degraded arrays.

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Questions 105

A technicianretailed a new4TBharddrive inaWindows server. Which of the following should the technician perform FIRST to provision the newdrive?

Options:

A.

Configure the drive as a base disk.

B.

Configure the drive as a dynamic disk.

C.

Partition the drive using MBR.

D.

Partition the drive using OPT.

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Questions 106

A systems administrator recently installed a new virtual server. After completing the installation, the administrator was only able to reach a few of the servers on the network. While testing, the administrator discovered only servers that had similar IP addresses were reachable. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?

Options:

A.

The jumbo frames are not enabled.

B.

The subnet mask is incorrect.

C.

There is an IP address conflict.

D.

There is an improper DNS configuration.

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Questions 107

A server administrator just installed a new physical server and needs to harden the applications on the server. Which of the following best describes a method of application hardening?

Options:

A.

Install the latest patches.

B.

Disable unneeded hardware.

C.

Set the boot order.

D.

Enable a BIOS password.

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Questions 108

A server administrator is building a pair of new storage servers. The servers will replicate; therefore, no redundancy is required, but usable capacity

must be maximized. Which of the following RAID levels should the server administrator implement?

Options:

A.

0

B.

1

C.

5

D.

6

E.

10

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Questions 109

A technician has received tickets responding a server is responding slowly during business hours. Which of the following should the technician implement so the team will be informed of this behavior in real time?

Options:

A.

Log rotation

B.

Alerts

C.

Reports

D.

Log stopping

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Questions 110

An administrator is troubleshooting a failed NIC in an application server. The server uses DHCP to get all IP configurations, and the server must use a

specific IP address. The administrator replaces the NIC, but then the server begins to receive a different and incorrect IP address. Which of the following will enable the server to get the proper IP address?

Options:

A.

Modifying the MAC used on the DHCP reservation

B.

Updating the local hosts file with the correct IP address

C.

Modifying the WWNN used on the DHCP reservation

D.

Updating the NIC to use the correct WWNN

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Questions 111

Which of the following BEST describes a warm site?

Options:

A.

The site has all infrastructure and live data.

B.

The site has all infrastructure and some data

C.

The site has partially redundant infrastructure and no network connectivity

D.

The site has partial infrastructure and some data.

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Questions 112

Which of the following BEST describes a guarantee of the amount of time it will take to restore a downed service?

Options:

A.

RTO

B.

SLA

C.

MTBF

D.

MTTR

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Questions 113

Joe. a user m the IT department cannot save changes to a sensitive file on a Linux server. An 1s -1& snows the following listing;

Which of the following commands would BEST enable the server technician to allow Joe tohaveaccess without granting excessive access to others?

Options:

A.

chmod 777 filename

B.

chown Joe filename

C.

Chmod g+w filename

D.

chgrp IT filename

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Questions 114

A systems administrator is trying to determine why users in the human resources department cannot access an application server. The systems administrator reviews the application logs but does not see any attempts by the users to access the application. Which of the following is preventing the users from accessing the application server?

Options:

A.

NAT

B.

ICMP

C.

VLAN

D.

NIDS

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Questions 115

The management team has mandated the use of data-at-rest encryption on all corporate servers. Using this encryption paradigm will ensure:

Options:

A.

website traffic is protected while traversing the internet.

B.

files stored on the server are protected against physical theft.

C.

attachments that are emailed from this server cannot be intercepted.

D.

databases in use are protected from remote hackers.

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Questions 116

After the installation of an additional network card into a server, the server will not boot into the OS. A technician tests the network card in a different server with a different OS and verifies the card functions correctly. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to troubleshoot this issue?

Options:

A.

Remove the original network card and attempt to boot using only the new network card.

B.

Check that the BIOS is configured to recognize the second network card.

C.

Ensure the server has enough RAM to run a second network card.

D.

Verify the network card is on the HCL for the OS.

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Questions 117

A server administrator is implementing an authentication policy that will require users to use a token during login. Which of the following types of authentication is the administrator implementing?

Options:

A.

Something you are

B.

Something you know

C.

Something you have

D.

Something you do

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Questions 118

Which of the following BEST measures how much downtime an organization can tolerate during an unplanned outage?

Options:

A.

SLA

B.

BIA

C.

RTO

D.

MTTR

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Questions 119

A security manager is concerned that a rogue employee could boot a server from an outside USB drive. Which of the following actions can be taken to reduce this risk? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

Close unneeded ports.

B.

Disable unneeded physical ports.

C.

Set a BIOS password.

D.

Install a SIEM.

E.

Disable unneeded services.

F.

Install a HIDS.

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Questions 120

A hardware technician is installing 19 1U servers in a 42 the following unit sizes should be allocated per server?

Options:

A.

1U

B.

2U

C.

3U

D.

4U

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Questions 121

A server administrator has received calls regarding latency and performance issues with a file server. After reviewing all logs and server features the administrator discovers the server came with four Ethernet ports, out only one port is currently in use. Which of the following features will enable the use of all available ports using a single IP address?

Options:

A.

Network address translation

B.

in-band management

C.

Round robin

D.

NIC teaming

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Questions 122

The management team has mandated the encryption of all server administration traffic. Which of the following should MOST likely be implemented?

Options:

A.

SSH

B.

VPN

C.

SELinux

D.

FTPS

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Questions 123

An administrator is deploying a new secure web server. The only administration method that is permitted is to connect via RDP. Which of the following

ports should be allowed? (Select TWO).

Options:

A.

53

B.

80

C.

389

D.

443

E.

45

F.

3389

G.

8080

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Questions 124

An administrator is troubleshooting an application performance issue on a virtual server with two vCPUs. The application performance logs indicate CPU contention. The administrator adds more vCPU cores to the VM, yet the issue persists. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this issue?

Options:

A.

The server has high page utilization.

B.

The server has high disk latency.

C.

The application is single-threaded.

D.

The application cannot be virtualized.

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Questions 125

Which of the following life-cycle management phases deals with a server that is no longer in operation?

Options:

A.

End-of-life

B.

Disposal

C.

Usage

D.

Procurement

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Questions 126

A server administrator encounters some issues with the server OS after applying monthly patches. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the administrator perform?

Options:

A.

Implement rollback procedures.

B.

Upgrade the drivers.

C.

Reinstall the OS.

D.

Reboot the server.

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Questions 127

A server administrator has a system requirement lo install the virtual OS on Dare metalhardware.Which of the following hypervisor virtualization technologies should the administrator use to BEST meet the system requirements? (Select TWO)

Options:

A.

Host

B.

Template

C.

Clone

D.

Type1

E.

Type2

F.

Guest

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Questions 128

A technician needs to install a Type 1 hypervisor on a server. The server has SD card slots, a SAS controller, and a SATA controller, and it is attached to a NAS. On which of the following drive types should the technician install the hypervisor?

Options:

A.

SD card

B.

NAS drive

C.

SATA drive

D.

SAS drive

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Questions 129

An administrator needs to reconfigure a teamed network connection on a server in a remote data center. Which of the following will offer the most resilient connection while performing this change?

Options:

A.

Use of an 00B solution

B.

Use of a crash cart

C.

Use of a VNC console

D.

Use of an RDP console

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Questions 130

A technician recently replaced a NIC that was not functioning. Since then, no device driver is found when starting the server, and the network card is not functioning. Which of the following should the technician check first?

Options:

A.

The boot log

B.

The BIOS

C.

The HCL

D.

The event log

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Questions 131

An administrator is researching the upcoming licensing software requirements for an application that usually requires very little technical support. Which of the following licensing models would be the LOWEST cost solution?

Options:

A.

Open-source

B.

Per CPU socket

C.

Per CPU core

D.

Enterprise agreement

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Questions 132

An administrate is helping to replicate a large amount of data between two Windows servers. The administrator is unsure how much data has already been transferred. Which of the following will BEST ensure all the data is copied consistently?

Options:

A.

rsync

B.

copy

C.

scp

D.

robocopy

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Questions 133

A server administrator is racking new servers in a cabinet with multiple connections from the servers to power supplies and the network. Which of the following should the administrator recommend to the organization to best address this situation?

Options:

A.

Rack balancing

B.

Cable management

C.

Blade enclosure

D.

Rail kits

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Questions 134

The network's IDS is giving multiple alerts that unauthorized traffic from a critical application server is being sent to a known-bad public IP address.

One of the alerts contains the following information:

Exploit Alert

Attempted User Privilege Gain

2/2/07-3: 09:09 10.1.200.32

--> 208.206.12.9:80

This server application is part of a cluster in which two other servers are also servicing clients. The server administrator has verified the other servers are not sending out traffic to that public IP address. The IP address subnet of the application servers is 10.1.200.0/26. Which of the following should the administrator perform to ensure only authorized traffic is being sent from the application server and downtime is minimized? (Select two).

Options:

A.

Disable all services on the affected application server.

B.

Perform a vulnerability scan on all the servers within the cluster and patch accordingly.

C.

Block access to 208.206.12.9 from all servers on the network.

D.

Change the IP address of all the servers in the cluster to the 208.206.12.0/26 subnet.

E.

Enable GPO to install an antivirus on all the servers and perform a weekly reboot.

F.

Perform an antivirus scan on all servers within the cluster and reboot each server.

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Questions 135

Which of the following describes a configuration inwinch both nodes of a redundant system respond to service requests whenever possible?

Options:

A.

Active-passive

B.

Failover

C.

Active-active

D.

Fallback

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Questions 136

A technician noted the RAID hard drives were functional while troubleshooting a motherboard failure. The technician installed a spare motherboard with similar specifications and used the original components. Which of the following should the technician do to restore operations with minimal downtime?

Options:

A.

Reinstall the OS and programs.

B.

Configure old drives to RAID.

C.

Reconfigure the RAID.

D.

Install from backup.

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Questions 137

A company wants to find an affordable way to simulate a fail over of a critical application. The company does not currently have a solution for it. The application consists of 15 servers, and the company would like to simulate on production configurations and IP address schemes. Which of the following would be the most cost-effective solution?

Options:

A.

Build a warm site and perform a fail over of the application.

B.

Build a cloud laaS and perform a fail over of the application.

C.

Build a hot site and perform a fail over of the application.

D.

Build a cold site and perform a fail over of the application.

E.

Perform a tabletop fail over of the application.

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Questions 138

A systems administrator is attempting to install a package on a server. After downloading the package from the internet and trying to launch it, the installation is blocked by the antivirus on the server. Which of the following must be completed before launching the installation package again?

Options:

A.

Creating an exclusion to the antivirus for the application

B.

Disabling real-time scanning by the antivirus

C.

Validating the checksum for the downloaded installation package

D.

Checking for corruption of the downloaded installation package

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Questions 139

A senior administrator was notified that a junior administrator installed software on a server that should not have new software installed on it. The senior administrator decides to restrict the server via a Group Policy. Which of the following can be used to elevate the permissions?

Options:

A.

Computer management

B.

AD

C.

Local users and groups

D.

UAC

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Questions 140

Which of the following authentication types defines credentials as "something you have"?

Options:

A.

Swipe pattern

B.

PIN

C.

Fingerprint

D.

Smart card

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Questions 141

Which of the following describes the concept of allocating more resources than what is available on a hypervisor?

Options:

A.

Direct access

B.

Overprovisioning

C.

Link aggregation

D.

Component redundancy

E.

Scalability

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Questions 142

A datacenter has ten 40U racks in a hot/cold aisle configuration. The room has adequate air conditioning, but servers located near the top of the racks are shutting down due to issues with heat. Which of the following should be used to reduce issues with heat?

Options:

A.

Rack balancing

B.

Higher-capacity PDUs

C.

Rail kits

D.

Blanking panels

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Questions 143

A company created a new DR plan. The management team would like to begin performing a review of this plan without endangering company data and with a minimal time commitment. Which of the following testing methods would best allow for this type of review?

Options:

A.

Simulated

B.

Tabletop

C.

Live

D.

Non-production

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Questions 144

Which of the following is an architectural reinforcement that is used to attempt to conceal the exterior of an organization?

Options:

A.

Fencing

B.

Bollards

C.

Camouflage

D.

Reflective glass

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Questions 145

IDS alerts indicate abnormal traffic patterns are coming from a specific server in a data center that hosts sensitive data. Upon further investigation, the server administrator notices this server has been infected with a virus due to an exploit of a known vulnerability from its database software. Which of the following should the administrator perform after removing the virus to mitigate this issue from reoccurring and to maintain high availability? (Select three).

Options:

A.

Run a vulnerability scanner on the server.

B.

Repartition the hard drive that houses the database.

C.

Patch the vulnerability.

D.

Enable a host firewall.

E.

Reformat the OS on the server.

F.

Update the antivirus software.

G.

Remove the database software.

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Questions 146

An administrator notices a server is offline. Upon checking the console, the administrator discovers the server is stuck at:

Configuring Memory.............

After a reboot, the server still exhibits the same behavior. The administrator is able to log in to the OOB remote management but is unable to log in to the server. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?

Options:

A.

A DIMM has failed

B.

The VRAM is insufficient

C.

The RAID cache has failed

D.

The BIOS needs to be updated

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Questions 147

Which of the following symbols is used to write a text description per line within a PowerShell script?

Options:

A.

%

B.

@

C.

&

D.

#

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Last Update: Apr 2, 2025
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