Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services v1.0
Question 1
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You have a failover cluster named Cluster1 that hosts an application named App1.
The General tab in App1 Properties is shown in the General exhibit. (Click the General tab.)
The Failover tab in App1 Properties is shown in the Failover exhibit. (Click the Failover tab.)
Server1 shuts down unexpectedly.
You need to ensure that when you start Server1, App1 continues to run on Server2.
Solution: You increase Maximum failures in the specified period for the App1 cluster role.
Does this meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Answer : B
The Maximum failures setting is used to determine when the cluster determines that a node is offline. It does not affect whether a cluster will fail back when a node comes online.
Question 2
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You have a failover cluster named Cluster1 that hosts an application named App1.
The General tab in App1 Properties is shown in the General exhibit. (Click the General tab.)
The Failover tab in App1 Properties is shown in the Failover exhibit. (Click the Failover tab.)
Server1 shuts down unexpectedly.
You need to ensure that when you start Server1, App1 continues to run on Server2.
Solution: From the General settings, you move Server2 up.
Does this meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Answer : B
Server1 and Server2 are both unticked so the order they are listed in has no effect on whether the cluster will fail back.
Question 3
You have a failover cluster named Cluster1 that has the following configurations:
✑ Number of nodes: 6
✑ Quorum: Dynamic quorum
✑ Witness: File share, Dynamic witness
What is the maximum number of nodes that can fail simultaneously while maintaining quorum?
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
- E. 5
Answer : C
Note this question is asking about nodes failing ג€˜simultaneouslyג€™, not nodes failing one after the other.
With six nodes and one witness, there are seven votes. To maintain quorum there needs to be four votes available (four votes is the majority of seven). This means that a minimum of three nodes plus the witness need to remain online for the cluster to function. Therefore, the maximum number of simultaneous failures is three.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/understand-quorum
Question 4
HOTSPOT -
You have a failover cluster named FC1 that contains two nodes named Server1 and Server2. FC1 is configured to use a file share witness.
You plan to configure FC1 to use a cloud witness.
You need to configure Azure Storage accounts for the cloud witness.
Which storage account type and authorization method should you configure? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Hot Area:
Answer : 
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/deploy-cloud-witness
Question 5
Your company uses Storage Spaces Direct.
You need to view the available storage in a Storage Space Direct storage pool.
What should you use?
- A. System Configuration
- B. File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
- C. the Get-StorageFileServer cmdlet
- D. Failover Cluster Manager
Answer : D
If Failover Cluster Manager, select the Storage Space Direct storage pool. The information displayed in the main window includes the free space and used space.
Question 6
DRAG DROP -
You need to create a Hyper-V hyper-converged cluster that stores virtual machines by using Storage Spaces Direct.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Select and Place:
Answer : 
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/vmm/s2d-hyper-converged?view=sc-vmm-2019
Question 7
You have a Storage Spaces Direct configuration that has persistent memory and contains the data volumes shown in the following table.
You plan to add data volumes to Storage Spaces Direct as shown in the following table.
On which volumes can you use direct access (DAX)?
- A. Volume3 only
- B. Volume4 only
- C. Volume1 and Volume3 only
- D. Volume2 and Volume4 only
- E. Volume3 and Volume4 only
Answer : A
DAX can only be used on one volume and the volume has to be NTFS. You could configure DAX on Volume1 (although that would require reformatting the volume) or Volume3. However, ג€˜Volume1 onlyג€™ isnג€™t an answer option so Volume3 is the correct answer.
ג€˜Volume1 and Volume3ג€™ is incorrect because of the single volume limitation.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/persistent-memory-direct-access
Question 8
HOTSPOT -
You have a failover cluster named Cluster1 that contains three nodes.
You plan to add two file server cluster roles named File1 and File2 to Cluster1. File1 will use the File Server for general use role. File2 will use the Scale-Out File
Server for application data role.
What is the maximum number of nodes for File1 and File2 that can concurrently serve client connections? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Hot Area:
Answer : 
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/sofs-overview
Question 9
HOTSPOT -
You have a failover cluster named Cluster1 that contains the nodes shown in the following table.
A File Server for general use cluster role named HAFS is configured as shown in the General exhibit. (Click the General tab.)
The Advanced Policies settings for HAFS are configured as shown in the Advanced Policies exhibit. (Click the Advanced Policies tab.)
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
Hot Area:
Answer : 
Box 1: Yes -
HAFS will move from Node1 to Node3 if we test failover for the cluster.
Note: Test failover.
Test failover of the clustered resource to validate cluster functionality.
Take the following steps:
1. Connect to one of the SQL Server cluster nodes by using RDP.
2. Open Failover Cluster Manager. Select Roles. Notice which node owns the SQL Server FCI role.
3. Right-click the SQL Server FCI role.
4. Select Move, and then select Best Possible Node.
5. Failover Cluster Manager shows the role, and its resources go offline. The resources then move and come back online in the other node.
Box 2: Yes -
Node1 is the preferred owner.
Box 3: No -
Node2 is not a possible owner of the cluster.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/failover-cluster-instance-vnn-azure-load-balancer-configure
Question 10
You have two Azure virtual machines that run Windows Server.
You plan to create a failover cluster that will host the virtual machines.
You need to configure an Azure Storage account that will be used by the cluster as a cloud witness. The solution must maximize resiliency.
Which type of redundancy should you configure for the storage account?
- A. Geo-zone-redundant storage (GZRS)
- B. Locally-redundant storage (LRS)
- C. Zone-redundant storage (ZRS)
- D. Geo-redundant storage (GRS)
Answer : C
For Replication, you can select Locally-redundant storage (LRS) or Zone-redundant storage (ZRS) as applicable. ZRS offers more redundancy.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/deploy-cloud-witness
Question 11
DRAG DROP -
Your network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain. The domain contains a failover cluster named Cluster1.
You need to configure Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) on the cluster by using Windows Admin Center (WAC).
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Select and Place:
Answer : 
Step 1: Enable CredSSP -
Some tasks that require CredSSP to be enabled include:
Create Cluster wizard workflow -
Active Directory queries or updates
SQL Server queries or updates -
Locating accounts or computers on a different domain or non-domain joined environment
The Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) is a Security Support Provider that is implemented by using the Security Support Provider Interface
(SSPI). CredSSP lets an application delegate the user's credentials from the client to the target server for remote authentication.
Step 2: Add Cluster1 to WAC -
Add the failover cluster to Windows Admin Center
Step 3: Add the Cluster-Aware Updating role.
Enabling self-updating mode.
To enable the self-updating mode, you must add the Cluster-Aware Updating clustered role to the failover cluster.
Incorrect:
* Failover clusters do not support gMSAs. However, services that run on top of the Cluster service can use a gMSA or a sMSA if they are a Windows service, an
App pool, a scheduled task, or natively support gMSA or sMSA.
* The Windows Admin Center gateway, when published to DNS and given access through corresponding corporate firewalls, lets you securely connect to, and manage, your servers from anywhere with Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-stack/hci/manage/troubleshoot-credssp https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/use/manage-failover-clusters https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/cluster-aware-updating
Question 12
You have a three-node failover cluster.
You need to run pre-scripts and post-scripts when Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) runs. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
What should you use?
- A. Azure Functions
- B. Run profiles
- C. Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
- D. Scheduled tasks
Answer : B
Cluster-Aware Updating advanced options and updating run profiles.
You can set the PreUpdateScript or PostUpdateScript the option.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/cluster-aware-updating-options
Question 13
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You have a failover cluster named Cluster1 that hosts an application named App1.
The General tab in App1 Properties is shown in the General exhibit. (Click the General tab.)
The Failover tab in App1 Properties is shown in the Failover exhibit. (Click the Failover tab.)
Server1 shuts down unexpectedly.
You need to ensure that when you start Server1, App1 continues to run on Server2.
Solution: You pause the Server1 node in Cluster1 and then start Server1.
Does this meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Answer : B
Instead, from the Failover settings, you select Prevent failback
Note: The Prevent failback setting will prevent the cluster failing back to Server1.
Preventing failback.
A third potential setting is used after a resource's cluster node comes back online after a failover. Under the Failover tab is the Failback setting with the default setting "prevent failback." When failback is configured, the virtual machine will return back to its original host when that host is again available. If you want virtual machines to return to your known configuration after a host problem, this can be a good thing.
Reference:
https://www.computerweekly.com/tip/Configuring-cluster-failover-settings-for-Hyper-V-virtual-machines
Question 14
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You have a failover cluster named Cluster1 that hosts an application named App1.
The General tab in App1 Properties is shown in the General exhibit. (Click the General tab.)
The Failover tab in App1 Properties is shown in the Failover exhibit. (Click the Failover tab.)
Server1 shuts down unexpectedly.
You need to ensure that when you start Server1, App1 continues to run on Server2.
Solution: From the General settings, you increase the priority of Server2 in the Preferred Owners list.
Does this meet the goal?
- A. Yes
- B. No
Answer : B
Instead, from the Failover settings, you select Prevent failback
Note: The Prevent failback setting will prevent the cluster failing back to Server1.
Preventing failback.
A third potential setting is used after a resource's cluster node comes back online after a failover. Under the Failover tab is the Failback setting with the default setting "prevent failback." When failback is configured, the virtual machine will return back to its original host when that host is again available. If you want virtual machines to return to your known configuration after a host problem, this can be a good thing.
Reference:
https://www.computerweekly.com/tip/Configuring-cluster-failover-settings-for-Hyper-V-virtual-machines
Question 15
Your company uses Storage Spaces Direct.
You need to view the available storage in a Storage Space Direct storage pool.
What should you use?
- A. System Configuration
- B. Resource Monitor
- C. the Get-StorageFileServer cmdlet
- D. Windows Admin Center
Answer : D