Exam 12: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2019

Performance Monitor allows one to track how individual system resources are being used.

Margret is a support technician working at Mercorp Inc. She tells the interns that the easiest way to stop a rogue process from causing performance issues is to right click the process in Task Manager and click End Task. An intern asks her what he should do if the specific process restarts even after selecting End Task . What can Margret tell the intern if the process issue is caused by a third-party application and it has no solution yet?

Martha is configuring the Network Policy and Access Services server role to configure a Windows Server 2019 system as a RADIUS server so that it can be used with the 802.1X Wireless. After this, she is facing some issues activating the server in Active Directory. She thinks that there were issues with the installation. Which of the following event logs should Martha check to examine events specific to the installation?

What command can you use to determine if a network service is listening on the correct port number?

You are troubleshooting a hard disk error in a Windows Server 2019 system. You are not able to identify the root cause of the problem. A colleague suggests that you look at the system event log for more information. Is your colleague right about the system log? Why?

You are using the Performance Monitor in Windows Server 2019 to collect information regarding the system's performance. What does the % Idle Time counter indicate?

Your organization has a Windows Server 2019 system called SERVERX. It has come to your notice that several computers have tried to access a file in the server and failed in the attempt. You check the Security event log to check how many of such events attempts have been made in the past six months. The log has only stored information pertaining to the past few days. What can you do to ensure that the log stores more information?

Your organization launches a new web application for video editing. Multiple users can access the application at the same time and edit their videos online. What will you use to monitor the amount of memory being used by the application in real time?

You just completed troubleshooting a server role issue with the help of the Setup event log. How will you save the events shown in the event log for future reference?

Lea's organization develops a cloud-based storage application. While running the application on the local server, she notices that a process run by the application consumes excess amounts of memory, which in turn leads to new performance issues. She gets the process ID from Task Manager to search for possible solutions online. However, she is not successful. What should Lea have done instead?

Monitoring is a time-consuming task.

You are troubleshooting a network latency issue in your organization. You identify a router as the root cause of the problem. The router was rejecting IP packets sent from computers requesting a service from a Windows Server 2019 system. What will you do to solve this issue?

The hard disk of a computer running the Windows Server 2019 operating system fails. A colleague tells you that the data on the hard disk can be regenerated as soon as it is replaced with a new one. Can you identify why this solution is feasible?

What key should be pressed as soon as the computer boots to enter Safe Mode?

How will you troubleshoot a performance issue if the information available in Task Manager is not sufficient for you to identify the root cause of the problem?

There are two types of event logs in Windows Server 2019, Microsoft logs and Windows logs.

The hard disk of a Windows Server 2019 system in your organization has crashed. Unfortunately, the boot volume was on the hard disk, and you happen to not have a backup of the operating system. What will you do in this situation?

You are attempting to troubleshoot an issue that is preventing you from logging in to your Windows Server 2019 system by using the information in the Windows Registry used the last time the system successfully booted. Which of the following options would you choose from the Advanced Boot Options menu?

The system administrator working in your organization always stores documentation on a separate computer. What do you think is the motive behind the administrator's actions?

After experiencing several issues with an Active Directory domain controller, you have decided to perform a restore operation on the Active Directory. Which of the following options on the Advanced Boot Options menu should be used to perform the restoration?