Exam 14: CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam

A technician is installing a new blade chassis in a datacenter. While connecting the device, it is discovered that there is only one Ethernet port on the back of the chassis. After consulting the parts list, the technician realizes something is missing from the order. Which of the following components is MOST likely missing?

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?

A system administrator is tasked to setup a database server with failover clustering feature enabled. One of the requirements is to have one database running at all times with data being synchronized and replicated to the idle database in case the primary database server fails. Both servers will be monitored by a witness on a LUN. Which of the following cluster techniques should be implemented to meet these requirements?

An administrator is opening a firewall to allow encrypted communication with a website. Which of the following is the administrator MOST likely to open on the firewall?

Joe, a system administrator, is replacing an aging print server. Once he reached the step to join the new server to the existing domain, he kept getting an error and could not complete the step successfully. Which of the following did Joe forget to do?

A server administrator recently upgraded a three-year-old server by replacing the old CPU and memory with a new CPU and memory. After the upgrade, the server regularly generates CPU and memory errors; however, the server is working. The administrator has confirmed the new CPU and memory are not faulty. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this problem?

Which of the following is the MINIMUM number of power supplies with which most blade servers normally come?

A technician needs to install more add-on cards than there are available expansion slots. Which of the following would allow the technician to accomplish this?

Which of the following connects the L2 cache to the processor?

A server has recently been configured as a network firewall. After the firewall was configured, users could no longer access a remote server. Which of the following, if properly configured on the firewall, will allow users to have secure access to the remote server? (Select TWO).

A customer reports their mail can send emails but not receive them. A technician arrives on-site to troubleshoot the issue. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the technician do FIRST?

A server technician has just installed a server with several roles. The technician then launches a command prompt, runs the netstat command, and notices the server is listening on the following ports: 88, 389, 464, 3268, and 3269. Which of the following server roles is MOST likely installed on this server, given the ports above?

A server administrator is configuring 10 web servers, each of which can contain up to four hard disks. To get the HIGHEST level of redundancy for these servers, the administrator should:

A server technician is deploying a server with eight hard drives. The server specifications call for a RAID configuration that can handle up to two drive failures but also allow for the least amount of drive space lost to RAID overhead. Which of the following RAID levels should the technician configure for this drive array?

A server administrator is formulating a DRP for an organization. The DRP specifies that all backups must be saved in a format that supports linear data access. Which of the following media types would meet this objective?

Which of the following is an example of the principle of least privilege and is the MOST secure when granting access to a shared network drive used by the Accounting department?

A server administrator receives a report that Ann, a new user, is unable to save a file to her home directory on a server. The administrator checks Ann's home directory permissions and discovers the following: dr-xr-xr-- /home/Ann Which of the following commands should the administrator use to resolve the issue without granting unnecessary permissions?

Which of the following protocols is used primarily for monitoring and managing network devices?

Clients cannot connect to the network. A technician determines that port 68 is not open. Which of the following protocols is being blocked?

A user accidentally deleted a critical file. A technician tries to restore it from tape backup but receives an error that the file does not exist on the tape. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?