Exam 14: CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam

An administrator has encountered a problem with a particular piece of software installed on the server and begins the troubleshooting process. Which of the following is the FIRST place the administrator should look for specific information about the problem?

After a power failure of a datacenter rack, one of the physical servers did not automatically boot up. Which of the following should the technician use to boot the server remotely?

A systems administrator sees a production server is missing a service pack and installs it during the day without notifying anyone. Later that day, users begin reporting issues accessing an application installed on the server. Upon investigation, it is discovered that the application will not start properly. Adhering to which of the following processes would have BEST helped avoid this outage?

A vendor has released an update pack for the virtualization servers used by a company. The systems administrator has been directed to deploy the update pack following proper change management procedures. Which of the following BEST reflects the order of actions the administrator should follow?

A technician recently upgraded several pieces of firmware on a server. Ever since the technician rebooted the server, it no longer communicates with the network. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to return the server to service as soon as possible?

When a technician is given an iSCSI LUN, the server will be connected to which of the following? (Choose two.)

A technician needs to set up a server backup method for some systems. The company's management team wants to have quick restores but minimize the amount of backup media required. Which of the following are the BEST backup methods to use to support the management's priorities? (Choose two.)

A server administrator wants to minimize the amount of disk thrashing on a server. The BEST way to accomplish this would be to:

An administrator has been given an OS DVD to install on a server. During setup, however, the DVD gives an architecture mismatch warning. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?

Which of the following provides the BEST security and accountability for a Data Center?

A company has 700 servers installed in 50 server racks in the datacenter. The Chief Technology Officer issued a memorandum to the IT department with a directive to reduce power and cooling consumptions by 50% in the datacenters. Which of the following should the system administrators recommend?

Which of the following expansion cards should be installed in a server to allow the server to connect to a SAN via a fiber channel?

A systems administrator is troubleshooting a server that will not turn on. The LED lights are not blinking, and no status light indicators are available. The administrator has checked the PDU and UPS to verify proper functionality. Which of the following components is the MOST likely cause of this problem?

Which of the following is an advantage of blade servers over rack-mount servers?

A technician would like to restrict when internal hardware components on the server are accessed. Which of the following server hardening techniques should the technician implement?

A technician is logged into the network through VPN. Which of the following utilities can be used to connect to a server to verify a process is running? (Choose two.)

A server is having problems accessing its presented storage on a SAN. Which of the following could be causing the problem? (Select TWO).

An enterprise technician is tasked to implement a disk array that will host continuous disk-to-disk replication. Which of the following storage types should be selected for maximum performance?

A server administrator is notified of an OS hot fix for a production server. Which of the following BEST represent how the hot fix should be applied? (Choose two.)

An administrator is configuring a server for remote access. The administrator wants to be able to power on a server from a remote location. Which of the following needs to be configured on the server to accomplish this task?