1. An administrator checks a server running a RAID 1 with ten drives and notices three drives have blinking amber lights. Which of the following is the FIRST action the administrator should take?
A) Shut down the server and replace the drives B) Inform the users the server is down C) Call support and open a case D) Reseat the drives one at a time
2. An administrator has been tasked with making recommendations for purchasing disks that will support a transactional database where performance is of greatest concern and budget is secondary. Which the following disk types should the administrator recommend?
A) SATA B) iSCSI C) FC D) SAS
3. An administrator needs to run five CAT6 cable runs to a new server. Which of the following steps should the administrator do FIRST?
A) Verify the bend radius of the cables. B) Bundle the cables with velcro or zip ties. C) Label both ends of the cables with unique identifiers. D) Install the cables into cable trays.
4. A datacenter administrator is reallocating CPU and memory resources for a guest VM. The guest VM runs on a hypervisor that has direct access to the hardware resources being allocated. Which of the following BEST describes this scenario?
A) The guest is using a Type I hypervisor B) The host is using a Type II hypervisor C) The guest is using a hybrid hypervisor D) The hypervisor is running on a virtual hardware
5. An administrator is given the following network information to configure a server with a static IP address: 10.152.0.4/21. Which of the following is the subnet mask for the given IP address?
A) 255.248.0.0 B) 255.255.128.0 C) 255.255.248.0 D) 255.255.255.248
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