A server administrator just installed a new physical server and needs to harden the applications on the server. Which of the following best describes a method of application hardening?
A technician is creating a network snare that will be used across both Unix and Windows clients at the same time. Users need read and write access to the files. Which of the following would be BEST for the technician to deploy?
Which of the following commands would MOST likely be used to register a new service on a Windows OS?
A server administrator is taking advantage of all the available bandwidth of the four NICs on the server. Which of the following NIC-teaming technologies should the server administrator utilize?
The management team has mandated the encryption of all server administration traffic. Which of the following should MOST likely be implemented?
An administrator has been asked to verify that all traffic egressing from a company is secured. The administrator confirms all the information that is sent over the network is encrypted. Which of the following describes the type of traffic being encrypted?
An administrator is researching the upcoming licensing software requirements for an application that usually requires very little technical support. Which of the following licensing models would be the LOWEST cost solution?
A technician is configuring a point-to-point heartbeat connection between two servers using IP addressing. Which of the following is the most efficient
subnet mask for this connection?
Which of the following often-overlooked parts of the asset life cycle can cause the greatest number of issues in relation to Pll exposure?
After the installation of an additional network card into a server, the server will not boot into the OS. A technician tests the network card in a different server with a different OS and verifies the card functions correctly. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT to troubleshoot this issue?
A server administrator wants to check the open ports on a server. Which of the following commands should the administrator use to complete the task?
Which ofthefollowingshouldatechnician verify FIRST before decommissioning and wipingafile server?
A technician has beer tasked to install a new CPU. Prior to the retaliation the server must be configured. Which of the following should the technician update?
An administrator discovers a Bash script file has the following permissions set in octal notation;
777
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate command to ensure only the root user can modify and execute the script?
A junior administrator needs to configure a single RAID 5 volume out of four 200GB drives attached to the server using the maximum possible capacity. Upon completion, the server reports that all drives were used, and the approximate volume size is 400GB. Which of the following BEST describes the result of this configuration?
A server administrator just installed a new physical server and needs to harden the OS. Which of the following best describes the OS hardening method?
A server administrator is racking new servers in a cabinet with multiple connections from the servers to power supplies and the network. Which of the following should the administrator recommend to the organization to best address this situation?
An application server's power cord was accidentally unplugged. After plugging the cord back in the server administrator notices some transactions were not written to the disk array. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the issue?
A systems administrator is trying to determine why users in the human resources department cannot access an application server. The systems administrator reviews the application logs but does not see any attempts by the users to access the application. Which of the following is preventing the users from accessing the application server?
A change in policy requires a complete backup of the accounting server every seven days and a backup of modified data every day. Which of the following would be BEST to restore a full backup as quickly as possible in the event of a complete loss of server data?
An organization purchased six new 4TB drives for a server. An administrator is tasked with creating an efficient RAID given the minimum disk space requirement of 19TBs. Which of the following should the administrator choose to get the most efficient use of space?
The management team has mandated the use of data-at-rest encryption on all corporate servers. Using this encryption paradigm will ensure:
A security analyst completed a port scan of the corporate production-server network. Results of the scan were then provided to a systems administrator for immediate action. The following table represents the requested changes:
The systems administrator created local firewall rules to block the ports indicated above. Immediately, the service desk began receiving calls about the internet being down. The systems administrator then reversed the changes, and the internet became available again. Which of the following ports on DNSSrv must remain open when the firewall rules are reapplied?
A technician noted the RAID hard drives were functional while troubleshooting a motherboard failure. The technician installed a spare motherboard with similar specifications and used the original components. Which of the following should the technician do to restore operations with minimal downtime?
Users report they ate unable to access an application after a recent third-party patch update. The physical server that is hosting the application keeps crashing on reboot. Although the update was installed directly from the manufacturer's support website as recommended it has now been recalled and removed from the website as the update unintentionally installed unauthorized software after a reboot. Which of the following steps should the administrator perform to restore access to the application while minimizing downtime? (Select TWO)
A server administrator is creating a new server that will be used to house customer sales records. Which of the following roles will MOST likely be Installed on the server?
A systems administrator needs to create a data volume out of four disks with the MOST redundancy. Which of the following is the BEST solution?
A security technician generated a public/private key pair on a server. The technician needs to copy the key pair to another server on a different subnet. Which of the following is the most secure method to copy the keys?
HTTP
A server administrator is building a pair of new storage servers. The servers will replicate; therefore, no redundancy is required, but usable capacity
must be maximized. Which of the following RAID levels should the server administrator implement?
Which of the following commands should a systems administrator use to create a batch script to map multiple shares'?
An administrator is alerted to a hardware failure in a mission-critical server. The alert states that two drives have failed. The administrator notes the drives are in different RAID 1 arrays, and both are hot-swappable. Which of the following steps will be the MOST efficient?
Which of the following licensing models was created by software companies in response to the increasing density of processors?
A senior administrator instructs a technician to run the following script on a Linux server:
for i in {1..65536); do echo Si; telnet localhost $i; done
The script mostly returns the following message: Connection refused. However, there are several entries in the console display that look like this:
80
Connected to localhost
443
Connected to localhost
Which of the following actions should the technician perform NEXT?
A Linux server was recently updated. Now, the server stops during the boot process with a blank screen and an f prompt. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?
An administrator is configuring a new server for use as a database server. It will have two mirrored drives to hold the operating system, and there will be three drive bays remaining for storage Which of the following RAID levels will yield the BEST combination of available space and redundancy?
After installing a new file server, a technician notices the read times for accessing the same file are slower than the read times for other file servers.
Which of the following is the first step the technician should take?
A company has a data center that is located at its headquarters, and it has a warm site that is located 20mi (32km) away, which serves as a DR location. Which of the following should the company design and implement to ensure its DR site is adequate?
A server administrator has been asked to implement a password policy that will help mitigate the chance of a successful brute-force attack. Which of
the following password policies should the administrator implement first?
A company's servers are all displaying the wrong time. The server administrator confirms the time source is correct. Which of the following is MOST likely preventing the servers from obtaining the correct time?
A server administrator wants to run a performance monitor for optimal system utilization. Which of the following metrics can the administrator use for monitoring? (Choose two.)
Which of the following life-cycle management phases deals with a server that is no longer in operation?
A technician needs to install a Type 1 hypervisor on a server. The server has SD card slots, a SAS controller, and a SATA controller, and it is attached to a NAS. On which of the following drive types should the technician install the hypervisor?
A systems administrator recently installed a new virtual server. After completing the installation, the administrator was only able to reach a few of the servers on the network. While testing, the administrator discovered only servers that had similar IP addresses were reachable. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?
A systems administrator needs to back up changes made to a data store on a daily basis during a short time frame. The administrator wants to maximize RTO when restoring data. Which of the following backup methodologies would best fit this scenario?
Which of the following concepts is in use when dual power supplies are connected to different power sources?
An administrator is configuring a server that will host a high-performance financial application. Which of the following disk types will serve this purpose?
A server administrator needs to keep a copy of an important fileshare that can be used to restore the share as quickly as possible. Which of the following is the BEST solution?
Alter rack mounting a server, a technician must install four network cables and two power cables for the server. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way to complete this task?
A technician is connecting a server’s secondary NIC to a separate network. The technician connects the cable to the switch but then does not see any link lights on the NIC. The technician confirms there is nothing wrong on the network or with the physical connection. Which of the following should the technician perform NEXT?
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?
A company stores extremely sensitive data on an alt-gapped system. Which of the following can Be Implemented to increase security against a potential insider threat?
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 server technician is installing a new server OS on legacy server hardware. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST to ensure the OS will work as intended?
An administrator needs to disable root login over SSH. Which of the following tiles should be edited to complete this task?
When configuring networking on a VM, which of the following methods would allow multiple VMs to share the same host IP address?
A server administrator is installing a new server that uses 40G0 network connectivity. The administrator needs to find the proper cables to connect the server to the switch. Which of the following connectors should the administrator use?
A server technician has been asked to upload a few files from the internal web server to the internal FTP server. The technician logs in to the web server using PuTTY, but the connection to the FTP server fails. However, the FTP connection from the technician’s workstation is suсcessful. To troubleshoot the issue, the technician executes the following command on both the web server and the workstation:
ping ftp.acme.local
The IP address in the command output is different on each machine. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the connection failure?
Which of the following DR testing scenarios is described as verbally walking through each step of the DR plan in the context of a meeting?
A technician wants to limit disk usage on a server. Which of the following should the technician implement?
Which of me following is the BEST action to perform before applying patches to one of the hosts in a high availability cluster?
A technician is deploying a single server to monitor and record me security cameras at a remote site, which of the following architecture types should be used to minimize cost?
Which of me following should be placed at the top of a Bash script to ensure it can be executed?
A server technician is configuring the IP address on a newly installed server. The documented configuration specifies using an IP address of 10.20.10.15 and a default gateway of 10.20.10.254. Which of the following subnet masks would be appropriate for this setup?
A server technician installs a new NIC on a server and configures the NIC for IP connectivity. The technician then tests the connection using thepingcommand. Given the following partial output of thepingandipconfigcommands:
Which of the following caused the issue?
A server administrator was asked to build a storage array with the highest possible capacity. Which of the following RAID levels should the administrator choose?
A remote physical server is unable to communicate to the network through the available NICs, which were misconfigured. However, the server administrator is still able to configure theserver remotely. Which of the following connection types is the server administrator using to access the server?
Due to a recent application migration, a company’s current storage solution does not meet the necessary requirements tor hosting data without impacting performance when the data is accessed in real time by multiple users. Which of the following is the BEST solution for this Issue?
A server is performing slowly, and users are reporting issues connecting to the application on that server. Upon investigation, the server administrator notices several unauthorizedservices running on that server that are successfully communicating to an external site. Which of the following are MOST likely causing the issue?
(Choose two.)
A data center employee shows a driver's license to enter the facility Once the employee enters, the door immediately doses and locks, triggering a scale that then weighs the employee before granting access to another locked door. This is an example of.
After configuring IP networking on a newly commissioned server, a server administrator installs a straight- through network cable from the patch panel to the switch. The administrator then returns to the server to test network connectivity using the ping command. The partial output of the ping and ipconfig commands are displayed below:
The administrator returns to the switch and notices an amber link light on the port where the server is connected. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for the lack of network connectivity?
A server has experienced several component failures. To minimize downtime, the server administrator wants to replace the components while the server is running. Which of the following can MOST likely be swapped out while the server is still running? (Select TWO).
A server that recently received hardware upgrades has begun to experience random BSOD conditions. Which of the following are likely causes of the issue? (Choose two.)
A storage administrator is investigating an issue with a failed hard drive. A technician replaced the drive in the storage array; however, there is still an issue with the logical volume. Which of the following best describes the NEXT step that should be completed to restore the volume?
A company is reviewing options for its current disaster recovery plan and potential changes to it. The security team will not allow customer data to egress to non-company equipment, and the company has requested recovery in the shortest possible time. Which of the following will BEST meet these goals?
A server administrator is installing an OS on a new server. Company policy states no one is to log in directly to the server. Which of the following Installation methods is BEST suited to meet the company policy?
Which of the following steps in the troubleshooting theory should be performed after a solution has been implemented? (Choose two.)
Which of the following relates to how much data loss a company agrees to tolerate in the event of a disaster?
A technician is laying out a filesystem on a new Linux server. Which of the following tools would work BEST to allow the technician to increase a partition's size in the future without reformatting it?
An administrator is configuring a server to communicate with a new storage array. To do so, the administrator enters the WWPN of the new array in the server’s storage configuration. Which of the following technologies is the new connection using?
Which of the following must a server administrator do to ensure data on the SAN is not compromised if it is leaked?
A user cannot save large files to a directory on a Linux server that was accepting smaller files a few minutes ago. Which of the following commands should a technician use to identify the issue?
A server administrator has been creating new VMs one by one. The administrator notices the system requirements are very similar, even with different applications. Which of the following would help the administrator accomplish this task in the SHORTEST amount of time and meet the system requirements?
A server administrator needs to create a new folder on a file server that only specific users can access. Which of the following BEST describes how the server administrator can accomplish this task?
Which of the following open ports should be closed to secure the server properly? (Choose two.)
A technician is installing a variety of servers in a rack. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the technician to take while loading the rack?
A server administrator is experiencing difficulty configuring MySQL on a Linux server. The administrator issues the getenforce command and receives the following output:
># Enforcing
Which of the following commands should the administrator issue to configure MySQL successfully?
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate scripting language to use for a logon script for a Linux box?
A security analyst suspects a remote server is running vulnerable network applications. The analyst does not have administrative credentials for the server. Which of the following would MOST likely help the analyst determine if the applications are running?
A server administrator is configuring a new server that will hold large amounts of information. The server will need to be accessed by multiple users at the same time. Which of the following server roles will the administrator MOST likely need to install?
A systems administrator is setting up a new server that will be used as a DHCP server. The administrator installs the OS but is then unable to log on using Active Directory credentials.The administrator logs on using the local administrator account and verifies the server has the correct IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. The administrator then gets on another server and can ping the new server. Which of the following is causing the issue?
An administrator restores several database files without error while participating in a mock disaster recovery exercise. Later, the administrator reports that the restored databases are
corrupt and cannot be used. Which of the following would best describe what caused this issue?
A user is unable to access the database server from a workstation. All other workstations are able to access the database server. The technician issues the following command to check the workstation:
userGhost:!# nmap localhost
Nmap scan report for localhost (127.0.0.1)
Host is up (0.001 ms latency).
Not shown: 1023 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
3306 open mysql
Which of the following should the technician perform next to allow access?
A server technician is installing application updates on a Linux server. When the technician tries to install a MySQL update, the GUI displays the following error message: AVC denial. Which of the following should the technician do for the MySQL update to install?
An administrator is deploying a new secure web server. The only administration method that is permitted is to connect via RDP. Which of the following ports should be allowed?
(Select two).
An administrator notices a server is offline. Upon checking the console, the administrator discovers the server is stuck at:
Configuring Memory.............
After a reboot, the server still exhibits the same behavior. The administrator is able to log in to the OOB remote management but is unable to log in to the server. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this issue?
An upper management team is investigating a security breach of the company's filesystem. It has been determined that the breach occurred within the human resources department. Which of the following was used to identify the breach in the human resources department?
A server technician is placing a newly configured server into a corporate environment. The server will be used by members of the accounting department, who are currently assigned by the VLAN identified below:
Which of the following IP address configurations should the technician assign to the new server so the members of the accounting group can access the server?
An analyst is planning a new point-to-point Ethernet connection between a university campus and a newly acquired space downtown that is about 5mi (8km) away. The analyst would like the fastest possible connection speed. Which of the following would best meet the analyst's needs?
A server administrator is tasked with upgrading the network on a server to 40Gbps. After installing the card, which of the following connectors should the administrator use?
An administrator is troubleshooting connectivity to a remote server. The goal is to remotely connect to the server to make configuration changes. To further troubleshoot, a port scan revealed the ports on the
server as follows:
Port 22: Closed
Port 23: Open
Port 990: Closed
Which of the following next steps should the administrator take?
Reboot the workstation and then the server.
Which of the following attacks is the most difficult to mitigate with technology?
A technician set up a new multifunction printer. After adding the printer to the print server, the technician configured the printer on each user's machine. Several days later, users reported that they were no longer able to print, but scanning to email worked. Which of the following is most likely causing this issue?
A new virtual server was deployed in a perimeter network. Users have reported the time on the server has been incorrect. The engineer has verified the configuration, and the internal time servers are configured properly. Which of the following should the engineer do to resolve this issue?
A server administrator is installing a new server on a manufacturing floor. Because the server is publicly accessible, security requires the server to undergo hardware hardening. Which of the following actions should the administrator take?
A technician is setting up a repurposed server. The minimum requirements are 2TB while ensuring the highest performance and providing support for one drive failure. The technician has the following six drives available:
500GB, 10,000rpm
600GB, 10,000rpm
500GB, 7,200rpm
500GB, 10,000rpm
600GB, 15,000rpm
600GB, 10,000rpm
Which of the following drive selections should the technician utilize to best accomplish this goal?
A storage administrator is configuring a new array to provide storage to a virtual cluster. The array has a built-in backup agent to allow data that is stored on the array to be backed up. The storage administrator wants the virtual cluster to use a file-based storage protocol so the backup agent can just back up the files that change and not the whole data store. Which of the following storage protocols should the administrator use?
A systems administrator is selecting an authentication system for a data center. The company’s security policy requires that the system support MFA. Which of the following options should the administrator deploy to meet the policy requirements?
A technician is setting up a repurposed server. The minimum requirements are 2TB while ensuring the highest performance and providing support for one drive failure.The technician has the following six drives available:
Which of the following drive selections should the technician utilize to best accomplish this goal?
A junior administrator reported that the website used for anti-malware updates is not working. The senior administrator then discovered all requests to the anti-malware site are being redirected to a malicious site. Which of the following tools should the senior administrator check first to identify the potential cause of the issue?
A technician is troubleshooting a database server that has 12 external disk arrays. Multiple disks are in a degraded state. The server is in a remote colocation facility and has on-site support. The technician notices all of the external storage arrays are degraded, but the internal arrays are functional. Which of the following steps should the technician take next to quickly address this issue?
An application server cannot communicate with a newly installed database server. The database server, which has static IP information, is reading the following output from ipconf ig:
The application server is reading the following output from ipconf ig:
Which of the following most likely contains an error?
An employee who was dismissed did not return company-issued equipment. Which of the following is the most important information the IT department needs to give to the legal department?
Which of the following types of asset management documentation is commonly used as a reference when processing the replacement of a faulty server component?
Hackers recently targeted a company with an attack that resulted in a system breach, which compromised the organization's data. Because of the system breach, the administrator had to bypass normal change management procedures. Which of the following change management activities was necessary?
A video card in an application server was recently replaced. The server administrator is now able to log in locally and view the screen with no issues; however, the administrator notices other performance issues, including the server's slow response time. The administrator reboots the server, but the issues persist. The server's cooling fans are running as normal, and the BIOS shows the dual power supplies are each working at 30%. Which of the following is most likely causing the performance issues?
An administrator has been asked to copy files from a Windows server that may not conform to Windows file-naming standards. Which of the following would best facilitate the copy process?
Which of the following would allow a server administrator to ensure all maximum available resources are being utilized?
While a technician is troubleshooting a performance issue on a database server, users are disconnected from the database. An administrator is asked to intervene and restore access. Which of the following steps should the administrator take first?
A security administrator ran a port scanning tool against a virtual server that is hosting a secure website. A list of open ports was provided as documentation. The management team has requested that non-
essential ports be disabled on the firewall. Which of the following ports must remain open?
A server located in an IDF of a paper mill reboots every other day at random times. Which of the following should the technician perform on the server first?
An administrator is setting up a new employee's read/write access to a document on the file server. Currently, the user can open the file, but edits cannot be saved. Which of the following should the administrator do so the user
can save the updated file while maintaining least-privilege access?
A server is only able to connect to a gigabit switch at 100Mb. Other devices are able to access the network port at full gigabit speeds, and when the server is brought to another location, it is able to connect at full gigabit speed. Which of the following should an administrator check first?
A technician is preparing a deployment of servers to be used by staff at a remote location. Which of the following should the technician do to prevent access to the hardware configuration?
A technician has several possible solutions to a reported server issue. Which of the following BEST represents how the technician should proceed with troubleshooting?
A server administrator notices drive C on a critical server does not have any available space, but plenty of unallocated space is left on the disk. Which of the following should the administrator perform to address the availability issue while minimizing downtime?
A user can successfully connect to a database server from a home office but is unable to access it from a hotel room. Which of the following authentication methods is most likely
configured?
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.)
Which of the following benefits of virtualization is most important during a data center migration?
Which of the following should a server administrator configure to ensure access to motherboard software is restricted?
A server administrator is trying to determine the cause of a slowdown on a database server. Upon investigation, the administrator determines the issue is in the storage subsystem. Which of the following will most likely resolve this issue?
Which of the following physical security concepts would most likely be used to limit personnel access to a restricted area within a data center?
A site is considered a warm site when it:
has basic technical facilities connected to it.
has faulty air conditioning that is awaiting service.
is almost ready to take over all operations from the primary site.
A technician wants to duplicate a physical server to a remote private cloud for disaster recovery purposes. Which of the following techniques would best accomplish this goal?
A data center environment currently hosts more than 100 servers that include homegrown and commercial software. The management team has asked the server administrator to find a way to eliminate all company-owned data centers. Which of the following models will the administrator most likely choose to meet this need?
A certain application initially uses 1TB of drive space, but this is expected to double each year for the next two years. Which of the following is the minimum number of 1TB drives that are needed in a RAID 5 configuration?
A server administrator is reviewing the following specifications:
VM01 Host:
CPU: 2 Physical, 4 Cores
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 16TB
Server 1 on VM01:
CPU: 1 virtual socket, 1 core per socket
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 8TB
Server 2 on VM01:
CPU: 2 virtual sockets, 2 cores per socket
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 10TB
Which of the following is described given these specifications?
A server administrator deployed a new product that uses a non-standard port for web access on port 8443. However, users are unable to access the new
application. The server administrator checks firewall rules and determines 8443 is allowed. Which of the following is most likely the cause of the issue?
In which of the following media rotation schemes are daily, weekly, and monthly backup media utilized in a first-in, first-out method?
A security administrator ran a port scanning tool against a virtual server that is hosting a secure website. A list of open ports was provided as documentation. The management team has requested that non-essential ports be disabled on the firewall. Which of the following ports must remain open?