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?

The jumbo frames are not enabled.

There is an IP address conflict.

There is an improper DNS configuration.

A storage engineer responds to an alarm on a storage array and finds the battery on the RAID controller needs to be replaced. However, the replacement part will not be available for 14 days. The engineer needs to identify the impact of the failed battery on the system. Which of the following best describes the impact?

The write performance will be impacted.

The read and write performance will be impacted.

The read performance will be impacted.

The performance will not be impacted.

The write performance will be impacted.

A technician is troubleshooting a server issue. The technician has determined several possible causes of the issue and has identified various solutions. Which of the following should the technician do next?

Test each solution individually to determine the root cause, rolling back the changes in between each test.

Consult internet forums to determine which is the most common cause and deploy only that solution.

Test each solution individually to determine the root cause, rolling back the changes in between each test.

Implement the shortest solution first to identify the issue and minimize downtime.

Test each solution in succession and restore the server from the latest snapshot.

A systems administrator is attempting to install a package on a server. After downloading the package from the internet and trying to launch it, the installation is blocked by the antivirus on the server. Which of the following must be completed before launching the installation package again?

Validating the checksum for the downloaded installation package

Creating an exclusion to the antivirus for the application

Disabling real-time scanning by the antivirus

Validating the checksum for the downloaded installation package

Checking for corruption of the downloaded installation package

An administrator is troubleshooting an application performance issue on a virtual server with two vCPUs. The application performance logs indicate CPU contention. The administrator adds more vCPU cores to the VM, yet the issue persists. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this issue?

The application is single-threaded.

The server has high page utilization.

The server has high disk latency.

The application is single-threaded.

The application cannot be virtualized.

An administrator has been asked to disable CPU hyperthreading on a server to satisfy a licensing issue. Which of the following best describes how the administrator will likely perform this action?

Modify the startup configuration.

A company wants to find an affordable way to simulate a fail over of a critical application. The company does not currently have a solution for it. The application consists of 15 servers, and the company would like to simulate on production configurations and IP address schemes. Which of the following would be the most cost-effective solution?

Build a cloud laaS and perform a fail over of the application.

Build a warm site and perform a fail over of the application.

Build a cloud laaS and perform a fail over of the application.

Build a hot site and perform a fail over of the application.

Build a cold site and perform a fail over of the application.

Perform a tabletop fail over of the application.

A user has been unable to authenticate to the company's external, web-based database after clicking a link in an email that required the user to change the account password. Which of the following steps should the company take next?

Disable the user's account and inform the security team.

Create a new log-in to the external database.

Ask the user to use the link again to reset the password.

Reset the user's password and ask the user to log in again.

A technician installed a kernel upgrade to a Linux server. The server now crashes regularly. Which of the following is the most likely cause?

Some modules are not compatible.

Necessary dependencies were installed for multiple architectures.

There is not enough hard drive space.

The server is infected with a virus.

Some modules are not compatible.

A technician has moved a data drive from a new Windows server to an older Windows server. The hardware recognizes the drive, but the data is not visible to the OS. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the issue?

The partition is formatted with ext4.

The partition is formatted with FAT32.

The network's IDS is giving multiple alerts that unauthorized traffic from a critical application server is being sent to a known-bad public IP address.One of the alerts contains the following information:Exploit Alert Attempted User Privilege Gain 2/2/07-3: 09:09 10.1.200.32--> 208.206.12.9:80This server application is part of a cluster in which two other servers are also servicing clients. The server administrator has verified the other servers are not sending out traffic to that public IP address. The IP address subnet of the application servers is 10.1.200.0/26. Which of the following should the administrator perform to ensure only authorized traffic is being sent from the application server and downtime is minimized? (Select two).

Perform a vulnerability scan on all the servers within the cluster and patch accordingly.

Perform an antivirus scan on all servers within the cluster and reboot each server.

Disable all services on the affected application server.

Perform a vulnerability scan on all the servers within the cluster and patch accordingly.

Block access to 208.206.12.9 from all servers on the network.

Change the IP address of all the servers in the cluster to the 208.206.12.0/26 subnet.

Enable GPO to install an antivirus on all the servers and perform a weekly reboot.

Perform an antivirus scan on all servers within the cluster and reboot each server.

An organization stores backup tapes of its servers at cold sites. The organization wants to ensure the tapes are properly maintained and usable during a DR scenario. Which of the following actions should the organization perform?

Retrieve the tapes from the cold site and test them.

Have the facility inspect and inventory the tapes on a regular basis.

Have duplicate equipment available at the cold site.

Retrieve the tapes from the cold site and test them.

Use the test equipment at the cold site to read the tapes.

A server administrator needs to ensure all Window-based servers within a data center have RDP disabled. There are thousands of servers performing various roles. Which of the following is the best way to meet this requirement?A. Run chkconfig ЧЧ1eve1 345 RDP off.B. Create a PowerSheII script to disable the RDP service.C. Run chkconfig ЧЧ list RDP.D. Create a Bash shell script to disable the Windows Remote Management service.E. Create a GPO to disable the Windows Remote Management service.

Create a PowerSheII script to disable the RDP service.

Run chkconfig --level 345 RDP off.

Create a PowerSheII script to disable the RDP service.

Create a Bash shell script to disable the Windows Remote Management service.

Create a GPO to disable the Windows Remote Management service.

An organization recently experienced power outages. The administrator noticed the server did not have enough time to shut down properly. After the outages, the administrator had additional batteries installed in the UPS. Which of the following best describes the solution the administrator implemented?

The solution reduced shutdown time.

The solution improved load balancing,

The solution increased power out.

Which of the following is the most effective way to mitigate risks associated with privacy-related data leaks when sharing with a third party?

Customer data encryption and masking

Third-party acceptable use policy

Customer data encryption and masking

Non-disclosure and indemnity agreements

Service- and operational-level agreements

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?

The UEFI boot was interrupted by a missing Linux boot file.

The system is booting to a USB flash drive.

The UEFI boot was interrupted by a missing Linux boot file.

The BIOS could not find a bootable hard disk.

The BIOS firmware needs to be upgraded.

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A technician needs to restore data from a backup. The technician has these files in the backup inventory:

Which of the following backup types is being used if the file 01062020.bak requires another file to restore data?

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