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Server Hardware Installation and Management - 18%

Given a scenario, install physical hardware.- Racking
  1. Enclosure sizes
  2. Unit sizes
    - 1U, 2U, 3U, etc.
  3. Rack layout
    - Cooling management
    - Safety
    1. Proper lifting techniques
    2. Rack balancing
    3. Floor load limitations
    - Power distribution unit (PDU)
    - Keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) placement
    - Rail kits

- Power cabling

  1. Redundant power
    - Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
    - Separate circuits
    - Separate providers
  2. Power connector types
  3. Cable management

- Network cabling

  1. Redundant networking
  2. Twisted pair
  3. Fiber
    - SC
    - LC
    - Single mode
    - Multimode
  4. Gigabit
  5. 10 GigE
  6. Small form factor pluggable (SFP)
  7. SFP+
  8. Quad small form factor pluggable (QSFP)
  9. Cable management

- Server chassis types

  1. Tower
  2. Rack mount
  3. Blade enclosure

- Server components

  1. Hardware compatibility list (HCL)
  2. Central processing unit (CPU)
  3. Graphics processing unit (GPU)
  4. Memory
  5. Bus types
  6. Interface types
  7. Expansion cards
Given a scenario, deploy and manage storage.- RAID levels and types
  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 5
  4. 6
  5. 10
  6. Just a bunch of disks (JBOD)
  7. Hardware vs. software

- Capacity planning
- Hard drive media types

  1. Solid state drive (SSD)
    - Wear factors
    1. Read intensive
    2. Write intensive
  2. Hard disk drive (HDD)
    - Rotations per minute (RPM)
    1. 15,000
    2. 10,000
    3. 7,200
  3. Hybrid

- Interface types

  1. Serial attached SCSI (SAS)
  2. Serial ATA (SATA)
  3. Peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
  4. External serial advanced technology attachment (eSATA)
  5. Universal serial bus (USB)
  6. Secure digital (SD)

- Shared storage

  1. Network attached storage (NAS)
    - Network file system (NFS)
    - Common Internet file system (CIFS)
  2. Storage area network (SAN)
    - Internet small computer systems interface (iSCSI)
    - Fibre Channel
    - Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Given a scenario, perform server hardware maintenance.- Out-of-band management
  1. Remote drive access
  2. Remote console access
  3. Remote power on/off
  4. Internet protocol keyboard-video-mouse (IP KVM)

- Local hardware administration

  1. Keyboard-video-mouse (KVM)
  2. Crash cart
  3. Virtual administration console
  4. Serial connectivity
  5. Console connections

- Components

  1. Firmware upgrades

- Drives
- Hot-swappable hardware

  1. Drives
  2. Cages
  3. Cards
  4. Power supplies
  5. Fans

- Basic input/output system (BIOS)/Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

Server Administration - 30%

Given a scenario, install server operating systems.- Minimum operating system (OS) requirements
- Hardware compatibility list (HCL)
- Installations
  1. Graphical user interface (GUI)
  2. Core
  3. Bare metal
  4. Virtualized
  5. Remote
  6. Slip streamed/unattended
    - Scripted installations
    - Additional drivers
    - Additional applications and utilities
    - Patches
  7. Media installation type
    - Network
    - Optical
    - Universal serial bus (USB)
    - Embedded
  8. Imaging
    - Cloning
    1. Virtual machine (VM) cloning
    2. Physical clones
    3. Template deployment
    4. Physical to virtual (P2V)

- Partition and volume types

  1. Global partition table (GPT) vs. master boot record (MBR)
  2. Dynamic disk
  3. Logical volume management (LVM)

- File system types

  1. ext4
  2. New technology file system (NTFS)
  3. VMware file system (VMFS)
  4. Resilient file system (ReFS)
  5. Z file system (ZFS)
Given a scenario, configure servers to use network infrastructure services.- IP configuration
- Virtual local area network (VLAN)
- Default gateways
- Name resolution
  1. Domain name service (DNS)
  2. Fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
  3. Hosts file

- Addressing protocols

  1. IPv4
    - Request for comments (RFC) 1918 address spaces
  2. IPv6

- Firewall

  1. Ports

- Static vs. dynamic

  1. Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)

- MAC addresses

Given a scenario, configure and maintain server functions and features.- Server roles requirements
  1. Print
  2. Database
  3. File
  4. Web
  5. Application
  6. Messaging
  7. Baselining
    - Documentation
    - Performance metrics

- Directory connectivity
- Storage management

  1. Formatting
  2. Connectivity
  3. Provisioning
  4. Partitioning
  5. Page/swap/scratch location and size
  6. Disk quotas
  7. Compression
  8. Deduplication

- Monitoring

  1. Uptime
  2. Thresholds
  3. Performance
    - Memory
    - Disk
    1. Input output operations per second (IOPS)
    2. Capacity vs. utilization
    - Network
    - Central processing unit (CPU)
  4. Event logs
    - Configuration
    - Shipping
    - Alerting
    - Reporting
    - Retention
    - Rotation

- Data migration and transfer

  1. Infiltration
  2. Exfiltration
  3. Disparate OS data transfer
    - Robocopy
    - File transfer
    - Fast copy
    - Secure copy protocol (SCP)

- Administrative interfaces

  1. Console
  2. Remote desktop
  3. Secure shell (SSH)
  4. Web interface
Explain the key concepts of high availability for servers.- Clustering
  1. Active-active
  2. Active-passive
  3. Failover
  4. Failback
  5. Proper patching procedures
  6. Heartbeat

- Fault tolerance

  1. Server-level redundancy vs. component redundancy

- Redundant server network infrastructure

  1. Load balancing
    - Software vs. hardware
    - Round robin
    - Most recently used (MRU)
  2. Network interface card (NIC) teaming and redundancy
    - Failover
    - Link aggregation
Summarize the purpose and operation of virtualization.- Host vs. guest
- Virtual networking
  1. Direct access (bridged)
  2. Network address translation (NAT)
  3. vNICs
  4. Virtual switches

- Resource allocation and provisioning

  1. CPU
  2. Memory
  3. Disk
  4. NIC
  5. Overprovisioning
  6. Scalability

- Management interfaces for virtual machines
- Cloud models

  1. Public
  2. Private
  3. Hybrid
Summarize scripting basics for server administration.- Script types
  1. Bash
  2. Batch
  3. PowerShell
  4. Virtual basic script (VBS)

- Environment variables
- Comment syntax
- Basic script constructs

  1. Loops
  2. Variables
  3. Conditionals
  4. Comparators

- Basic data types

  1. Integers
  2. Strings
  3. Arrays

- Common server administration scripting tasks

  1. Startup
  2. Shut down
  3. Service
  4. Login
  5. Account creation
  6. Bootstrap
Explain the importance of asset management and documentation.- Asset management
  1. Labeling
  2. Warranty
  3. Leased vs. owned devices
  4. Life-cycle management
    - Procurement
    - Usage
    - End of life
    - Disposal/recycling
  5. Inventory
    - Make
    - Model
    - Serial number
    - Asset tag

- Documentation management

  1. Updates
  2. Service manuals
  3. Architecture diagrams
  4. Infrastructure diagrams
  5. Workflow diagrams
  6. Recovery processes
  7. Baselines
  8. Change management
  9. Server configurations
  10. Company policies and procedures
    - Business impact analysis (BIA)
    - Mean time between failure (MTBF)
    - Mean time to recover (MTTR)
    - Recovery point objective (RPO)
    - Recovery time objective (RTO)
    - Service level agreement (SLA)
    - Uptime requirements

- Document availability
- Secure storage of sensitive documentation

Explain licensing concepts.- Models
  1. Per-instance
  2. Per-concurrent user
  3. Per-server
  4. Per-socket
  5. Per-core
  6. Site-based
  7. Physical vs. virtual
  8. Node-locked
  9. Signatures

- Open source
- Subscription
- License vs. maintenance and support
- Volume licensing
- License count validation

  1. True up

- Version compatibility

  1. Backward compatible
  2. Forward compatible

Security and Disaster Recovery - 24%



CompTIA Server+ Exam Certification Details:

Number of Questions90
Sample QuestionsCompTIA Server+ Sample Questions
Schedule ExamCompTIA Marketplace
Pearson VUE
Exam CodeSK0-005
Exam NameCompTIA Server+
Passing Score750 / 900
Exam Price$338 (USD)

 

NEW QUESTION 31
A technician has received multiple reports of issues with a server. The server occasionally has a BSOD, powers off unexpectedly, and has fans that run continuously. Which of the following BEST represents what the technician should investigate during troubleshooting?

  • A. Firmware incompatibility
  • B. LED indicators
  • C. ESD issues
  • D. CPU overheating

Answer: D

Explanation:
Unexpected shutdowns. If the system is randomly shutting down or rebooting, the most likely cause is a heat problem.

 

NEW QUESTION 32
Following a recent power outage, a server in the datacenter has been constantly going offline and losing its configuration. Users have been experiencing access issues while using the application on the server. The server technician notices the data and time are incorrect when the server is online. All other servers are working. Which of the following would MOST likely cause this issue? (Choose two.)

  • A. The server has a malfunctioning LED panel
  • B. The server requires OS updates
  • C. The servers do not have NTP configured
  • D. The server has a faulty power supply
  • E. The server has a CMOS battery failure
  • F. The time synchronization service is disabled on the servers

Answer: B,F

 

NEW QUESTION 33
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. Incompatible disk speed
  • B. Faulty memory
  • C. Overallocated memory
  • D. Data partition error
  • E. Incorrectly seated memory
  • F. Uninitialized disk

Answer: B,E

 

NEW QUESTION 34
A company has implemented a requirement to encrypt all the hard drives on its servers as part of a data loss prevention strategy. Which of the following should the company also perform as a data loss prevention method?

  • A. Block the servers from using an encrypted USB
  • B. Implement MFA on all the servers with encrypted data
  • C. Encrypt all network traffic
  • D. Implement port security on the switches

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 35
A datacenter technician is attempting to troubleshoot a server that keeps crashing. The server runs normally for approximately five minutes, but then it crashes. After restoring the server to operation, the same cycle repeats. The technician confirms none of the configurations have changed, and the load on the server is steady from power-on until the crash. Which of the following will MOST likely resolve the issue?

  • A. Replacing the failing hard drive
  • B. Reinstalling the heat sink with new thermal paste
  • C. Reseating any expansion cards in the server
  • D. Restoring the server from the latest full backup

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 36
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 successful. 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?

  • A. A misconfigured hosts.deny file
  • B. A misconfigured hosts file
  • C. A misconfigured firewall
  • D. A misconfigured hosts.allow file

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 37
A systems administrator is trying to run a program on the server to query the database. When attempting to launch the program, the screen flashes and the program closes. Which of the following should the technician do to get the program to open correctly? (Choose two.)

  • A. Log on to the server as the database administrator.
  • B. Log on to the server as the backup administrator.
  • C. Stop the database and restart the server.
  • D. Check HIPS logs to see if the application is blocked.
  • E. Launch the program running as the administrator.

Answer: D,E

 

NEW QUESTION 38
When configuring networking on a VM, which of the following methods would allow multiple VMs to share the same host IP address?

  • A. Bridged
  • B. Host only
  • C. NAT
  • D. vSwitch

Answer: C

 

NEW QUESTION 39
A server administrator mounted a new hard disk on a Linux system with a mount point of /newdisk. It was later determined that users were unable to create directories or files on the new mount point. Which of the following commands would successfully mount the drive with the required parameters?

  • A. echo /newdisk >> /etc/fstab
  • B. net use /newdisk
  • C. mount -a
  • D. mount -o remount, rw /newdisk

Answer: D

Explanation:
Reference:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/QUESTION NO:s/149399/how-to-remount-as-read-write-a-specific-mount-of-device

 

NEW QUESTION 40
A server administrator needs to check remotely for unnecessary running services across 12 servers. Which of the following tools should the administrator use?

  • A. A sniffer
  • B. DLP
  • C. Anti-malware
  • D. A port scanner

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 41
Which of the following tools will analyze network logs in real time to report on suspicious log events?

  • A. HIPS
  • B. Syslog
  • C. DLP
  • D. SIEM

Answer: D

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.manageengine.com/products/eventlog/syslog-server.html

 

NEW QUESTION 42
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. RAID 6
  • B. RAID 5
  • C. RAID 0
  • D. RAID 10

Answer: A

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.booleanworld.com/raid-levels-explained/

 

NEW QUESTION 43
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?

  • A. FcoE
  • B. iSCSI
  • C. NFS
  • D. eSATA

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 44
A technician needs to deploy an operating system that would optimize server resources. Which of the following server installation methods would BEST meet this requirement?

  • A. Full
  • B. Core
  • C. Bare metal
  • D. GUI

Answer: B

Explanation:
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/performance-tuning/hardware/

 

NEW QUESTION 45
Which of the following is typical of software licensing in the cloud?

  • A. Per socket
  • B. Subscription-based
  • C. Perpetual
  • D. Site-based

Answer: B

 

NEW QUESTION 46
An administrator needs three distinct security zones in a company's network. Which of the following is the administrator MOST likely to implement?

  • A. Host-based firewalls
  • B. A circuit-based firewall
  • C. A web application firewall
  • D. A Layer 3 firewall

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 47
A technician is connecting a Linux server to a share on a NAS. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate native protocol to use for this task?

  • A. FTP
  • B. CIFS
  • C. SFTP
  • D. NFS

Answer: B

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/data-storage/network-attached-storage

 

NEW QUESTION 48
A snapshot is a feature that can be used in hypervisors to:

  • A. perform a backup restore.
  • B. roll back firmware updates.
  • C. roll back application drivers.
  • D. restore to a previous version.

Answer: A

Explanation:
Hypervisor-based snapshots provide a way to take an image copy of a virtual machine (VM), either to access and restore individual files, provide a rollback point to restore the VM, or to clone the VM to another virtual machine.

 

NEW QUESTION 49
Which of the following BEST describes the concept of right to downgrade?

  • A. It allows a previous version of an OS to be installed and covered by the same license as the newer version
  • B. It allows for a previous version of an OS to be deployed in a test environment for each current license that is purchased
  • C. It allows for the return of a new OS license if the newer OS is not compatible with the currently installed software and is returning to the previously used OS
  • D. It allows a server to run on fewer resources than what is outlined in the minimum requirements document without purchasing a license

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 50
A server is reporting a hard drive S.M.A.R.T. error. When a technician checks on the drive, however, it appears that all drives in the server are functioning normally. Which of the following is the reason for this issue?

  • A. A S.M.A.R.T. error is a write operation error. It has detected that the write sent to the drive was incorrectly formatted and has requested a retransmission of the write from the controller
  • B. A S.M.A.R.T. error is simply a bad sector. The drive has marked the sector as bad and will continue to function properly
  • C. A S.M.A.R.T. error is a predictive failure notice. The drive will fail in the near future and should be replaced at the next earliest time possible
  • D. A S.M.A.R.T. error is an ECC error. Due to error checking and correcting, the drive has corrected the missing bit and completed the write operation correctly.

Answer: B

Explanation:
Reference:
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/what-smart-stats-indicate-hard-drive-failures/

 

NEW QUESTION 51
Which of the following describes the installation of an OS contained entirely within another OS installation?

  • A. Guest
  • B. Host
  • C. Bridge
  • D. Hypervisor

Answer: D

 

NEW QUESTION 52
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