Question 1

A server that has been in production for a year needs to be patched. Management enforces a strict policy to be followed on all production servers. The policy stipulates the following for all change management: Changes must be reviewed and accepted by a change committee. Changes must be made on development/staging servers two weeks before being made on production servers. Changes must have install and uninstall steps in case of issues. Which of the following are the BEST reasons to have a change management plan in place? (Choose two.)
A) To keep track of software changes on servers
B) To minimize unapproved outages or downtime
C) To enforce all technical personnel do paperwork
D) To enable management to track hours worked.
E) To make sure servers never get rebooted.

Accepted Answer

A change management plan helps keep track of software changes on servers and minimizes unapproved outages or downtime by ensuring changes are reviewed, tested, and documented.

Question 2

Users at a company cannot log into a server. An administrator reboots the server with liveCD and executes a df -h command. The following is returned:  Which of the following should be done NEXT?
A) Reformat the boot partition.
B) Compress or delete log files.
C) Reconfigure the server with a larger primary partition.
D) Ask users to clean out their home directories from another server.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Users at a company cannot log into...

Question 3

The systems administrator received an alert that one of the servers went offline. The systems administrator logged on remotely to the machine using the IPMI connection and noticed the following message upon boot up: No logical volumes present . Press F1 to continue . Which of the following is the BEST step for the systems administrator to take to resolve the issue?
A) Check the array controller to see if the disks are visible.
B) Verify the array controller to determine if it is seen by the BIOS.
C) Enter the BIOS and enable the disk.
D) Resume the server reboot by pressing F1.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The systems administrator received an alert that...

Question 4

A server administrator needs to validate the integrity of all system files. Which of the following methods should the administrator use?
A) Run a hash program to generate a checksum for all files on the system and compare it to an original report.
B) Run an encryption program to generate a checksum for all files on the system and compare it to an original report.
C) Run an antivirus program to generate a checksum for all files on the system and compare it to an original report.
D) Run a sniffer program to generate a checksum for all files on the system and compare it to an original report.

Accepted Answer

A hash program is used to generate checksums, which can be compared to original values to verify file integrity.

Question 5

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) Install the update pack on the test virtualization cluster. Notify the client to conduct testing. Install the update pack on the production virtual cluster. Confirm proper operation of the production servers.
B) Notify the client to conduct testing. Install the update pack on the test virtualization cluster. Confirm proper operation of the production servers. Install the update pack on the production virtual cluster.
C) Confirm proper operation of the production servers. Deploy the update pack on the test virtualization cluster. Install the update pack on the production virtual cluster. Notify the client to conduct testing.
D) Install the update pack on the test virtualization cluster. Confirm proper operation of the production servers. Install the update pack on the production virtual cluster. Notify the client to conduct testing.

Accepted Answer

The correct order is to first install the update on the test environment, notify the client for testing, then install on the production environment, and finally confirm proper operation.

Question 6

When grid power goes out, all servers in a rack lose power immediately. The server administrator confirms the servers have dual power supplies, which are connected to separate PDUs. Each of the PDUs is connected to a different UPS. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?
A) Both of the UPS devices were set for the wrong voltage.
B) The power circuit was tripped on both PDUs.
C) The server power supplies failed during the outage.
D) The UPS batteries were discharged.

Accepted Answer

The power circuit was tripped on both PDUs.

Question 7

A server administrator recently replaced an overheating CPU in a server at a datacenter. Following the CPU replacement, the server logs indicate the server continues to overheat. Which of the following could help mitigate this issue?
A) The UEFI/BIOS should be updated.
B) The CPU should be replaced with a newer model.
C) The graphics card should be replaced.
D) An additional fan should be installed in the server.

Accepted Answer

Installing an additional fan can help improve airflow and cooling within the server, potentially mitigating the overheating issue.

Question 8

A server administrator is installing a 64-bit OS on a server hardware and receives the following error message: Processor architecture not supported . Which of the following architectures is causing this error?
A) ARM
B) x64
C) x86
D) SPARC
E) Alpha

Accepted Answer

The answer of A server administrator is installing a 64-bit...

Question 9

A backup administrator has created a schedule to run a full backup on Friday and an incremental backup Monday through Thursday. On which of the following days of the week will the backup clear the archive bit on files during the backup?
A) Monday through Thursday
B) Monday only
C) Friday only
D) Monday through Friday

Accepted Answer

A full backup, which is scheduled on Friday, clears the archive bit on files, indicating that the files have been backed up. Incremental backups do not clear the archive bit.

Question 10

An administrator is asked to harden a Linux server after installing the OS. Which of the following should the administrator do FIRST?
A) Install the latest OS patches.
B) Set up a personal firewall.
C) Disable the HIDS.
D) Enable WOL.

Accepted Answer

The first step in hardening a Linux server is to ensure that the system is up to date with the latest security patches to protect against known vulnerabilities.

Question 11

A technician created a job on a backup server to back up the new email server. After a few days, the technician notices the email server logs are not cleaning up after the backups are completed. Which of the following actions can the technician take to correct this issue?
A) Delete the logs before the backups.
B) Acquire an application programming interface for backup software.
C) Back up the server to a network location.
D) Stop email services, and then perform a backup.

Accepted Answer

The technician should acquire an application programming interface (API) for the backup software to ensure that the backup process includes log cleanup after completion. This allows for better integration and automation of tasks such as log management.

Question 12

A system is having disk performance issues, and the administrator wants to upgrade the storage system. Which of the following would provide the fastest and MOST reliable storage?
A) SSD with SAS
B) SSD with SATA
C) Magnetic with SAS
D) Magnetic with SATA

Accepted Answer

SSD with SAS provides the fastest and most reliable storage because it uses solid-state drives (SSDs) which have no moving parts, making them faster and more reliable than magnetic hard drives. SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) is a high-performance interface that provides faster data transfer speeds than SATA (Serial ATA).

Question 13

A server technician installs a new CPU and heat sink in a server and reconnects all of the cables. After powering on the server, the technician discovers the server is now overheating. The technician ensures the fans in the server are all operating properly. Which of the following power and cooling components is the next MOST likely cause of the temperature issues?
A) The server is missing a fan shroud.
B) The power supply voltage is incorrect.
C) The thermal dissipation of the heat sink is insufficient.
D) The power consumption of the CPU is too high.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A server technician installs a new CPU...

Question 14

A server administrator is gathering full datacenter inventory of all the server hardware to submit to the IT manager for next year's budget for a technology refresh project. Which of the following life-cycle management stages is this?
A) Procurement
B) Usage
C) Disposal
D) End-of-life

Accepted Answer

The administrator is assessing the current hardware to plan for replacements, which aligns with the end-of-life stage in life-cycle management.

Question 15

An administrator is given two hard drives and asked to build a redundant storage solution. Which of the following RAID levels should the administrator use?
A) RAID 0
B) RAID 1
C) RAID 4
D) RAID 5

Accepted Answer

RAID 1 is the only RAID level listed that provides redundancy with just two hard drives by mirroring data across both drives.

Question 16

A critical server has stopped responding in a distant location where there are no remote technicians to check the condition of the server. Which of the following can assist in checking the condition of the server? (Choose two.)
A) VNC
B) Bootstrap protocol
C) iDRAC
D) Remote desktop protocol
E) SSH
F) ILO

Accepted Answer

The answer of A critical server has stopped responding in...

Question 17

A technician runs report and notices utilization on one of the application servers in a round-robin pool is much lower than the others. Which of the following services should be checked FIRST to ensure the server is being fully utilized?
A) File services
B) DHCP
C) ARP
D) Cluster services

Accepted Answer

Cluster services should be checked first to ensure that the server is being properly utilized within the round-robin pool, as these services manage the distribution of workloads across servers.

Question 18

A syslog server is configured to use UDP port 514. The administrator uses Telnet to check port 514 against the syslog server. However, the syslog server is not responding. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason why the syslog server is not responding?
A) The syslog server is down.
B) Telnet does not work on UDP.
C) The firewall is blocking UDP port 514
D) The log is full on the syslog server.

Accepted Answer

Telnet is a protocol that works over TCP, not UDP. Since syslog uses UDP port 514, Telnet cannot be used to check UDP ports, which is why the syslog server is not responding.

Question 19

While deploying a new four-node web server cluster, a systems administrator has been instructed to use a technology that will make the website highly available without incurring any additional hardware costs. Which of the following clustering options is the BEST solution?
A) Active-active
B) Active-passive
C) All-nodes
D) Round robin

Accepted Answer

Round robin is a load balancing method that distributes client requests across a group of servers, ensuring high availability without the need for additional hardware.

Question 20

A server technician is troubleshooting an issue regarding users who are not able to access a reporting server. The reporting server has a static IP address and is connected to a Windows domain. The technician attempts steps to narrow down the issue: Pings the hostname but is not successful Pings the IP address and is successful Verifies the IP and DNS settings on the NIC card are okay Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?
A) Perform a tracert to the hostname and IP address.
B) Reboot the computer to apply security updates to the system.
C) Verify the DNS A record for the hostname of the server.
D) Update the DNS configuration on the host NIC card to localhost for lookups.
E) Perform an ipconfig on the host to verify the IP configurations.

Accepted Answer

The successful ping to the IP address but not the hostname suggests a DNS issue. Verifying the DNS A record for the hostname of the server can help identify if the DNS entry is missing or incorrect.

Exam 14: CompTIA Server+ Certification Exam

Users at a company cannot log into a server. An administrator reboots the server with liveCD and executes a df -h command. The following is returned: Which of the following should be done NEXT?

A server administrator needs to validate the integrity of all system files. Which of the following methods should the administrator use?

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?

When grid power goes out, all servers in a rack lose power immediately. The server administrator confirms the servers have dual power supplies, which are connected to separate PDUs. Each of the PDUs is connected to a different UPS. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of the problem?

A server administrator recently replaced an overheating CPU in a server at a datacenter. Following the CPU replacement, the server logs indicate the server continues to overheat. Which of the following could help mitigate this issue?

A server administrator is installing a 64-bit OS on a server hardware and receives the following error message: Processor architecture not supported . Which of the following architectures is causing this error?

A backup administrator has created a schedule to run a full backup on Friday and an incremental backup Monday through Thursday. On which of the following days of the week will the backup clear the archive bit on files during the backup?

An administrator is asked to harden a Linux server after installing the OS. Which of the following should the administrator do FIRST?

A technician created a job on a backup server to back up the new email server. After a few days, the technician notices the email server logs are not cleaning up after the backups are completed. Which of the following actions can the technician take to correct this issue?

A system is having disk performance issues, and the administrator wants to upgrade the storage system. Which of the following would provide the fastest and MOST reliable storage?

A server administrator is gathering full datacenter inventory of all the server hardware to submit to the IT manager for next year's budget for a technology refresh project. Which of the following life-cycle management stages is this?

An administrator is given two hard drives and asked to build a redundant storage solution. Which of the following RAID levels should the administrator use?

A critical server has stopped responding in a distant location where there are no remote technicians to check the condition of the server. Which of the following can assist in checking the condition of the server? (Choose two.)

A technician runs report and notices utilization on one of the application servers in a round-robin pool is much lower than the others. Which of the following services should be checked FIRST to ensure the server is being fully utilized?

A syslog server is configured to use UDP port 514. The administrator uses Telnet to check port 514 against the syslog server. However, the syslog server is not responding. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason why the syslog server is not responding?

While deploying a new four-node web server cluster, a systems administrator has been instructed to use a technology that will make the website highly available without incurring any additional hardware costs. Which of the following clustering options is the BEST solution?