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| What is an example of Real-Time Monitoring? |
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| What is an example of Logged Monitoring? |
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| What is a baseline and what is it used for? |
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- Collection of performance levels taken when the system is functioning normally.
- Used to compare later on for troubleshooting.
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| What are the three default Event Logs in WinSvr03? |
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| Application, System, Security |
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| What is an example of an Application Event Log? |
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| What is an example of a System Event Log? |
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- New driver installed
- Service fail
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| What is an example of a Security Event Log? |
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| Who can view the Security Event Log by default? |
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| What are the Event Log Retention Settings and what are their default behaviors when limits are reached? |
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- Overwrite Events As Needed; erases oldest entries
- Overwrite Events Older Than X Days; stops writing
- Do Not Overwrite Events (Clear Log Manually); stops writing
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| What are the four ways to access Task Manager? |
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- Ctrl+Alt+Del
- Ctrl+Shft+Esc
- Rt-click Tasbar
- Run > taskmgr.exe
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| What are the tabs of the Task Manager and what do they do? |
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- Applications - shows running programs
- Processes - shows running processes
- Performance - CPU/Page File Usage
- Networking - active network connections and bandwidth usage
- Users - shows Users logged in
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| a component not providing an acceptable level of performance compared to other components in the system |
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| What is a memory leak and what do you do about it? |
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program allocating memory for use but not freeing it up when finished using it
Determine process causing leak or install more RAM |
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What is the acceptable level for following and what do you do about it?
Server Work Queues: QueueLength |
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- < 4
- upgrade/add processor
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What is the acceptable level for following and what do you do about it?
Memory: Page Faults/Sec |
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What is the acceptable level for following and what do you do about it?
Memory: Pages/Sec |
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What is the acceptable level for following and what do you do about it?
PhysicalDisk: %disktime |
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- < 80%
- check for storage leaks or upgrade storage
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What is the acceptable level for following and what do you do about it?
Network Interface: Output Queue Length |
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- <= 2
- examing network issues or replace NIC
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What is the acceptable level for following and what do you do about it?
Server: Bytes Total/Sec |
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- < 50% of total bandwidth capacity
- Migrate applications to other servers or upgrade to faster network
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| What are counter logs used for? |
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| Captures statistics for specific counters to a log file |
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| What are Trace Logs used for? |
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| Record information about system applications when certain events occur |
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| Performs an action when counter reaches a specified value |
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| What are the three considerations for evaluating backup hardware? |
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| What is the storage capability of a CD? |
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| What is the storage capability of a DVD? |
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| What is the storage capability of a Jaz? |
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| What is the storage capability of a Zip drive? |
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| What is the storage capability of a QIC, Travan tape? |
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50 GB (uncompressed)
100 GB (compressed) |
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| What is the storage capability of a DAT tape? |
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20 GB (uncompressed)
40 GB (compressed) |
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| What is the storage capability of an 8 mm tape? |
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100 GB (uncompressed)
200 GB (compressed) |
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| What is the storage capability of a DLT, Super DLT tape? |
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160 GB (uncompressed)
320 GB (compressed) |
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| What is the storage capability of an LTO, Ultrium tape? |
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200 GB (uncompressed)
400 GB (compressed) |
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| What are the three main backup types? |
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- Normal (Full)
- Incremental
- Differential
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| Length of time for Restoration/Backup of a Normal backup |
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| Length of time for Restoration/Backup of a Differential backup |
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| Length of time for Restoration/Backup of an Incremental backup |
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| What is the Grandfather-Father-Son tape rotation scheme? |
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"son" = daily backup tapes reused weekly
"father" = weekly backup tapes reused monthly
"grandfather" = monthly backup tapes reused yearly |
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| What are the advantages of using hardware compression over software compression? |
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| Software compression uses the computer's processor while hardware compression is built in to hardware |
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| What is a Volume Shadow Copy and where is it enabled? |
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- WinSrv03 feature that maintains a library of multiple versions of selected files
- Local Disk Properties dialog box > Shadow Copies tab > volume > Enable
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| What is an Authoritative Restore and what utility is used for it? |
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- Objects in AD DB are restored with updated sequence numbers that prevent them from being overwritten
- NTDSUTIL
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