70-411 Test Bank, Lesson 4 Configuring Distributed File System (DFS)

18 Multiple Choice
6 Short Answer
3 Best Answer
3 Build List
4 Repeated Answer
34 questions

Multiple Choice
1. What are DFS Namespace shared folders referred to in relation to the virtual
folders?
a. targets
b. folder spaces
c. redirects
d. links
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Installing and Configuring DFS Namespace
Explanation: The actual shared folders are referred to as the targets of the virtual
folders in the namespace.
2. What is the primary difference between domain-based namespace and standalone namespace?
a. the names given to namespaces
b. where the namespaces are stored
c. the number of servers participating in the namespace
d. the requirement for at least one Windows Server 2008 system
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring DFS Namespaces
Explanation: With domain-based namespaces, the configuration is stored in Active
Directory, which means that you dont have to rely on a single server to provide the
namespace information to your clients.

3. The default namespace mode is Windows Server 2008, which supports up to

50,000 folders. How many folders does using non-Windows Server 2008 provide?
a. 500
b. 1,500
c. 3,000
d. 5,000
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring DFS Namespaces
Explanation: When you create a namespace, the Windows Server 2008 mode is
selected by default, which supports up to 50,000 folders with targets per
namespace and access-based enumeration. If you deselect the Windows Server
2008 mode, you will use the Windows 2000 Server mode, which supports only up to
5,000 folders.
4. What term is defined as an ordered list of servers or targets that a client
computer receives from a domain controller or namespace server when the user
accesses a namespace root or a DFS folder with targets?
a. namespace
b. reference
c. referral
d. target list
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Managing Referrals
Explanation: A referral is an ordered list of servers or targets that a client computer
receives from a domain controller or namespace server when the user accesses a
namespace root or a DFS folder with targets.
5. How do you secure DFS Namespaces?
a. NTFS permissions
b. shared folder permissions
c. NTFS and shared folder permissions
d. specialized DFS folder permissions
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Managing DFS Security
Explanation: Because DFS Namespace is a specialized shared folder of shared
folders, you still secure these folders with share permissions and NTFS permissions.
6. What is the primary disadvantage of DFS Replication?

a. additional network bandwidth required

b. additional CPU power required
c. additional memory required
d. additional storage space required
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Installing and Configuring DFS Replication
Explanation: The primary disadvantage of using DFS Replication is that you need to
have sufficient storage space available on each server that hosts the server. You
also need extra space so that DFS Replication can process the replication.
7. DFS Replication does not replace the need for backups because of what feature of
replication?
a. It fails with more than 8 million files per volume.
b. It replicates deleted, changed, and corrupted files.
c. The frequency of replication is too seldom.
d. It has a very small cache in which to store files.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Installing and Configuring DFS Replication
Explanation: DFS Replication is not a replacement for backups. If a file gets deleted,
changed, or corrupted on one target server, it will most likely be deleted, changed,
or corrupted on the other target servers. Therefore, you still need to use backups to
provide data protection and recovery.
8. By default, replication groups use what type of topology to replicate to all
members of the group?
a. bidirectional
b. full mesh
c. collective mesh
d. full replicant
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring DFS Replication Targets
Explanation: By default, replication groups use a full mesh topology, which means
that all members replicate to all other members.
9. Which replication topology is more efficient than the default replication topology
and allows you to set bandwidth, timing, and directionality to your configuration?
a. meshless
b. collective mesh

c. hub/spoke
d. token ring
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring DFS Replication Targets
Explanation: Rather than use a full mesh topology, you can use a hub/spoke
topology, in which one server is used to replicate to the other members, thus
limiting the replication traffic to specific pairs of members.
10. What compression algorithm does Microsoft use to limit the amount of
bandwidth used in DFS Replication?
a. remote differential compression (RDC)
b. collective compression technology (CCT)
c. shortest path replication (SPR)
d. server-to-server replication compression (S2SRC)
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Remote Differential Compression
Explanation: DFS Replication uses a compression algorithm known as remote
differential compression (RDC), which detects changes to a files data and replicates
only those file blocks that changed instead of the entire file.
11. What type of resolution model does DFS Replication use to resolve
simultaneous-write conflicts?
a. first-in, first-out
b. last-in, last-out
c. last-writer wins
d. first-writer wins
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Staging
Explanation: When the same file gets changed at approximately the same time on
two different targets, a conflict occurs. DFS Replication uses a last-writer wins
model, which determines which file it should keep and replicate.
12. What is the default quota size of the Conflict and Deleted folder?
a. 500 MB
b. 660 MB
c. 800 MB
d. 1,250 MB (1.25 GB)

Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Staging
Explanation: By default, the quota size of the Conflict and Deleted folder is 660 MB.
13. What type of special cache folder does each replication folder use to hold files
ready to be replicated?
a. cache folder
b. upload folder
c. replication folder
d. staging folder
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Configuring Staging
Explanation: To figure what needs to be replicated, DFS uses staging folders. The
staging folder acts as a cache for new and changed files that need to be replicated.
14. If you want to save on CPU and disk I/O but consume more network bandwidth
for replication, which DFS feature can you disable?
a. remote differential compression (RDC)
b. collective compression technology (CCT)
c. shortest path replication (SPR)
d. server-to-server replication compression (S2SRC)
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Remote Differential Compression
Explanation: If you disable RDC, you can conserve processor and disk input/output
(I/O). Of course, you will consume much more bandwidth.
15. What can you do to change bidirectional replication into unidirectional? (Choose
two.)
a. Change share permissions.
b. Remove the trust relationships between systems.
c. Remove member servers from the domain.
d. Disable one of the connections.
Answer: a & d
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Configuring DFS Replication Targets
Explanation: By default, DFS replication between two members is bidirectional.
Bidirectional connections occur in both directions and include two one-way
connections. If you want only a one-way connection, you can disable one of the

connections or use share permissions to prevent the replication process from

updating files on certain member servers.
16. You have a centralized file server and a remote file server. You want to configure
DFS replication between the two servers so that you can perform backups with the
centralized file server. You started to perform DFS replication but determine that it
will take weeks for the initial replication to occur. How can you speed up the initial
replication?
a. Configure the replication to use full speed.
b. Assign two NICs to the site server.
c. Ship a disk with the files, preseed the files, clone the database from the remote
file server, and import the database into the centralized file server.
d. Copy the files manually from the site server to the centralized file server.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Cloning a DFS Database
Explanation: If you have a large file repository that you want to replicate to another
server, it could take quite a bit of time to synchronize the files. Windows Server
2012 R2 provides you with the ability to export the DFS database, preseed the files
on the destination server, and then import the database. Since the files are located
apart, you will have to ship a drive with the files. Sending a drive overnight will be
much faster than waiting for the drives to replicate, which could take weeks.
17. Which of the following is an advantage of disabling automatic auto-recovery for
DFS databases when the DFSR service stops abnormally?
a. To prevent the constant restarting of the DFS initial replication.
b. To prevent the automatic deleting of files that have not been replicated.
c. To prevent the reseeding of the replicated files.
d. You have the opportunity to fix any underlying problems and to back up the
existing replicated folders before recovery begins.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Recovering DFS Databases
Explanation: Windows Server 2012 R2 features automatic recovery after a loss of
power or an unexpected stoppage of the DFS Replication service; this automatic
recovery feature validates the database against the file system and then resumes
replication normally. By using a manual recovery, you have the opportunity to fix
any underlying problems and to back up existing replicated folders on the volume
before the recovery operation begins.
18. Which of the following is the maximum supported size of all the replicated files
on a server running Windows Server 2012 R2 with DFS?

a. 1 TB
b. 10 TB
c. 100 TB
d. 250 TB
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Optimizing DFS Replication
Explanation: Windows Server 2012 R2 provides several changes that enhance DFS,
including file staging tuning, support for larger repositories up to 100 TB, and the
ability to disable cross-file RDC.

Short Answer
19. List the three settings you can change when configuring DFS Replication.
Answer: Bidirectional or unidirectional replication, bandwidth, and replication
schedule
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Configuring DFS Replication Targets
Explanation: When you configure DFS Replication, you can configure the following
settings: bidirectional or unidirectional, percentage of available bandwidth, and
schedule when replication will occur.
20. Why is it so important that you know how much traffic DFS Replication requires?
Answer: Because the amount of bandwidth used on WAN links will determine when
replication needs to take place.
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring DFS Replication Targets
Explanation: Because DFS Replication often occurs over a WAN link, you have to be
aware of how much traffic DFS uses and how you can configure it when replication
occurs to best utilize the WAN links. Therefore, you can schedule replication to occur
only during the night when the WAN links are not used as much or you can specify
the bandwidth used by DFS Replication.
21. Which namespace optimization polling option should you select if you have
more than 16 namespace servers?
Answer: Select the Optimize for scalability option to reduce load on the PDC
Emulator.
Difficulty: Hard
Section Ref: Managing Referrals
Explanation: By default, the Optimize for consistency option is selected, causing the
namespace servers to poll the PDC emulator each time the namespace changes. If

you have more than 16 namespace servers, you should choose Optimize for
scalability to reduce the load on the PDC Emulator. Unfortunately, this option
increases the time needed for changes to the namespace to replicate to all
namespace servers, which may cause users to see inconsistent views of the
namespace while namespace changes are replicated to all servers.
22. What other server role must you install to work with DFS Namespaces?
Answer: File Server role
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Installing DFS Namespace
Explanation: Installing DFS Namespace is a simple process of adding the
appropriate role using Server Manager. However, you should also install the File
Server service so that you can create file shares.
23. Explain the primary difference in full mesh topology and hub/spoke topology.
Answer: Full mesh topology members replicate to all other members, and hub/spoke
uses a single server to replicate to all other members.
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring DFS Replication Targets
Explanation: By default, replication groups use a full mesh topology, which means
that all members replicate to all other members. If you have a simple DFS
implementation consisting of two servers, those servers have some replication
traffic between them. However, by adding multiple servers to a replication group,
replication traffic increases even more. Therefore, rather than use a full mesh
topology, you can use a hub/spoke topology, in which one server is used to replicate
to the other members, thus limiting the replication traffic to specific pairs of
members.
24. Briefly explain the relationship between DFS Replication and the DFS
Namespace.
Answer: DFS Replication ensures that the files are replicated between the servers,
providing multiple copies of the files. DFS Namespace makes the access of the
replicated folders transparent to users when accessing the replicated folder.
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Fault Tolerance Using DFS
Explanation: Each technology used in DFS has some impressive capabilities. DFS
Namespace offers ease of use when trying to locate a shared folder; DFS Replication
replicates files from one server to another. However, when they are combined, they
can offer fault tolerance on the network. DFS Replication ensures the files are
replicated between the servers, providing multiple copies of the files. DFS

Namespace makes the access of the replicated folders transparent to the users
when accessing the replicated folder.

Best Answer
25. When DFS Replication and DFS Namespace are combined into a single service
offering, the pair creates what type of file sharing service?
a. unbreakable
b. N+1 redundant
c. bandwidth intensive
d. fault tolerant
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Ref: Configuring Fault Tolerance Using DFS
Explanation: To make shared files fault tolerant, you need to use both DFS
Namespace and DFS Replication.
26. When should you increase the default quota size for the staging folder?
a. when the staging folder approaches 90% capacity
b. when bandwidth is available
c. when you have multiple large files that change frequently
d. when replication queues back up for more than two hours
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Staging
Explanation: If a large file is still in the process of being replicated, any cleaning that
occurs is retried later after the file has been replicated. You should increase the
quota size only if you have multiple large files that change frequently.
27. If one of the replicated folders isnt available, what happens when a user
requests a file?
a. The request is rerouted to another replicated folder.
b. The request is terminated with an error.
c. The request is placed in a replication delivery queue.
d. The request is placed in a wait state until resources are available.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Fault Tolerance Using DFS
Explanation: As far as users are concerned, they access the DFS namespace/shared
folder, and then they go to one of the replicated folders. If a replicated folder is not
available, the users request is rerouted to another replicated folder.

Build List
28. Order the following general steps for creating a fault-tolerant DFS service on
your network.
a. Create a DFS Namespace that includes targets of all target folders for a
replication group.
b. Create the same folder on multiple servers.
c. Configure DFS Replication between the folders on the various servers.
d. Share the folders.
Answer: B D C A
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Configuring Fault Tolerance Using DFS
Explanation: Each technology used in DFS has some impressive capabilities. DFS
Namespace offers ease of use when trying to locate a shared folder; DFS Replication
replicates files from one server to another. However, when they are combined, they
can offer fault tolerance on the network:
1. Create the same folder on multiple servers. Although the folders dont have to
have the same name, using the same name makes management easier and cuts
down on confusion.
2. Share the folders.
3. Configure DFS Replication between the folders on the various servers.
4. Create a DFS Namespace that includes targets of all target folders for a
replication group.
29. Order the following steps to install DFS Replication.
a. Select Role-based or feature-based installation.
b. Select a server from the server pool.
c. Choose File and Storage Services > File and iSCSI services > DFS Replication.
d. Choose Server Manager > Manage > Add Roles and Features.
e. Add Features.
Answer: D A B C E
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Installing DFS Replication
Explanation: Refer to steps to Install DFS Replication.
30. Order the following steps to set the target priority on a root target for a domainbased namespace.
a. Select the Advanced tab and select Override referral ordering.
b. Choose Server Manager > Tools > DFS Management.
c. Expand the Namespaces folder.
d. Select the priority.

e. Select the Namespace Servers tab.

f. Open Properties for the root target to change.
g. Select the desired namespace.
Answer: B C G E F A D
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Managing Referrals
Explanation: Refer to the steps outlined in Set Target Priority on a Root Target for a
Domain-Based Namespace.

Repeated Answer
31. When setting target priority on a root target for a domain-based namespace,
you can override referral ordering and select the priority you want to use. What
does the Last among all targets option specify?
a. Users should always be referred to this target if the target is available.
b. Users should never be referred to this target unless all other targets are
unavailable.
c. Users should be referred to this target before other targets of equal cost (which
usually means other targets in the same site).
d. Users should never be referred to this target if other targets of equal cost are
available (which usually means other targets in the same site).
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Managing Referrals
Explanation: Refer to the procedural steps for Setting Target Priority on a Root
Target for a Domain-Based Namespace.
32. When setting target priority on a root target for a domain-based namespace,
you can override referral ordering and select the priority you want to use. What
does the First among targets of equal cost option specify?
a. Users should always be referred to this target if the target is available.
b. Users should never be referred to this target unless all other targets are
unavailable.
c. Users should be referred to this target before other targets of equal cost (which
usually means other targets in the same site).
d. Users should never be referred to this target if other targets of equal cost are
available (which usually means other targets in the same site).
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Managing Referrals

Explanation: Refer to the procedural steps for Setting Target Priority on a Root
Target for a Domain-Based Namespace.

33. When setting target priority on a root target for a domain-based namespace,
you can override referral ordering and select the priority you want to use. What
does the Last among targets of equal cost option specify?
a. Users should always be referred to this target if the target is available.
b. Users should never be referred to this target unless all other targets are
unavailable.
c. Users should be referred to this target before other targets of equal cost (which
usually means other targets in the same site).
d. Users should never be referred to this target if other targets of equal cost are
available (which usually means other targets in the same site).
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Managing Referrals
Explanation: Refer to the procedural steps for Setting Target Priority on a Root
Target for a Domain-Based Namespace.
34. When setting target priority on a root target for a domain-based namespace,
you can override referral ordering and select the priority you want to use. What
does the First among all targets option specify?
a. Users should always be referred to this target if the target is available.
b. Users should never be referred to this target unless all other targets are
unavailable.
c. Users should be referred to this target before other targets of equal cost (which
usually means other targets in the same site).
d. Users should never be referred to this target if other targets of equal cost are
available (which usually means other targets in the same site).
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Ref: Managing Referrals
Explanation: Refer to the procedural steps for Setting Target Priority on a Root
Target for a Domain-Based Namespace.