70-223 Configuring and Administering Microsoft Clustering Services by using Windows 2000 Advanced Server Exam Questions

Demo Question 9.

You are the administrator of a file cluster. The cluster consists of two nodes that are designated NodeA and NodeB. The cluster storage subsystem contains more than 1 TB of data. This data is accessed by more than 1,000 users only. Each day, you process approximately 20 requests to create new shares in the cluster. The systmroot folder on both nodes is configured as the default for Windows 2000. The cluster contains the default Cluster group, which contains the following resources. * Network Name = Cluster * IP Address = 192.168.5.101 * Physical Disk = F You want to ensure that the maximum time for loss of cluster configuration data is one hour. What should you do?

A. Schedule an hourly backup of the system state data on each node.
B. Schedule an hourly backup of the
C. \winnt\Cluster folder on each node. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINES\System registry key on both nodes.
D. In the Failover properties for the Cluster group, specify a Threshold of 1 and Period of 1 hour.


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Answer: A

Explanation: In order to ensure that you only loose 1 hour of cluster configuration you will need to schedule an hourly backup of the system state data on each node. The system state data: registry, Active Directory, Windows boor files and Cluster Quorum. Incorrect answers: B. This file does not contain the necessary information. C. This is the location for the system registry key. Cluster configuration is not located in this area. D. This would ensure that a cluster would fail after one attempt at a failover. Microsoft Windows 2000 Advance Server Clustering Services Training Kit, pages 241- 242.