Windows Server: Server Manager Roles and Features

 

• Which server role enables you to centrally configure, mange, and provide temporary IP addresses and related information for client computers?Show Answer

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server. The DHCP server enables you to centrally configure, manage, and provide temporary IP addresses and related information for client computers. IP addresses are used to uniquely identify the client computers on your network.

• Which server role provides the services that you can use to create and manage virtual machines and their resources?

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Hyper-V Server. The Hyper-V Server provides services to create and manage virtual machines and their resources. Each virtual machine is a virtualized computer system that operates in an isolated execution environment. This allows you to run multiple operating systems simultaneously. etwork.

• Which server role provides a reliable, manageable, and scalable Web application infrastructure?

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Web Server (IIS). The Web Server provides a reliable, manageable, and scalable Web application infrastructure. IIS supports hosting of Web content in production environments.etwork.

• Which server role stores information about objects on the network and makes this information available to users and network administrators?

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Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Server. The AD DS server stores information about objects on the network and makes this information available to users and network administrators. Servers that run the AD DS Server role are called Domain Controllers. These servers provide network users access to resources through a single logon process.

• Which server role allows network administrators to specify the Microsoft updates that should be installed on different computers?

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Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Server. The WSUS server allows network administrators to specify the Microsoft updates that should be installed on different computers. Keeping your computers updated with the latest updates is an important part of securing the network. With WSUS you can automate this process and create different update schedules for your computers.

• Which server feature allows multiple servers to work together to provide high availability of server roles?

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Failover Clustering. Failover clustering is often used for File Services, virtual machines, database applications, and mail applications.

• Which server feature includes snap-ins and command line tools for remotely managing roles and features?

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Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). RSAT Tools are divided into Feature Administration Tools and Role Administration Tools. Feature Administration Tools include Failover Clustering Tools, IPAM Client, and Network Load Balancing Tools. Role Administration Tools include Hyper-V Management Tools, DHCP Server Tools, and Remote Access Management Tools.

• Which server feature distributes network traffic across several servers, using the TCP/IP protocol?

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Network Load Balancing (NLB). NLB is particularly useful for ensuring stateless applications, such as Web Servers running IIS, are scalable by adding additional services as the load increases.

• Which server feature includes Windows PowerShell cmdlets that facilitate migration of server roles, operating system settings, files, and shares from computers that are running earlier versions of Windows Server?

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Windows Server Migration Tools. Windows Server Migration Tools can also facilitate migration from one computer that is running Windows Server 2012 to another server that is running Windows Server 2012. For example when you are creating a backup server.

• Which server feature provides a central framework for managing your IP address space and DHCP and DNS servers?

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IP Address Management Server (IPAM). IPAM supports automated discovery of DHCP and DNS servers in the Active Directory forest. IPAM can also track and monitor IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, as well as providing utilization tools.