Quiz 7

The following PowerShell cmdlets are all valid for executing functions related to VHDs. Which cmdlet is used for compacting dynamic or differencing disks? Optimize-VHD Dismount-VHD Resize-VHD Convert-VHD

How do you give a VM exclusive access to a physical hard disk? By granting the physical disk to the VM through the parent OS. By creating a pass-through disk for the VM. Taking the disk offline in the parent OS, and then selecting the physical disk in the VM. A VM cannot have exclusive access to physical disks, only virtual disks.

What does a differencing disk offer administrators? An opportunity to experiment with no changes committed to the differencing disk. A better security for the data on the differencing disk. An opportunity to experiment with no changes committed to the parent image. A faster load time than a full VM.

Can you modify an existing virtual hard disk (VHD) file? No, once created, a VHD file is fixed. Yes, but you can modify it only through Windows PowerShell. Yes, you can even modify it without mounting it to a VM. No, but you change it into a VHDX file.

What Server Manager tool allows you to create a new virtual hard disk? File and Storage Services Hyper-V Server Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and then Manageability Hyper-V Manager

You are using differencing disks for multiple virtual machines (VMs) to preserve the parent image from changes. Now you want to combine the two images together. What PowerShell cmdlet allows you to do this? Merge-VHD Optimize-VHD Convert-VHD Mount-VHD

What tool can you use to modify a virtual hard disk? Use Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard in Add Users and Computers. Select the Edit VHD dialog box in Hyper-V File Server. Select Checkpoint from the Actions pane in Hyper-V Manager. Use Edit Virtual Hard Disk Wizard in Hyper-V Manager in Server Manager.

Regarding the benefits of a SAN, what happens during a serverless backup? The server initiates the backup, but the server is not involved during the backup. Without a server, there is no backup. The server schedules the backup, but has no involvement at the beginning, during, or end. The server acts as a slave to the backup device.

Do VMs ever directly access a physical hard disk? Yes, VMs access a physical hard disk by way of a "pass-through disk," a special virtual disk that directly accesses the physical disk if it is made exclusively available to the VM. Yes, virtual hard disks associate directly to the physical hard disks. No, VMs access only virtual hard disks, areas of space on the physical hard disk. No, VMs access physical hardware only through the hypervisor.

When creating a new virtual hard disk, what feature does Windows PowerShell offer that the graphical interface does not? You can choose among Fixed, Dynamic, or Differencing. You can specify the path. You can decide between VHD and VHDX disk types. You can specify the block size and the logical sector size.

If your company uses Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 and the older Virtual Server, what virtual image file format can you use on both hypervisor products? VHD DIVX VHS VHDX

When choosing between disk types in the New Virtual Hard Disk Wizard, what type permits an image size up to 2 TB? VHS VHDX VHD DIVX

When creating a checkpoint file using Hyper-V Manager, what is the file format and where is it stored? The file has an AVHD or AVHDX extension, stored at the root of the local drive. The file has an AVHDX extension, stored in the same folder as the virtual hard disk file. The file has an AVHD extension, stored in the same folder as the virtual hard disk file. The file has an AVHD or AVHDX extension, stored in the same folder as the virtual hard disk file.

Virtual SANs allow you to _______. eliminate the physical disks make distant storage accessible to VMs have virtual hard disks communicate with physical hard disks utilize the Fibre Channel adapters

In Windows Server 2012 R2, what virtual image file provides for the largest size? VHD files, up to 64 TB VHD files, up to 2 TB VHDX files, up to 64 TB VHDX files, up to 2 TB