Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 — Question 34

You have a server named Server1. Server1 runs Windows Server 2012 R2 and has the File and Storage Services server role installed. You attach four 500-GB disks to Server1. You need to configure the storage to meet the following requirements:
✑ Storage for an application named Application1 must be provided. Application1 requires 20 GB and will require a maximum of 800 GB in three years.
✑ Storage for an application named Application2 must be provided. Application2 requires 20 GB and will require a maximum of 900 GB in three years.
✑ The solution must provide the ability to dynamically add storage without requiring configuration changes to the applications.
✑ The storage must be available if a single disk fails.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. From File and Storage Services, create virtual disks by using fixed provisioning.
• B. From File and Storage Services, create a storage pool that uses all four disks.
• C. From Disk Management, create two new mirror volumes that use two disks each.
• D. From Disk Management, create a new RAID-5 volume that uses all four disks.
• E. From File and Storage Services, create virtual disks by using thin provisioning.

Correct answer: B, E

Explanation

The correct answers are B and E because creating a storage pool with all four disks (B) allows for dynamic storage expansion and protects against single disk failure. Using thin provisioning (E) ensures that the applications can use storage on-demand without pre-allocating all the space, which is ideal for the growth requirements of both applications. The other options do not meet the requirements for dynamic expansion or redundancy against disk failure.