Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services — Question 20

You are employed as a senior network administrator at ABC.com.
ABC.com has an Active Directory domain named ABC.com.
All servers on the ABC.com network have Windows Server 2012 R2 installed.
ABC.com has two servers, named SERVER1 and SERVER2 which are configured in a two-node failover cluster. Server1 includes a folder, named ABCAppData, which is configured as a Distributed File System (DFS) name space folder target. After configuring another two nodes in the failover cluster, you are instructed to make sure that access to ABC AppData is highly available.
You also have to make sure that application data is replicated to ABCAppData via DFS replication.
Which following actions should you take?

Answer options

• A. You should considerconfiguring a scale-out File Server
• B. You should consider configuring the replication settingsfor the cluster
• C. You should consider configuring a file server for general use
• D. You should consider configuring the Quorum settings

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because configuring a scale-out File Server allows for high availability and load balancing for the DFS namespace, ensuring that ABCAppData is accessible at all times. Option B is incorrect as adjusting replication settings does not guarantee high availability; it only manages data consistency. Option C does not pertain to high availability specifically for DFS; general use file servers do not provide the same benefits. Option D, while important for cluster management, does not directly address the high availability of the DFS folder.