Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services — Question 63

Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com.
The domain contains a domain controller named DC1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
You create an Active Directory snapshot of DC1 each day.
You need to view the contents of an Active Directory snapshot from two days ago.
What should you do first?

Answer options

• A. Stop the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) service.
• B. Run the ntdsutil.exe command.
• C. Run the dsamain.exe command.
• D. Start the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The first step to view the contents of an Active Directory snapshot is to run the ntdsutil.exe command, which allows you to manage and interact with Active Directory snapshots. The other options are not necessary at this stage; stopping the AD DS service and starting the VSS do not directly facilitate accessing the snapshot, while dsamain.exe is used for a different purpose after the snapshot has been accessed.