Windows Server Administration Fundamentals — Question 36

You manage the servers for the School of Business at your university. The school has a Hyper-V server that runs three virtual machines (VMs). Each VM runs
Windows Server 2008 R2.
You need to apply the latest Windows server updates to each of the VMs. You need to be able to revert the servers back to their original state before applying the updates.
Which Microsoft Virtualization feature should you use?

Answer options

• A. Live Migration
• B. Snapshots
• C. VHD Virtual Hard Disks
• D. Failover Cluster

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Snapshots, as they allow you to save the current state of a VM, enabling you to revert back after applying updates if necessary. Options A, C, and D do not provide a mechanism for restoring the VM to its prior state after updates; Live Migration is for moving VMs, VHD is the virtual hard disk format, and Failover Cluster pertains to high availability rather than state restoration.