You work as an administrator at Contoso.com. The Contoso.com network consists of a single domain named
Contoso.com. All servers on the Contoso.com network have Windows Server 2008 R2 installed. Some of
Contoso.com’s workstations have Windows 7 installed, while the rest have Windows 8 installed.
After installing a new Windows Server 2012 computer in the Contoso.com domain, you configure it to run the
File and Storage Services server role. You are instructed to create a shared folder on the new server, and
configure the use of Previous Versions for restoring files located in the shared folder.
Which of the following actions should you take?
A.
You should consider configuring the Shadow Copies settings on the new server.
B.
You should consider configuring the Snapshot settings on the new server.
C.
You should consider configuring the Background Copy settings on the new server.
D.
You should consider configuring the Permission settings on the new server.
Explanation:
What are previous versions?
Previous versions are either backup copies (copies of files and folders that you back up by using the Back Up
Files wizard, or shadow copies) copies of files and folders that Windows automatically saves as part of a
restore point. (Shadow copies can be copies of files on your computer or shared files on a computer on a
network.) You can use previous versions of files to restore files that you accidentally modified or deleted, or that
were damaged. Depending on the type of file or folder, you can open, save to a different location, or restore a
previous version.
ATT: (nothing to do with question but cool to know) File Server Volume Copy Shadow Service (VSS) Agent
Service Enables consistency of application snaphots (shadow copies). With previous versions of Windows
Server, VSS only supported shadow copies of data on the local server. With WS2012, Microsoft has added
VSS for SMB File Shares which extends shadow copy support for network volumes. Administrators install the
FS VSS Agent on the file server where the application data is located. They then install the VSS provider in the
server where the application is located. The provider talks to the agent using the new File Server Remote VSS
protocol in order to manage the shadow copies of the data.