You have a server named Server 1. Server1 runs Windows Server 2012.
Server1 has a thin provisioned disk named Disk1.
You need to expand Disk1.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correctanswer presents part of the solution.
Choose two.)
A.
From File and Storage Services, extend Disk1.
B.
From File and Storage Services, add a physical disk to the storage pool.
C.
From Disk Management, extend the volume.
D.
From Disk Management, delete the volume, create anew volume, and then format the volume.
E.
From File and Storage Services, detach Disk1.
Explanation:
Step 1 (B): if required add physical disk capacity.Step 2 (A): Dynamically extend the virtual disk (not volume).
Windows Server 2012 Storage Space subsystem now virtualizes storage by abstracting multiple physical
disksinto a logical construct with specified capacity. The process is to group selected physical disksinto a
container,the so-called storage pool, such that thetotal capacity collectively presented by those associated
physicaldisks can appear and become manageable as asingle and seemingly continuous space. Subsequently
astorage administrator creates a virtual disk basedon a storage pool, configure a storage layout which
isessentially a RAID level, and expose the storage of the virtual disk as a drive letter or a mapped folder
inWindows Explorer.
The system administrator uses File and Storage Services in Server Manager or the Disk Management tool
torescan the disk, bring the disk online, and extend the disk size.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/yungchou/archive/2012/08/31/windows-server-2012-storage- virtualization-explained.
aspx
It should be A & C. You expand disk1 first then from the OS (Server1) extend the volume to include the total newly allocated space.
Guys, from Disk Management, You CANNOT extend Volume. I have confirmed it. From Disk Management, extend volume is greyed out. You can extend volume from File and Storage Service. So, the Option C is wrong choice (since it says from Disk Management…) Try yourself. Thanks!
You CAN extend a volume from Disk Management. If it was grayed out for you, it was because there is no space on your disk to extend the volume with. I’ve done it hundreds of times.
Why would you expand the volume? The steps in the description problem seem accurate.
Like Fausto I say A & C. There is no mention of needing an extra disk or space limitations. Extending a disk has no benefit unless the O/S volume is also extended.
Answer is A and B. check http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2013/12/18/cannot-extend-simple-virtual-disk-in-windows-server-2012-r2.aspx
A & C cannot be the answer because they have asked two actions that will extend the disk and not two different ways of extending the disk
We don’t know if we need to add a disk. The storage pool could contain enough space.
Even if we don’t have enough space it’s a thin provisioned disk, so we can add disks to the storage pool later (unlike the blog of cutedevil, which is about a fixed disk that uses all the space in the storage pool).
A > because we need a bigger disk
B > possible, but no mention of not having enough diskspace
C > this needs to be done if we want to make use of a bigger disk, but no mention of needing a bigger volume.
D > bs answer 1
E > bs answer 2
Although I think MS should give more information, I go with A and C as well, purely bc of the mentioning of “thin provisioning”.
I agree with you, doh. A and C make the most sense (why would you extend a drive without extending the volume?), but B is also quite possible since they’re not technically asking about a volume; the question only states that you need to expand Disk1.
This is another of Microsoft’s “gotcha” questions with its ambiguity.
The biggest problem with the question is that there is only one answer that is right. All you need to do to satisfy the terms of the question is extend the virtual disk. Right click and done. You can totally extend a 5GB virtual disk to a 5000TB virtual disk using a 10GB storage pool. Since the question only asks how to extend the virtual disk, physical disks and volumes are inconsequential.
The question doesn’t say they’re running out of allocatable storage, so there’s no reason to assume B. They also might want to create a second volume on the virtual drive, so we can’t assume A.
The only correct answer given the information in the question is C. Anything else is conjecture as this is a terribly ambiguous question and whoever wrote it needs their head slammed in a car door.
Without doubt the answer it A and C. I have tested this.
First you add storage (say 20GB) to the thin provisioned disk using “Extend Virtual Disk” in Storage Services.
Then you must extend the Volume to use the extra 20GB of space using Disk Management (Right click, extend volume).
It’s A +C
Look here at the screenshot, it describe excatly the steps:
https://bariseris.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/windows-server-2012-storage-spaces-and-data-deduplication-hands-on-review-part-3/
I vote for “A” and “B” because the question relates to Windows 2012, and you’re supposed to use Server Manager – File and Storage Services – Volumes – Disks or Storage Pools.
Step 1 (B): if required add physical disk capacity.
Step 2 (A): Dynamically extend the virtual disk (not volume). The File and Storage Services role and the Storage Services role service are installed by
default, but without any additional role services. This basic functionality enables you to use Server Manager or Windows PowerShell to manage the
storage functionality of your servers.
There is nothing said about a volume on the disk. The question is how to expand a disk.
In my opinion you should first add more storage to make it possible to extend and then extend the disk. (B, A)
C is about extending a volume that resides on the disk, but that is not the question. You need to extend the disk itself.
This is the shittest question i have ever seen in my life, its too ambiguous. Where does adding another disk come into it
Think I get it now key phrase is (Each correctanswer presents part of the solution.
Choose two.) A & B are part of 1 action so they each present part of the solution. A & C are two different solutions, although still right the wording is fucky.
I think the nature of this question is , what NEW Server 2012 R2 features will you use to solve this issue.
As any other enterprise, Microsoft will like to enforce the usage of their tools, mostly if they are new.
Disk management always do (and will) the trick.
I made a test using my LAB – answer A & B
1) first I added a new disk to storage poll
2) second I extended my virtual disk
Now in disk managament I can see that old volume disk is possible to extend BUT THE QUESTION IS ABOUT EXTEND DISK NOT VOLUME so C answer is not for this example (but it is good next step for using bigger volume)
I think we should analyze the question. The question stated that the disk was provision as Thin. You can extend Thin provisioned disk on server manager even if the actual allocated size is bigger that you will assign.
The key word here is “Thin”
Answer is correct A and B.
As long as the question did not mentioned that the server was a core version using server manager always prevails on this 70-410 exams.
And if ever you will extend your provisioned Fixed disk it is also possible just follow the link provided by cutedevil.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2013/12/18/cannot-extend-simple-virtual-disk-in-windows-server-2012-r2.aspx