You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2. Server1 has the Hyper-V server
role installed. Server1 has 8 GB of RAM.
Server1 hosts five virtual machines that run Windows Server 2012 R2.
The settings of a virtual machine named Server3 are configured as shown in the exhibit. (Click the
Exhibit button.)
You need to ensure that when Server1 restarts, Server3 automatically resumes without intervention.
The solution must prevent data loss.
Which settings should you modify?
A.
BIOS
B.
Automatic Stop Action
C.
Automatic Start Action
D.
Integration Services
Explanation:
The Automatic Stop Action setting should be modified because it will allow you to configure:
“Save the virtual machine state” option instructs Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management Service to
save the virtual machine state on the local disk when the Hyper-V Server shuts down.
OR “Turn Off the virtual machine” is used by the Hyper-V Management Service (VMMS.exe) to
gracefully turn off the virtual machine.
OR “Shut down the guest operating system” is successful only if the “Hyper-V Shutdown” guest
service is running in the virtual machine. The guest service is required to be running in the virtual
machine as the Hyper-V VMMS.EXE process will trigger Windows Exit message which is received by
the service. Once the message is received by the guest service, it takes the necessary actions to shut
down the virtual machine.
References:
http://www.altaro.com/hyper-v/hyper-v-automatic-start-and-stop-action/
Shouldn’t be C ?
“You need to ensure that when Server1 restarts, Server3 automatically resumes without intervention.” – so its about automatically resuming after physical server STARTS. In “Automatic Start Action” we can read: What do you want this virtual machine to do WHEN THE PHYSICAL COMPUTER STARTS?
So I think its about C
The given answer is correct.
If you look at the illustration, you will notice that the stop action is set to power off, instead of save state.
This will gracefully shut the machine down. Upon restart of the host, the VM will not restart because it was shut down.
The question further stipulates that the VM needs to “resume,” Picture it kind of like waking from hibernation. SO you would want to set the stop to save state, and set the start to start if previously running (i.e. resume).
The important thing here is “The solution must prevent data loss.”
Powering Off the machine will not prevent data loss.
Answer is correct. You can see the VM is currently in a powered off state because the Static RAM and Enable Dynamic Memory fields are active.
Because the VM is off the “Automatic Start Action” won’t come into affect simply because the VM is “not previously running.
So the answer is to change the Automatic Stop Action.
Answer = B