DRAG DROP
A company has one Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) forest that contains two domains. The company
has a Hyper-V environment that runs Windows Server 2012 R2. The company also has two virtual machines
(VMs) that run Windows Server 2012. The VMs are NOTpart of a domain.
You plan to deploy a guest cluster by using a shared virtual hard disk (VHDX). You must use native disk
support that is included in the Failover Clusteringfeature. The compliance department requires that you
perform as many tasks as possible with your domain account for auditing purposes.
You need to prepare to create the guest cluster.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence?To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of
actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Answer:
Explanation:
I think that “Log on to the VMs by using your domain account and then configure the disks on the VMs as dynamic disks” is not correct. See the quote below from Microsoft:
“To use the native disk support included in Failover Clustering, use basic disks, not dynamic disks.” (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612869.aspx)
Also, the order doesn’t seem right. So I think the correct answer is:
– Install Windows Server 2012 R2 on the VMs.
– Join both VMs to the same AD DS domain by using an offline domain join.
– Log on to the VMs by using your domain account and then configure the disks on the VMs as basic disks.
You got it right
Agreed –
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn265980.aspx
Agree order en basic disk!!!
I agree with the first answer provided by Guest, but why do we even need to up the VMs to R2?
Because the scenario says you plan to deploy a guest cluster using a shared vhd. Shared Virtual Hard Disks is a feature of R2.
At the bottom of JB’s link it states the requirements for a guest failover cluster that uses shared virtual hard disks. R2 is one of the requirements due to the shared vhd.
Thank you. Not sure how I missed that requirement, was only thinking guest clustering.
I’m still not sure why to upgrade server 2012 to R2… Read this:
You must use Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 for the guest operating system. If you use Windows Server 2012, you must upgrade the Hyper-V integration services to the Windows Server 2012 R2 version.
Source: Step2 @ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn265980.aspx
I’m with Jan. The requirement is a 2012 R2 is at the host level. The guest clusters can be 2012 or 2012 R2.
But you first need to join the machines to AD Domain, before you actually can log in with your domain account.
I agree with Mark.
1. Install 2012 R2
2. Join Domain
3. Login and configure disks.
why use offline domain join?
@tuczap
eeh, because they don’t give an alternative answer???