A customer plans to deploy Windows Server 2012 Standard to several servers.
The customer identifies the following hardware requirements for the planned deployment:
Must support three volumes in a single mirror without the installation of third-party management software.
Must support NIC teaming without the installation of third-party management software.
Must be able to back up the server data to a tape device.
Must be able to run on an x86 hardware platform,
You need to identify which two requirements are met by the planned deployment of Windows Server 2012.
Which two requirements should you identify? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
A.
Must support three-way mirrors without the installation of third-party management software.
B.
Must support NIC teaming without the installation of third-party management software.
C.
Must be able to run on an x86 hardware platform.
D.
Must be able to back up the server data to a tape device.
Explanation:
Incorrect:
Not C: Windows Server 2012 runs only on x64 processors. Unlike its predecessor, Windows Server 2012 does not support Itanium.
Note: x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64 and amd64) is the 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set. It supports vastly larger amounts of virtual memoryand physical
memory than is possible on its predecessors, allowing programs to store larger amounts of data in memory. x86-64 also provides 64-bitgeneral purpose
registers and numerous other enhancements.
Not D:
* Windows Backup has not supported backing up to tape for quite sometime now.
You’ll need something like Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager or a 3rd
party solution.
* You can no longer back up to tape.
Windows Server Backup supports backing up to external and internal disks, DVDs, and shared folders.
Misleading – “Must be able to back up the server data to a tape device” – doesn’t mention that you can’t use 3rd party software (i.e. Backup Exec). The implication is that Server 2012 doesn’t support tape devices!