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Case Study: 6
Contoso Ltd Case C
Background
Overview
Contoso, Ltd., is a manufacturing company. The company has offices in Chicago and Seattle.
Each office contains two data centers. All of the data centers and sites for the company have
network connectivity to each other. The company uses a single Active Directory Domain
Services (AD DS) domain.

Contoso is growing rapidly and needs to expand its computer infrastructure.
Current Environment Chicago Office
The Chicago office contains a primary data center and a backup data center. A Hyper-V
cluster named Clusterl.contoso.com resides in the primary data center. The cluster has a
multiple network path configured. The cluster includes two unused SQL Server virtual
machines (VMs) named SQL-SERVER1 and SQL-SERVER2. The cluster also includes a
Hyper-V Host group named Chi-Primary.
Clusterl.contoso.com contains the following servers:
• CHI1-HVNODE1.contoso.com
• CHI1-HVNODE2.contoso.com
• CHI1-HVNODE3.contoso.com
• CHI1-HVNODE4.contoso.com
The backup data center for the Chicago office is located on a Hyper-V cluster named
Cluster2.contoso.com. The cluster has a single network path configured. The cluster includes
a Hyper-V Host group named Chi-Backup.
Cluster2.contoso.com contains the following servers:
• CHI2-HVNODEl.contoso.com
• CHI2-HVNODE2.contoso.com
• CHI2-HVNODE3.contoso.com
• CHI2-HVNODE4.contoso.com
In addition, the Chicago office contains two standalone Hyper-V servers named CHIHVSERVER1.contoso.com and CHI-HVSERVER2.contoso.com.
There are also four newly built servers:
• CHI-SERVERl.contoso.com
• CHI-SERVER2.contoso.com
• CHI-SERVER3.contoso.com
• CHI-SERVER4.contoso.com
All the servers in the Chicago office run Windows Server 2012. Any future servers that are
deployed in the Chicago office must also run Windows Server 2012.
All servers in the Chicaoo office use the subnet 10.20.xx.
Current Environment Seattle Office
The Seattle office contains a primary data center and a backup data center. The primary data
center is located on a Hyper-V cluster named Cluster3.contoso.com. The cluster has a
multiple network path configured. The cluster includes two unused SQL Server virtual
machines named SQL-SERVER3 and SQL-SERVERS The cluster includes a Hyper-V Host
group named Sea-Primary.
Cluster3.contoso.com contains the following servers:
• SEA3-HVNODEl.contoso.com
• SEA3-HVNODE2.contoso.com
• SEA3-HVNODE3.contoso.com
• SEA3-HVNODE4.contoso.com
The backup data center for the Seattle office is located on a Hyper-V cluster named
Cluster4.contoso.com. The cluster has a single network path configured. The cluster includes
a Hyper-V Host group named Sea-Backup.
Cluster4.contoso.com contains the following servers:
• SEA4-HVNODEl.contoso.com

• SEA4-HVNODE2.contoso.com
• SEA4-HVNODE3.contoso.com
• SEA4-HVNODE4.contoso.com
In addition, the Seattle office contains two standalone Hyper-V servers named SEAHVSERVERl.contoso.com and SEA-HVSERVER2.contoso.com.
There are also four newly built servers:
• SEA-SERVERl.contoso.com
• SEA-SERVER2.contoso.com
• SEA-SERVER3.contoso.com
• SEA-SERVER4.contoso.com
All servers in the Seattle office run Windows Server 2012 R2. Any future servers that are
deployed in the Seattle office must also run Windows Server 2012 R2.
All servers in the Seattle office use the subnet 10.10.x.x.
Business Requirements
Apps
Contoso plans to deploy new applications to make its departments more efficient.
App1
Contoso must create a new application named App1 for the human resources (HR)
department. The infrastructure for App1 must reside in a virtual environment and the data
files for App1 must reside on a single shared disk. In addition, the infrastructure for App1
must meet the following requirements:
• maximize data protection
• withstand the loss of a single guest virtual machine
• withstand the loss of a single physical server
To support App1, Contoso must deploy a new cluster named Applcluster.contoso.com. The
cluster has the following requirements:
• It must span multiple sites.
• It must support dynamic quorums.
• It must prevent failures caused by a 50% split.
App2
Contoso must create a new application named App2. To support App2, Contoso must deploy
a new SQL Server cluster. The cluster must not be part of the domain.
The server deployment team that will install the cluster has limited permissions. The server
deployment team does not have the ability to create objects in Active Directory.
Virtualization and Storage
New VMs
Any new VMs that are deployed to the Hyper-V cluster in Cluster3.contoso.com have the
following requirements:
• New SQL Server VMs must be deployed only to odd-numbered
servers in the cluster.
• All other new VM guests must be deployed to any available server in
the cluster.
New VDE
The company needs a highly available file share cluster for a new Virtual Desktop
Environment (VDE). It has the following requirements:
• The file share cluster must withstand the loss of a single server.

• The file share cluster must withstand the loss of a single network path.
• The file share cluster must use the least amount of disk space.
New virtualized SQL Server cluster
Contoso must create a new application for manufacturing. The company needs a new
virtualized SQL Server cluster named VM-SQLclusterl.contoso.com. It has the following
requirements:
• The cluster must use a shared virtual hard disk.
• The cluster must have two nodes named VM-SQLNODE1.contoso.com and VM-SQL-NODE2.contoso.com.
Highly available storage solution
The company is deploying new hardware that will replace the existing Hyper-V clusters. The
new file share cluster must have a highly available storage solution for a Hyper-V
environment. It has the following requirements:
• The new file share cluster must support guest VM clusters.
• The storage cannot reside on any of the physical Hyper-V hosts.
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HOTSPOT
You plan to configure Windows Network Load Balancing (NLB) for a company. You display following
Network Load Balancing Manager window:

Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that answers each question based on the
information presented in the graphic.

Your network contains an Active Directory domain. The domain contains 10 file servers. The file
servers connect to a Fibre Channel SAN. You plan to implement 20 Hyper-V hosts in a failover
cluster.
The Hyper-V hosts will not have host bus adapters (HBAs).
You need to recommend a solution for the planned implementation that meets the following
requirements:
The virtual machines must support live migration.
The virtual hard disks (VHDs) must be stored on the file servers.
Which two technologies achieve the goal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.

Your network contains two data centers named DataCenter1 and DataCenter2. The two data centers
are connected by using a low-latency high-speed WAN link.
Each data center contains multiple Hyper-V hosts that run Windows Server 2012. All servers connect
to a Storage Area Network (SAN) in their local data center.
You plan to implement 20 virtual machines that will be hosted on the Hyper-V hosts.
You need to recommend a hosting solution for the virtual machines.
The solution must meet the following requirements:
Virtual machines must be available automatically on the network if a single Hyper-V host fails.
Virtual machines must be available automatically on the network if a single data center fails.
What should you recommend?

You have a Hyper-V host named Hyper1 that has Windows Server 2012 installed. Hyper1 hosts 20
virtual machines.
Hyper1 has one physical network adapter.
You need to implement a networking solution that evenly distributes the available bandwidth on
Hyper1 to all of the virtual machines.
What should you modify?

HOTSPOT
You plan to implement a virtualization solution to host 10 virtual machines. All of the virtual
machines will be hosted on servers that run Windows Server 2012.
You need to identify which servers must be deployed for the planned virtualization solution.
The solution must meet the following requirements:
• Minimize the number of servers.
• Ensure that live migration can be used between the hosts.
Which servers should you identify?
To answer, select the appropriate servers in the answer area.

Your network contains a Hyper-V cluster named Cluster1.
You install Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).
You create a user account for another administrator named User1.
You plan to provide User1 with the ability to manage only the virtual machines that User1 creates.
You need to identify what must be created before you delegate the required permissions.
What should you identify?

Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains a
Microsoft System Center 2012 infrastructure.
You deploy a second System Center 2012 infrastructure in a test environment.
You create a service template named Template1 in both System Center 2012 infrastructures.
For self-service users, you create a service offering for Template1. The users create 20 instances of
Template1.
You modify Template1 in the test environment. You export the service template to a file named
Template1.xml.
You need to ensure that the changes to Template1 can be applied to the existing instances in the
production environment.
What should you do when you import the template?

Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains four
servers on a test network. The servers are configured as shown in the following table.

Server1 uses the storage shown in the following table.

You perform the following tasks:
On Server2, you create an advanced SMB share named Share2A and an applications SMB share
named Share2B.
On Server3, you create an advanced SMB share named Share3.
On Server4, you create an applications SMB share named Share4.
You add Server3 and Server4 to a new failover cluster named Clus1.
On Clus1, you configure the File Server for general use role, you create a quick SMB share named
Share5A, and then you create an applications SMB share named Share5B.
You plan to create a failover cluster of two virtual machines hosted on Server1. The clustered virtual
machines will use shared .vhdx files.
You need to recommend a location to store the shared .vhdx files.
Where should you recommend placing the virtual hard disk (VHD)?

Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. All servers run Windows
Server 2012 R2. The network contains a System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM)
deployment.
The domain contains six servers. The servers are configured as shown in the following table.

You install System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) on the nodes in Cluster2.
You configure VMM to use a database in Cluster1. Server5 is the first node in the cluster.
You need to back up the VMM encryption key.
What should you back up?

You have a Windows Server 2012 R2 failover cluster that contains four nodes. The cluster has
Dynamic Optimization enabled. You deploy three highly available virtual machines to the cluster by
using System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).
You need to prevent Dynamic Optimization from placing any of the three virtual machines in the
same node.
What should you do?