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Which two actions should you perform?

Yournetwork contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains two
member servers named Server1 and Server2. All servers run Windows Server 2012 R2.
Server1 and Server2 have the Failover Clustering feature installed. The servers are configured as
nodes in a failover cluster named Cluster1. Cluster1 has access to four physical disks. The disks are
configured as shown in the following table.

You need to ensure that all of the disks can be added to a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV).
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose
two.)

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A.
Format Disk2 to use NTFS.

B.
Format Disk3 to use NTFS.

C.
Enable BitLocker on Disk4.

D.
Disable BitLocker on Disk1.

Explanation:
A)
In Windows Server 2012 R2, a disk or storage space for a CSV volume must be a basic disk that is
partitioned with NTFS or ReFS, but you cannot use a disk for a CSV that is formatted with FATor
FAT32.
D)
CSV supports bitlocker, but you would have to enable it on all nodes in the cluster.Therefore we
need to disable bitlocker on Disk1.
Incorrect:
Not B. ReFS would work fine. In Windows Server 2012 R2, a disk or storage space for a CSV volume
must be a basic disk that is partitioned with NTFS or ReFS.
Not C. Bitlocker must be enabled on all disks for it to work for a CSV. Use Cluster Shared Volumes in a Failover Cluster
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612868.aspx How to Configure BitLocker Encrypted Clustered Disks in Windows Server 2012
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/clustering/archive/2012/07/20/10332169.aspx

5 Comments on “Which two actions should you perform?”

  1. Avraam says:

    Answers
    -Enable BitLocker on Disk4
    -Format disk2 to use NTFS

    -Enable BitLocker on Disk4
    quoting from
    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn383585(v=ws.11).aspx

    “Windows Server 2012 has expanded the CSV architecture, now known as CSV2.0, to enable support for BitLocker. When using BitLocker with volumes designated for a cluster, the volume will need to turn on BitLocker before its addition to the storage pool within cluster or put the resource into maintenance mode before BitLocker operations will complete.”

    (…)
    “BitLocker encryption is available for disks before or after addition to a cluster storage pool. The advantage of encrypting volumes prior to adding them to a cluster is that the disk resource does not require suspending the resource to complete the operation.”

    In summary. BitLocker is available either before or after the addition to the cluster storage pool but adding the BitLocker BEFORE, is recommended.

    -Format disk2 to use NTFS
    quoting from
    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612868.aspx

    (…)
    In Windows Server 2012 R2, you cannot use a disk for a CSV that is formatted with FAT or FAT32.
    In Windows Server 2012, you cannot use a disk for a CSV that is formatted with FAT, FAT32, or ReFS.
    (…)

    also on the same link referring something regarding the first choice.
    (…)
    Support was added (…) for integration with general storage features such as BitLocker-encrypted volumes and Storage Spaces.

    So IMHO the answers are A & C.

    Regards to users “qwe” and “an0n”.




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    1. Banes says:

      The explanation states that BitLocker is supported, but would have to be on all nodes. If you enable BitLocker on disk 4, and then format disk 2 to use NTFS, then disk to does not have BitLocker. This won’t work.

      The given answer is correct. Convert disk 2 to NTFS since FAT32 is not supported and then disable BitLocker from the only disk that has it so all disks in the cluster are supported.




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  2. Jeepm says:

    Ans is Correct!
    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612868(v=ws.11).aspx
    CSV provide a general-purpose, clustered file system, which is layered above NTFS (or ReFS in Windows Server 2012 R2) – so ReSF ingame
    “In Windows Server 2012 R2, you cannot use a disk for a CSV that is formatted with FAT or FAT32.”

    So additional link to Disk Cluster Shared Volume and BitLocker: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn383585(v=ws.11).aspx




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  3. Jacky says:

    Regarding “disk format”, there is an IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE between Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.

    2012: cannot use a disk for a CSV that is formatted with FAT, FAT32, or ReFS.

    2012 R2: you cannot use a disk for a CSV that is formatted with FAT or FAT32.

    =====>> In this question is Windows Servers 2012 R2, so format ReFS is ACCEPTED. No need to change format of Disk 3 to NTFS.

    ===>> Correct answers are: A, D.

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    Link: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612868%28v=ws.11%29?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

    File system format.

    In Windows Server 2012 R2, a disk or storage space for a CSV volume must be a basic disk that is partitioned with NTFS or ReFS. In Windows Server 2012, a disk or storage space for a CSV volume must be a basic disk that is partitioned with NTFS.

    A CSV has the following additional requirements:

    In Windows Server 2012 R2, you cannot use a disk for a CSV that is formatted with FAT or FAT32.

    In Windows Server 2012, you cannot use a disk for a CSV that is formatted with FAT, FAT32, or ReFS.

    If you want to use a storage space for a CSV, you can configure a simple space or a mirror space. In Windows Server 2012 R2, you can also configure a parity space. (In Windows Server 2012, CSV does not support parity spaces.)




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