You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012. A network technician installs a new disk
onServer1 and creates a new volume. The properties of the new volume.
You need to ensure that you canrestore files on volume D by using the Previous Versions tab.
What should you do first?
A.
Convert the disk to a dynamic disk.
B.
Format volume D.
C.
Install the File Server Resource Manager role service.
D.
Run the convert.exe command.
Explanation:
Shadow Copies for Shared Folders is activated at the volume level. The volume to be enabled for shadow
copies must use NTFS and can be saved either on a basic disk or adynamic disk.
Assigning a drive letter to the volume is optional;an NTFS volume with shadow copy enabled can be
mountedas a folder on another NTFS volume.
You can only enable Shadow Copies of Shared Folderson a per-volume basis; that is, you cannot
selectspecific shared folders and files on a volumeto be copied or not copied. By default, the shadowcopies
will bestored on the volume that is being copied (the source volume). If you have more than one drive available
onyour server, you should use a separate volume on another disk to store the shadow copies. This eliminates
thepossibility that high input/output (I/O) load will cause shadow copies to be deleted. This is the
recommendedconfiguration for heavily used file servers.
http://technet.microsoft.com/pt-pt/magazine/2006.01.rapidrecovery%28en-us%29.aspx http://technet.microsoft.
com/en-us/library/cc875808.aspx
Yet another irritating question from Microsoft.
None of the answers are correct. “Format volume D” cannot be correct as I tested what a volume properties looks like before formatting and you don’t see a Security tab until the volume is formatted. I setup a drive with 4 volumes (RAW unformatted, NTFS, FAT32, and ReFS). You don’t see a security tab on the RAW and FAT32. You don’t see a Shadow Copies tab on ReFS but you can still enable Shadow Copies through Disk Management. The File Server Resource Manager doesn’t help with Shadow Copies. Dynamic disk wouldn’t help either. I would say it might be a FAT32 volume that needs to be converted to NTFS but you don’t see a security tab on FAT32. The screen shot is definitely a formatted NTFS or ReFS volume.
I am at a total loss on this question.
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Not true, you cannot enable ReFS, like you also cannot enable other NTFS features like EFS ect. For the complete list read:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2013/01/02/windows-server-2012-does-refs-replace-ntfs-when-should-i-use-it.aspx
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Just tested on my pc.
FAT32: doesn’t have all 3 security, shadow copies, previous version tabs.
NTFS: has security tab,shadow copies, previous version tabs
ReFS: has security, previous tabs, but no shadow copies tab.
Since ReFS is missing ‘shadow copies’ tab, I was not able to enable it through its own properties window, but I was able to do so through shadow copies tab of another volume NTFS. But even if it’s enabled, ReFS properties still missing shadow copies tab.
The question that I’m looking at missing ‘shadow copies’ tab, but ‘security’ and ‘previous version’ tabs are presented. So, it must be ReFS volume.
Now the question asks ‘You need to ensure that you canrestore files on volume D by using the Previous Versions tab.’
Answer: nothing.
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I think the question is valid, but the picture figure is not associated with the question. sometimes people mix things up when posting online.
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In order for the answer ‘D. Format volume’ should be correct, the figure picture should be volume types other than NTFS and ReFS and missing ‘Shadow Copies’ and ‘Previous Version’.
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D. is not Format volume D.
B. just Format volume D.
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Format as NTFS vol.
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This question must be valid if it is in a Microsoft Certification exam.
The answers do not make sense so I used a process of elimination.
Incorrect answer A. Convert to dynamic disk, Previous versions can be on either Basic or Dynamic disk.
Answer B. Format Volume D. Formatting D is not necessary unless it has existing Data to be cleared out, space created so Volume Shadow Service VSS can write data to volume D.
Incorrect answer C. File Server Resource Manager feature is used for Quotas, etc.
Incorrect answer D. Convert.exe command is for a FAT32 partition to be converted to NTFS, the Security tab is shown which means it is already an NTFS partition.
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Oh, yes, very smart explaination. Thanks!
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I think the answer is B.
For the system provider, the shadow copy storage area must be on an NTFS volume. The volume to be shadow copied does not need to be an NTFS volume, but at least one volume mounted on the system must be an NTFS volume.
From the exhibit we can see the D is a REFS volume. Because
FAT32: doesn’t have all 3 security, shadow copies, previous version tabs.
NTFS: has security tab,shadow copies, previous version tabs
ReFS: has security, previous tabs, but no shadow copies tab.
So we must format D to covert to NTFS.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee923636(v=ws.10).aspx
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You are right @Eric
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Shadow Copies for Shared Folders is activated at the volume level. A Shadow copy is essentially a copy of the disk at a specific moment in time, and this has to be set up do that you can have a Previous Version that can be used to restore files. However, prior to any action taken to set up shadow copies, you need to format the disk first since it is mentioned that it is a NEW volume that was created.
B is correct
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