You are a network administrator for your company. You install Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition on two servers named Server1 and Server2. You configure Server1 and Server2 as a two- node server cluster. Server1 and Server2 are connected to a shared fiber-attached array. You configure the server cluster for file sharing. You configure Server1 as the preferred owner of the file sharing resources. You perform the following backups by using the Backup or Restore Wizard.

Tuesday Wednesday Server1 Normal backup including system state Incremental backup and Automated System Recovery backup Server2 Normal backup including system state Incremental backup and ASR backup

On Thursday morning, Server2 experiences a hard disk failure. The failed disk contains only the operating system for Server2. You evict Server2 from the server cluster. You need to recover Server2 and restore it to the cluster. You need to minimize data loss and recovery time.

What should you do?

A.
Restore Server2 by using ASR, and add Server2 to the server cluster.

B.
Restore the quorum disk signature and data from the Tuesday backup of Server1, and add Server2 to the server cluster.

C.
Restore the Tuesday normal backup and the Wednesday incremental backup of Server2, and add Server2 to the server cluster.

D.
Restore the Tuesday backup of Server2, and add Server2 to the server cluster.

Explanation:
When an ASR restore is performed, the operating system is reinstalled using the original Windows Server 2003 media. However, instead of generating new disk signatures, security identifiers, and Registry content, these items are restored from the ASR set.

Reference:

Martin Grasdal, Laura E. Hunter, Michael Cross, Laura Hunter, Debra Littlejohn Shinder & Dr. Thomas W. Shinder, Planning and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructur* Exam 70-293 Study Guide & DVD Training System, Syngress Publishing, Inc., Rockland, MA, Chapter 8, pp. 614.