1. What is Global Catalog Server?

Global Catalog server is the server which keeps the stores the details of each object created in the forest. Global Catalog is the master searchable index to all objects in forest 2. Can GC Server and nfrastr!ct!re place in single server? f not explain wh"? #o$ %s nfrastr!ct!re master does the same job as the GC. t does not work together. &. What is the si'e of log file which created before !pdating into ntds.dit and the total n!mber of files? (hree )og files #ames *db.log +es1.log +es2.log *ach initiall" 1, -. /. What does S0S12) contains? S"s1ol 3older contains the p!blic information of the domain 4amp5 (he information for replication *x6 Gro!p polic" object 4amp5 scripts can be fo!nd in this director". 7. Which is service in "o!r windows is responsible for replication of 8omain controller to another domain controller. 9CC generates the replication topolog". :se S-(; < +;C to replicate changes. =. >ow data will travel between sites in %8S replication? %s determined in the site connectors ?. What is the port n!mber for S-(;$ 9erberos$ )8%;$ and GC Server?? S-(; 27$ 9erberos @@$ GC &2=@$ )8%; &@A @. What ntrasite and ntersite +eplication? ntrasite is the replication within the same site 4amp5 intersite the replication between sites A. What is lost 4amp5 fo!nd folder in %8S? tBs the folder where "o! can find the objects missed d!e to conflict. *x6 "o! created a !ser in 2: which is deleted in other 8C 4amp5 when replication happed %8S didnBt find the 2: then it will p!t that in )ost 4amp5 3o!nd 3older. 1,. What is Garbage collection? Garbage collection is the process of the online defragmentation of active director". t happens ever" 12 >o!rs. 11. What S"stem State data contains? Contains Start!p files$ +egistr" Com C +egistration 8atabase -emor" ;age file S"stem files %8 information Cl!ster Service information S0S12) 3older 12. >ow do "o! restore a partic!lar 2: which got deleted b" accident? Go a!thoritative restore 1&. What is ;Sec ;olic"? ;Sec provides sec!re gatewa"DtoDgatewa" connections across o!tso!rced private wide area network EW%#F or nternetDbased connections !sing )2(;< ;Sec t!nnels or p!re ;Sec t!nnel mode. ;Sec ;olic" can be deplo"ed via Gro!p polic" to the Windows 8omain controllers ? Servers. 1/. What are different t"pes of Gro!p ;olic"? donBt think there are t"pes of gro!p policies???? 17. What is the order of appl"ing Gro!p ;olic"? )ocal ;olic". Site ;olic". 8omain ;olic". 2: ;olic". 1=. What are the new feat!res in Windows 2,,& related to %8S$ +eplication$ and (r!st? %8S6 Can more than 7,,, !sers in the gro!ps 1?. >ow to edit the Schema in %8S? %8S *dit

1@. What is 8omain )ocal$ Global Gro!p$ :niversal gro!p? 8omain )ocal G 2nl" :sers with in 8omain Global gro!ps are !sed to grant permissions to objects in an" domain in the domain tree or forest. -embers of global gro!ps can incl!de onl" acco!nts and gro!ps from the domain in which the" are defined. :niversal gro!ps are !sed to grant permissions on a wide scale thro!gho!t a domain tree or forest. -embers of global gro!ps incl!de acco!nts and gro!ps from an" domain in the domain tree or forest. 1A. 8iff between Global 4amp5 :niversal gro!p? Check the answer above. 2,. What are the different t"pes of (erminal Services? :ser -ode 4amp5 %pplication -ode 21. What does mean b" root 8#S servers? ;!blic 8#S servers >osted in the nternet which registers the 8#S 22. What are the different records in 8#S? % G %ddress record -H G -ail Server +ecord #S G #ame Server C#%-* G Canonical name < %lias S2% G Start of a!thorit" 2&. What is a S2% record? Start of a!thorit" G a!thori'ed 8#S in the domain 2/. >ow does the downDlevel clients register it names with 8#S server? *nable the W #S integration with 8#S. 27. What is +s2;? +s2; is the res!ltant set of polic" applied on the object EGro!p ;olic"F 2=. What is defa!lt lease period for 8>C; Server? @ da"s 8efa!lt 2?. What is the process of 8>C; clients for getting the ip address? 8iscover G 2rder G +eceive D %cknowledge 2@. What is m!lticast? -!lticast scopes enable "o! to lease Class 8 ; addresses to clients for participation in m!lticast transmissions$ s!ch as streaming video and a!dio transmissions. 2A. What is s!perscope? S!perscope enables "o! to gro!p several standard 8>C; scopes into a single administrative gro!p witho!t ca!sing an" service disr!ption to network clients. &,. What is the S"stem Start!p process? Windows 29 boot process on ntel architect!re. 1. ;owerD2n Self (ests E;2S(F is r!n. 2. (he boot device is fo!nd$ the -aster .oot +ecord E-.+F is loaded into memor"$ and its program is r!n. &. (he active partition is located$ and the boot sector is loaded. /. (he Windows 2,,, loader E#()8+F is then loaded. (he boot seI!ence exec!tes the following steps6 1. (he Windows 2,,, loader switches the processor to the &2Dbit flat memor" model. 2. (he Windows 2,,, loader starts a miniDfile s"stem. &. (he Windows 2,,, loader reads the .22(. # file and displa"s the operating s"stem selections Eboot loader men!F. /. (he Windows 2,,, loader loads the operating s"stem selected b" the !ser. f Windows 2,,, is selected$ #()8+ r!ns #(8*(*C(.C2-. 3or other operating s"stems$ #()8+ loads .22(S*C(.82S and gives it control. 7. #(8*(*C(.C2- scans the hardware installed in the comp!ter$ and reports the list to #()8+ for incl!sion in the +egistr" !nder the >9*0J)2C%)J-%C> #*J>%+8W%+* hive.

=. #()8+ then loads the #(2S9+#).*H*$ and gives it the hardware information collected b" #(8*(*C(.C2-. Windows #( enters the Windows load phases.

&1. What is W #S h"brid 4amp5 mixed mode? S"stems that are config!red to !se W #S are normall" config!red as a h"brid E>DnodeF client$ meaning the" attempt to resolve #et. 2S names via a W #S server and then tr" a broadcast E.DnodeF if W #S is !ns!ccessf!l. -ost s"stems can be config!red to resolve #et. 2S names in one of fo!r modes6 .roadcast E.DnodeFKClients !se a broadcast onl" to resolve names. %n enhanced .Dnode setting has the client !se an )->2S( file as well. (he hex val!e for this setting is ,x1. ;eerDtoD;eer E;DnodeFKClients !se W #S onl" to resolve names. (he hex val!e for this setting is ,x2. -ixed E-DnodeFKClients first !se a broadcast in an attempt to resolve #et. 2S names. f this fails$ the" attempt the resol!tion via the W #S server. (he hex val!e for this setting is ,x/. >"brid E>DnodeFKClients first !se the W #S service in an attempt to resolve #et. 2S names. f this fails$ the" attempt the resol!tion via broadcast. (he hex val!e for this setting is ,x@. &2. What is 8isk L!ota? 8isk L!ota is the specif"ing the limits of !sage on the disks. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM 1F What is different *ditions of Windows 2,,& server? iFStandard *dition iiFWeb *dition iiiF*nterprise *dition ivF8atacenter *dition 2F What is active director"? %ctive 8irector" is the director" service incl!ded in the Windows Server 2,,& famil". %ctive 8irector" incl!des the director"$ which stores information abo!t network reso!rces$ as well as all the services that make the information available and !sef!l. %ctive 8irector" is also the director" service incl!ded in Windows 2,,,. &FWhat is the active director" database name and where it is located? #ame 6 #(8S.8it located in c6NwindowsNntdsN /FWhat is the expansion of .8it ? Scalable si'e of #(8S in 2k&? 8it G 8irector" nformation (ree. t is scalable !p to ?, (.. 7F What is schema in %8? (he %ctive 8irector" schema defines objects that can be stored in %ctive 8irector". (he schema is a list of definitions that determines the kinds of objects and the t"pes of information abo!t those objects that can be stored in %ctive 8irector". .eca!se the schema definitions themselves are stored as objects$ the" can be administered in the same manner as the rest of the objects in %ctive 8irector". #ormall" called schema object or metadata. =F Str!ct!re of %8 in 2kH? 1F;h"sical str!ct!re Sites $8omain Controllers 2F)ogical str!ct!res 3orest$ (ree$ 8omain$ 2:$ object ?F What are the domain f!nctional levels in 2k&? 1F-ixed mode 2F#ative mode &F nterim mode @F What is Global catalog and GC server? (he global catalog is the central repositor" of information abo!t objects in a tree or forest. ." defa!lt$ a global catalog is created a!tomaticall" on the initial domain controller in the first domain in the forest. % domain controller that holds a cop" of the global catalog is called a global catalog server. AF What are the f!nctions of GC? %F t enables a !ser to log on to a network b" providing !niversal gro!p membership information to a domain controller when a logon process is initiated. .F t enables finding director" information regardless of which domain in the forest act!all" contains the data.

1,F What is the active director" database engine name? *S* E*xtensible Storage *ngineF 11F What are the partitions available in %8? iF Schema partition iiF Config!ration ;artition iiiF 8omain ;artition ivF%pplication ;artition 12F What are the two t"pes of replications? nterDsite ESite to siteF and ntraDsite EWith in siteF replications. 1&F What is 9CC? What is the f!nction of the 9CC? (he 9CC is a b!iltDin process that r!ns on all domain controllers. (he 9CC config!res connection objects between domain controllers. Within a site$ each 9CC generates its own connections. 3or replication between sites$ a single 9CC per site generates all connections between sites. 1/F What is the two tr!st protocols 2k& !sing? 9erberos 17 and #()17F What are the tr!st relations available in 2k&? (reeD+oot $ ;arentD Child $ Shortc!t$ +ealm$ 3orest tr!st $ *xternal tr!st 1=FWhat is the hierarch" of appl"ing Gpo in 2k&? t is applied from parent level to child level in %8. iF )ocal G;2 iiF G;2s linked to sites iiiF G;2s linked to domains ivF G;2s linked to 2:s 1?F What are the protocols !sed on replication? +;C over ; E:sed for s"nchronies transferF $ S-(; over ; E%s"nchronies transferF 1@F What is the defa!lt time dela" on replication? ntra site G 17 min E 9CC a!tomaticall" create the topolog" for +eplicationF nterDsite G 1 hrs. Sec!rit" related changes replicated immediatel" across sites. 1AF What 8ifferent tables available in #(8S database? iF Schema table iF )ink (able iiiF 8ata table ivFConfig!ration (able 1AF Where is the 3+S logs stored in and what is the database engine name? c6NwindowsNntfrsNjetNlog$ (he engine !sed is jet database engine. #tfrs.jdb. 2,F What is tombstone object in %8? What is its life time? %n" objects deleted from %ctive director" will not removed from 8atabase immediatel". (hat object is called tombstone object. (he defa!lt life time for that object is =, da"s. 3or win 2k& S;1 1@, da"s 21F 3S-2 +oles n a forest$ there are at least five 3S-2 roles that are assigned to one or more domain controllers. (he five 3S-2 roles are Schema -aster6 (he schema master domain controller controls all !pdates and modifications to the schema. (o !pdate the schema of a forest$ "o! m!st have access to the schema master. (here can be onl" one schema master in the whole forest. 8omain naming master (he domain naming master domain controller controls the addition or removal of domains in the forest. (here can be onl" one domain naming master in the whole forest. nfrastr!ct!re -aster6

(he infrastr!ct!re is responsible for !pdating references from objects in its domain to objects in other domains. %t an" one time$ there can be onl" one domain controller acting as the infrastr!ct!re master in each domain. +elative 8 E+ 8F -aster6 (he + 8 master is responsible for processing + 8 pool reI!ests from all domain controllers in a partic!lar domain. %t an" one time$ there can be onl" one domain controller acting as the + 8 master in the domain. ;8C *m!lator (he ;8C em!lator is a domain controller that advertises itself as the primar" domain controller E;8CF to workstations$ member servers$ and domain controllers that are r!nning earlier versions of Windows. 3or example$ if the domain contains comp!ters that are not r!nning -icrosoft Windows H; ;rofessional or -icrosoft Windows 2,,, client software$ or if it contains -icrosoft Windows #( back!p domain controllers$ the ;8C em!lator master acts as a Windows #( ;8C. t is also the 8omain -aster .rowser$ and it handles password discrepancies. %t an" one time$ there can be onl" one domain controller acting as the ;8C em!lator master in each domain in the forest MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM L!icker L4amp5% What are the reI!ired components of Windows Server 2,,& for installing *xchange 2,,&? D %S;.#*($ S-(;$ ##(;$ W&S1C What m!st be done to an %8 forest before *xchange can be deplo"ed? D Set!p <forestprep What *xchange process is responsible for comm!nication with %8? D 8S%CC*SS What & t"pes of domain controller does *xchange access? D #ormal 8omain Controller$ Global Catalog$ Config!ration 8omain Controller What connector t"pe wo!ld "o! !se to connect to the nternet$ and what are the two methods of sending mail over that connector? D S-(; Connector6 3orward to smart host or !se 8#S to ro!te to each address >ow wo!ld "o! optimise *xchange 2,,& memor" !sage on a Windows Server 2,,& server with more than 1Gb of memor"? D %dd < &Gb switch to boot.ini What wo!ld a rise in remote I!e!e length generall" indicate? D (his means mail is not being sent to other servers. (his can be explained b" o!tages or performance iss!es with the network or remote servers. What wo!ld a rise in the )ocal 8eliver" I!e!e generall" mean? D (his indicates a performance iss!e or o!tage on the local server. +easons co!ld be slowness in cons!lting %8$ slowness in handing messages off to local deliver" or S-(; deliver". t co!ld also be databases being dismo!nted or a lack of disk space. What are the standard port n!mbers for S-(;$ ;2;&$ -%;/$ +;C$ )8%; and Global Catalog? D S-(; G 27$ ;2;& G 11,$ -%;/ G 1/&$ +;C G 1&7$ )8%; G &@A$ Global Catalog D &2=@ #ame the process names for the following6 S"stem %ttendant? G -%8.*H*$ nformation Store G S(2+*.*H*$ S-(;<;2;< -%;<2W% G #*( #32.*H* What is the maxim!m amo!nt of databases that can be hosted on *xchange 2,,& *nterprise? D 2, databases. / SGs x 7 8.s. What are the disadvantages of circ!lar logging? D n the event of a corr!pt database$ data can onl" be restored to the last back!p. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM 1. What are the 8efa!lt shares in Windows Server 2,,&? ." defa!lt$ Windows a!tomaticall" creates special hidden administrative shares that administrators$ programs$ and services can !se to manage the comp!ter environment or network. (hese special shared reso!rces are not visible in Windows *xplorer or in -" Comp!ter$ b!t "o! can !se the Shared 3olders tool in Comp!ter -anagement to view them. 8epending on the config!ration of "o!r comp!ter$ "o! ma" see some or all the following special shared reso!rces listed in the Shares folder in Shared 3olders6 O 8rive)etterP6 +oot partitions and vol!mes are shared as the drive letter name appended with the P character. 3or example$ drive letters C and 8 are shared as CP and 8P. O %8- #P6 % reso!rce that is !sed d!ring remote administration of a comp!ter. O ;CP6 % reso!rce that shares the named pipes that "o! m!st have for comm!nication between programs. #ote that this reso!rce cannot be deleted. O #*()2G2#6 % reso!rce that is !sed on domain controllers. O S0S12)6 % reso!rces that is !sed on domain controllers. O ;+ #(P6 % reso!rce that is !sed d!ring the remote administration of printers. O 3%HP6 % shared folder on a server that is !sed b" fax clients d!ring fax transmission. #ote #*()2G2# and S0S12) are not hidden shares b!t are instead special administrative shares. Generall"$ -icrosoft recommends that "o! do not modif" these special shared reso!rces. >owever$ if "o! want to remove the special shared reso!rces and prevent them from being created a!tomaticall"$ "o! can do this b" editing the registr".

1. LF Can changed password if m" machinceQs connectivit" to 8C who holds ;8C em!lator role has been fails?%F #o 0o! cant the password. LF i have been asked if there is set of &, harddisk config!red for raid 7 if two harddisk failed what abo!t data%F t depends how ! had config!red !r +% 8 its onl" +aid7 or with with spare if its onl" raid 7 then in raid7 if !r 2 nos of >88 goes then !r raid is gone. LF >ow Can i 8eplo" the )atest ;atched in ;c thro!gh G.;. wihto!t having the %dmin +ight in ;c.%F Create a batch file and place all the patches in the #etlogon$ and deplo" the batch file thro!gh G; to all the pcs so the same sho!ld take affect after restarting the pc. LF n +aid 7$S!ppose i have 7 >88 of 1,D1, G.$ %fter config!ring the +aid how m!ch space do i have for !tilise.%F D1 o!t of the total EegD if ! r !sing 7 ! will get onl" / beca!se 1 goes for parit"F. LF >ow Can i +esolve the Svr name thro!gh #slook!p%F what exactl" ! want to do$ nslook!p command will let ! know thro!gh which server ! r getting ro!ted$ EegD c6Nnslook!p then ! will get !r domain name to which ! r getting ro!ted. and if ! want to get the name of the pc<server with the ip address then ! have to give the command c6Nnbtstat Da ip xxDxxDxxDxxF MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM 1. 8>C; rela" agent where to place it? %ns6 8>C; +ela" agent ! need to place in Software +o!ter. L!estion6 >ow man" Rones in Windows 2,,, server and Windows 2,,& Server ? %ns6 n Windows 2,,, there are mainl" & 'ones Standard ;rimar" K 'one information is written in (xt fileStandard Secondar" K cop" of ;rimar"%ctive 8irector" ntegratedG nformation stores in %ctive 8irector" n Win2k& one more 'one is added that is St!b 'one GSt!b is like secondar" b!t it contains onl" cop" of S2% records$ cop" of #S records$ cop" of % records for that 'one. #o cop" of -H$ S+1 records etc.$With this St!b 'one 8#S traffic will be low L!estion6 What is 9erberos? Which version is c!rrentl" !sed b" Windows? >ow does 9erberos work? %nswer6 9erberos is the !ser a!thentication !sed in Win2,,, and Win2,,& %ctive 8irector" servers 9erberos version in 7., ;ort is6 @@ tQs more sec!re and encr"pted than #()- E#( a!thenticationF 1. Which protocol is !sed for ;!blic 3older? %#S6 S-(; What is the !se of ##(; with exchange? %#S6 (his protocol is !sed the news gro!p in exchange. 1. What is the content of S"stem State back!p? (he contents are6 .oot files$ s"stem files%ctive director" Eif itQs done on 8CFS"s1ol folderEif it done on 8CFCertificate service E on a C% serverFCl!ster database E on a cl!ster serverFregistr";erformance co!nter config!ration informationComponent services class registration database

L6 What are the perI!isites for installation of *xchange Server? (he prereI!isite are SS-(;WWW service##(;.#*( 3ramework%S;.#*((hen r!n 3orestprep(hen r!n domainprep L!estion6 What is -!lti -aster +eplication? %nswer6 -!ltiDmaster replication is a method of replication emplo"ed b" databases to transfer data or changes to data across m!ltiple comp!ters within a gro!p. -!ltiDmaster replication can be contrasted with a masterDslave method Ealso known as singleDmaster replicationF. 83S? 83S #amespace ? 1. 83S +eplication. #ew stateDbased$ m!ltimaster replication engine that is optimi'ed for W%# environments. 83S +eplication s!pports replication sched!ling$ bandwidth throttling$ and a new b"teDlevel compression algorithm known as remote differential compression E+8CF. 83S #amespaces. (echnolog" that helps administrators gro!p shared folders located on different servers and present them to !sers as a virt!al tree of folders known as a namespace. 83S #amespaces was formerl" known as 8istrib!ted 3ile S"stem in Windows 2,,, Server and Windows Server 2,,&. What are the fo!r domain f!nctional levels? Windows 2,,, -ixedWindows 2,,, #ativeWindows Server 2,,& nterimWindows Server 2,,& Windows 2,,, -ixed When "o! config!re a new Windows Server 2,,& domain$ the defa!lt domain f!nctional level is Windows 2,,, mixed.:nder this domain f!nctional level$ Windows #($ 2,,,$ and 2,,& domain controllers are s!pported. >owever$certain feat!res s!ch as gro!p nesting$ !niversal gro!ps$ and so on are not available. Windows 2,,, #ative :pgrading the f!nctional level of a domain to Windows 2,,, #ative sho!ld onl" be done if there areno Windows #( domain controllers remaining on the network. ." !pgrading to Windows 2,,, #ative f!nctional level$additional feat!res become available incl!ding6 gro!p nesting$ !niversal gro!ps$ S 8 >istor"$ and the abilit" to convertsec!rit" gro!ps and distrib!tion gro!ps. Windows Server 2,,& nterim

(he third f!nctional level is Windows Server 2,,& nterim and it is often !sed when !pgrading fromWindows #( to Windows Server 2,,&. :pgrading to this domain f!nctional level provides s!pport forWindows #( and Windows Server 2,,& domain controllers. >owever$ like Windows 2,,, -ixed$ it does not provide new feat!res. Windows Server 2,,&(he last f!nctional level is Windows Server 2,,&. (his domain f!nctional level onl" provides s!pport forWindows Server 2,,& domain controllers. f "o! want to take advantage of all the feat!res incl!ded withWindows Server 2,,&$ "o! m!st implement this f!nctional level. 2ne of the most important feat!res introd!cedat this f!nctional level is the abilit" to rename domain controllers