Unit 2 : Configuring Disks and Volumes

The system partition and the boot partition

T or F? The boot partition contains boot files

such as boot.ini and ntdetect.com.

The Windows 2003 system partition contains a file that is used to indicate the physical location of the folder that contains the operating system files. what is the name of this file? ntdetect.com autoexec.bat config.sys boot.ini

Which of the following partitions does a Windows 2003 operating system need as long as the server is running?

1. the boot partition 2. the system partition

a.1 only b.2 only c.both 1 and 2 d.neither 1 nor 2

Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) Paths

The ARC specification for volumes and partitions (ARC path) defines physical location based on four parameters: the disk controller, the physical hard drive on the controller, the partition on the physical hard drive, and the folder on the partition.

Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) Paths

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\ospath or

scsi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\ospath

Which of the following is used to determine the arc path for parameters such as the disk controller and the hard drive?

a.the physical location of the hard drive

b.the ip address of the hard drive c.the file format used by the volume or

partition d.the logical structure of the drive

In an arc path, which of the following parameters denotes a controller? (Select two)

a.ctrl b.scsi c.disk d.rdisk e.multi

In your boot.ini, you have the arc path, shown here. Which parameter value is significant in identifying the hard drive?

In an arc path, which of the following determines the values used to represent hard drives?

a. their physical location on the cable attached to the controller

b. the physical position of the controller to which they are attached

c. the MAC address of the network card d. the number of primary or logical

partitions on the disk

Which of the following can be used to correct an incorrect arc path?

a.use the ‘export arc’ command to update the boot.ini file

b.boot to safe mode and copy the boot.ini file from the installation CD

c.boot to the recovery console and use the ‘map arc’ command to find the correct path and then update the boot.ini file

d.right-click boot.ini in Windows explorer and select update ARC

[boot loader]timeout=20default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT

[operating systems]multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft    Windows 2003 Server" /fastdetect Multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=”Windows 98”

Disk Basics

How many primary partitions are supported in a basic disk structure?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 6

In a basic disk structure, which partition types are bootable?

1. primary partitions 2. extended partitions

a. 1 onlyb. 2 onlyc. both 1 and 2d. neither 1 nor 2

In a basic disk structure, which of the following is an advantage of an extended partition over a primary partition?

a. it is fault tolerant b.it allows for multiple operating

systems to exist c. it can be divided into an

endless number of logical drives

d.it is used to boot the operating system

The following volume types can be created:

simple, spanned, mirrored, striped, and raid-5.

T or F? In Windows 2003 server, a basic disk structure supports simple, spanned, mirrored, and striped volumes

In Windows 2003, which disk structure supports fault tolerance?

a. Basicb. Dynamicc. Both basic and dynamic

A simple volume that was converted from a primary or logical partition on a basic disk has special properties in that it can house either the system or boot partition (or both).

If you create a simple volume from scratch, it cannot have a valid ARC path (it was never a primary partition) and, therefore, cannot be used to boot the system.

Assume that during initial configuration of your Windows 2003 server, you created a partition on a basic disk. Later, you converted this partition to a simple volume on a dynamic disk. Which of the following is true?

1. this volume can be resized. 2. this volume cannot be used in a spanned

volume. a.1 only b.2 only c.both 1 and 2 d.neither 1 nor 2

You are using a simple volume that was converted from a primary partition on a basic disk.

T of F? Your simple volume can house the system and boot partitions.

Which of the following are true of spanned volumes in Windows 2003? (Select two.)a.They are fault tolerant they can

consist of fragments of up to 64 hard drives

b.Segments of a spanned volume do not need to be the same size

c.One segment is filled before the next is populated

d.Segments must be initially created as basic partitions

What are the advantages of mirrored volumes? (Select three.)

a.fault tolerance b.improved read capabilityc.uses segments of up to 32 hard

drivesd.individual segments can be any size e.redundant backup

Which of the following volume types can hold the system and boot partitions?

In a striped volume, data is written in blocks across each segment of the volume. What is the size of each of these blocks?

a.16 kb b.32 kb c.64 kb d.128 kb

Characteristic Simple SpannedMirrored

Striped RAID-5

System partition Yes No Yes No No

Boot partition Yes No Yes No No

Fault tolerant No No Yes No Yes

Space utilization 100% 100% 50% 100% [(n-1)/n]

Drives required 1 2 2 2 3

Number of pieces included 1–32 2–32 2 2–32 3–32

Pieces must be on different drives

No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Formats supported All All All All All

Accessible locally by non-2000 OS if FAT

No No No No No

Read performance Average Average Up Up Up

Write performance Average Average Down Up Down

You want to configure fault tolerance on your Windows 2003 server. Which of the following volume types gives the best data storage capacity while ensuring that a single disk failure will not destroy all

data?

You want to configure data redundancy on your Windows 2003 server. Which of the following volume types gives the best data storage capacity while allowing you to make the system/boot partition fault

tolerant?

You are considering converting to a fault-tolerant raid-5 volume.

T or F? Converting to a fault-tolerant disk volume will decrease the read performance of your Windows 2003 server.

You want to implement mirroring on your system, but first you need to know how this might affect the performance of your Windows 2003 server. Which of the following is a good way to see if the change in performance will significantly affect your system?

a. implement mirroring on your production system, then run performance monitor.

b. implement mirroring on a computer, then run performance monitor.

c. set up two identical computers, implement mirroring on one and not the other, then run performance monitor on both.

d. you don't need to test performance, because implementing mirroring does not have any significant impact on performance.

Which of the computer management trees must you expand to access the disk

manager?

You need to create a new partition on a basic disk using disk manager. Which of the following are types of partitions that can be created with the disk manager? (Select two.)

a.simple b.primary c.spanned d.logical

You have created a partition with the disk manager, but you did not assign a label to the partition. Which of the following is true of this partition? a.The partition is unusable. b.The partition is hidden. c.The partition is automatically

assigned the next available drive letter.

d.The partition becomes swap space for virtual memory

Feature FAT FAT32 NTFS5

Maximum filename length 255 255 255

8.3 filename compatibility Yes Yes Yes

Maximum file size 4 GB 2 TB 16 EB

Maximum partition size 4 GB 2 TB 16 EB

Recommended volume size <500 MB 512 MB – 32 GB

>500 MB

Directory structure Linked list Linked list B-tree

Intrinsic local security No No Yes

Intrinsic local encryption No No Yes

Intrinsic compression No Yes Yes

Supports disk quotas No No Yes

Transaction tracking No No Yes

Hot fixing No No Yes

Overhead 1 MB 1 MB 4.5-10 MB

Feature FAT FAT32 NTFS5

Locally accessible MS-DOS Yes No No

Locally accessible Win 95 OSR2 Yes Yes No

Locally accessible Win 98 Yes Yes No

Locally accessible OS/2 Yes No No

Locally accessible Windows 2000 Yes Yes Yes

Locally accessible Windows NT 4.0

Yes No Limited

Locally accessible Windows NT 3.5x

Yes No No

Case-sensitive filenames No No POSIX only

Case-preserving filenames Yes Yes Yes

Fragmentation level High High Low

Used on floppy disk Yes No No

Which of the following file systems can be used to format a partition used by Windows 2003 server?

a.FAT b.FAT32 c.NTFS4 d.NTFS5 e.ufs

Windows 2003 comes with a utility called convert.exe. What does this utility accomplish?

1. converts FAT and FAT32 partitions to NTFS5

2. converts NTFS5 partitions to FAT a.1 only b.2 onlyc.both 1 and 2 d.neither 1 nor 2

The disk manager in Windows 2003 allows you to change the drive letter of a partition. However, changing the drive letter of a partition may cause a problem with the system. Which of the following are likely to occur if you change a drive letter?

a.the bios will not know which partition to boot

b.some programs will not run c.the partition becomes unusable d.the partition becomes hidden

Which of the following statements is true about the partition known as the active partition?

a.It is always assigned the drive letter c.

b.It is the largest partition on the system.

c.It is the most heavily used partition.

d.It is the partition the bios will try to boot from.

Which of the following is true of dynamic disks?

1. They cannot contain partitions or logical drives.

2. They can only be accessed by Windows NT and Windows 2003.

a.1 only b.2 only c.both 1 and 2d.neither 1 nor 2

You upgrade a basic disk that contains a mirrored partition to a dynamic disk. What happens to the mirrored partition? a.It becomes a simple volume and

mirroring is lost.b.It becomes an empty volume. c.It becomes a mirrored volume. d.You cannot upgrade a disk containing

a mirrored partition.

Mounting and Troubleshooting

Which of the following is the result of mounting a volume or partition on your Windows 2003 server?

a.increased disk speed b.primary partitions are extended c.the disk's free space is

increased d.simple volumes are mirrored

T or F? When you mount a volume into a folder, all applications accessing that folder have to be reinstalled.