Review Questions

1. ‚	You are the Exchange administrator for your company. Your Exchange organization consists of five Exchange Server 2003 computers installed on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition servers. Each Exchange server hosts two storage groups, each with two mailbox stores. No public folders are in use in your organization. Overnight one of your mailbox stores has become corrupted. A power outage occurred, and the UPS for that server did not keep the server running long enough to perform a safe shutdown. You do have a backup set for that mailbox store that is less than 24 hours old. What is the quickest way to restore this mailbox store so that users with mailboxes in that store can get back to work? Use the alternative recovery forest method. Use the recovery storage group method. Dismount the mailbox store, restore it, and then mount the mailbox store. Use the alternative recovery forest method, and extract each user ‚ s mailbox into a PST file for importing into the mailbox store on the production server.
2. ‚	You are an Exchange administrator for a large company. One of your Exchange servers recently suffered a complete failure. You have repaired the computer and now must rebuild the server before you can restore your Exchange backups . Which of the following actions should you take? (Choose all that apply.) Install the same version of Windows Server 2003 that was running before. Join the same domain of which the computer was originally a member. Use Windows Backup to restore the System State information. Run Exchange Setup in Disaster Recovery mode.
3. ‚	You are the backup administrator for a set of Exchange servers in your company ‚ s organization. Recently, you had to restore the mailbox stores on one of your servers. After the restore, the Information Store service would not restart. What should you do? Restore the databases to a different server and then move the stores to the proper server. Perform the restore again and choose the Last Restore Set option. Run the command-line utility ISINTEG -PATCH . Perform the restore again, and restore the System State information.
4. ‚	You are the backup administrator for a large Exchange organization. Recently, one of your users discovered that he had deleted an important file by mistake. Unfortunately, the deleted-item retention time on your server was set to zero, so the file is not recoverable from the user ‚ s client. What should you do? Use the mailbox object for the user in System Manager to recover the file. Restore the latest backup of the mailbox store to the production server. Restore the latest backup of the mailbox store to an alternate server and then move the user ‚ s mailbox to the production server. Restore the latest backup of the mailbox store to an alternate server and then copy the files in the user ‚ s mailbox to a PST file. Tell the user that you cannot recover the file.
5. ‚	Which of the following information is contained in a System State backup? (Choose all that apply.) The IIS metabase The Windows Registry Active Directory System Manager configuration information
6. ‚	An Exchange server is configured with the following volumes : ‚ C: A two-disk mirror set with the system and root partitions ‚ D: A five-disk RAID-5 array that holds SG1, SG2, and the transaction logs for SG1 ‚ E: A two-disk mirror set that is currently empty ‚ F: A two-disk mirror set that holds the transaction logs for SG2 The Exchange server holds two storage groups. The first storage group (SG1) contains four mailbox stores and one public store. The second storage group (SG2) contains one mailbox store. Which of the following actions would have the most beneficial effect on server performance? Move SG2 to the E: drive. Move the transaction logs for SG1 to the E: drive. Move the transaction logs for SG1 to the F: drive. Move the transaction logs for SG2 to the D: drive.
7. ‚	Which of the following would be the best backup scheduling strategy? Back up Active Directory for a domain at the same time you back up the Exchange databases in the domain. Separate the backup of Active Directory and the Exchange databases by at least an hour . Separate the backup of Active Directory and the Exchange databases by at least a day. Separate the backup of Active Directory and the Exchange databases by at least the amount of time it takes the Active Directory to replicate throughout the domain. Separate the backup of Active Directory and the Exchange databases by no more than the amount of time it takes the Active Directory to replicate throughout the domain.
8. ‚	Which of the following backup types cause the archive bit for a file that is backed up to be set to the off position? (Choose all that apply.) Normal Copy Incremental Differential Daily
9. ‚	You are the backup administrator for a large Exchange organization and are currently designing a backup plan. You have decided that the time it takes to restore after a failure is more critical than the time it takes to back up. Which of the following backup methods would be the best choice? A full normal backup every day A full normal backup once per week and an incremental backup every other day A full normal backup once per week and a differential backup every other day A daily backup every day
10. ‚	You have just finished repairing and rebuilding a server after a complete failure and are ready to restore the databases. You have three different backup sets ‚ one for three mailbox stores in one storage group, one for two mailbox stores in another storage group, and one for a public store in yet another storage group. You plan to restore the backup sets in that order and to use only one temporary location during the restores . Which of the following should you do? Enable the Last Restore Set option only when restoring the public store in the final storage group. Enable the Last Restore Set option for each of the three backup sets. Enable the Last Restore Set option only when restoring the public store in the final storage group, but enable the Mount Database After Restore option for all three backup sets. Enable the Last Restore Set option and the Mount Database After Restore option for all three backup sets. Restore each database individually, and enable the Last Restore Set option for each database.
11. ‚	Which of the following files would be useful in troubleshooting a failed backup? BACKUP.LOG BACKLOG.TXT NTBACK.TXT SYSTEM.BAK
12. ‚	You are the administrator of a small organization with a single Exchange server. You are preparing to restore a mailbox store on that server. Which of the following should you do first? Dismount the database you intend to restore. Dismount all databases in the same storage group as the database you intend to restore. Stop the Information Store service on the Exchange server. Nothing ‚ Windows Backup will take care of dismounting the appropriate databases and stopping any services.
13. ‚	During an online backup, checksum errors were found in the database. How will this affect your backup? You will be able to complete the online backup; however, you should check the backup for integrity after it has completed. You will not be able to back up the database until the integrity has been restored. You will not be able to complete the online backup. You can use an offline backup if desired. You will be able to complete the online backup. During the restoration process, the data integrity will be checked.
14. ‚	Which of the following backup types purge committed transaction logs after successful completion of the backup process? (Choose all that apply.) Normal Copy Incremental Differential Daily
15. ‚	You are the Exchange administrator for your company. Your Exchange organization consists of five Exchange Server 2003 computers installed on Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition servers. Each Exchange server hosts two storage groups, each with two mailbox stores. No public folders are in use in your organization. The number of employees in your company has decreased over the past year, and you have been directed by the CIO to decommission one of the Exchange servers. Which of the following issues should you consider while removing this server from the Exchange organization? (Choose all that apply.) You must first move all mailboxes to another mailbox store. You must first move all mailbox stores to another storage group. You must create any required connectors or virtual servers on another Exchange server. You must remove the computer from Active Directory before removing Exchange Server 2003 from it.
16. ‚	One of your users has come to you complaining that she has forgotten the password she used for her personal folders (PST file). She needs to get something out of those folders. What can you do with the tools provided by Exchange Server 2003 and Outlook? Use scanpst.exe to recover the personal folders. Use System Manager to import the messages in the personal folders to the user ‚ s mailbox. Use your administrative password to open the personal folders and assign a new password to the user. Nothing ‚ you cannot access the personal folders without the password.
17. ‚	Which of the following actions would generally offer the greatest performance enhancement on an Exchange server? Turning off circular logging Breaking large stores into smaller ones Putting storage groups on separate disks from one another Putting transaction logs on disks separate from their storage groups
18. ‚	Which of the following statements is true? You must dismount a store before performing a backup. You must dismount a store before performing a backup only if you are backing up multiple stores in the same backup set. You must dismount a store before performing a restore unless you are using the recovery storage group. You must dismount a store before performing a restore only if you are restoring multiple stores in the same backup set.
19. ‚	You are restoring two stores from the same storage group during the same restore operation. Which of the following should you do? Enable circular logging while the restore is being performed, and turn it off again afterward. Choose different directories for each store in which to store the temporary logs during the restore process. Restore both stores at once, and enable the Last Backup Set option. Restore both stores at once, and enable the System State option.
20. ‚	Which of the following statements is true of backing up Exchange Server 2003? A single backup set can include only stores within a single storage group. A single backup set can include only stores on a single server. A single backup set can include only stores within a single routing group. A single backup set can include only stores within a single administrative group. A single backup set can include stores throughout the organization.

Answers

1. ‚	B. In this scenario, there is no reason why you cannot use the recovery storage group method to restore the server. This is the fastest and most efficient method of restoring a mailbox store to the production Exchange server.
2. ‚	A, C, D. You should not rejoin the domain during or after installation of Windows Server 2003. When you restore the System State information, the computer will be made a member of the domain again.
3. ‚	C. The Information Store may need to be patched before it can be operational. The ISINTEG utility can be used to perform checks on the integrity of a database, and the -PATCH switch is used to patch the databases.
4. ‚	D. If you set a deleted-item retention period on a mailbox or public store, users can restore messages after they have been deleted from their mailbox. By default, the deleted-item retention period is 0 days. If you do not set a deleted-item retention period or if the retention period has expired for an item, you must restore deleted messages from backup. You do this by restoring the appropriate mailbox store to an alternate server, moving the messages to a PST file, and then making the PST file available to the user.
5. ‚	A, B, C. A System State backup includes the Windows Registry, the IIS metabase, and the Active Directory if the computer is a domain controller.
6. ‚	B. Storing log files on separate disks dramatically increases performance and your odds of successful recovery in the event of failure. Putting multiple storage groups on one disk and then putting the transaction logs for each storage group onto their own disks would be better than trying to separate the storage groups.
7. ‚	A. You should back up Active Directory and the Exchange Server 2003 databases at the same time to avoid losing the configuration of user objects on the domain controllers or in global catalogs.
8. ‚	A, C. When a file is created or modified, the archive bit is set to on. When some types of backups run, the archive bit is set to off, which indicates that the file has been backed up. The normal and incremental backup types set the archive bit to off so that the same files will not be backed up in subsequent backups unless the files change.
9. ‚	A. Given the speed of modern backup devices, there is really no reason to do anything other than a full normal backup every day. The actual backup does take the longest time of any backup method to perform, but it provides the easiest and fastest restore.
10. ‚	A. If the Last Restore Set option is specified, Exchange Server 2003 will begin replaying the log files to rebuild the database as soon as the backup set is restored. If you want to restore two databases from the same storage group during one operation, you must choose different directories in which to save the temporary logs. If you choose to use only one temporary location, you must ensure that the first restore is complete before starting a second restore of another database in the same storage group. To complete the first restore, you must choose the Last Restore Set option and then allow the log file replay to complete.
11. ‚	A. BACKUP.LOG resides in your Windows directory (e.g., \WINNT ) and serves as a good diagnostic tool when you troubleshoot.
12. ‚	A. Restoring a mailbox or public folder store to the same server on which you perform the backup is useful if one of your databases becomes damaged. You must dismount the damaged database, replace it from the last successful backup, and then mount the database again.
13. ‚	B. A checksum error will prevent you from performing an online backup. You can, however, perform an offline backup. You will need to use the eesutil utility to check the offline backup for corruption after it has been completed.
14. ‚	A, C. Only normal and incremental backups purge committed transaction logs from the server after the completion of the backup process.
15. ‚	A, C. The basic high-level steps required to remove an Exchange Server 2003 server from the organization are as follows : 1. Synchronize public folders located on the Exchange server that need to be retained in the Exchange organization by creating a replica on another Exchange server. 2. Use the Exchange Task Wizard or the ExMerge utility to move all mailboxes to another mailbox store in the Exchange organization. 3. Create any required connection agreements and virtual servers on one or more Exchange servers that will be remaining in the Exchange organization. 4. Remove Exchange Server 2003 from the computer. 5. Remove the server from the Active Directory organization.
16. ‚	D. Once the password to personal folders is forgotten, it cannot be recovered, nor can the folders be accessed. For this reason, it is important that you include personal folders in your backup plan.
17. ‚	D. Although each of these actions can increase the performance of an Exchange server, putting transaction logs on separate disks from their storage groups typically offers the greatest increase if you have to make a choice.
18. ‚	C. You do not need to dismount a store before performing a backup, even if you are backing up multiple stores. You do need to dismount a store before restoring it, however, unless you are using the new recovery storage group method.
19. ‚	B. If you want to restore two databases from the same storage group during one operation, you must choose different directories in which to save the temporary logs. If you choose to use only one temporary location, you must ensure that the first store is restored completely by choosing the Last Restore Set option before restoring another store in the same storage group.
20. ‚	E. You can back up as much or as little of your Exchange organization as you like ‚ a single store on one server or multiple stores throughout the organization.