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220-1101 · Question #494

An administrator is responding to a network server outage. The administrator has logged in to the server to troubleshoot the outage. Which of the following is the first step the administrator should t

The correct answer is B. Analyze the error logs.. Error logs are files that record the events and errors that occur on a server or a network device. They can provide valuable information about the cause and the time of the outage, as well as any warnings or alerts that preceded it. Analyzing the error logs can help the administr

Hardware and network troubleshooting

Question

An administrator is responding to a network server outage. The administrator has logged in to the server to troubleshoot the outage. Which of the following is the first step the administrator should take when attempting to troubleshoot the issue?

Options

  • ADocument the results.
  • BAnalyze the error logs.
  • CCheck the physical connections.
  • DUpgrade the server firmware.

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    79% (30)
  • C
    13% (5)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Error logs are files that record the events and errors that occur on a server or a network device. They can provide valuable information about the cause and the time of the outage, as well as any warnings or alerts that preceded it. Analyzing the error logs can help the administrator narrow down the possible sources of the problem and identify the best course of action to resolve it. The first step in troubleshooting a network is to identify the problem. As a part of this step, the administrator should gather information about the current state of the network using the network troubleshooting tools that are available. One of these tools is the error log viewer, which can be accessed through the server's operating system or a network monitoring software. The administrator should look for any entries that indicate a failure, a crash, a timeout, or an exception in the error logs. The administrator should also note the date and time of the entries, as well as the severity and the frequency of the errors.

Topics

#Server troubleshooting#Troubleshooting methodology#Log analysis

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