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70-246 Question #36: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: You should select the option for a Static MAC Address.. In order for NLB service to function properly, it will assign all clustered NIC the same MAC address. It cannot do this if spoofing is disabled, so answer C is valid. Additionally, we want to make sure that once the MAC addresses are set by NLB, they don't change, this means answ

Question

Your role of Systems Administrator at ABC.com includes the management of the company's private cloud. The private cloud is hosted on an internal System Center 2012 infrastructure. The network includes servers that run Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and are managed by servers running System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). You are configuring a hardware profile in VMM. The hardware profile will be used to create virtual machines configured for Windows Network Load Balancing. In the Network Adapter Properties, you configure the network adapter to be connected to a logical network and to use a Static IP address from the Static IP Pool. You now need to configure the MAC address options. Which two of the following options should you configure? (Choose two).

Options

  • AYou should select the option for a Dynamic MAC Address.
  • BYou should select the option for a Static MAC Address.
  • CYou should tick the Enable Spoofing of MAC Addresses checkbox.
  • DYou should clear the Enable Spoofing of MAC Addresses checkbox.

Explanation

In order for NLB service to function properly, it will assign all clustered NIC the same MAC address. It cannot do this if spoofing is disabled, so answer C is valid. Additionally, we want to make sure that once the MAC addresses are set by NLB, they don't change, this means answer B is valid. part-2-mac-spoofing.aspx (Since VMM is an abstraction to hyperv, we can assume hyperV NLB requirements are the same as VMM NLB requirements.)

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