SK0-003 · Question #206
A user reports that they are getting an error when trying to save a video file to a share on a server running Windows Server 2003. The administrator looks at the file and finds that it is 5GB. The…
The correct answer is C. Convert the filesystem to NTFS. A 5GB video file cannot be saved to a Windows Server 2003 share if the underlying filesystem is FAT32 due to its inherent file size limitations, despite ample free disk space on the volume.
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A user reports that they are getting an error when trying to save a video file to a share on a server running Windows Server 2003. The administrator looks at the file and finds that it is 5GB. The administrator checks the server and finds that the server has 100GB of free space. This file needs to be saved on the server. Which of the following should the administrator do to accomplish this?
Options
- AConvert the filesystem to EXT3.
- BConvert the filesystem to VMFS.
- CConvert the filesystem to NTFS.
- DConvert the filesystem to FAT32.
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(26 responses)- A4% (1)
- B4% (1)
- C81% (21)
- D12% (3)
Why each option
A 5GB video file cannot be saved to a Windows Server 2003 share if the underlying filesystem is FAT32 due to its inherent file size limitations, despite ample free disk space on the volume.
EXT3 is a file system primarily used by Linux operating systems and is not natively supported or used for primary storage on a Windows Server 2003.
VMFS (Virtual Machine File System) is a clustered file system developed by VMware specifically for storing virtual machine disk files and is not a native file system for a general-purpose Windows Server.
FAT32, a legacy file system, has a maximum individual file size limit of 4GB. Since the video file is 5GB, it exceeds this limit, causing the save error despite the server having 100GB of free space. Converting the volume's file system to NTFS will resolve this, as NTFS supports much larger file sizes (up to 16 EB) and is fully compatible with Windows Server 2003.
Converting to FAT32 is the cause of the problem, as FAT32 has a 4GB maximum file size limit, which the 5GB video file exceeds.
Concept tested: File system limitations- FAT32 vs. NTFS
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/convert
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