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SK0-003 · Question #57

A server crashed because it ran out of all free available disk space. After booting the server backup it is noticed that enhanced logging was enabled on the web server software months before. Which…

The correct answer is D. Log files are filling the disk. A server ran out of disk space after enhanced logging was enabled on its web server software months prior.

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Question

A server crashed because it ran out of all free available disk space. After booting the server backup it is noticed that enhanced logging was enabled on the web server software months before. Which of the following is MOST likely causing the disk to run out of space?

Options

  • AThe web server requires larger disk drives.
  • BTraffic to the web server has increased.
  • CDisks are not large enough for the web server software.
  • DLog files are filling the disk.

How the community answered

(64 responses)
  • A
    6% (4)
  • B
    13% (8)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    78% (50)

Why each option

A server ran out of disk space after enhanced logging was enabled on its web server software months prior.

AThe web server requires larger disk drives.

While larger disk drives might be a solution, this choice does not identify the specific cause of the existing disks running out of space.

BTraffic to the web server has increased.

Increased traffic would contribute to larger log files, but the direct cause specified in the question is the enablement of 'enhanced logging,' making the logging mechanism itself the primary culprit.

CDisks are not large enough for the web server software.

The disks were initially sufficient, but the activation of enhanced logging introduced a new demand that made them appear insufficient, rather than an inherent inadequacy of the disk size for the web server software itself.

DLog files are filling the disk.Correct

Enhanced logging significantly increases the volume of data written to log files; if these files are not regularly managed through rotation, compression, or archival, they can accumulate over time and consume all available disk space, leading to server crashes and disk exhaustion.

Concept tested: Disk space management, web server logging implications

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/manage/provisioning-and-managing-iis/configure-logging-in-iis

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#disk space management#logging#server performance#troubleshooting storage

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