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SK0-004 · Question #334

A technician wants to increase the reliability of a DHCP server. Which of the following components should be installed to increase the server's uptime on the network?

The correct answer is D. Install redundant NICs. Installing redundant NICs provides NIC failover or teaming so that a single network adapter failure does not take the DHCP server offline.

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Question

A technician wants to increase the reliability of a DHCP server. Which of the following components should be installed to increase the server's uptime on the network?

Options

  • AIncrease the amount of RAM
  • BUse a lower voltage power supply
  • CAdd a hardware firewall
  • DInstall redundant NICs

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    80% (20)

Why each option

Installing redundant NICs provides NIC failover or teaming so that a single network adapter failure does not take the DHCP server offline.

AIncrease the amount of RAM

Increasing RAM improves server performance and capacity but does not protect against hardware failure or prevent the server from going offline.

BUse a lower voltage power supply

Using a lower voltage power supply does not increase reliability and could actually be harmful if it does not meet the server's power requirements.

CAdd a hardware firewall

Adding a hardware firewall improves network security but does not address the server's hardware redundancy or uptime.

DInstall redundant NICsCorrect

Redundant NICs allow NIC teaming or failover configuration, meaning if the primary network interface fails the secondary automatically assumes the connection, eliminating a common single point of failure and maintaining the server's network availability without downtime.

Concept tested: NIC redundancy for server uptime and reliability

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nic-teaming/nic-teaming

Topics

#redundant NICs#NIC teaming#DHCP reliability#server uptime

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