SQL Clustering Interview Questions

SQL Clustering interview questions

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Total Questions: 10

1. Which of the following scenario prefers failover cluster instance over stand alone instance in SQL Server?

A. High Confidentiality

B. High Availability

C. High Integrity

D. None of the mentioned

Correct Answer is : High Availability

2. Point out the correct statement:

A. The detailed component diagnostics makes it possible to configure a more flexible failover policy

B. The diagnostic information is stored to database

C. The detailed component diagnostics disables better troubleshooting of automatic failovers retroactively

D. All of the mentioned

Correct Answer is : The detailed component diagnostics makes it possible to configure a more flexible failover policy

3. Benefits that SQL Server failover cluster instances provide:

A. Protection at the instance level through redundancy

B. Disaster recovery solution using a multi-subnet FCI

C. Zero reconfiguration of applications and clients during failovers

D. All of the mentioned

Correct Answer is : All of the mentioned

4. The resources owned by WSFC node include:

A. Destination address

B. SQL Server Browser

C. One file share resource, if the FILESTREAM feature is installed

D. None of the mentioned

Correct Answer is : One file share resource, if the FILESTREAM feature is installed

5. Point out the wrong statement:

A. The System Configuration Checker will verify the system state of your computer before Setup continues.

B. Microsoft Lync Server 2010 supports clustering for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 only

C. The System Configuration Checker will run one more set of rules to validate your computer configuration with the SQL Server features you have specified

D. None of the mentioned

Correct Answer is : Microsoft Lync Server 2010 supports clustering for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 only

6. Which of the following element is installed locally on each node of the FCI?

A. WSFC Resource Group

B. SQL Server Binaries

C. Network Name

D. Storage

Correct Answer is : SQL Server Binaries

7. Which of the the following operation requires to run SQL Server Setup on the node?

A. Add

B. Remove

C. Update

D. All of the mentioned

Correct Answer is : All of the mentioned

8. A Windows Failover Cluster can support up to _______ nodes.

A. 12

B. 14

C. 16

D. 18

Correct Answer is : 16

9. Which of the following is a Windows Failover Cluster quorum mode?

A. Node Majority

B. No Majority: Read Only

C. File Read Majority

D. None of the mentioned

Correct Answer is : Node Majority

10. An exciting new feature in SQL Server 2014 is the support for the deployment of a Failover Cluster Instance (FCI) with :

A. Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)

B. In memory database

C. Column oriented database

D. All of the mentioned

Correct Answer is : Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV)

SQL Clustering interview questions