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CompTIA Server+ — Practice Questions and Mock Exam

CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) validates the skills required to manage and troubleshoot servers in data centers, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

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A technician needs to update the firmware on a server that is currently running production workloads. The server has an out-of-band management interface (iLO/iDRAC/IPMI). What is the correct approach?

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Out-of-band management interfaces like HP iLO, Dell iDRAC, and IPMI provide hardware-level access to servers independent of the operating system. These interfaces allow administrators to perform firmware updates, monitor hardware health, and control power remotely. When performing firmware updates on production servers, change management procedures require scheduling a maintenance window, notifying affected users, creating a rollback plan (backing up current firmware), and testing the update. Firmware updates can change hardware behavior, reset configurations, or occasionally fail, which is why a maintenance window and backup are critical. In real-world environments, some out-of-band management tools support staged firmware deployment where the update is uploaded but only activated on reboot. Exam tip: firmware updates always require a maintenance window and backup for production systems.

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Why a cluster stops without quorum

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    Why stop workloads when one node is still alive?

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    Without quorum, the cluster cannot safely establish that this side is entitled to keep operating.

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    What risk does stopping avoid?

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    Split brain, where separate parts keep writing as if each were the active cluster.

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Why a cluster stops without quorum

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A failover cluster administrator is asked why the cluster service stops all clustered workloads when too many nodes are lost instead of letting the surviving node keep running. What is the purpose of this behaviour?

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To prevent a split-brain condition in which separate sections of the cluster each believe they are active, risking data inconsistency or corruption

Quorum protects consistency by preventing conflicting operation after a partition.

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Install and maintain server hardwareSee the guide for weighting63 QuestionsPass-IT questions

Fit server components, storage and connections to the installation’s needs.

  • Install compatible hardware in suitable racks or enclosures, with safe handling, cooling, redundant power and network cabling.
  • Deploy storage with appropriate drive media, interfaces, capacity, RAID and shared-storage connections.
  • Maintain firmware and replace components using local or out-of-band administration and suitable hot-swap procedures.
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Configure and administer serversSee the guide for weighting120 QuestionsPass-IT questions

Install server systems and manage the services and resources they provide.

  • Install server operating systems using compatible hardware, partitions, filesystems, images or unattended deployment methods.
  • Configure network services and server roles, manage storage and data transfers, and maintain monitoring, logs and administrative access.
  • Explain clustering, redundancy and load balancing, and manage virtual-machine resources and networking across cloud models.
  • Use basic scripts, variables, conditions and loops to automate server administration tasks.
  • Maintain secure asset and configuration records, and explain licensing models, support, compatibility and license-count validation.
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Protect servers and plan recoverySee the guide for weighting95 QuestionsPass-IT questions

Reduce security risks and prepare to restore data and services after disruption.

  • Explain data encryption, retention and storage choices, and mitigate loss or disclosure through monitoring, separation of duties and required controls.
  • Protect physical access and environmental conditions, and manage identities, permissions, authentication and audit trails.
  • Harden systems, applications and hardware, test patches and securely decommission servers and their media.
  • Choose backup and restore methods, schedules, rotation and media, and test both backup integrity and recoverability.
  • Plan recovery sites and replication, and validate disaster recovery through tabletop, simulated or live failover exercises.
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Troubleshoot server failuresSee the guide for weighting109 QuestionsPass-IT questions

Use a repeatable investigation process to diagnose faults and verify recovery.

  • Define the problem, test a cause, notify affected users and apply one change at a time, then verify service and document root causes and outcomes.
  • Diagnose hardware and storage faults using indicators, logs and tools, including memory, cooling, drive, RAID and backup or restore failures.
  • Investigate operating-system and software problems involving drivers, updates, dependencies, permissions and resource use.
  • Resolve network faults involving addressing, VLANs, routing, DNS, DHCP, interfaces and physical connections.
  • Investigate security problems involving file integrity, excessive privileges, malware and misconfigured protection tools.
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Do you need A+ before Server+?

No, there are no formal prerequisites. CompTIA recommends A+ plus 18 to 24 months of hands-on server administration, which is a fair description of the level the questions assume rather than a gate you have to clear.

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About the COMPTIA-SERVER exam

Where can I take the COMPTIA-SERVER exam?

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How long is the CompTIA Server+ exam?

The CompTIA Server+ exam has 90 questions and a 90-minute time limit.

What is CompTIA Server+ and who is it for?

Server+ is a vendor-neutral certification for people who install, administer and troubleshoot physical and virtual servers. It targets server administrators, data centre technicians and infrastructure staff, and unlike most CompTIA exams it has no fixed renewal-by-exam path tied to one vendor's stack. The exam mixes standard questions with performance-based ones.

How do you renew CompTIA Server+?

Server+ is valid for three years and renews through CompTIA's continuing-education programme rather than by resitting the exam. You collect CEUs across the cycle through training, teaching, publishing or earning other CompTIA certifications.

What happens if you fail Server+?

There is no waiting period before your second attempt. After a second failure CompTIA requires 14 calendar days before you try again.

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