Que.: What is Active
Directory?
Ans. Active Directory is
a Meta Data. Active Directory is a data base which store a data base like your
user information, computer information and also other network object info. It
has capabilities to manage and administor the complite Network which connect
with AD.
Que.: What is the Global
Catalog?
Ans.: Global Catalog is
a server which maintains the information about multiple domain with trust
relationship agreement..
Que: What is Active
Directory?
Ans: Active Directory directory service is an extensible and
scalable directory service that enables you to manage network resources
efficiently.
Q01: What is Active
Directory?
Ans:Active Directory is directory service that stores information about
objects on a network and makes this information available to users and network
administrators.
Active Directory gives network users access to permitted resources anywhere on
the network using a single logon process.
It provides network administrators with an intuitive, hierarchical view of the
network and a single point of administration
3for all network objects.
Q; What is active
directory?
Ans: active directory is
a domain controller which is use to authenticate and administrate the group of
computer,user,server etc. remotely. all the policies and security will be
applicable on the client machine which one is join the domain.and all this
policies and security is defined in active directory.
Q2: What is LDAP?
Ans2: LDAP(light weight directory accerss protocol) is an internet protocol
which Email and other services is used to look up information from the server.
Q 18: What is KCC ?
Ans 18: KCC ( knowledge consistency checker ) is used to generate replication
topology for inter site replication and for intrasite replication.with in a site
replication traffic is done via remote procedure calls over ip, while between
site it is done through either RPC or SMTP.
Q 10: What is Global
Catalog Server ?
Ans 10 : Global Catalog Server is basically a container where you put the same
type of member ,computer etc and applied the policies and security on the
catalog server in place of individual user or computer.
Q; What is active
directory?
active directory is a domain controller which is use to authenticate and
administrate the group of computer,user,server etc. remotely. all the policies
and security will be applicable on the client machine which one is join the
domain.and all this policies and security is defined in active directory.
Q 10 : what is Global
catalog server GC?
Ans : i m sorry i was given wrong ans of this question above but now im giving
the exact ans of this question, and th ans which iwas given previously is the
ans of Organisatinal Unit not of GC….. and the ans is
The global catalog is a
distributed data repository that contains a searchable, partial representation
of every object in every domain in a multidomain Active Directory forest. The
global catalog is stored on domain controllers that have been designated as
global catalog servers and is distributed through multimaster replication.
Searches that are directed to the global catalog are faster because they do not
involve referrals to different domain controllers.
Q 4: Where is the AD
database held? What other folders are related to AD?
A 4: The AD data base is
store in NTDS.DIT.
Q 5 : What is the SYSVOL folder?
A 5; The sysVOL folder stores the server’s copy of the domain’s public files.
The contents such as group policy, users etc of the sysvol folder are
replicated to all domain controllers in the domain.
Q 19: What is the ISTG?
Who has that role by default?
A 19: Windows 2000
Domain controllers each create Active Directory Replication connection objects
representing inbound replication from intra-site replication partners. For
inter-site replication, one domain controller per site has the responsibility
of evaluating the inter-site replication topology and creating Active Directory
Replication Connection objects for appropriate bridgehead servers within its
site. The domain controller in each site that owns this role is referred to as
the Inter-Site Topology Generator (ISTG).
Q :15 What is LDP? What
is REPLMON? What is ADSIEDIT? What is NETDOM? What is REPADMIN?
A 15 : LDP : Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) is often used to establish MPLS
LSPs when traffic engineering is not required. It establishes LSPs that follow
the existing IP routing, and is particularly well suited for establishing a
full mesh of LSPs between all of the routers on the network.
Replmon : Replmon displays information about Active Directory Replication.
ADSIEDIT :ADSIEdit is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that acts as
a low-level editor for Active Directory. It is a Graphical User Interface (GUI)
tool. Network administrators can use it for common administrative tasks such as
adding, deleting, and moving objects with a directory service. The attributes
for each object can be edited or deleted by using this tool. ADSIEdit uses the
ADSI application programming interfaces (APIs) to access Active Directory. The
following are the required files for using this tool: ADSIEDIT.DLL
ADSIEDIT.MSCNETDOM : NETDOM is a command-line tool that allows management of
Windows domains and trust relationships. It is used for batch management of
trusts, joining computers to domains, verifying trusts, and secure channels.
REPADMIN :
This command-line tool assists administrators in diagnosing replication
problems between Windows domain controllers.Administrators can use Repadmin to
view the replication topology (sometimes referred to as RepsFrom and RepsTo) as
seen from the perspective of each domain controller. In addition, Repadmin can
be used to manually create the replication topology (although in normal practice
this should not be necessary), to force replication events between domain
controllers, and to view both the replication metadata and up-to-dateness
vectors.
Q 36: how to
take backup of AD ?
A 36 : for taking backup of active directory you have to do this :
first go to START -> PROGRAM ->ACCESORIES -> SYSTEM TOOLS ->
BACKUP
when the backup screen is flash then take the backup of SYSTEM STATE it will
take the backup of all the necessary information about the syatem including AD
backup , DNS ETC.
Q 37 : how to
restore the AD ?
a 37 : For ths do the same as above in the question 36 but in place of backup
you select the restore option and restore the system state .
Q 19: What is the ISTG?
Who has that role by default?
A 19: Inter-Site Topology Generator(istg) is responsible for
managing the inbound replication connection objects for all bridgehead servers
in the site in which it is located. This domain controller is known as the
Inter-Site Topology Generator (ISTG). The domain controller holding this role
may not necessarily also be a bridgehead server.
Q 29 :What are the DS*
commands
A 29 : You really are
spoilt for choice when it comes to scripting tools for creating Active
Directory objects. In addition to CSVDE, LDIFDE and VBScript, we now have
the following DS commands: the da family built in utility DSmod - modify
Active Directory attributesDSrm - to delete Active Directory objectsDSmove - to
relocate objectsDSadd - create new accountsDSquery - to find objects that match
your query attributesDSget - list the properties of an object
Q 30 :What’s the
difference between LDIFDE and CSVDE? Usage considerations?
A 30 : CSVDE is a command that can be used to import and export objects to and
from the AD into a CSV-formatted file. A CSV (Comma Separated Value) file is a
file easily readable in Excel. I will not go to length into this powerful
command, but I will show you some basic samples of how to import a large number
of users into your AD. Of course, as with the DSADD command, CSVDE can do more
than just import users. Consult your help file for more info.
Like CSVDE, LDIFDE is a command that can be used to import and export objects
to and from the AD into a LDIF-formatted file. A LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange
Format) file is a file easily readable in any text editor, however it is not
readable in programs like Excel. The major difference between CSVDE and LDIFDE
(besides the file format) is the fact that LDIFDE can be used to edit and
delete existing AD objects (not just users), while CSVDE can only import and export
objects.
Q 25 : What is tombstone
lifetime attribute?
A 25 : The number of
days before a deleted object is removed from the directory services. This
assists in removing objects from replicated servers and preventing restores
from reintroducing a deleted object. This value is in the Directory Service
object in the configuration NIC.
You want to standardize
the desktop environments (wallpaper, My Documents, Start menu, printers etc.)
on the computers in one department. How would you do that? How it is possibal
(20)What are the
requirements for installing AD on a new server?
Ans:1)The Domain structure2)The Domain Name3)storage location of the database
and log file4)Location of the shared system volume folder5)DNS config
Methode6)DNS configuration
7. What are application
partitions? When do I use them.
Ans: AN application
diretcory partition is a directory partition that is replicated only to
specific domain controller.Only domain controller running windows Server 2003
can host a replica of application directory partition.
Using an application
directory partition provides redundany,availabiltiy or fault tolerance by
replicating data to specific domain controller pr any set of domain controllers
anywhere in the forest
Q:You want to
standardize the desktop environments (wallpaper, My Documents, Start menu,
printers etc.) on the computers in one department. How would you do that? How
it is possibal.
Ans:Login on client as
Domain Admin user change whatever you need add printers etc go to system-User
profiles copy this user profile to any location by select Everyone in permitted
to use after copy change ntuser.dat to ntuser.man and assgin this path under
user profile
Q. 8. How do you create
a new application partition
ANS:
Use the DnsCmd command to create an application directory partition. To do
this, use the following syntax:
DnsCmd ServerName /CreateDirectoryPartition FQDN of partition
Global catalog provides
a central repository of domain information for the forest by storing partial
replicas of all domain directory partitions. These partial replicas are
distributed by multimaster replication to all global catalog servers in a
forest.
How do you view all the
GCs in the forest?
Ans
C:\>repadmin /showreps
domain_controller
where domain_controller is the DC you want to query to determine whether it’s a
GC. The output will include the text DSA Options: IS_GC if the DC is a GC. . .
.
Trying to look at the
Schema, how can I do that
Ans:
type “adsiedit.msc” in run or command prompt
Q. Can you connect
Active Directory to other 3rd-party Directory Services? Name a few options.
Ans. Yes, you can use
dirXML or LDAP to connect to other directories
In Novell you can use
E-directory
Q 38 :How do you change
the DS Restore admin password ?
Ans 38: A. In Windows
2000 Server, you used to have to boot the computer whose password you wanted to
change in Directory Restore mode, then use either the Microsoft Management
Console (MMC) Local User and Groups snap-in or the command
net user administrator *
to change the Administrator password. Win2K Server Service Pack 2 (SP2)
introduced the Setpwd utility, which lets you reset the Directory Service
Restore Mode password without having to reboot the computer. (Microsoft
refreshed Setpwd in SP4 to improve the utility’s scripting options.)
In Windows Server 2003, you use the Ntdsutil utility to modify the Directory
Service Restore Mode Administrator password. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Start Ntdsutil (click Start, Run; enter cmd.exe; then enter ntdsutil.exe).
2. Start the Directory Service Restore Mode Administrator password-reset
utility by entering the argument “set dsrm password” at the ntdsutil prompt:
ntdsutil: set dsrm password
3. Run the Reset Password command, passing the name of the server on which to
change the password, or use the null argument to specify the local machine. For
example, to reset the password on server thanos, enter the following argument
at the Reset DSRM Administrator Password prompt:
Reset DSRM Administrator Password: reset password on server thanos
To reset the password on the local machine, specify null as the server name:
Reset DSRM Administrator Password: reset password on server null
4. You’ll be prompted twice to enter the new password. You’ll see the following
messages:
5. Please type password for DS Restore Mode Administrator Account:
6. Please confirm new password:
Password has been set successfully.
7. Exit the password-reset utility by typing “quit” at the following prompts:
8. Reset DSRM Administrator Password: quit
ntdsutil: quit
Q.40: What are Group
Policy objects (GPOs)?
A.40: Group Policy objects, other than the local Group Policy object, are
virtual objects. The policy setting information of a GPO is actually stored in
two locations: the Group Policy container and the Group Policy template. The
Group Policy container is an Active Directory container that stores GPO
properties, including information on version, GPO status, and a list of
components that have settings in the GPO. The Group Policy template is a folder
structure within the file system that stores Administrative Template-based
policies, security settings, script files, and information regarding
applications that are available for Group Policy Software Installation. The
Group Policy template is located in the system volume folder (Sysvol) in the
\Policies subfolder for its domain.
Q 41 :What is the order
in which GPOs are applied ?
A 41: Group Policy
settings are processed in the following order:
1.
Local Group Policy object—Each computer has exactly one Group Policy object
that is stored locally. This processes for both computer and user Group Policy
processing.
2.
Site—Any GPOs that have been linked to the site that the computer belongs to
are processed next. Processing is in the order that is specified by the
administrator, on the Linked Group Policy Objects tab for the site in Group
Policy Management Console (GPMC). The GPO with the lowest link order is
processed last, and therefore has the highest precedence.
3.
Domain—Processing of multiple domain-linked GPOs is in the order specified by
the administrator, on the Linked Group Policy Objects tab for the domain in
GPMC. The GPO with the lowest link order is processed last, and therefore has
the highest precedence.
4.
Organizational units—GPOs that are linked to the organizational unit that is
highest in the Active Directory hierarchy are processed first, then GPOs that
are linked to its child organizational unit, and so on. Finally, the GPOs that
are linked to the organizational unit that contains the user or computer are
processed.
At the level of each
organizational unit in the Active Directory hierarchy, one, many, or no GPOs
can be linked. If several GPOs are linked to an organizational unit, their
processing is in the order that is specified by the administrator, on the
Linked Group Policy Objects tab for the organizational unit in GPMC. The GPO
with the lowest link order is processed last, and therefore has the highest
precedence.
This order means that
the local GPO is processed first, and GPOs that are linked to the
organizational unit of which the computer or user is a direct member are
processed last, which overwrites settings in the earlier GPOs if there are
conflicts. (If there are no conflicts, then the earlier and later settings are
merely aggregated.)
What is LDAP?
Lightweight Directory
Access Protocol
This article will tell
you how to add your first Windows 2003 DC to an existing Windows 2000 domain.
This article is particularly useful if you have Windows 2000 servers that will
be replaced by new hardware running Windows Server 2003.
The first step is to
install Windows 2003 on your new DC. This is a straighforward process, so we
aren’t going to discuss that here.
Because significant
changes have been made to the Active Directory schema in Windows 2003, we need
to make our Windows 2000 Active Directory compatible with the new version. If
you already have Windows 2003 DCs running with Windows 2000 DCs, then you can
skip down to the part about DNS.
Before you attempt this
step, you should make sure that you have service pack 4 installed on your
Windows 2000 DC. Next, make sure that you are logged in as a user that is a
member of the Schema Admin and Enterprise Admin groups. Next, insert the
Windows 2003 Server installation CD into the Windows 2000 Server. Bring up a
command line and change directories to the I386 directory on the installation
CD. At the command prompt, type:
Code :
adprep /forestprep
After running this
command, make sure that the updates have been replicated to all existing
Windows 2000 DCs in the forest.
Next, we need to run the
following command:
Code :
adprep /domainprep
The above command must
be run on the Infrastructure Master of the domain by someone who is a member of
the Domain Admins group.
Once this is complete,
we move back to the Windows 2003 Server. Click ’start’ then ‘run” - type in
dcpromo and click OK. During the ensuing wizard, make sure that you select that
you are adding this DC to an existing domain.
After this process is
complete, the server will reboot. When it comes back online, check and make
sure that the AD database has been replicated to your new server.
Next, you will want to
check and make sure that DNS was installed on your new server. If not, go to
the control panel, click on ‘Add or Remove Programs’, and click the ‘Add/Remove
Windows Components’ button. In the Windows Components screen, click on
‘Networking Services’ and click the details button. In the new window check
‘Domain Name System (DNS)’ and then click the OK button. Click ‘Next’ in the
Windows Components screen. This will install DNS and the server will reboot.
After reboot, pull up the DNS Management window and make sure that your DNS
settings have replicated from the Windows 2000 Server. You will need to re-enter
any forwarders or other properties you had set up, but the DNS records should
replicate on their own.
The next 2 items, global
catalog and FSMO roles, are important if you plan on decomissioning your
Windows 2000 server(s). If this is the case, you need to transfer the global
catalog from the old server to the new one.
First, let’s create a
global catalog on our new server. Here are the steps:
1. On the domain controller where you want the new global catalog, start the
Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in. To start the snap-in, click
‘Start’, point to ‘Programs’, point to ‘Administrative Tools’, and then click
‘Active Directory Sites and Services’.
2. In the console tree,
double-click ‘Sites’, and then double-click ’sitename’.
3. Double-click ‘Servers’,
click your domain controller, right-click ‘NTDS Settings’, and then click
‘Properties’.
4. On the General tab,
click to select the Global catalog check box to assign the role of global
catalog to this server.
5. Restart the domain
controller.
Make sure you allow
sufficient time for the account and the schema information to replicate to the
new global catalog server before you remove the global catalog from the
original DC or take the DC offline.
After this is complete,
you will want to transfer or seize the FSMO roles for your new server. For
instructions, read Using Ntdsutil.exe to transfer or seize FSMO roles to a
domain controller.
After this step is
complete, we can now run DCPROMO on the Windows 2000 Servers in order to demote
them. Once this is complete, copy over any files you need to your new server
and you should have successfully replaced your Windows 2000 server(s) with a
new Windows 2003 server(s
Global Catalyst is the
one where the authentication happens, by default primary domain controller is
Global Catalyst, we can add global catalyst to improve the Netwrk Performance
What is Active
Directory?
Its a Directory Service
which stores and manages the information of Objects(User,computer,printer
shared folder etc)
What are the
requirements for installing AD on a new server?
Win2K3 CD
DNS
Static IP
You want to standardize
the desktop environments (wallpaper, My Documents, Start menu, printers etc.)
on the computers in one department. How would you do that?
go to
Start->programs->Administrative tools->Active Directory Users and
Computers
Right Click on Domain->click on preoperties
On New windows Click on Group Policy
Select Default Policy->click on Edit
on group Policy console
go to User Configuration->Administrative Template->Start menu and Taskbar
Select each property you want to modify and do the same
1.
What
are the required components of Windows Server 2003 for installing Exchange
2003? - ASP.NET, SMTP,
NNTP, W3SVC
2.
What
must be done to an AD forest before Exchange can be deployed? - Setup /forestprep
3.
What
Exchange process is responsible for communication with AD? - DSACCESS
4.
What
3 types of domain controller does Exchange access? - Normal Domain Controller, Global
Catalog, Configuration Domain Controller
5.
What
connector type would you use to connect to the Internet, and what are the two
methods of sending mail over that connector? - SMTP Connector: Forward to smart host or use DNS to route
to each address
6.
How
would you optimise Exchange 2003 memory usage on a Windows Server 2003 server
with more than 1Gb of memory? - Add /3Gb switch to boot.ini
7.
What
would a rise in remote queue length generally indicate? - This means mail is not being sent to
other servers. This can be explained by outages or performance issues with the
network or remote servers.
8.
What
would a rise in the Local Delivery queue generally mean? - This indicates a performance issue or
outage on the local server. Reasons could be slowness in consulting AD,
slowness in handing messages off to local delivery or SMTP
delivery. It could also be databases being dismounted or a lack of disk space.
9.
What
are the standard port numbers for SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, RPC, LDAP and Global
Catalog? - SMTP – 25, POP3
– 110, IMAP4 – 143, RPC – 135, LDAP – 389, Global Catalog - 3268
10.
Name
the process names for the following: System Attendant? – MAD.EXE, Information Store – STORE.EXE,
SMTP/POP/IMAP/OWA – INETINFO.EXE
11.
What
is the maximum amount of databases that can be hosted on Exchange 2003
Enterprise? - 20 databases. 4
SGs x 5 DBs.
12.
What
are the disadvantages of circular logging? - In the event of a corrupt database, data can only be
restored to the last backup.
19 Responses to “Windows
sysadmin interview questions”
1) How windows server
will configure?
Tell them that you have
400 pc based network, and you configure a Active Directory domain on windows
servers to centralize administration tasks.
1) How windows server
will configure?
Its depends on the role
of the server. If you installing Active Directory, you have to run DCPROMO on
commond prompt, and followed instructions.
Over all its depends on
the role.
Simply you can say–
there is an option in windows “Manage Server” once you follow the instructions
it will guide you to configure your server.
2) How many types of
servers?
If they are concern with
Hardware server, tell them the hardware configuration and vendor of the server.
If they are asking about
the types of windows server, tell them Standard, enterprise, or Small business
server etc.
start > Run > Cmd
>
Type
net send Computername
type ur msg
Question 2: What must be
done to an AD forest before Exchange can be deployed? - Setup /forestprep
question 2 is incorrect,
in order for ms exchange 2k or 2003 to be sucessfully “deployed” both
forestprep and domain prep must successfuly complete first, before the
setup.exe of the actual exchange install, or the install and will error out if
attempted.
.How windows server will
configure?.
2.How many types of server?.
3.What is the server evnverment?.
I faced one interview
they asked how many types of server in your company, how u configured.
Please guide me in this
mater
1) How to migrate from
windows 2000 to 2003 without distrubing the existing Domain ?????????
2) How to migrage from
Ms. Exchange 2000 to 2003 and how to configure Outlook Web Access ????????
3) What r the ports to
required to configure to Exchange Server ????????
4) What is IIS and how
to migrate from IIS 5.0 to IIS 6.0 ??
1.
1) What r the frequently
asked questions on ADS 2003. and what r the main differences between ADS 2000
and 2003 ????????
2) What are main
differences between WINS and DNS ???
3) Why we have to go to
DNS what r the advantages in DNS ???????
4) What r the frequently
asked questions on DNS ????
5) What r the frequently
asked questions on DHCP ????
6) What r the frequently
asked questions FTP ????
7) What r the frequently
asked questions on DFS ????
8) What r the frequently
asked questions on File Server ??????????
9) What r the frequently
asked questions on Print Server ?????????
2.
1.In windows2000
perfosonal or winxp pc perfomance is very low what is the solution you will
give?
2. what is diffrent
between AD2000 & AD2003?
3. what is different
between windows2000 & NT & winxp?
3.
What r the frequently
asked questions on ADS 2003. and what r the main differences between ADS 2000
and 2003 ????????
2) What are main
differences between WINS and DNS ???
3) Why we have to go to
DNS what r the advantages in DNS ???????
4) What r the frequently
asked questions on DNS ????
5) What r the frequently
asked questions on DHCP ????
6) What r the frequently
asked questions FTP ????
7) What r the frequently
asked questions on DFS ????
8) What r the frequently
asked questions on File Server ??????????
9) What r the frequently
asked questions on Print Server ?????????
4.
XP
1.Firewall
2.Automatic update
3.Media Player 9 is
support to DVD
4.Visual style
5.Remote Desktop
6.On Screen Board
7.Program Capability
wizard
8 etc………………..
5.
Question asked @ interview
what is use of NTLDR
file
where its location
what will you do if
error occure”ntldr missing”
what would be the
poroblem if my mails not outgoing.
what are the protocols
use by outlook.
what are diff between
outlook & outlook express.
6.
most of these are
terrible questions for a general windows/AD sysadmin. They’re bookish, not
realistic; the kind of thing one looks up if one doesn’t use every day.
Also, too many of the
questions are focused on exchange. For example, we outsource exchange, so a
windows sysadmin here wouldn’t be asked any of those questions…
What are main
differences between WINS and DNS ???
WINS:- It is used to
resolve IP address into netbios Viceversa it is used prior version of win 2000
DNS:-It is used to
resolve IP address into host name.Viceversa it is used in 2000, XP, 2003 server
what are diff between
outlook & outlook express ????
Outlook Express
Outlook Express is the
e-mail client that is included with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x, Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5.x, the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, the Microsoft
Windows Millennium Edition (Me) operating system, the Microsoft Windows 2000
operating systems, and Microsoft Office 98 for the Macintosh. Outlook Express
is designed for home users who gain access to their e-mail messages by dialing
in to an Internet service provider (ISP).
Outlook
Outlook is Microsoft’s
premier messaging and collaboration client. It is a stand-alone application
that is integrated into Microsoft Office and Exchange Server. Outlook also
provides performance and integration with Internet Explorer 5.5. Complete
integration of e-mail, calendaring, and contact management, makes Outlook the
perfect client for many business users.
9.
Advantages of WINS: WINS
will be really helofull in a multidomain environment where in user’s would need
to access many of the resources in different domains, rathere than adding
different DNS suffixes of each domain on the local machine. WINS is the best
option. But i could also say WINS is not as stable as DNS.
Windows sysadmin
interview questions
1.
What is Active Directory
schema?
2.
What are the domain
functional level in Windows Server 2003?
3.
What are the forest
functional level in Windows Server 2003?
4.
What is global catalog
server?
5.
How we can raise domain
functional & forest functional level in Windows Server 2003?
6.
Which is the deafult
protocol used in directory services?
7.
What is IPv6?
8.
What is the default
domain functional level in Windows Server 2003?
9.
What are the physical
& logical components of ADS
10.
In which domain
functional level, we can rename domain name?
11.
What is multimaster
replication?
12.
What is a site?
13.
Which is the command
used to remove active directory from a domain controler?
14.
How we can create
console, which contain schema?
15.
What is trust?
16.
What is the file that’s
responsible for keep all Active Directory database?
Windows Server and MS
Exchange interview questions
1.
What is DHCP? How we
configure DHCP?
2.
What are the ways to
configure DNS & Zones?
3.
What are the types of
backup? Explain each?
4.
What are Levels of RAID
0, 1, 5? Which one is better & why?
5.
What are FMSO Roles?
List them.
6.
Describe the lease
process of the DHCP server.
7.
Disaster Recovery Plan?
8.
What is scope &
super scope?
9.
Differences between Win
2000 Server & Advanced Server?
10.
Logical Diagram of
Active Directory? What is the difference between child domain & additional
domain server?
11.
FTP, NNTP, SMTP,
KERBEROS, DNS, DHCP, POP3 port numbers?
12.
What is Kerberos? Which
version is currently used by Windows? How does Kerberos work?
Microsoft Exchange
Server interview questions
1.
Distribution List?
2.
GAL, Routing Group, Stm
files, Eseutil & ininteg - what are they used for?
3.
What is MIME & MAPI?
4.
List the services of
Exchange Server 2000?
5.
How would you recover
Exchange server when the log file is corrupted?
Sysadmin interview
questions
1.
What is a level 0
backup?
2.
What is an incremental
backup?
3.
What steps are required
to perform a bare-metal recovery?
4.
Name key files or
directories on a UNIX system that should always be backed up.
5.
Name key files or
directories on a Windows system that should always be backed up.
6.
What is RAID 0?
7.
What is RAID 0+1? Why is
it better than 0?
8.
What is RAID-5?
9.
Why would you NOT want
to encapsulate a root directory with Veritas?
10.
What is concatenation?
11.
What is striping?
12.
What is a spindle?
Networking questions
1.
What
is a default gateway? - The exit-point
from one network and entry-way into another network, often the router of the
network.
2.
How
do you set a default route on an IOS Cisco router? - ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 x.x.x.x [where
x.x.x.x represents the destination address]
3.
What
is the difference between a domain local group and a global group? - Domain local groups grant permissions to
objects within the domain in which the reside. Global groups contain grant
permissions tree or forest wide for any objects within the Active Directory.
4.
What
is LDAP used for? - LDAP is a set of
protocol used for providing access to information
directories.
5.
What
tool have you used to create and analyze packet captures? - Network Monitor in Win2K / Win2K3,
Ethereal in Linux, OptiView Series II (by Fluke Networks).
6.
How
does HSRP work?
7.
What
is the significance of the IP address 255.255.255.255? - The limited broadcast address is
utilized when an IP node must perform a one-to-everyone delivery on the local
network but the network ID is unknown.
