Clustering - SQL Server Questions and Answers

This set of SQL Server Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Clustering”.

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
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Answer: b
Explanation: High availability of the SQL Server instance is protected by the presence of redundant nodes in the FCI.

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
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Answer: a
Explanation: You can choose what failure conditions trigger failovers and which failure conditions do not in configuration options.

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
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Answer: d
Explanation: You can even run an FCI-hosted database inside an AlwaysOn availability group.

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
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Answer: c
Explanation: One file share resource is included only 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
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Answer: b
Explanation: Microsoft Lync Server 2010 supports clustering for Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 in an active/passive configuration. For details about SQL Server clustering.

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
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Answer: b
Explanation: However, during startup, SQL Server binaries are not started automatically, but managed by WSFC.

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7. Which of the following operation requires to run SQL Server Setup on the node?
a) Add
b) Remove
c) Update
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: To update or remove a SQL Server failover cluster, you must be a local administrator with permission to login as a service on all nodes of the failover cluster.

8. A Windows Failover Cluster can support up to _______ nodes.
a) 12
b) 14
c) 16
d) 18
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Answer: c
Explanation: A single SQL Server 2012 instance can run on only a single node at a time; and should a failover occur, the failed instance can failover to another node.

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
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Answer: a
Explanation: In Node majority, each node that is available and in communication can vote. The cluster functions only with a majority of the votes.

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
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Answer: a
Explanation: A SQL 2014 deployment with Cluster Shared Volumes provides several advantages over a deployment on “traditional” cluster storage.

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