You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance that contains a financial database hosted on a storage area network (SAN). The financial database has the following characteristics: A data file of 2 terabytes is located on a dedicated LUN (drive…

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance that contains a financial database hosted on a storage area network (SAN). The financial database has the following characteristics: A data file of 2 terabytes is located on a dedicated LUN (drive…

You administer a single server that contains a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 default instance. You plan to install a new application that requires the deployment of a database on the server. The application login requires sysadmin permissions. You need to…

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 instance. After a routine shutdown, the drive that contains tempdb fails. You need to be able to start the SQL Server. What should you do? A. Modify tempdb location in startup parameters. B.…

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. The database contains a Product table created by using the following definition: You need to ensure that the minimum amount of disk space is used to store the data in the Product…

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 failover cluster that contains two nodes named Node A and Node B. A single instance of SQL Server is installed on the cluster. An additional node named Node C has been added to…

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 server. The MSSQLSERVER service uses a domain account named CONTOSOSQLService. You plan to configure Instant File Initialization. You need to ensure that Data File Autogrow operations use Instant File Initialization. What should you…

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. You need to ensure that the size of the transaction log file does not exceed 2 GB. What should you do? A. Execute sp_configure ‘max log size’, 2G. B. use the ALTER…

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 server. One of the databases on the server supports a highly active OLTP application. Users report abnormally long wait times when they submit data into the application. You need to identify which queries…

You administer a Microsoft SQL Server 2012 database. Users report that an application that accesses the database displays an error, but the error does not provide meaningful information. No entries are found in the SQL Server log or Windows event…