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A SharePoint farm includes two front-end web servers, one application server, and two clustered servers that run Microsoft SQL Server. The SharePoint Foundation Web Application service is not running on the application server.
You plan to configure the SharePoint farm to receive and store email messages and email message attachments in libraries.
You need to ensure that users can send email messages and attachments directly to libraries across the entire farm. You must accomplish this goal by using the least amount of effort.
Which two actions should you perform? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)
A. Install and configure the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service on each application server.
B. Install and configure the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service on each front-end web server.
C. Enable and start the SharePoint Foundation Web Application service on each application server.
D. Enable incoming email by using the Automatic settings mode.
E. Enable and start the SharePoint Foundation Web Application service on each front-end web server.
F. Enable incoming email by using the Advanced settings mode.
Correct Answer: BF
Explanation/Reference:
B (not A):
* Incoming email for SharePoint 2013 uses the SMTP service. You can use the SMTP service in one of two ways. You can install the SMTP service on one or more servers in the farm, or administrators can provide an email drop folder for email that is forwarded from the service on another server.
* If you are not using a drop folder for email, the SMTP service must be installed on every front-end web server in the farm that you want to configure for incoming email.
F (not D):
* The basic scenario applies to a single-server farm environment and is recommended if you want to use default settings. The advanced scenario applies to a single-server farm or a multiple-server farm and contains several advanced options from which to choose
* To configure incoming email in an advanced scenario
1. Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Administrators group on the server that is running the SharePoint Central Administration website.
2. In Central Administration, click System Settings.
3. On the System Settings page, in the E-Mail and Text Messages (SMS) section, click Configure incoming e-mail settings.
4. If you want to enable sites on this server to receive email, on the Configure Incoming E-mail Settings page, in the Enable Incoming E-Mail section, click Yes.
5. Select the Advanced settings mode.
etc.
Not C, not E: The SharePoint Foundation Web Application service is not running on the application server.
Reference: Configure incoming email for a SharePoint 2013 farm
