MCM System Center 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM), which protection method provides the shortest recovery point objective (RPO) for a Hyper-V virtual machine?
- Daily disk-to-tape backup
- Synchronization every 15 minutes with express full backup (Correct answer)
- Weekly full backup with daily incrementals
- Shadow copy integration only
Correct answer: Synchronization every 15 minutes with express full backup
DPM's 15-minute synchronization interval combined with express full backups provides the shortest RPO for Hyper-V VM protection.
Question 2: When configuring SCOM to monitor a third-party UNIX/Linux server, which agent technology does SCOM deploy?
- WMI-based monitoring via DCOM
- Cross-Platform Extensions using CIM/WS-Management (WS-Man) (Correct answer)
- SNMP traps only
- Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM)
Correct answer: Cross-Platform Extensions using CIM/WS-Management (WS-Man)
SCOM uses Cross-Platform Extensions built on CIM and WS-Management protocols to monitor UNIX/Linux systems via the UNIX/Linux agent.
Question 3: A VMM administrator wants to ensure VMs automatically migrate away from a Hyper-V host that experiences high CPU utilization. Which VMM feature handles this?
- PRO Tips integration with SCOM
- Dynamic Optimization (Correct answer)
- Network Load Balancing integration
- Placement Rules
Correct answer: Dynamic Optimization
Dynamic Optimization in VMM periodically evaluates host resource usage and live-migrates VMs to balance load across the cluster.
Question 4: In ConfigMgr, what is the primary purpose of a 'Maintenance Window' on a device collection?
- Restrict hardware inventory collection times
- Define time periods during which deployments and updates are allowed to execute (Correct answer)
- Schedule automatic client reinstallation
- Limit remote control session availability
Correct answer: Define time periods during which deployments and updates are allowed to execute
Maintenance Windows define the time frames during which ConfigMgr is allowed to execute software deployments, task sequences, and software updates on member devices.
Question 5: In System Center Orchestrator, what is the role of the Runbook Server compared to the Management Server?
- Runbook Server hosts the Orchestrator database; Management Server executes runbooks
- Runbook Server executes runbook jobs; Management Server handles policy and configuration (Correct answer)
- Runbook Server is for cloud runbooks only; Management Server handles on-premises
- Runbook Server stores logs; Management Server stores runbook definitions
Correct answer: Runbook Server executes runbook jobs; Management Server handles policy and configuration
Runbook Servers execute the runbook jobs while the Management Server manages Orchestrator policy, licensing, and configuration distribution.
Question 6: Which ConfigMgr role must be installed before deploying operating systems using PXE boot?
- State Migration Point
- Fallback Status Point
- Distribution Point with PXE enabled (Correct answer)
- Management Point with HTTPS
Correct answer: Distribution Point with PXE enabled
A Distribution Point with PXE support enabled responds to PXE boot requests and delivers the boot image to clients for OSD.
Question 7: In SCSM, a Configuration Item (CI) represents what type of object in the CMDB?
- Only hardware assets tracked by ConfigMgr
- Any manageable component in the IT environment that needs to be tracked and controlled (Correct answer)
- Exclusively software licenses and entitlements
- Service catalog request items only
Correct answer: Any manageable component in the IT environment that needs to be tracked and controlled
A Configuration Item (CI) in SCSM's CMDB represents any component — hardware, software, service, or relationship — that must be tracked to deliver IT services.
