Free Microsoft 074-409 Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

  • Exam Code/Number: 074-409
  • Exam Name/Title: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center
  • Certification Provider: Microsoft
  • Corresponding Certification: Windows Server 2012
  • Exam Questions: 99
  • Updated On: Aug 29, 2026
HOTSPOT
You administer two Windows 2012 R2 servers named SERVER1 and SERVER2. Both servers have the Hyper-V role installed. SERVER1 has network adapters that have Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) enabled. You plan to implement live migration in the environment.
You have the following requirements:
- Use remote management tools to manage the live migration tasks.
- Optimize network performance during live migration.
You need to configure live migration settings on each host server.
In the Live Migrations section of the Hyper-V Settings window, which two options should you select? To answer, select the appropriate option buttons in the dialog box in the answer area.
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A company has Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain controllers that run Windows Server 2012 R2.
You prepare a disaster recovery plan for Active Directory. You have the following requirements:
- The domain controller restore process must complete as quickly as possible. - After the restore process completes, the Active Directory database on the domain controller must be brought up to date by using replication.
You need to implement the disaster recovery plan.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: D Vote an answer
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You administer three Windows Server 2012 R2 servers named Server1, Server2, and Server3. The servers are configured as follows:

Each virtual machine on Server1 has a 50-TB logical unit number (LUN) to store data. There is limited bandwidth between the local data center and Windows Azure.
You have the following business continuity requirements:
- Virtual machines (VMs) on Server1 must be available within 30 minutes of an unexpected failure.
- VMs on Server1 must be available if the local datacenter is no longer available.
You need to configure the environment.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: B Vote an answer
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A company has two offices in New York and one office in San Francisco. There is no shared storage between the San Francisco office and the New York headquarters. All offices are connected by a wide area network (WAN). The Hyper-V environment is configured as shown in the following table:

All virtual machines must be highly available.
You need to configure the environment.
What should you implement?
Correct Answer: B Vote an answer
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An organization uses System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager (DPM).
Backups of virtual machines that are hosted on local volumes complete successfully. Backups of virtual machines that are hosted on storage area network (SAN) volumes fail. You receive the following error message in the Windows Event Log:
Backup failed with the following error An error occurred:
Writer 'Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer' reported an error: 'VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_FREEZE'. Check the application component to verify it is in a valid state for the operation.
You need to ensure that all backups can complete successfully.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: B Vote an answer
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DRAG DROP
A company has a Hyper-V host server that runs Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter edition. The host server has a Generation 2 virtual machine (VM) that runs Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard edition. The drive that contains the VM system partition is at 90 percent of its capacity.
You have the following requirements:
- The VM must continue to run during any system maintenance activities.
- You must use the least amount of administrative effort to accomplish the task.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
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You manage a virtualization environment that contains Windows Server 2012 R2 servers that have the Hyper-V role installed. You manage the host servers by using Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) in System Center 2012 R2.
You must monitor the virtualization environment, including all virtual machines and service instances.
You need to configure monitoring.
Which three actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Correct Answer: C,D,E Vote an answer
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DRAG DROP
You have a Windows Server 2012 R2 server that has the Hyper-V role installed. The company has the following requirements for the Hyper-V host server:
- Virtual machines (VMs) must only communicate with other VMs. - You must be able to monitor all TCP/IP packets to and from VMs from the moment that VMs are able to communicate. - You must support a third-party program that uses the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) API to monitor the TCP/IP packets between VMs.
You need to configure the environment.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
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A company has a virtualization infrastructure that consists of two Hyper-V host servers. The host servers and all of the virtual machines (VMs) run Windows Server 2012 R2.
The company plans to deploy VMs by using file shares that use the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.
You need to store the maximum amount of VM data on the SMB file shares.
Which three file types should you store on the SMB file shares? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
Correct Answer: B,C,E Vote an answer
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DRAG DROP
You have a Windows Server 2012 R2 server that has the Hyper-V role installed.
The company has the following requirements for the Hyper-V host server:
- Virtual machines (VMs) must only communicate with other VMs and the Hyper-V host server. - You must be able to monitor all TCP/IP packets to and from VMs from the moment that VMs are able to communicate. - You must support a third-party program that uses the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) API to monitor the TCP/IP packets between VMs.
You need to configure the environment.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
Correct Answer: