Windows Server Roles and Services Questions

Covers the functions, installation, configuration, management, dependencies, and troubleshooting of built in Windows Server roles, role services, and operating system features that provide server functionality. Candidates should understand common server roles such as Active Directory Domain Services, Domain Name System server, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server, File and Storage Services, Print Server, Remote Desktop Services, Remote Access, and Web Server. The topic includes the distinction between roles and features, examples of features such as Hyper V, Failover Clustering, and Backup components, and how roles or features may depend on one another. Candidates should be able to demonstrate how to add and remove roles or features using graphical tools such as Server Manager and programmatic tools such as PowerShell, explain common PowerShell cmdlet workflows for installing and configuring roles and features, and describe how to manage individual Windows services that implement role functionality. Core service management knowledge includes startup types such as automatic, automatic delayed, manual, and disabled, service dependencies and startup order, service recovery settings, and common maintenance tasks such as restarting services and checking service status. Troubleshooting and operational responsibilities include using Event Viewer and the Services console to diagnose service failures, interpreting relevant event logs, identifying dependency related startup issues, resolving port and network conflicts for role services, and applying best practices for high availability and scale such as clustering, load balancing, and role placement. Candidates may also be expected to explain backup and restore considerations for role data, permission and security implications of enabling roles and features, and basic monitoring strategies for role health and performance.