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Exam Preparation Tasks

As mentioned in the section “Book Features” in the Introduction, you have a few choices for exam preparation: the exercises here; Chapter 17, “Final Preparation” and the exam simulation questions in the Pearson Test Prep Software Online.

Review All Key Topics

Review the most important topics in this chapter, noted with the Key Topics icon in the outer margin of the page. Table 6-5 lists a reference of these key topics and the page number on which each is found.

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Table 6-5 Key Topics for Chapter 6

Key Topic Element

Description

Page Number

List

Important snapshot menu options in ntdsutil

169

Table 6-2

Common parameters for dsamain

171

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The Windows Backup utility for backing up AD DS

173

List

The two types of restore that you can perform on AD DS

175

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Description of a nonauthoritative restore

175

Paragraph

Description of an authoritative restore

178

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Explanation of the AD DS Recycle Bin

179

Figure 6-9

Using net stop to shut down the Active Directory Domain Services service

182

Figure 6-10

The ntds offline defragmentation utility

183

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How to clean metadata out of AD DS

184

List

How an RODC handles attempted write operations

186

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Explanation of Password Replication Policy (PRP)

186

Table 6-3

Common <cmd> parameters for repadmin

190

Table 6-4

PowerShell replication cmdlets

192

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Migrating from FRS to DFSR for SYSVOL replication

192

Complete Tables and Lists from Memory

Print a copy of Appendix B, “Memory Tables” (found on the book website), or at least the section for this chapter, and complete the tables and lists from memory. Appendix C, “Memory Tables Answer Key,” also on the website, includes completed tables and lists to check your work.

Define Key Terms

Define the following key terms from this chapter and check your answers in the glossary:

  • snapshot

  • mounting a snapshot

  • hosting a snapshot

  • system state

  • authoritative restore

  • nonauthoritative restore

  • defragmentation

  • metadata

  • Password Replication Policy (PRP)

  • Distributed File System Replication (DFSR)

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