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| CyberDude 2002-08-10, 11:53 pm |
| Hi guys, I found this Q in a demo test engine, and believe it is wrong. Could you please verify my judgement.
You are a network administrator for your company. The network contains 50 Windows 2000 Server computers, which are in the Servers Organizational Unit (OU) in Active Directory. The network also contains 1,500 Windows 2000 Professional computers, which are in the computers contains in Active Directory.
You need to deploy the most recent Windows 2000 service pack. The service pack must update only the servers.
You download the service pack and extract the file into a newly created shared folder named SPFiles. You need to install the service pack on all of the servers, and you want the installation to occur without user interaction.
What should you do?
A. Create a Group Policy Object and link it to the Servers OU. Under the computer configuration, configure the GPO to assign the Update.msi file from the SPFiles folder. Restart each server.
B. Create a Group Policy Object and link it to the Servers OU. Under the computer configuration startup script, configure the GPO to assign the Update.msi file from the SPFiles folder. Restart each server.
C. Create a Group Policy Object and link it to the Domain level. Under the user configuration logon script, configure the GPO to assign the Update.msi file from the SPFiles folder. Log on to each server as Administrator.
D. Create a script that runs the Update.exe file from the SPFiles folder. Create a Group Policy Object and link it to the Servers OU. Modify the computer configuration of the GPO to run the script on startup. Restart each server.
Answer: D
Explanation: To apply a service pack we use the utility update.exe. Update.exe replaces the existing Windows 2000 files with the appropriate new files from the service pack. We use a script that is configured to run at startup to initiate the upgrade.
I am thinking of purchasing this test engine, but if the Q's are not correct, should this company still be allowed to sell them?
I believe that the answer is A, as you would just carry out the normal procedure of software installation with an msi file, which does give you the option for no-userintervention. Assigning it to the computer config will mean once the computer is rebooted, the SP will be installed.
I do not believe that user config logon script is correct, as this will only install once the user logs on, plus I do not think that scripts can have an msi, they must be something like bat or cmd.
Computer config startup script sounds plausible, but then why have a seperate software node in a GPO?
Isn't the update.exe only used to install from a network share and not a GPO? Plus, if you were to use it, would you not implement slipstreaming into the OS share first, and then redeploy the OS?
As all the servers are in one OU and the GPO is linked only to that OU, then only the servers will get the SP. I can only find out info about using the msi for software deployment via GPO on technet, which makes sense to me.
If I am wrong, then please let me know.
If I wanted to deploy the SP to the computers, I would have to move them to an OU first, and link the GPO to the OU, as you cannot link a GPO to the computers container. Is that right as well?  | |
| Sexy Lexy 2002-08-11, 11:01 am |
| Hi Cyberdude,
I agree totally, A is the right answer.
Scripts are not used to deploy service packs. I remember reading up on this for last Mondays exam I remember that you assign the service pack and in no way script it.
You are right.
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| CyberDude 2002-08-11, 1:25 pm |
| Cheers Sexy for thr confirmation. | |
| ruscorp 2002-08-11, 4:11 pm |
| I'm a failure and even I know that is not the way to deploy a service pack. What test engine are you using so I know not to use it? | |
| Zaraspook 2002-08-11, 5:45 pm |
| A is correct! Several things happen to be wrong with D being the answer! One of which is that a startup script would cause a script to run everytime the computer is started up! Not exactly what we set out to accomplish! Another is we would use an Update.msi file to deploy the service pack!
Further, a script setting is a windows settings that is used for either user or computer configuration. On the otherhand, software settings can contain only information on software installation settings by default.  | |
| Tech Ranger 2002-08-11, 7:13 pm |
| Absolutely no doubt. "A". | |
| Zaraspook 2002-08-11, 7:34 pm |
| Check out this thread for another one almost like the one you posted! | |
| CyberDude 2002-08-12, 6:31 am |
| Thanks for the refresh on that one zaraspook, which is why I knew in my gut that this Q had to be wrong. Do not use Examconnect. I thought they would be like a Transcender or Self-Test equivalent but obviously they are not. The questions seem to be good, especially their exhibits and explanations, but you obviously do not expect to pay for a product and find it contains incorrect material. I am glad to say that I am near the end of my studies for the 218 (by saying that I mean I have read and reread my four core books and carried out the labs at least three times each). I have the Transcenders for this aswell, but I like to use any good material I can tp prepare for the exam once the foundation has been layed. | |
| Zaraspook 2002-08-14, 1:27 am |
| Best of luck to you! | |
| CyberDude 2002-08-14, 3:48 am |
| Cheers mate. What elective are you working on? | |
| Sexy Lexy 2002-08-14, 5:46 am |
| From your posts on here you know what your talking about. I studied for four weeks for 218 and realised that with reading all my notes made for the core exams including troubshooting experience that I was more than prepared for this exam.
Some say that this is easy but that all depends on what you know and how much you have learnt for the subject.
I don't think any exam is ever easy as it's testing your knowledge on a subject in ways that you don't usually apply your skills. If you find it hard then you have to think and take your time on the answers which is the entire point anyway. These type of exams prove your worth.
It's the under prepared that fail or certain braindump kings on here.
I'm sure you will pass 218 CyberDude.
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| Zaraspook 2002-08-14, 9:38 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by CyberDude
Cheers mate. What elective are you working on?
221 for the MCSE! | |
| CyberDude 2002-08-15, 1:12 am |
| Cheers Sexy for the vote of confidence. | |
| The Light 2002-08-15, 2:01 pm |
| You're right! The correct answer is A. I got the explanation bellow from EasyCert. I'm not sure if it is OK to post copyrighted material here. Anyways...
To deploy an application, you can create a Windows Installer package for the application and specify the package in a Group Policy object (GPO). GPOs can be linked to a site, domain or organizational unit (OU), but not to a user group. Associating a GPO with a specific container in Active Directory defines the scope of the GPO, which refers to the objects that may be affected by the policies configured in the GPO. In this scenario, the GPO should be applied to all servers and, therefore, it is the best to define the package in a GPO that is linked to the Servers OU.
Group Policy objects (GPOs) contain computer-specific policies under the Computer Configuration node and user-specific policies under the User Configuration node. Computer-specific policies are applied to computers, and user-specific policies are applied to users. To deploy an application, it can be packaged in a Windows Installer package, which can be specified in a GPO. Packages can be assigned to users or computers, or they can be published to users. If a package is assigned to computers, then it will be installed the first time that the computers to which GPO applies are started. If a package is assigned to users, then a shortcut to the application will appear in the Start menu when a user to whom the GPO applies logs on. The application will be installed when the user attempts to start it or when the user attempts to open a file of the type that is associated with the application. If a package is published to users, then a user to whom the GPO applies can choose to install it from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel. Optionally, you can specify that the application be installed the first time the user attempts to open a file of the type that is associated with the application.
In this scenario, you should configure the GPO to assign the package under the Computer Configuration node. Then you should restart each computer. |
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