SK0-005: CompTIA Server+

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CompTIA Server+ (SK0-005) validates hands-on skills for installing, managing, securing, and troubleshooting physical and virtual servers in data center and hybrid environments. It is designed primarily for IT professionals early in their careers, including systems administrators, server administrators, data center technicians, network administrators, and field service technicians or engineers. CompTIA recommends two years of hands-on server experience plus A+ certification or equivalent knowledge before taking the exam.

Exam Topics

  • Server hardware installation and management18%
  • Server administration30%
  • Security and disaster recovery24%
  • Troubleshooting28%

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QuestionQ1

Server administration

A server administrator is required to respond to tickets within a specified time period. The server administrator must comply with the:

Explanation

A service-level agreement (SLA) establishes agreed service targets, including required response times for support tickets.

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QuestionQ2

Troubleshooting

A technician is troubleshooting an issue with a server. The technician has identified several potential causes of the issue and various solutions. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

Explanation

Testing each proposed solution separately and rolling back the change after each test isolates variables, allowing the technician to confirm the root cause without one change obscuring the effect of another.

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QuestionQ3

Server administration

A new, memory-intensive application will be deployed on a Linux server. The server uses old hardware. Its memory capacity barely satisfies the new application's minimum requirement, and no additional memory can be installed. LVM is in use on the server. Which of the following actions would partially mitigate the lack-of-memory issue?

Explanation

Additional swap space provides disk-backed virtual memory when physical RAM is exhausted. It can partially relieve memory pressure, although it is much slower than RAM; enlarging unrelated filesystems does not add available memory.

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QuestionQ4

Troubleshooting

While troubleshooting a motherboard failure, a technician confirmed that the RAID hard drives were functional. The technician installed a spare motherboard with similar specifications and retained the original components.

Which of the following should the technician do to restore operations with minimal downtime?

Explanation

A replacement motherboard can require its RAID controller to be configured to recognize the existing RAID disks and array. Configuring the old drives for RAID preserves the functioning array and allows the system to resume operation without reinstalling software or restoring data from backup.

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QuestionQ5

Server hardware installation and management

A systems administrator is planning to install two servers in one rack. The administrator is concerned that placing both servers in a single rack will raise the likelihood of power problems because of the added load. Which of the following should the administrator implement FIRST to address this concern?

Explanation

The rack PDU must have sufficient capacity for the combined electrical load of both servers. Increasing PDU capacity directly prevents overload-related power issues before adding resiliency measures such as a UPS, separate circuits, or redundant power supplies.

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