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Pop Quiz: Installing SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2
Applies to the "Planning Application and Data Provisioning" objective of Exam 70-646: Windows Server 2008, Server Administrator.
Q: A company's server administrator needs to add the required role to a Windows Server 2008 R2 server that will support a planned installation of SharePoint Server 2010. Which role does the administrator need to add?
- File Services
- Active Directory Federation Services
- Application Server
- Network Policy and Access Services
Answer and explanation is below.
Answer is C: The Application Server role supports IIS (Internet Information Services), .NET Framework, ASP.NET, and COM+ to name a few. Businesses of all types need to install server-based applications and make them available to network clients.
Quick Tip: The Application Server role is just one of the many prerequisites required prior to installing SharePoint 2010. For more information regarding prerequisites, click here.
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Bonus Question: Which Wbadmin subcommand is used to start a system state recovery? (Tweet your answer with #pop646d and get a chance to win a rare MCPmag.com baseball cap! Deadline for entries is Monday, September 17.)
Answer to bonus question from last time: Windows System Resource Manager available in Windows Server 2008 R2 can be used to manage resource allocation.
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