A server technician is installing a Windows server OS on a physical server. The specifications for the installation call for a 4TB data volume. To ensure the partition is available to the OS, the technician must verify the:
A.
hardware is UEFI compliant
B.
volume is formatted as GPT
C.
volume is formatted as MBR
D.
volume is spanned across multiple physical disk drives
PARTITION TABLES
Master Boot Record (MBR) and GUID Partition Table (GPT)
HDDs are partitioned to organize data, and the location of these partitions must be maintained. There are two different types of tables used to relate partition locations on storage disks. The older method is the MBR, and the newer way is the GPT. The primary difference between the two is that the GPT is far more flexible and practical on modern servers.+
GPT
- Supports a larger number of partitions on the HDD.
- Recognizes drives that are larger than two TB.
MBR
- Supports only four partitions on the HDD.
- Recognizes drives that are two TB or smaller.
The Official CompTIA Server+ Study Guide (Exam SK0-005) page 134.
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Modern servers will likely exceed both of these requirements, and therefore a GPT configuration is the best bet. Server firmware must support UEFI system configurations to utilize a GPT structure.
Older servers may be configured with the MBR if their drive space is more limited or they need fewer partitions. MBR cannot manage more than 2 TB of storage space.
The Official CompTIA Server+ Study Guide (Exam SK0-005) page 134.
MBR works with disks up to 2 TB in size, but it can't handle larger disks. MBR also supports only up to four primary partitions, so to have more than four, you had to make one of your primary partitions an “extended partition” and create logical partitions inside it. GPT removes both of these limitations. It allows up to 128 partitions on a GPT drive.
CompTIA Server+ Study Guide: Exam SK0-005 2.1 Given a scenario, install server operating systems
GPT is also used on some BIOS systems because of the limitations of MBR partition tables, which was the original driver for the development of UEFI/GPT. MBR works with disks up to 2 TB in size, but it can't handle larger disks. MBR also supports only up to four primary partitions, so to have more than four, you had to make one of your primary partitions an “extended partition” and create logical partitions inside it. GPT removes both of these limitations. It allows up to 128 partitions on a GPT drive.
UEFI is a standard firmware interface for servers and PCs designed to replace BIOS. Here are some advantages of UEFI firmware:
- Better security; protects the preboot process
- Faster startup times and resuming from hibernation
- Support for drives larger than 2.2 terabytes (TB)
- Support for 64-bit firmware device drivers
- Capability to use BIOS with UEFI hardware
GPT is the answer
reference Official comptia server +
GPT Supports a larger number of partitions on the HDD
Recognizes drives that are larger than two TB
MBR Supports only four partitions on the HDD
Recognizes drives that are two TB or smaller
Older servers may be configured with the MBR if their drive space is more limited or
they need fewer partitions. MBR cannot manage more than 2 TB of storage space
GPT was developed to replace the limitations of MBR, and it is part of UEFI development to replace PC BIOS.
So the Hardware has to UEFI compatible for GPT to be fully effective.
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