(2024-2025)
You want to deploy IPAM in your network. You have four servers running and need to decide on which
server you should install the IPAM Server feature. Which of the following server configurations is the
best solution?
a. Windows Server 2016 domain controller
b. Windows Server 2016 standalone server running DHCP
c. Windows Server 2016 member server running Web Server
d. Windows Server 2016 member server running DHCP - Answers c. Windows Server 2016 member
server running Web Server
Your company has a main office with four branch offices; each has about 30 computers and a single
server running file and print services, DNS, and DHCP. There are no IT personnel at branch offices. You
want to set up IPAM in your network. Which IPAM topology makes the most sense?
a. Centralized
b. Distributed
c. Unified
d. Hybrid - Answers a. Centralized
You recently configured IPAM in your Windows Server 2016 domain. When you view the Server
Inventory window, you notice that one DHCP server isn't displayed. This missing server runs Windows
Server 2012 R2 in a workgroup configuration and is located in the Engineering Department. Which of the
following actions is most likely to display the missing server in the Server Inventory window?
a. Upgrade the server to Windows Server 2016
b. Join the server to the domain
c. Configure the server's firewall
d. Uninstall DHCP from the server - Answers b. Join the server to the domain
You have recently installed IPAM on a server running Windows Server 2016. Your network has four
DHCP servers, six DNS servers, and three DCs. All the DHCP and DNS servers are domain members.
When you look at the Server Inventory window, you don't see any of the DHCP servers, but you do see
the DNS servers and DCs. What should you do to solve this problem?
a. Reinstall IPAM on a server that isn't a DC
, b. Configure the DHCP servers as workgroup servers
c. Demote the IPAM server
d. On the IPAM server, uninstall DHCP - Answers d. On the IPAM server, uninstall DHCP
You have recently installed the IPAM Server feature on a server running Windows Server 2016. You
chose manual provisioning during installation. You have 15 servers to be managed by IPAM and have
decided that the manual provisioning tasks are too much work. You want to use Group Policy
provisioning instead. What should you do?
a. Delete any GPOs you have created. In the Overview window of the IPAM console, enable Group Policy
provisioning.
b. Uninstall IPAM and reinstall it, making sure to select Group Policy provisioning in the "Provision the
IPAM server" step.
c. Run the Invoke-IpamGpoProvisioning -GroupPolicy PowerShell cmdlet.
d. Create a GPO, configure the IPAM-Provisioning setting, and link the GPO to an OU containing the
IPAM server account. - Answers b. Uninstall IPAM and reinstall it, making sure to select Group Policy
provisioning in the "Provision the IPAM server" step.
You have just installed a Microsoft SQL server and want to use it to store IPAM data, which is currently
using the WID. What should you do?
a. Copy the files from C:\Windows\System32\ipam\database folder to the SQL server and import the
files
b. Uninstall IPAM and reinstall it, making sure to choose Microsoft SQL Server during server provisioning
c. In the IPAM Overview window, run the Change Database Storage Method Wizard
d. Run the Move-IpamDatabase PowerShell cmdlet from the IPAM server - Answers d. Run the Move-
IpamDatabase PowerShell cmdlet from the IPAM server
You have just finished the Add Roles and Features Wizard and clicked the IPAM node in Server Manager.
The IPAM Server Tasks window indicates that you're connected to the IPAM server. What should you do
next?
a. Provision the IPAM server
b. Configure server discovery
c. Start server discovery
d. Select servers to manage - Answers a. Provision the IPAM server