Week 1:
Question 1
Date Question opens: 3/5/2018
Question type: Multiple choice- select ALL that apply
Question text: Server Application Monitor (SAM) supports infrastructure monitoring for which cloud provider(s)?
Hint link:
- Correct answer: AWS®
- Correct answer: Microsoft®
- Incorrect answer: Rackspace®
- Incorrect answer: GoDaddy®
Question 2
Date Question opens: 3/6/2018
Question type: Multiple choice- select ALL that apply
Question text: You can download the _____ and _____ files in order to automatically deploy the Orion® agent on Azure® VMs.
Hint link:
- Correct answer: MSI
- Correct answer: MST
- Incorrect answer: MSDN
- Incorrect answer: Python
Question 3
Date Question opens: 3/7/2018
Question type: Multiple choice- select ALL that apply
Question text: What metrics can be monitored for Azure® VMs and volumes?
Hint link:
- Correct answer: Disk Queue Length
- Correct answer: Total I/O Wait
- Correct answer: CPU Queue Length
- Correct answer: Response Time
Question 4
Date Question opens: 3/8/2018
Question type: Fill in the blank
Question text: SAM can tracks statistics of Office 365®Exchange™ mailboxes using ______scripts.
Hint link:
- Correct answer: Node – PowerShell®
Question 5
Date Question opens: 3/9/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: PerfStack™2.0 includes additional metrics for:
Hint link:
- Correct answer: SNMP Traps
- Incorrect answer: SMTP Traps
- Incorrect answer: Network Insights™ for F3
- Incorrect answer: BSOD log dumps
Week 2:
Question 6
Date Question opens: 3/12/2018
Question type: Multiple choice- select ALL that apply
Question text: What’s new in SAM 6.6?
Hint link:
- Correct answer: Application Dependencies
- Correct answer: Connection Details
- Incorrect answer: SkyNet Monitoring
- Incorrect answer: Azure® Infrastructure Monitoring
Question 7
Date Question opens: 3/13/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: Which of these can you monitor with the Orion® Agent?
Hint link:
- Correct answer: IBM® AIX Power Systems
- Incorrect answer: Bitcoin
- Incorrect answer: Blockchain
- Incorrect answer: Netflix®
Question 8
Date Question opens: 3/14/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: How many connections does server ENG-AUS-SAM-62 currently have?
Hint link:
- Correct answer: 3
- Incorrect answer: 7
- Incorrect answer: 9
- Incorrect answer: 21
Question 9
Date Question opens: 3/15/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: What is the latency on the connections between ENG-AUS-SAM-62 and ENG-AUS-SAM-63?
Hint link:
- Correct answer: <1 ms
- Incorrect answer: Between 10-20 ms
- Incorrect answer: Between 25-30 ms
- Incorrect answer: >100 ms
Question 10
Date Question opens: 3/16/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: What application is using the lsass.exe process?
Hint link:
- Correct answer: Active Directory®
- Incorrect answer: BlackBerry®
- Incorrect answer: Palm Treo Sync
- Incorrect answer: Print Spooler
Question 11
Date Question opens: 3/19/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: If an Application Fails in the Datacenter and No Users Are On It, Will It Cut a Ticket?
Hint link: Link to Webcast
- Correct answer: Yes
- Correct answer: No
- Correct answer: The Sound of One Hand Clapping
- Correct answer: Fish
Question 12
Date Question opens: 3/20/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: What is a better option than Ping or Traceroute because it helps visualize the data better?
Hint link: link to webcast, link to Traceroute NG landing page
- Correct answer: Traceroute NG
- Incorrect answer: The Psychic Friends Network
- Incorrect answer: ICMP-64
- Incorrect answer: Nothing is Better than Ping and Traceroute
Question 13
Date Question opens: 3/21/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: What does MTTI stand for?
Hint link: Link to Webcast
- Correct answer: Mean Time To Innocence
- Incorrect answer: More Technicians Take Interest
- Incorrect answer: Mean Time To Inquiry
- Incorrect answer: Machines Tend To Improve
Question 14
Date Question opens: 3/22/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: When we talk about maps, do we just mean diagrams that show the connection between objects?
Hint link: Link to Webcast
- Correct answer: No. HECK. NO.
- Incorrect answer: Yes, Visio® or bust
Question 15
Date Question opens: 3/23/2018
Question type: Multiple choice- select ALL that apply
Question text: What are the four pillars of observability? (pick four)
Hint link: Link to Webcast
- Correct answer: Polling
- Correct answer: Logging
- Correct answer: Tracing
- Correct answer: Alerting/visualization
- Incorrect answer: Gloating
- Incorrect answer: Monitoring
- Incorrect answer: SolarWinds®
- Incorrect answer: Testing
Question 16
Date Question opens: 3/26/2018
Question type: Multiple choice - one right answer
Question text: Name one of the four phases of developing a new monitor or alert.
Hint link: eBook, Page 9
- Correct answer: Test
- Correct answer: Test
- Correct answer: Test
- Correct answer: Test
Question 17
Date Question opens: 3/27/2018
Question type: Multiple choice- select ALL that apply
Question text: Instead of fixed across-the-board thresholds for alerts, it’s better to use…
Hint link: eBook, Page 15
- Correct answer: Baselines
- Correct answer: Per-device thresholds
- Incorrect answer: Coin flip
- Incorrect answer: AppOptics™
Question 18
Date Question opens: 3/28/2018
Question type: Multiple choice- select ALL that apply
Question text: An effective RAM alert for Linux-based systems includes which two data points?
Hint link: eBook, Page 20
- Correct answer: Real Memory % Used
- Correct answer: SWAP Memory % Used
- Incorrect answer: Memory Pages Per Second
- Incorrect answer: Page File Util %
Question 19
Date Question opens: 3/29/2018
Question type: Multiple choice- select ALL that apply
Question text: What are the two values to monitor on a VMware host to really understand CPU performance?
Hint link: eBook, Page 31
- Correct answer: CPU Ready Time
- Correct answer: Co-Stop
- Incorrect answer: Buffer Cache Hit Ratio
- Incorrect answer: Aggregate the CPU util % on each VM