Answers to this month's triva questions for all contests

I promised to reveal the correct answers and here they are.

By Microsoft Subnet on Fri, 04/01/11 - 5:13pm.

Information on all current contests, including entry forms, can be found here http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests:

August contests from Microsoft Subnet

Microsoft Subnet and Pearson Education are giving away copies of System Center Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Unleashed to 15 lucky readers.A $44.99 value.

Question: According to the chapter excerpt of System Center Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Unleashed, what does the acronym MOF stand for?
Answer: Microsoft Operations Framework

EXTRA: Read author Kerrie Meyler's blog on Microsoft Subnet Managing Microsoft

To win free training from Webucator, the trivia question is so easy, I don't think you really need a hint. Simply name one of the bloggers that write for Microsoft Subnet ... such as the author named in the sentence above.

May-June Contests from the Subnets

Win one of 15 copies of IPv6 for Enterprise Networks

Question: The chapter excerpt from IPv6 for Enterprise Networks, names three transition mechanisms that will allow IPv4 and IPv6 to coexist. One is IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels, another is IPv6 over MPLS. What is the third one?

Answer: dual-stack

April Contests from the Subnets

Microsoft Subnet: Win a 5-day Microsoft Licensing Tricks class:

Question: According to Cynthia's blog post How to stop overpaying for Microsoft licensing, what requires that you pay in total for new usage for the remaining life of the agreement (a one-time lump sum versus pro-rated annual payments)? [Hint, a link to the answer can be found on Microsoft Subnet main page.]

Answer: Annual True Up

Winner: Craig Fosburg

Cisco Subnet: Win one of 15 copies of Cisco Unity Connectionby David Schulz.

Question: According to the April 1 blog post by author Dave Schultz, how many "Unity" voice mail products does Cisco offer?

Answer: Three

Winners:

Tavan	Pickerd
Jeff	Doll
Ben	Litzenberger
Tom	Ashworth
Courtney	Smith
George	Wang
David	Holland
Robert	Verderame
Daniel	Rahamim
Tim	Lomas
Tim	Riegert
Tim	Roberts
Nick	Pena
Kenneth	Littletree
Jay	Hill

March Contests from the Subnets

Microsoft Subnet: One reader will win Win a free Windows 7 Enterprise Desktop Support Technician online class for yourself and up to two collegues. The more friends you get to enter, the better your chances of winning. This package is worth up to $7,000.

Question: Name one blogger who writes for Microsoft Subnet

Answer: Ok, seriously, you can find this one out easily ... take a look at the Microsoft Subnet site, and pick a name.

Cisco Subnet: Win one of 15 copies of VMware ESX and ESXi in the Enterprise: Planning Deployment of Virtualization Servers, a $50 value.

Question: According to the chapter excerpt, when scheduling VMDK-level backups, why is it best to have one host schedule all backups and to have one script to start backups on all other hosts? In this way, backups can be _____________ (hint: we are looking for three-word answer).

Answer: "In this way, backups can be serialized per LUN."

February, 2011 contests

Cisco Subnet: Fifteen readers will win a copy of the hot title, AAA Identity Management Security, by Vivek Santuka, Premdeep Banga, and Brandon J. Carroll, a $63 value.

Question: Fill in the blank. According to the chapter excerpt of AAA Identity Management Security hosted on Cisco Subnet, supply the missing word from this sentence: ACS 5.1 can function both as a RADIUS server and a RADIUS _____________ server. (Hint a link to the answer can be found on the Cisco Subnet page).

Answer: proxy

Here are the winners!