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1. Basics of DNS and networking within the Windows Server Environment. 2. Basics of networking and subnet ting in regards to the physical layer. 3. Hypothetical VMWare Host failover of VMs to specific Host. 4. Hypothetical scenario of over-allocation of 8 CPUs to a virtual machine and trouble why it's running slow. 5. Basics of using PowerShell and CLI.
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Senior Systems Engineer

Interviewed at VCE

3.1
Jul 12, 2014

1. Basics of DNS and networking within the Windows Server Environment. 2. Basics of networking and subnet ting in regards to the physical layer. 3. Hypothetical VMWare Host failover of VMs to specific Host. 4. Hypothetical scenario of over-allocation of 8 CPUs to a virtual machine and trouble why it's running slow. 5. Basics of using PowerShell and CLI.

Technical Round 1 – Core Skills Assessment (60 mins) Conducted by a senior engineer or technical lead. Covers topics such as: Linux system administration Scripting (Bash, Python) Virtualization (VMware, KVM) Cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, OCI)
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Senior Systems Engineer

Interviewed at Cognizant

3.6
Jun 16, 2025

Technical Round 1 – Core Skills Assessment (60 mins) Conducted by a senior engineer or technical lead. Covers topics such as: Linux system administration Scripting (Bash, Python) Virtualization (VMware, KVM) Cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, OCI)

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