Microsoft AZ-801 Exam - Topic 1 Question 92 Discussion

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Question #: 92
Topic #: 1

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You have a failover cluster named Cluster1 that has the following configurations:

Number of nodes: 6

Quorum: Dynamic quorum

Witness: File share, Dynamic witness

What is the maximum number of nodes that can fail simultaneously while maintaining quorum?

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Suggested Answer: C

Note this question is asking about nodes failing 'simultaneously', not nodes failing one after the other.

With six nodes and one witness, there are seven votes. To maintain quorum there needs to be four votes available (four votes is the majority of seven). This means that a minimum of three nodes plus the witness need to remain online for the cluster to function. Therefore, the maximum number of simultaneous failures is three.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/understand-quorum

by Cyndy at May 17, 2026, 02:02 PM

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I think I remember that with dynamic quorum, the number of nodes that can fail is related to the total nodes minus the quorum requirement.

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