Partition Recovery Course - LDM Recovery Test

Location of LDM database can be found in PRIVHEAD

false
true

What you need to get from VBLK blocks describing a volume when recovering LDM?

this object ID
parent volume ID
partition start LBA
disk object ID

VBLK blocks do not link to each; each VBLK block is independent

true
false

Check where PRIVHEAD copies are located on a disk with MBR

at the beginning of the disk
anywhere but always before LDM metadata
at the end of the disk

Check what you need to get from VBLK blocks describing a disk when recovering LDM

Logical Disk Start
disk GUID
parent component ID
this object ID

LDM metadata always occupies exactly 1 sector

true
false

Based on what a partition is linked with a disk?

disk object ID stored in partition object matches this object ID stored in disk object
disk GUID stored in disk object matches parent component ID stored in partition object
disk object ID stored in partition object matches disk GUID stored in PRIVHEAD

Check what LDM metadata contains

VBLK blocks
EFI PART signature
PRIVHEAD
partition GUID

VBLK blocks link to each other by object identifiers

true
false

Check the objects LDM operates with

disk
table
component
partition
spare disk
disk array

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