Server 9-16
Which of the following are requirements for creating an Enhanced vMotion Compatibility cluster in vSphere?
. The applications on the VMs must be written to use the CPU ID machine instruction for discovering CPU features, as recommended by the CPU vendors
What is the file extension of the configuration file for a VMware virtual machine?
.vmx
How many virtual SCSI targets can you have for a virtual SCSI adapter if you use a PVSCSI driver?
64
What is the minimum requirement for the amount of physical RAM in a host to meet the hardware configurations supported by ESXi 8.0?
8
How many ESXi hosts can a cluster contain in vSphere?
96
What is thin provisioning and what are its benefits?
A disk type that uses only as much datastore space as the disk initially needs
What is a published library?
A local library that is available for subscription
What is the vCenter Serve Appliance?
A prepackaged Linux-based VM that is optimized for running vCenter Server and associated services.
What is vSAN
A software-defined storage solution that pools together storage components from hosts in a cluster
What happens when the descriptor and snapshot files do not match during snapshot consolidation in vCenter?
A warning is displayed in vCenter
What is snapshot consolidation?
A way to remove unneeded delta disk files from a datastore
Which of the following metrics are displayed on the VM DRS Score page for powered-on VMs in vSphere?
Active CPU Used CPU CPU Readiness ! All answers are correct
You have just added several hosts to your new vCenter Server and need to assign new licenses to all of them. What must you do before you can assign the licenses?
Add the new licenses to the vCenter License Service in the vSphere Client by going to Menu > Administration > Licenses and then selecting "ADD" and inputting the licenses one per line.
What are the two types of rules that can be created in a vSphere DRS cluster to specify affinity?
Affinity rules and anti-affinity rules
What is Enhanced vMotion Compatibility in vSphere, and what does it do?
All of these answers are correct It ensures that all hosts in a cluster present the same CPU feature set to VMs, even if the CPUs on the hosts differ It allows you to migrate VMs among CPUs that otherwise are considered incompatible It enforces vSphere vMotion compatibility among all hosts in a cluster by forcing hosts to expose a common set of CPU features (baseline) to VMs
Which of the following features does the NFS 4.1 client offer over NFS 3?
All of these answers are correct Kerberos authentication Native multipathing and session trunking Stateful locks with share reservation using a mandatory locking semantic
What does an ESXi host synchronize its time with when configured as an NTP client?
An NTP server on the Internet or your corporate NTP server
What is the purpose of simple versioning with regards to content libraries?
Assigning a numerical value to the content library and its content
What are some use cases for cross vCenter migrations with vSphere vMotion?
Balancing workloads across clusters and vCenter instances in the same site or in another geographical area
What type of communication is available with VMCI?
Both connectionless and connection oriented
What are the possible modes of operation when configuring the discovery protocol on a vSphere host?
Both listen and advertise
How is the VM DRS score computed in vSphere?
By considering the VM's CPU, memory, and network metrics By evaluating the VM's resource utilization over a sample period By categorizing the score into five buckets based on 20 percent ranges All answers are correct
How can iSCSI arrays restrict access to targets from hosts?
By restricting access based on the host's IP address or subnet
What type of protocol is NTP?
Client-server protocol
What is the difference between cold and hot migration?
Cold migration moves a powered-off or suspended VM, while hot migration moves a powered-on VM
Which method can detect failures in a NIC team that link-status monitoring alone cannot?
Configuration monitoring
What is the recommended method for updating a template with new patches or software?
Convert the template to a VM, make changes, power off the VM, then convert it back to a template
What are some methods for provisioning virtual machines in a virtual infrastructure?
Creating VMs using the New Virtual Machine wizard Deploying virtual appliances and vApps from OVF templates Cloning VMs from a preconfigured template All of the above
What is the recommended method for securing the root user account on an ESXi host?
Creating strong passwords and changing them periodically
Which interface is used to configure certain settings for ESXi hosts during the initial basic configuration?
DCUI
Which of the following are benefits of virtual machines? [Choose 2]
Easy to move or copy Easy to manage as they are isolated from hardware differences
What term is used to describe the fact that virtual machines are contained in a discrete set of files?
Encapsulation
An administrator directly change the contents of a subscribed library. True or False?
F
For CPU usage, the VM boxes are not color-coded because the relationship between consumed memory and entitlement is often not easily categorized. True or False?
F
You can migrate a VM from a host with an IPv4 address to a host with an IPv6 address using vSphere vMotion. True or False?
F
Which key do you press to start customizing system settings in the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI)?
F2
True or False. The vSphere Client in an HTML 5 web page and requires the Adobe Flex plugin.
False
When running a virtual machine, the VMkernel creates a discrete addressable memory space for the VM. True or False?
False
You can use the VAMI at port 9850 to make backups of your vCenter Server Applliance. True or False?
False
Which of the following is a valid SCSI-based storage device that can be used with VMFS?
Fibre
Which types of storage devices can you create VMFS datastores on in ESXi?
Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and local storage devices
What does PTP provision for virtual machines and hosts within a network?
Hardware-based timestamping
In which two vCenter Inventory Views can you view and manage VMs?
Host and Clusters VMs and Template
What does the networking security policy provide protection against?
IP address spoofing
What are some benefits of installing VMware Tools in a virtual machine?
Improved network performance
You have just finished installing a vCenter Server instance and want to assign a new license to it. You have already entered the 25-character license key into your vCenter License Service through the vSphere Client. How do you assign the license key to the vCenter Server instance asset?
In the vSphere Client, select the vCenter Server from the navigation pane, select "Configure" from the ribbon, select "Licensing" under "Settings" in the middle pane, and then select "ASSIGN LICENSE". From there you select the License Key you entered earlier.
When you first open the vCenter Server Appliance Installer what are the four options you are given?
Install, Upgrade, Migrate, or Restore.
What is the recommended installation method for small deployments of fewer than five hosts?
Interactive
What are the possible responses of vSphere HA to datastore accessibility failures?
Issue events Power off and restart VMs - Conservative restart policy Power off and restart VMs - Aggressive restart policy All answers are correct
vCenter Server does what of the following? Select all that apply.
It acts as a central administration point for ESXi hosts and virtual machines. It runs on a Linux-based appliance. It directs the actions of VMs and hosts
What is the recommended practice regarding troubleshooting services in the DCUI?
Keep them deactivated until necessary for troubleshooting.
Which migration threshold setting applies only priority 1 recommendations, such as satisfying VMs' requirements and host maintenance?
Level 1 conservative
Which automation level setting allows for more control over the placement of a critical VM and requires manual intervention for migration recommendations?
Manual
Which of the following is a benefit of managing VM templates with the content library?
Monitor the changes made by privileged users
What NFS protocol versions are supported by vSphere v8?
NFS 3 and NFS 4.1
Which protocol provides millisecond timing accuracy for time synchronization?
NTP
vCenter Server provides a few system roles, which you cannot modify. Select some of the vCenter Server System Roles from the list below. Select all that apply.
No Cryptography Administrator Role Read-only Role No Access Role
Can the NTP and PTP services run simultaneously on an ESXi host?
No, only one of them can be active at a time
Can you add or remove VMCI devices?
No, you cannot add or remove VMCI devices
What type of templates can be synchronized between a published and subscribed library?
Only OVF templates
What information must be configured for each VMkernel port in vSphere?
Own IP address, netmask, and gateway
The vCenter Server Appliance package contains what software?
PostgreSQL database vCenter Server services Photon
What should you do before deleting or unmounting a VMFS datastore?
Power off all VMs whose disks reside on the datastore
What are switch discovery protocols and how do they help network administrators?
Protocols used to determine the capabilities of a network device and aid in troubleshooting network problems
What are the two ways to remove a VM in VMware?
Remove from inventory and delete from disk
Which of the following tasks can be performed from the DCUI for management network configuration?
Restarting the management network
What are some examples of path selection policies offered by VMware for load-balancing and failover?
Round Robin, Most Recently Used (MRU), and Fixed
Which CPU characteristic can cause a vSphere vMotion migration to fail if the source and target hosts are not an exact match?
SSE4.1 instructions
Which of the following are tasks that you can do using the Cluster Quickstart workflow in vSphere?
Setting up vSphere vMotion and vSAN Verifying hardware and software compatibility Deploying vSphere Distributed Switches All answers are correct
What is the difference between static and ephemeral binding in vSphere?
Static binding guarantees connectivity at all times and assigns a port immediately when a VM is connected to a port group, while ephemeral binding creates a port only when the VM is powered on and its NIC is connected
What is the purpose of the provisioning TCP/IP stack?
Supports the traffic for VM cold migration, cloning, and snapshot creation
When making changes to the networking configuration on ESXi hosts in a vSphere HA-configured cluster, what action is required to avoid false detection of host failure and network isolation?
Suspending host monitoring
A slot is calculated by combining the largest memory reservationand the largest CPU reservation of any running VM in the cluster.True or False?
T
What is the benefit of creating templates for virtual machines?
Templates make the provisioning of virtual machines much faster and less error-prone than physical machines
What determines whether vSphere DRS makes migration recommendations or automatically places VMs on hosts?
The automation level
What happens to the corresponding library item when you convert the VM template in the vCenter inventory to a VM?
The corresponding library item is deleted
What can happen if consolidation is not performed?
The delta disk files might expand to consume all the remaining space on the datastore
Before deploying vCenter Server Appliance, you must complete several tasks such as verifying that all vCenter Server Appliance system requirements are met and ensuring that clocks on all VMs in the vSphere network are synchronized. What else must you get before deploying vCenter Server Appliance?
The fully qualified domain name (FQDNs) or the static IP of the host machine on which you install vCenter Server Appliance.
Which of the following is a requirement for hosts to be attached to a distributed switch in vSphere?
The hosts must be physically connected to the same switch
What is the maximum number of vCPUs a VM can have?
The number of logical CPUs on the host
What is the software iSCSI initiator and how does it communicate with the iSCSI storage system?
The software iSCSI initiator is a software-based component that resides in the ESXi host and transmits SCSI commands over the IP network to the iSCSI target
What happens when you inflate a thin-provisioned disk?
The virtual disk is converted to a thick-provisioned, eager-zeroed format.
How do VM ports and VMkernel ports in vSphere connect to the outside world?
They connect to physical Ethernet adapters that are connected to the virtual switch uplink ports
Which of the following statements is true regarding vSphere distributed switches?
They provide more advanced networking capabilities for larger vSphere environments.
What is the purpose of using tags in the vCenter inventory?
To attach metadata to objects for better organization
What is the purpose of a failover order in NIC teaming?
To determine which NICs are active during normal operations and in the event of a failover
What is the purpose of the vSAN service?
To enable the VMkernel adapter to advertise itself to another host as the network connection for vSphere vMotion traffic
What is the purpose of the NVMe over RDMA service?
To handle dedicated NVMe over RDMA storage traffic
Which of the following is a reason for using VLANs in a vSphere networking environment?
To isolate networks on separate virtual switches
What is the purpose of using snapshots in vSphere?
To preserve the state of the VM so that you can repeatedly return to the same state
What is the purpose of swap files (.vswp) in a VMware virtual machine?
To reclaim memory during periods of contention
What is the purpose of zoning and LUN masking in a Fibre Channel SAN environment?
To separate SAN activity and restrict access to storage devices
True or False. A thin virtual disk that is 1TB in size can be created on a VMFS volume which only has 500GB of free space.
True
vSphere Virtual Volumes virtualizes SAN and NAS devices by abstracting physical hardware resources into logical pools of capacity. True or False?
True
Your company has a hardware firewall that sits between the LAN and WAN. What protocol and port needs to be allowed through the firewall for NTP communication from the VMware ESXi host that resides within the LAN?
UDP 123
How does the primary host determine whether a secondary host is isolated or has failed in a vSphere HA cluster?
Using datastore heartbeating
What are some considerations when planning to use NFS Kerberos?
Using different Active Directory users on different hosts that access the same NFS share can cause the vSphere vMotion migration to fail
What is the recommended approach for accessing an ESXi host when the vCenter Server system is unavailable?
Using the root user account for direct login
Which of the following is used for more efficient transfers when the datastores used by the published and subscribed libraries exist in the same storage array?
VAAI
What are some examples of data that can be stored on Direct-attached storage (DAS)?
VM files and templates
Which vSphere HA setting lets you customize the restart priority for individual VMs?
VM-Level Restart Priority
What is the name of the built-in file system which is understood natively by VMware ESXi?
VMFS
Which of the following is a redo log that starts empty, immediately after a VM snapshot is taken, and expands to the size of its base VMDK when the entire VMDK is rewritten with new data after the VM snapshot?
VMFSsparse
Which virtual network adapter type offers the best performance with the richest set of features?
VMXNET3
Which files make up a virtual machine's virtual disk? (Choose 2)
VM_name.vmdk VM_name-flat.vmdk
In which file are the core configuration settings of a virtual machine stored?
VM_name.vmx
What does a distributed switch track during a vSphere vMotion migration?
Virtual networking state
Which of the following settings can be configured using the DCUI for ESXi host management network?
Vlan ID
Can a published library publish both VM templates and OVF templates to its subscribers?
Yes, all templates are synchronized automatically
Can you change the amount of memory allocated to a VM without powering it off?
Yes, for some memory parameter settings
What should you keep in mind when cloning a VM?
You must be connected to vCenter to clone a VM
After deploying your vCenter Server Appliance, what address do you use to access and manage your vCenter Server inventory with the vSphere Client?
https://vCenter_Server_FQDN_or_IP_address/ui
Which storage protocol maps SCSI block-oriented storage over TCP/IP?
iSCSI
Why is redundant heartbeat networking recommended for a vSphere HA cluster?
it supports reliable detection of failures It prevents isolation or partition conditions from occurring It provides a backup connection in case of primary host connection failure It eliminates single points of failure in the failover setup All answers are correct
What information can be identified about a physical switch using CDP and LLDP in vSphere?
name, port number, and port speed/duplex settings
What is the default administrative username for the ESXi host?
root
What is the difference between a software iSCSI initiator and a hardware iSCSI initiator in ESXi?
software iSCSI initiator is a VMware code built in to the VMkernel and uses standard network adapters, while a hardware iSCSI initiator is a third-party adapter with iSCSI offload function
What mechanism does vSphere provide to allow less, more, or equal access to a defined resource?
source allocation
Which of the following are clients that can be used to manage the vSphere environment? [Choose 2]
vSphere Client VMware Host Client
What is the naming convention used identify the network adapters that are attached to a virtual switch?
vmnic
The virtual provisioning X agent (vpxa) acts as an intermediary between what two deamons to provide communication between vCenter Server and an ESXi Host?
vpxd and hostd
