Virtualization mid term part 1
d. Oracle VirtualBox
The VDI disk file format is native to what virtualization platform?
False
The VMM Console has a built in restore function for recovering from backups.
True
The VMM console can be installed on different computers throughout a network, but they can only manage one VMM server at a time.
Windows Server Update Services
The creation of a baseline for checking if a VMM server has all required patches requires the use of what Microsoft service?
True
The hypervisor intercepts and processes requests coming from the guest operating systems and then returns the results back to the virtual machine.
True
The network ID is the same for all computers that share a network.
Create Storage QoS Policy
Under the Fabric ribbon within the Storage node, where can you create a policy that assigns storage classifications to actual performance metrics, such as maximum bandwidth and IOPS?
The guest OS must support the dynamic addition of CPUs and memory.
Under what conditions can you dynamically change the number of vCPUs or memory available to a guest OS?
Action
Under what menu in the Virtual Machine Connection window can you send a "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" sequence to the guest OS?
Machine menu
Under what menu within VirtualBox can the "Discard Saved State" be found?
True
Unity is a VMware Workstation 12 Pro function that enables you to run applications from a virtual machine as though the applications are running on the host.
False
Use of the Shared Clipboard and Drag'n'Drop features of VirtualBox does not require the installation of Guest Additions tools.
Volume Shadow Copy Service
A production type checkpoint within Hyper-V utilizes what service in the guest OS to perform the checkpoint?
The copied virtual machine has the same MAC address as the original VM.
After copying a virtual machine, you discover that neither the copy or the original virtual machine can reliably communicate with the network using a bridged network connection. What is most likely the issue?
a. ISO 9660
An ISO image file uses what format to store a disc's contents in a single file on a computer?
It is only managed by VMM after it has been successfully added via the VMM Console.
At what point is a Hyper-V host considered to be managed by a VMM instance?
False
Available on both generations of virtual machines, Secure Boot can be used to block unauthorized software and operating systems from running at boot.
C:\Users\username\Documents\Virtual Machines
On a Windows 10 host, where is the default storage location for virtual machines when using VMware Workstation 12 Pro?
Windows 7
On what operating system is the VMM Local Agent NOT capable of installation?
True
Operating systems are grouped by type within the VirtualBox Manager.
True
Virtual machine performance suffers without the installation of Integration Services for Hyper-V VMs.
a. Infrastructure as a Service
You are employed by a cloud service provider that offers virtual machine services along with virtual switches, storage, firewalls, and other virtual devices. What type of cloud environment does your employer sell?
They are found within the General section under Preferences for the VM.
You are trying to provision a virtual machine within VirtualBox to allow for remote access over the network, and wish to configure authentication for the remote display extension. Where do you find these settings?
Automatic
What DRS mode has the ability to move VMs to other ESXi hosts based on a preset performance threshold rating, requiring no actions on behalf of an ESXi administrator?
Unity mode
What VMware Workstation 12 Pro feature allows a host to separate applications from a virtual machine so that they can be run without the VMware interface?
VMware FT
What VMware feature utilizes a second copy of a running VM that runs on a second vSphere host and is updated in real time, so that transfer can occur immediately to the second VM if the first should go offline?
Storage vMotion
What VMware vSphere technology allows you to move not only a running virtual machine to a different vSphere host, but also the files associated with the virtual machines to a different data store?
Fibre Channel and iSCSI
What are the two different types of Storage Area Network system?
Standard and production
What are the two different types of checkpoints?
SCVMMRecover.exe
What command should be used to recover VMM SQL data from a backup?
b. The hypervisor
What component of virtualization controls all physical memory, and thus has the ability to make any unused memory pages in each guest available for other virtual machines or the host computer?
Video RAM
What configuration setting determines the maximum screen resolution and number of colors for a VM?
It provides the option to install missing updates or to override the baseline used for compliance when a machine is found to be non-compliant.
What does the "Remediate" command do in the Fabric ribbon while on the Servers node?
It automatically takes snapshots at a given interval to enable quick recovery.
What does the AutoProtect feature do within VMware Workstation Pro 12?
It toggles the use of the Full Screen Mode.
What does the Ctrl + Alt + Break key combination do within Hyper-V?
It enables 32-bit operating systems to access more than 4 GB of RAM.
What does the PAE/NX option do when it is enabled?
Enlightened I/O
What feature, available in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 and later allows the guest OS to communicate directly with a hypervisor, for increased features and improved performance?
d. vMotion
What feature, supported by VMWare, allows the live migration of a running VM from one host to another?
.vbox
What file extension is used by a VirtualBox Machine Definition file?
VMware vSphere
What hypervisor does NOT include a DHCP service for use with virtual machines?
a. Xen
What hypervisor uses a special guest called Domain 0 that loads along with the hypervisor and is used to directly access the hardware?
c. VMware Fusion
What is NOT a product designed specifically for the virtualization of applications within a VDI environment?
VMware vSphere
What is a valid product that the "Connect to Server" option in the File Menu for VMware Workstation 12 Pro will function with?
The host must support hardware virtualization.
What is not a valid requirement for the installation of VirtualBox?
dynamic disk
What is the default disk type utilized by the Hyper-V hypervisor?
8100
What is the default port utilized by the VMM Management Server to allow connections by the VMM Console?
Unattend.xml
What is the file name used for an answer file for Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 or newer?
four
What is the maximum number of network adapters that can be configured for a virtual machine running in VirtualBox?
30
What is the maximum number of virtual hard disks that can be supported on the SATA controller within VirtualBox?
b. It tracks the memory pages allocated by each guest VM.
What is the purpose of a shadow page table when a hypervisor is used?
c. The feature adds a layer of security by marking areas of memory as non-executable.
What is the purpose of the NX/XD CPU feature present in most modern Intel and AMD processors?
16 cores
What is the recommended number of processor cores that should be available for the database server used by VMM?
The smart paging file, which is normally located in the same directory as the virtual machine configuration files.
What is used to facilitate the use of virtual machine dynamic memory?
Ctrl + M
What key combination in VMware Workstation 12 Pro will bring up the Snapshot Manager?
Right Ctrl
What key serves as the key that releases control of a host's keyboard and mouse from a guest virtual machine's control when using VirtualBox?
Right Ctrl + Del
What keyboard shortcut can be used to send a Ctrl + Alt + Delete sequence to a virtual machine in VirtualBox?
5986
What port should not be assigned to any feature when installing VMM?
The host should be configured to use separate network adapters for accessing storage and providing services.
What statement reflects a valid approach to improving performance and security on a virtual server that accesses shared storage over the network, in addition to providing networking services?
The VMM Management Server must be installed on a server that is a member of an Active Directory domain.
What statement regarding the VMM management server is accurate?
You must have a processor that supports SLAT in order to install Hyper-V.
What statement regarding the installation requirements for Hyper-V is accurate?
The 127.0.0.1 address is reserved as a loopback address.
What statement regarding the use of IPv4 is accurate?
An IDS improves performance of a virtual network.
What statement regarding the use of an IDS is not accurate?
Changes made to each of the linked clones are stored within the template VM's virtual disk files.
What statement regarding the use of linked clones within VMware Workstation 12 Pro is not accurate?
c. A dynamic disk does not immediately allocate the configured size of the disk.
What statement regarding virtual disk types is accurate?
Sysprep
What tool is used to remove computer identification information from a Microsoft OS?
VMnet1 and VMnet8
What two virtual network switches in VMware Workstation 12 Pro provide communication with virtual machines without using the physical network?
a. Platform as a Service
What type of cloud computing service provides hardware infrastructure along with necessary operating system software for running client applications?
rootkit
What type of malware is a virus that operates at the same privilege as the hypervisor and utilizes various methods to hide from detection?
VMnet8
What virtual switch, created by default with VMware Workstation 12 Pro, is used to connect a virtual machine to the host computer via NAT?
Microsoft Hyper-V
What virtualization product supports the use of 4-KB disk sectors within virtual drives, allowing the virtual machine to take advantage of increased storage capacity?
a. Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
What virtualization technology makes it possible to avoid overhead associated with software-managed shadow page tables?
Library
What workspace in the VMM Console stores all of the virtualization resources that VMM uses?
False
When a VirtualBox VM is in full screen mode, you can exit full screen mode by pressing Right Ctrl + Home.
They're both saved to a file on the host computer
When a virtual machine in Hyper-V is saved from the Action menu, where is the virtual machine's memory and state information saved to?
The guest OS will be assigned a random name.
When creating a guest OS profile, the identity information is set to "*". What does this mean?
ESX Server compatibility
When in the Virtual Machine Hardware Compatibility window of VMware Workstation 12 Pro, what checkbox should be selected to provide compatibility for migration of the virtual machine to the vSphere Hypervisor?
CMOS
When settings are changed in the BIOS user interface, where are they stored?
private virtual switch
When using Microsoft Hyper-V, what type of virtual switch should you utilize if you want to limit communication of a virtual machine to only virtual machines running on the host?
VMware tools creates a virtual serial port to attach the printers.
When using VMware Workstation 12 Pro Tools in a VM, the host machine's printers are added to the virtual machine. How is this accomplished?
Remote Desktop Virtualization role
When using a physical graphics card to accelerate video and 3D rendering in a virtual machine, what role must be added to the server?
Ctrl + Alt + left arrow
When using the Hyper-V hypervisor, what is the default mouse release key combination that will transfer mouse control from the VM back to the host?
private network
When using the Hyper-V hypervisor, what virtual switch type is the most restrictive, in that it will not allow communication with even the host?
Windows 8
When utilizing UEFI in VMware, what is the oldest version of Windows that can be installed?
It discards the saved state of the virtual machine and starts the virtual machine fresh.
When working with the toolbar for VirtualBox, what does the "Discard" setting do?
Under the Settings window for the virtual machine, in the Hardware section.
Where can the settings for the Shielding option on a virtual machine be configured?
In the Virtual Network Editor option from the Edit menu
Where can you change the IP address range utilized by the virtual network switches in VMware Workstation 12 Pro?
From the VM menu, select Removable Devices, then attach the USB device.
Where can you manually connect a USB device to a virtual machine on VMware Workstation 12 Pro?
Enhanced Session Mode Policy
Where in the Hyper-V Settings window for a virtual machine can you configure the ability of the virtual machine to access local resources on the host computer, such as audio, printers, and USB devices?
The system BIOS configuration screens.
Where should you check to ensure that both the DEP/NX bit and hardware virtualization are enabled for your host machine running Windows Server 2016 Standard?
VMM Service Account
Which of the following is NOT considered one of the three major components of the Virtual Machine Manager?
Multi-attach mode
While modifying a disk image within VirtualBox, what mode allows for multiple virtual machines to share a single disk image at the same time, as well as store the changes unique to each VM?
Immutable mode
While modifying a disk image within VirtualBox, what mode causes any changes made to the disk image to be lost when the VM is powered down?
Use the "Fit all virtual machine memory into reserved host RAM" option.
While using VMware Workstation 12 Pro, you notice that virtual machine performance is starting to slow. Upon further investigation, you discover that the virtual machines are causing paging on the host, despite plenty of RAM being available. What should you do to improve performance?
False
With VMware Workstation 12 Pro, you can modify the amount of RAM or the number of virtual processors used by a virtual machine while it is in use.
False
Worms are viruses that are operating at the same privilege as the hypervisor and have methods to hide from detection by anti-virus software.
An ISO file must be created from the DVD in order to use it with a generation two virtual machine.
You are about to install a guest OS from a DVD disc. What must you do in order to install the guest OS in a generation two virtual machine?
The virtual machine must be powered off, and the "Automatically connect new USB devices" option must be turned off.
You are actively using a virtual machine on your host computer, and have noticed that the virtual machine is connecting each USB device you connect to your system automatically. What must be done in order to change this setting?
tenant administrator
You are assigning user roles to users within your Active Directory environment for use with VMM. What role should you assign a user that needs to manage self-service users as well as create and manage their own virtual machines?
Generation one virtual machines do not support a non-IDE based boot drive.
You are attempting to install a Windows Server 2008 guest OS to a SCSI based drive within a generation one virtual machine, however, you find you are unable to perform the install. What is the reason for this failure?
c. The parent virtual machine should be configured to make use of linked clones.
You are working in a VMware vSphere based environment, and have been asked to create a parent virtual machine that can be shared amongst many users. One of the requirements of this desired setup is that individual user changes must be kept separate. What is the best implementation based on the requirements given?
a. bridged mode
You have been tasked with creating a virtual machine that will be providing hosted services on the physical network, and possibly the Internet. What network mode should be used?
a. shared (NAT) mode
You have been tasked with creating a virtual machine that will require access to the Internet, but should be prevented from sending and receiving packets directly from the physical network. What network mode should be used?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Virtual Machine\Guest\Parameters
You have enabled the "Data Exchange" feature within Integration Services for Hyper-V. What registry key is used to pass information back and forth between the guest and the host?
In the Fabric ribbon, on the Servers node, select "Compliance".
You have established a baseline using Windows Server Update Services, and would like to check the compliance status of all VMM servers. Where can you find this information in VMM Console?
False
A NIC can be assigned to more than one virtual switch.
Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop
A VM for Windows 8 has been created within VirtualBox. What will be the default virtual network adapter type for this VM?
Under the Hyper-V Settings dialog box, within the "User" section.
A user has asked for your assistance in restoring the wizard windows and confirmation messages that they've checked the "Do not show this again" option. Where can this setting be found?
False
A virtual machine can't share the use of a network adapter with the host.
No, VirtualBox can only support 4 serial ports max.
A virtual machine is being migrated to VirtualBox, and you are examining the requirements for the virtual machine. One requirement in particular is that the virtual machine must be able to use up to seven serial ports. Will the migration be successful?
True
Both vSphere 6.0 and Hyper-V provide checkpoint merge capability which allows a snapshot to be applied to a running VM without the need to shut down and restart.
False
Both versions of the .NET Framework required by the Virtual Machine Manager are installed on Windows Server 2016 by default.
True
Cloud services are highly reliant upon the use of virtualization technology.
False
In virtualized computing, a single computer is capable of supporting a single operating system.
data deduplication
The process of storing a single copy of a data sector and then using reference pointers to access this data from other locations is known by what term?
True
The reconnaissance phase of an attack occurs from outside of the network.
The network adapter for the virtual machine is using the default NAT switch option.
You have just configured a virtual machine using default options where possible and turned it on for the first time. You discover the IP address of the guest is outside the IP address range of your physical network, but is still able to communicate with the Internet. What is the explanation for the difference in IP address?
The virtual machine has failed to receive an IP address from a DHCP server, and has resorted to an APIPA address.
You have just turned on a virtual machine and after determining that a network issue exists, you discover that the virtual machine is using the IP address of 169.254.141.259, with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0, and no default gateway has been set. What is the issue?
Independent disks are not included in snapshots.
You have restored a snapshot on a VMware Workstation 12 Pro based virtual machine, only to discover that after reverting, an independent disk has not been reverted. What is the issue?
d. VMware Fusion
Your work environment consists of a large number of Mac OS X based devices. The developers in your network have requested virtualization software be installed for their use. What product should you use?
