Which selection is optional when deploying a new virtual machine in the vSphere Client? Data center Compute resource Guest OS Folder.
An administrator is trying to create an alarm action that runs a batch file on a specific VM.
Which alarm action should the administrator use? Send SNMP traps Run a PowerCLI command Run script Send email notifications.
A system administrator needs to configure a virtual machine to guarantee that it always gets the appropriate resources even if the host is overloaded and overcommitted.
Which setting on the virtual machine does the administrator need to configure? vSphere High Availability Admission Control High Performance Power Policy CPU and Memory Shares to High CPU and Memory Reservations.
Which statement is true about the access privileges of User 1? User 1 has administrator privileges to all objects in the Test and Dev folder. User 1 has administrator privileges to all VMs in the Production folder. User 1 has read-only privileges to all objects in the Production folder. User 1 has read-only privileges to the Dev01 VM in the Test and Dev folder.
Which storage protocol is supported by vSphere? NFS SMB CIFS FTP.
An administrator needs to migrate a powered off virtual machine to another cluster with no shared storage.
Which option should the administrator select for a successful migration? Change compute resource only Change both compute resource and storage Migrate virtual machine(s) to a specific datacenter Change storage only.
Which two configuration options can only be enabled on distributed switches? (Choose two.) Port Mirroring VLAN IDs NetFlow NIC Teaming Load Balancing.
Which two block storage protocols are supported on vSphere? (Choose two.) SAN SMB NFSv4.1 iSCSI NFSv3.
A vSphere operator discovers a storage problem with the following PDL error message:
Permanently inaccessible device :naa.1234567890 has no more open connections.
What should the operator conclude from this error message? A storage device is disconnected, but it can be reconnected by a host reboot. A storage device has failed and is expected to become available. A storage device has failed and is not expected to become available. A storage device is disconnected, but it is treated as a transient issue.
Which piece of information does vSphere DRS consider when making decisions about which host to place a virtual machine? Storage bandwidth on the host Network usage by the virtual machine Network bandwidth on the host Disk usage by the virtual machine.
Which vSphere feature provides continuous availability, allowing users to protect any virtual machine from a host failure with no loss of data or connectivity? vSphere Fault Tolerance vSphere vMotion Enhanced vMotion Compatibility vSphere HA.
A vSphere administrator has multiple virtual machines running on a VMFS datastore.
Which setting prioritizes the disk access for the virtual machines? Disk Shares Disk Mode Hard disk Disk type.
A developer is concerned about a virtual machine's CPU usage over the past month.
How can an administrator show the CPU usage over this time period to the developer? Select the VM's Summary tab, then view the VM Hardware pane. Select the VM's Summary tab, then view CPU Usage. Select the VM's Monitor tab, then select Overview. Select the VM's Monitor tab, then select Events.
Which sequence of steps must a vSphere operator take to create an NFS datastore for a host, a cluster, or a data center? From the Datastores tab, select NFS > New Datastore Select an ESXi host, click the Configure tab > Storage Devices From the Actions drop-down menu, select NFS > New Datastore Right-click on an ESXi host, select Storage > New Datastore.
A VMware administrator monitoring a project has been advised to run the compute health check using the vSphere 7 client to monitor the ESXi hosts health.
How should the administrator approach this task? Host > Monitor > Skyline Health > Expand Online Health Connectivity > Compute Health Checks > Retest Host > Monitor > Issues and Alarms Menu > Administration > Deployment > System Configuration Host > Monitor > Events.
Which vSphere feature mitigates common optimization challenges? vSphere Trust Authority vSphere High Availability vSphere DRS vSphere Fault Tolerance.
An administrator has configured a Linux virtual machine and found that it does not have network connectivity. The administrator notices this when trying to ping the default gateway and nothing comes back. The administrator needs to verify that the guest operating system is configured properly.
What is the first step that the administrator should take to meet this goal? Verify that VMware Tools has been loaded on the guest operating system Ping an outside source to see if you get a response Confirm the link status of the virtual switch Check that the virtual network adapter is present and enabled.
An administrator is tasked with evacuating a storage array because it has been replaced.
Which feature meets this requirement? Storage vMotion vSphere vMotion Proactive HA Predictive DRS.
Which object-based storage can be used to store virtual machines? NFS VMFS RDM vVols.
An administrator has been tasked with associating multiple uplink adapters with a single switch that will share the load of traffic.
Which networking feature should the administrator configure? VLAN Distributed Port Group NIC Teaming Host Proxy Switch.
A vSphere administrator is unable to remove an ESXi host from a vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS).
Which two reasons could have caused this issue? (Choose two.) Virtual machine network adapters on the host are connected to the switch. The ESXi host is connected to another VDS. Virtual machine network adapters are faulty. The VDS is configured with ingress traffic shaping. The ESXi host has VMkernel adapters assigned to the switch.
What is the purpose of the VMware Tools balloon driver? To provide a high-resolution display for the VM's console To improve a VM's network performance To provide fast and efficient communication between VMs To improve a VM's memory management capabilities.
A company has a few virtual machines running software XYZ that only support the current CPU type. With hardware refresh, the company wants to leverage the new processor features for all VMs except for VMs running software XYZ.
Which feature meets this requirement? Cluster-Level EVC vSphere High Availability Per-VM EVC vSphere vMotion.
An administrator has noticed an increase in network latency when powered-off virtual machines are migrated.
Which VMkernel adapter can the administrator use to reduce this latency? vSAN vMotion Provisioning vSphere Replication.
Which VMware feature would an administrator configure to migrate VMs using vSphere vMotion between ESXi hosts with different underlying CPU architectures? vSphere Storage DRS Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) vSphere HA VMware Fault Tolerance.
After the "Service 1.5" snapshot is deleted, which snapshot will be the current state for the virtual machine? Service 2 Service 1 Photon-01 Service 1.5.
An administrator is browsing a datastore and notices a file with a .vmtx extension.
What are the contents of this file? Virtual disk characteristics Virtual machine snapshot Template configuration Virtual machine configuration.
An administrator has been asked to keep domain controllers running on separate ESXi hosts.
Which type of VM/Host rule must be configured to meet this requirement? Virtual Machines to Hosts Virtual Machines to Virtual Machines Keep Virtual Machines Together Separate Virtual Machine.
An administrator wants to ensure that a copy of a virtual machine can still power up on another data center during a disaster.
Which feature meets this requirement? vSphere High Availability vMotion Fault Tolerance vSphere Replication.
An administrator must configure vSphere HA to act upon virtual machines when a host is disconnected from the management network.
Which option should the administrator use? Admission Control VM Monitoring Host Failure Response Response for Host Isolation.
What is the purpose of an alarm? It keeps records of system actions and the frequency at which they occur. It notifies about events or conditions that occur with an object in vCenter Server. It represents system activities that do not complete immediately, such as migrating a virtual machine. It records user actions or system actions that occur on objects in vCenter Server or on a host.
An administrator needs to update an OS running on a virtual machine and wants to be able to revert to the previous state if any issues occur after the update.
Which steps should be used in the vSphere Client to meet this requirement? Right click on the VM > Clone > Clone to Template Right click on the VM > Clone > Clone to Virtual Machine Right click on the VM > Migrate Right click on the VM > Snapshots > Take Snapshot.
An administrator notices a virtual machine named vm01 is missing from the inventory, but the configuration files can be located.
Which file should the administrator click on to register the VM? vm01.nvram vm01.vmx vm01.vmsd vm01.vmdk.
Which two characteristics describe vSphere HA? (Choose two.) When vCenter Server experiences downtime, vSphere HA restarts VMs on unaffected hosts. vSphere HA restarts VMs if their host becomes isolated in the management network. In response to datastore accessibility failures, vSphere HA restarts VMs on unaffected hosts. vSphere HA performs load balancing across the hosts in a cluster to prevent resource contention. By keeping a secondary VM running at all times, vSphere HA protects VMs from data loss.
An operator needs to take a snapshot of a VM before an upgrade. The application team needs the ability to restore the VM with a consistent state of the guest file system while keeping the VM online.
How can the operator accomplish this task? Right click VM > Migrate > Change Compute resource > Select Host > Finish Right click VM > Power > Power Off > Actions > Compatibility > Upgrade VM Compatibility > OK Power Off VM > right click VM > Snapshots > Take Snapshot > OK Right click VM > Snapshots > Take Snapshot > Choose option to quiesce guest file system > OK.
Which vSphere component provides continuous availability for mission-critical virtual machines so users experience no loss of data and no interruption in service during a host failure? vSphere Fault Tolerance vSphere vMotion vSphere Replication vSphere HA.
Which two guest operating systems are supported when a virtual machine must be deployed? (Choose two.) T/TOS (Tandem Transactional OS) Android MacOS Microsoft Windows iOS.
Which virtual machine (VM) problem is solved using vSphere Storage vMotion? The vSphere Client shows that a VM needs to be consolidated. VMs are running on one ESXi host that presents high CPU resource contention. The storage array on which a VM is running requires to enter maintenance mode. The ESXi host on which a VM is running requires to enter maintenance mode.
An administrator wants to deploy virtual machines on Windows 10 desktop.
Which option accomplishes this goal? Add an additional CD-ROM Install Windows patches Install a Type-2 hypervisor Add additional network interface.
Which name identifies a VMkernel port in a virtual networking configuration? vSwitch1 VM Network vmnic1 vmk1.
A vSphere cluster running a virtual machine with VMware HA and DRS enabled in fully automated mode is experiencing a catastrophic host failure.
Which action can the administrator expect DRS to take? It will pro-actively move the virtual machine to a different cluster. It will pro-actively move the virtual machine to a different host. It will move the VM to a host in the same cluster with enough resources after the HA restart. It will move the VM to a host in a different cluster with enough resources after the HA restart.
An alarm is triggered in vSphere Client due to a failure of a host in a cluster. The host has not returned to normal state, but the administrator wants to clear the alarm.
Which sequence of steps should the administrator take to accomplish this goal? Host > Monitor > Skyline Health Host > Configure > Alarm Definitions > select an alarm > Delete alarm Host > Monitor > Issues and Alarms > Triggered Alarms > select alarm > select Acknowledge Host > Monitor > Issues and Alarms > Triggered Alarms > select alarm > select Reset to Green.
Which feature must an administrator use to revert back to the previous version of a VM template? Content Library VM Snapshots Storage vMotion VMware Tools.
An operator must deploy three 0 named Win10-Template, and all three VMs must be configured with unique computer names.
Which action must the operator take to achieve this goal? Use a Windows 10 customization specification when deploying the virtual machines. Export Win10-Template to the local filesystem, and then change the computer name. Create the virtual machines using the New Virtual Machine wizard. Clone Win10-Template three times, and then change the computer name in each clone.
An administrator would like to enable a switch setting to restrict the network bandwidth that is available to ports, but the solution must also allow bursts of traffic to flow through at higher speeds.
Which vSphere Distributed Switch setting accomplishes this goal? Teaming and failover Traffic shaping Monitoring Security.
What does it mean if a virtual machine (VM) has a high DRS score?
Its resource requirements are met most of the time. It has poor performance in the current host. It is in conflict over access to a shared resource. It requires access to more resources as soon as possible.
Which action should an administrator use to restore a virtual machine to a previous state? Take snapshot Revert to the latest snapshot Delete all snapshots Consolidate snapshot.
Which cluster file system is used by ESXi hosts to store virtual machines? SMB VMFS NFS SCSI.
Traditional operating systems allocate resources such as CPU and memory for applications installed on computers.
Which vSphere component schedules resources for virtual machines in a similar way? Virtual Hardware VMware Tools ESXi Hypervisor vCenter Server.
Which feature provides a mechanism for a virtual machine to revert to a previous configuration state? Storage I/O Control Snapshots Bus Sharing vSphere HA.
Which two improvements to the management of a VM are gained when VMware Tools are used? (Choose two.)
Synchronizes time between the guest and the host Adds VM alarms to the inventory Performs a clone of the VM Makes a graceful shutdown of the VM possible Allows a snapshot before the guest OS is upgraded.
A VSphere administrator sees the alarm:
vSphere HA virtual machine failed to failover
This occurred for virtual machines (VMs) in a cluster with vSphere High Availability (HA) enabled. The guest operating system on the VMs did not report a power failure.
What is a possible cause of this event? The VMs cloning operations did not complete. A reboot of vCenter Server impacted vSphere HA. The host is still running but has disconnected from the network. The VMs encountered an error during migration using vSphere vMotion.
Which feature helps maintain zero data loss when a VM on an ESXi server fails unexpectedly? Fault Tolerance vSphere High Availability Storage vMotion vMotion.
During a virtual machine migration, which VMkernel networking layer handles the traffic? vSphere vMotion vSAN IP storage Fault Tolerance.
Which vSphere feature protects against host hardware failures by restarting virtual machines (VMs) on hosts that are running in the cluster? vSphere vMotion vSphere Fault Tolerance vSphere DRS vSphere HA.
A VSphere operator can only configure up to two virtual CPUs when deploying a new virtual machine (VM).
What is the cause of this situation? The selected ESXi host has only 2 CPUs The selected cluster is not in DRS mode. VMs support a maximum of 2 CPUs The compatibility selected is 'SXi 6.5 and later'.
Which file system protocol is supported by vSphere? SAN vSAN iSCSI NFS.
Which configuration setting ensures that virtual networks on a virtual switch are isolated from each other? VLAN ID Port ID Network Label Security Policy.
What is a benefit of VMware vSphere Storage APIs - Data Protection? It allows backup of a virtual machine with a backup agent in the guest OS. It facilitates decentralized, on-host, LAN-free backup of vSphere virtual machines. It increases ESX host resources to do backup processing. It enables centralized, off-host, LAN-free backup of vSphere virtual machines.
An administrator has observed an alert message in the vSphere UI related to a host's storage sensor hardware.
Where should the administrator look for more information related to this alert? Host > Monitor > Hardware Health > System Event Log Host > Monitor > Hardware Health > Storage Sensors Menu > Lifecycle Manager > Baselines Host > Monitor > Skyline Health.
An administrator has applied a Service 2 patch after taking a snapshot. The administrator then realizes that a Service 1.5 patch should have been applied before the Service 2 patch.
Refer to the exhibit:
Which series of actions should be taken to manage this issue? Remain at Service 2, take a snapshot, and apply Service 1.5 patch. Delete Service 1, take a snapshot, and apply Service 1.5 patch. Delete all the snapshots, take a snapshot, and apply Service 1.5 patch. Revert to Service 1, take a snapshot, and apply Service 1.5 patch.
Which DRS score indicates that the virtual machine (VM) is experiencing severe resource contention? 95% 70% 15% 50%.
An administrator deletes the Service 1.5 snapshot.
What is the result of this action? Deletion of all snapshots. Reversion to Service 2 snapshot, and Service 1 snapshot will be deleted. Reversion to Service 1 snapshot, and Service 2 snapshot will remain. Reversion to Service 1 snapshot, and Service 2 snapshot will be deleted.
An administrator would like to add a new server into an existing vSphere cluster. The servers are running Intel processors. The administrator needs to ensure that the new server can be added to the cluster with the same processor baseline as the existing servers.
Which strategy should be used to achieve this goal? Enhanced vMotion Compatibility vSphere High Availability vSphere vMotion Fault Tolerance.
Which two physical resources are abstracted by the hypervisor and presented to virtual machines? (Choose two.) Libraries CPU Application Desktop Memory.
An administrator needs to separate traffic of virtual machine live migrations from all other traffic.
Which TCP/IP stack meets this requirement? Provisioning TCP/IP stack vMotion TCP/IP stack Fault Tolerance logging TCP/IP stack Management TCP/IP stack.
An administrator is trying to configure EVC on a cluster that has both AMD and Intel hosts, but the configuration is failing.
What is causing this failure? The administrator did not configure vMotion on all hosts prior to enabling EVC. The administrator did not remove all passthrough devices prior to enabling EVC. The administrator did not separate out the hosts by processor type prior to enabling EVC. The administrator did not configure vSphere HA prior to enabling EVC.
An administrator is concerned that a VM has high ballooning activity and needs to check the default display of the Advanced Performance pane in the vSphere
Client to confirm this activity.
Which view should the administrator choose in the default display? Power Network Virtual disk Memory.
An administrator is migrating 100 virtual machines from one ESXi Host to another. The current 1GigE network cards are only migrating four virtual machines simultaneously.
Which action should the administrator take to increase that number to eight? Add more memory to the ESXi hosts Configure port mirroring Add a 10GigE network card to each ESXi host Configure Load Balancing.
A system administrator is preparing a host in a vSphere DRS cluster in partially automated mode for firmware patching and puts a host into maintenance mode.
After several minutes, the host still has not entered maintenance mode.
How should the system administrator resolve this problem? The system administrator needs to schedule DRS to run again. The system administrator needs to migrate virtual machines using vSphere vMotion. vSphere Lifecycle Manager and DRS integration need to be configured. vSphere HA admission control needs to be enabled on the cluster.
A vSphere operator finds this error message:
Device or filesystem with identifier [naa.1234567890] has entered the All Paths Down state.
What should the operator conclude from this error message? A host failed, and automated recovery of affected VMs is expected. A storage device is inaccessible and is expected to become available. A host is inaccessible, and migration of affected VMs is expected. A storage device has failed and is not expected to become available.
A group of VMs is experiencing high latency on a portgroup in an ESXi host.
Which option can a vSphere administrator use to move some of the VMs to another portgroup? Network Port Binding vSphere vMotion IP hash Network I/O Control.
Which problem is solved by migrating virtual machines (VMs) using vSphere vMotion? The names of the VM files that do not match the inventory name of the VM. A vSphere cluster that needs to be upgraded without any VM downtime. A problem that occurred during VM patching and a roll-back is needed. Heavy storage traffic and latency that are concentrated in a few datastores.
Which vSphere DRS setting determines how aggressive vSphere DRS will be when recommending migrations to improve VM happiness? Automation Level Migration Threshold Virtual Machine Automation Predictive DRS.
Which IP storage is supported on vSphere? vSAN SCSI iSCSI SAN.
Which feature must be enabled to use vSphere Fault Tolerance? vSphere HA vSphere DRS vSphere Replication vSAN.
Which piece of information should a vSphere operator conclude about iSCSI-01? The datastore failed because it reached its capacity limit. he disk usage on the datastore is above 75%. The datastore does not have any free capacity The datastore usage on disk was reset to green.
An administrator is working on a cloud migration project. The project has a requirement to check the EVC mode for virtual machines (VMs) hosting an application.
How can the administrator find the EVC details for these VMs? Right click VM > Migrate > Change storage only > Select Datastore > Next > Finish Select Host > VMs > Show/Hide Column > EVC Mode Right click VM > Migrate > Change compute resource only > Select Host > Next > Finish Power off VM > Configure > VMware EVC.
Which statement is true about the access privileges of User 2? User 2 has no access to all objects in the Production folder and Test and Dev folder. User 2 has access to all objects in the Production folder and no access to Dev01, Dev02, and Dev03. User 2 has virtual machine power user privileges to Prod04-3. User 2 has virtual machine power user privileges to all VMs in the Production folder.
On a vSphere Standard Switch, which setting should an administrator configure to improve the networking efficiency by increasing the amount of payload data transmitted with a single packet? VLAN NIC Teaming LACP MTU (Bytes).
Which feature allows an administrator to implement master copies of virtual machines to create ready-for-use virtual machines? Custom Attributes Snapshots Templates Resource Pools.
Which hypervisor is a type-1 hypervisor? VMware Fusion VMware Workstation Oracle VM VirtualBox VMware ESXi.
An administrator needs to upgrade the guest operating system installed in a virtual machine.
The administrator wants to safely ensure that the selected operating system is supported by ESXi.
Which action should the administrator take to meet this goal? Snapshot the VM before performing the operating system upgrade. Perform a guest OS and product search in the VMware Compatibility Guide. Check the web page of the guest operating system vendor. Look in the guest OS version drop-down menu of the VM.
Which software-defined, object-based storage solution provides shared storage for vSphere clusters without using traditional external storage? NFS vVOLs iSCSI vSAN.
Which configuration setting prevents a packet sniffing program from analyzing network packets on the virtual switch? Forged Transmits set to Accept Forged Transmits set to Reject Promiscuous Mode set to Reject Promiscuous Mode set to Accept.
Which action must an administrator perform in the vSphere Client to create a copy of a running virtual machine? Right-click the VM > Clone > Clone to Template Right-click the VM template > Convert to Virtual Machine Right-click the VM template > New VM from This Template Right-click the VM > Clone > Clone to Virtual Machine.
An administrator is asked to copy a single hard disk from one datastore to another.
Which virtual machine file type should the administrator select? vmss vswp vmdk vmx.
A vSphere administrator has migrated a virtual machine between two ESXi hosts using vSphere vMotion and notices that the VM can no longer be pinged.
What caused this situation? There is an MTU mismatch. The virtual machine has RDMs attached. The destination portgroup has an incorrect VLAN tag. A different datastore is being used after the migration.
Which hardware is required to support Fibre Channel storage? NIC HBA CNA iSCSI adapter.
Which vSphere component centralizes automated patch and version management for clusters, ESXi, drivers and firmware, Virtual Hardware, and VMware Tools? vSphere Lifecycle Manager vSphere DRS Content Library VMware Cloud Foundation.
What is the default encrypted vSphere vMotion state for virtual machines that are not encrypted? Opportunistic Disabled Required Enabled.
An administrator must ensure that virtual machines have their initial placement performed automatically and that migration recommendations are displayed but not applied.
Which vSphere DRS Automation Level should the administrator use? Manual Aggressive Partially Automated Fully Automated.
A system administrator has to configure several virtual machines for different business units. The administrator needs to enable features that allow overcommitment of resources while adhering to the business requirements and different department performance SLAs.
Which two features should the administrator enable to achieve this goal? (Choose two.) vSphere Fault Tolerance vSphere Resource Pools vSphere High Availability vSphere Storage I/O Control vSphere Distributed Power Management.
A system administrator opened a technical support trouble ticket and was asked to provide the suspended virtual machine's memory contents.
Which file from the virtual machine directory will the system administrator need to upload to technical support? vm.vmdk vm.log vm.vmss vm.vmx.
A vSphere administrator wants to monitor the CPU usage of all virtual machines (VMs) in a specific host cluster using alarms.
Which sequence of actions should the administrator use? Click on the VMs folder and add an alarm. Click on the cluster and add an alarm. Click on the ESXi host and add an alarm. Click on individual VMs and add an alarm.
Which two storage protocols can a virtual infrastructure operator use to create a VMFS datastore? (Choose two.) SMB iSCSI Fibre Channel NFS CIFS.
Which action should an administrator perform in the vSphere Client to create a VM template that can be used by more than one vCenter Server instance? Right-click the VM > Clone > Clone as Template to Library Right-click the VM > Template > Convert to Template Right-click the VM > Clone > Clone to Template Right-click the VM template > Convert to Virtual Machine.
Which feature must be enabled to configure vSphere Proactive HA? vSphere HA Cluster EVC vSphere DRS Fault Tolerance.
Which two vSphere features help address an organization's business availability challenges? (Choose two.) vSphere Pod Service vSphere Trust Authority vSphere DPM vSphere High Availability vSphere Fault Tolerance.
Which event type indicates a fatal problem has occurred in the system, and the process or operation will be terminated? Information Error Warning Audit.
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