Which of the following are supported methods for providing high availability for vCenter Server? (Choose all that apply.)
vCenter in a VM protected with HA and DRS
vCenter in a VM protected with HA and FT
vCenter Server Heartbeat
vCenter Operations Manager
Which of the following admission control policies in HA offers the most customization for capacity in the cluster?
Define failover capacity by static number of hosts.
Define failover capacity by reserving a percentage of the cluster resources.
Use Dedicated Failover Hosts.
Do not reserve failover capacity.
What is the maximum number of ports in a vSwitch?
4,084
4,088
4,095
4,096
What are the preferred methods for configuring and administering the ESXi firewall? (Choose two.)
DCUI
vSphere Web Client
esxcli
esxcfg-firewall
Storage array thin provisioning can be configured through which feature of the vSphere Web Client?
VMFS datastore properties.
NFS datastore properties.
Storage adapter properties.
None of these.
To install vCenter Server 5, which of the following is required?
Compatible 32-bit Windows OS
Compatible 32-bit Linux OS
Compatible 64-bit Windows OS
Compatible 64-bit Linux OS
Which of the following vSphere editions are available for purchase? (Choose all that apply)
Essentials
Essentials Plus
Enterprise
Enterprise Plus
Which of the following may be used to perform operations against an ESXi host that is in lockdown mode?
vSphere CLI Commands
vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
vSphere Client connected directly to ESXi host
vSphere Web Client connected to vCenter Server managing the ESXi host in lockdown mode
Which of the following are alarm-type monitors? (Choose all that apply)
Datastore cluster
Datacenters
Datastores
Distributed Port Groups
Which of the following are port binding types used in a dvSwitch? (Choose all that apply)
Static Binding
Dynamic Binding
Persistent Binding
Ephemeral Binding
What is the minimum system requirement for memory in an ESXi 5.5 host?
1 GB
2 GB
3 GB
4 GB
Supported Storage adapters in ESXi 5.5 include which of the following?
iSCSI
RAID
SAS
All of these
In vSphere 5.5, what is the minimum system requirement for memory for a simple install of vCenter Server, vCenter Single Sign-On, vSphere Web Client, and the vCenter Inventory Service?
8 GB
10 GB
12 GB
On an ESXi 5.5 host, what is the maximum file size allowed on a VMFS-5 datastore?
2 TB
2 TB minus 512 bytes
62 TB
64 TB
Which of the following terms is used to describe increasing the size of a VMDK while the virtual machine is powered on?
Warm-Extend
Hot-Extend
Disk Grow
Disk Extend
Disk shares can have which of the following values? (Choose all that apply)
Custom
Default
High
Low
What is the virtual machine hardware version introduced in vSphere 5.5?
7
8
9
10
Which of the following is used to export and import virtual machines?
Changed Block Tracking (CBT)
vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)
Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
Open Virtualization Format (OVF)
You have a virtual machine that will be configured to use VMware FT. What is the appropriate virtual disk type to choose for this virtual machine?
Flat
Thick
Thin
None of the Above
To completely disable all time synchronization for a virtual machine, what must occur?
Disable the sync device driver
Edit the VMX file
Use the vSphere Web Client to configure time properties
None of these
Which of the following most accurately describes a virtual appliance?
Pre-configured and ready-to-use virtual machines that include an operating system and applications
Pre-configured and ready-to-use virtual machines that cannot be modified
Pre-configured vApp
Which of the following is not a valid virtual machine file?
-flat.vmdk
-psf.vmdk
-ctk.vmdk
-00000#.vmdk
Which vSphere component serves as an authentication broker and handles security token exchange?
vCenter Server
vCenter Server Single Sign-On
vCenter Inventory Service
vCenter Linked Mode
Which of the following statements is true about individual virtual machine automation levels?
The automation level defined for the DRS cluster will override the individual virtual machine automation level
The automation level defined for the individual virtual machine will override the automation level defined for the DRS cluster
The automation level defined for the individual virtual machine must match that of the DRS cluster
Which of the following objects can be part of the resource pool hierarchy? (Choose all that apply)
Virtual machines
vApps
Folders
Resource Pools
When creating VMFS datastores, what is the relationship that should be maintained between VMFS datastore and LUN?
1-1
1-2
2-1
Which of the following can be used to increase performance on ESXi hosts?
vSphere Data Protection Advanced
vSphere HA
vSphere Flash Read Cache
vSphere App HA
vSphere Data Protection can back up to which of the following media types?
Tape only
Disk only
Tape and Disk
Optical Media
You add a new NIC to a vSwitch used for virtual machine network traffic. What additional actions must be taken before virtual machines will begin to use this NIC?
Refresh networking
Reboot ESXi host
Restart ESXi Management network
None of the above
A virtual infrastructure administrator has been asked to restore a virtual machine to its previous configuration from a single snapshot. Which of the following actions should he take?
Delete
Delete All
Revert
Consolidate
Which of the following can be used to troubleshoot storage contention issues? (Choose all of the following)
esxtop
resxtop
The vSphere Client
VMware FT supports which of the following virtual machines? (Choose Two)
Windows Server 2008 with one vCPU
Windows Server 2008 with two vCPUs
Windows Server 2000 with one vCPU
Windows Server 2000 with two vCPUs
vSphere Update Manager can be used to update which of the following? (Choose all that apply)
The VMWare Tools
ESXi 4 hosts
Virtual Machine Hardware
ESX 3.5 hosts
Which of the following commands can be used to test connectivity of a vMotion interface?
ping
vmkping
esxcli network
Which of the following should be used for ESXi hosts that will participate in HA-enabled clusters?
Static IP addresses
DHCP-assigned IP addresses
IPv6
vMotion
When the vSphere Client is used and directly connected to an ESXi host, which of the following tabs is used to view tasks and events?
Events
Tasks & Events
Scheduled Tasks
Which of the following is used to control the vCenter Server services on the on the Windows host that it is installed on?
services.exe
services.msc
services.cpl
services.chm
Which load balancing policy is available only in the dvSwitch?
Route based on IP Hash
Route based on Source MAC Hash
Route based on Physical NIC Load
Use Explicit Failover Order
Where do you manage vSphere Replication from?
vSphere Client
vSphere Replication Management URL
vSphere Data Protection Management URL
vCenter Operations Manager uses which of the following to provide information about objects in the virtual environment?
Workflows
Tags
Badges
Symbols
The vCenter Server Appliance shipped with vSphere 5.5 contains an embedded database that supports how many VMs?
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
vCenter Server comes bundled with a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express edition database, this bundled database is supported for up to how many hosts?
5
20
Unlimited
When installing ESXi 5.5 interactively, you need to use a root password consisting of how many characters?
6
0
When SSO is first deployed in vSphere 5.1, what is the name of the user account that has administrative privileges in SSO?
Admin@System-Domain
Administrator@System-Domain
Admin@vsphere.local
Administrator@vsphere.local
You plan to install vCenter Server 5.5 in a virtual machine. The vCenter Server will use a remote SQL database and will support 2 hosts and 15 virtual machines. How many vCPUs should you start with when building this VM? (Choose Two)
1 vCPU with 2 cores
2 vCPUs with 1 core
3 vCPUs with 2 cores
4 vCPUs with 1 core
Which of the following is not a component of vCenter Single Sign-On?
Administration Server
Security Token Service
VMware Directory Service
Which of the following is used to ensure accurate time of ESXi hosts?
PXE
vSphere Syslog Collector
NTP
What is the first item to be updated in the sequence of events in a vSphere 5.1 to vSphere 5.5 upgrade?
vCenter Single Sign-On
ESXi hosts
What are two technologies that Auto Deploy relies on?
RDP
DHCP
SSL
ESXi 5 has a system requirement of a minimum of how many processor cores?
1
2
4
You plan to install vCenter Server on a Windows server and use an external SQL server. Which of the following is required? (Choose Two)
32-bit DSN
64-bit DSN
SQL Native Client
Which advanced setting is used to enable/disable the memory compression cache?
Mem.BalancePeriod
Mem.MemZipEnable
Mem.ShareVmkEnable
Mem.MemZipMaxPct
Which of the following can be used to configure DNS and routing settings for an ESXi host? (Choose all that apply)
Service Console
You have a virtual machine administrator who has Mac OS on her laptop. She needs to perform day-today operations of a Window VM that she is responsible for. Which client application should she use?
vCenter Client
vCenter Remote Client
Which of the following vCenter Server Support tools are available for install from the VMware vCenter installer? (Choose all that apply)
VMware ESXi Dump Collector
VMware Syslog Collector
VMware Auto Deploy
VMware vSphere Authentication Proxy
VMware vCenter Server Standard is used in which of the following vSphere 5 Kits? (Choose all that apply)
Standard
Advanced
What is the minimum GB of disk space required for the vCenter Server Appliance?
25
50
80
Which of the following statements is true of vSphere Host Power Management? (Choose all that apply)
It requires specific BIOS settings on each ESXi host
It requires vSphere Distributed Power Management
ESXi hosts can control power management
It requires Intel processors
When SSO is first deployed in vSphere 5.5, what is the user account that has administrative privileges in SSO?
Which of the following utilities are supported for ESXi 5 upgrades from ESX/ESXi 4.x versions?
esxupdate
vihostupdate
How many default system roles are available in vCenter?
3
In vCenter Server, which of the following items defines individual user rights?
Role
Permission
Privilege
In vCenter Server, a role is a collection of _______?
Roles
Permissions
Privileges
User Rights
What is created by pairing a vCenter Server role with a user of group and then associating it with an object in the vCenter Server inventory?
User Right
In vCenter Server, which of the following statements are true about permission inheritance? (Choose Two)
Any permission defined directly on a child object will override permissions propagated from parent objects
Any permission defined directly on a parent object will override permissions propagated from child objects
Virtual machines do not inherit multiple permissions
Virtual machines inherit multiple permissions
Which of the following statements about the ESXi firewall is true?
The firewall is disabled by default and must be enabled using the vSphere Web Client
The firewall is enabled by default and blocks all traffic by default, except for traffic for the default management services
The firewall is enabled by default, allows all outbound traffic, and blocks all inbound traffic
The firewall is disabled by default and must be enabled using the esxcli command
Which of the following is the VMware-recommended startup policy for ESXi services?
Start and stop with port usage
Start and stop with host
Start and stop manually
VMware does not specifically recommend any single startup policy
Operations performed against an ESXi host in lockdown mode can originate from which of the following?
vMA
vSphere CLI commands
Which of the following are valid reasons to join ESXi hosts to a directory service? (Choose all that Apply)
Allows vSphere Web Client access directly to ESXi host
Simplifies user management
Improved security for root account
Enables vCenter Lockdown mode
To export the list of local ESXi users to an HTML file, which of the following approaches could be used?
vSphere Client connected to a vCenter Server
vSphere Client to an ESXi host
vSphere Web Client connected to a vCenter Server
vSphere Web Client connected to ESXi host
Which of the following is the preferred method to manage user permissions in vCenter Server?
Using Local Windows Groups
Using Active Directory distribution groups
Using Active Directory security groups
Using Active Directory users
When working with the vSphere Web Client, which of the following is true of the vCenter Server default systems roles?
They can be cloned
They can be edited
They can be removed
Which of the following groups must be created in Active Directory before an ESXi can successfully use Active Directory for authentication?
ESXi Admin
ESXi Admins
ESX Admin
ESX Admins
Which of the following is VMware's virtual desktop infrastructure solution?
Horizon View
Site Recovery Manager
vCenter Operations Management Suite
vCloud Director
Which of the following privileges are required for taking a virtual machine snapshot? (Choose all that apply)
Virtual.Machine.Snapshot.Management.Create Snapshot
Virtual Machine.Provisioning.Allow Disk Access
Datastore.Allocate Space
Datastore.Update Virtual Machine Files
Which features of the Enterprise Plus Edition of vSphere are not included with the Enterprise Edition of vSphere? (Choose all the apply)
Storage APIs for Multipathing
Storage I/O Control
Storage vMotion
Storage DRS
Which features of the Enterprise Edition of vSphere are not included with the Standard Edition of vSphere? (Choose all that apply)
Storage APIs for Array integration
Distributed Resources Scheduler (DRS)
Distributed Power Management (DPM)
The vSphere architecture is composed of which layers? (Choose all that apply)
Virtualization
Client Access
Management
Interface
Which features of the Essentials Plus Edition of vSphere are not included with the Essentials Edition of vSphere? (Choose all that apply)
Data Protection
High Availability
vSphere Replication
A customer needs to implement a virtual infrastructure that meets the following requirement: the customer wants to have both diskless and stateless ESXi hosts implemented. Which vSphere edition is required?
In a vSwitch, which of the following can be used to obtain information for peer network devices?
Beacon Probing
LLDP
CDP
PVLANs
What are the two connection types available when creating a new vSwitch?
Virtual Machine
LAN
VMkernel
Which of the following policies are common across vSwitches and dvSwitches? (Choose all that apply)
Failover and Load Balancing Policy
VLAN Policy
Security Policy
Traffic Shaping Policy
Which of the following VLAN tagging configurations require trunk/tagged ports to be configured on a physical switch? (Choose Two)
EST
VST
VGT
EXT
Which of the following is a use case for a vSwitch? (Choose all that apply)
Environment with ESXi hosts and no vCenter Server
Environment with ESXi hosts and vCenter Server with Standard licensing
Environment with ESXi hosts and vCenter server with Enterprise licensing
Environment with ESXi hosts and vCenter Server with Enterprise Plus licensing
Which load balancing policy is available only with the dvSwitch?
Route based on IP hash
Route based on physical NIC load
Route based on MAC hash
Use explicit failover order
You need to remove one of the two physical adapters from a vSwitch that has a virtual machine port group with 25 connected virtual machines. What sequence of events should you use to accomplish this task?
Leave all VMs on the ESXi host. Remove the vmnic from the vSwitch
Leave all VMs on the ESXi host. Remove the vSwitch
Migrate all VMs to another ESXi host using vMotion. Remove the vmnic from the vSwitch. Move the VMs back to this ESXi host
Migrate all VMs to another ESXi host using vMotion. Remove the vSwitch. Move the VMs back to this ESXi host
You have a customer that requires Network I/O Control and Netflow. Which version of the dvSwitch must be used?
4.0.0
4.1.0
4.1.1
5.0.0
When creating a dvSwitch, what are the options for adding ESXi hosts? (Choose all that apply)
Add Now
Add One
Add Later
Add All
When adding a dvPort group to a dvSwitch, you use the VLAN Trunking option. How many dvPort groups will be required to support three trunked VLANs?
A customer has an NFS server implemented on a dedicated and isolated network. The ESXi hosts connect to this NFS server through a vSwitch configured with a VMkernel port group. You need to connect a virtual machine to the management interface on the NFS server. What are the steps you need to take?
Create a virtual machine port group on the vSwitch. Connect a virtual machine to this port group. Give the VM an IP address on the storage network. Connect to and use the management interface on the NFS server. Disconnect the VM from this port group and remove the virtual machine port group.
Create a virtual machine port group on a new vSwitch. Connect a virtual machine to this port group. Give the VM an IP address on the new network. Connect to and use the management interface on the NFS server.
Connect the virtual machine to the VMkernel port group. Give the VM an IP address on the storage network. Connect to and use the management interface on the NFS server. Disconnect the VM from the VMkernel port group and remove the VMkernel port group.
Create a virtual machine port group on the vSwitch. Connect a virtual machine to this port group. Give the VM an IP address on the storage network. Connect to and use the management interface on the NFS server. Disconnect the VM from the port group.
Which of the following statements is true about Etherchannel and load-balancing policies? (Choose Two)
Route based on IP hash requires Etherchannel
Route based on MAC hash requires Etherchannel
Do not configure standby adapters/uplinks when using the route based on MAC hash load-balancing policy
Do not configure standby adapters/uplinks when using the route based on IP hash load-balancing policy
Which of the following network adapters are required for virtual machines to utilize TSO? (Choose all that apply)
e1000
vlance
VMXNET 2 (Enhanced)
VMXNET 3
What type of traffic can a vmknic be used for? (Choose all that apply)
Which of the following is a use case for the dvSwitch? (Choose all that apply)
An environment with ESXi hosts and no vCenter Server
An environment with ESXi hosts and vCenter Server with Standard licensing
An environment with ESXi hosts and vCenter Server with Enterprise licensing
An environment with ESXi hosts and vCenter Server with Enterprise Plus licensing
What is used to allow ESXi hosts using the same dvSwitch to have differing vmnic configurations and still use the same teaming, load-balancing, and failover policies?
dvPort Group
dvUplink
Uplink adapters
dvPort
You have a customer that requires the use of virtual machine traffic shaping on both inbound and outbound connections. Which of the following solutions provide this capability?
dvSwitch
vSwitch
Both of these
Which of the following are required to use jumbo frames in a virtual machine? (Choose all that apply)
VMXNET 2
Guest OS configuration changes
Ensuring that all devices on the network segment support jumbo frames
VMware Tools
Which statement best describes static port binding?
A dvPort is created and assigned when a virtual machine is created
A dvPort is created and assigned when a virtual machine is both powered on and has its NIC connected
A dvPort is immediately assigned and reserved when the virtual machine is connected to the dvPort
A dvPort is immediately assigned and reserved when the dvSwitch is created
Which of the following describes the use for virtual adapters in the dvSwitch? (Choose all that apply)
Used to provide virtual machine connections
Used to provide vMotion traffic
Used to provide FT traffic
Used to provide NFS traffic
You select the manage tab for an ESXi host and select Storage from the toolbar. you then choose the Storage Adapters menu item, but the iSCSI Software adapter is not listed. What could be the problem?
The software iSCSI adapter must be installed as a separate VIB
The software iSCSI adapter is not enabled
The software iSCSI adapter can be viewed only from the DCUI
The software iSCSI adapter must have VMkernel networking set up before it is visible in the Storage Adapters list
Which of the following is an example of a SCSI INQUIRY device identifier?
eui.5577bd49251ddb52
mpx.vmhba2:C0:T1:L0
vml.02000600006006016094602800364ce22e3
vmhba1:C0:T1:L0
ESXi 5.5 supports booting from an iSCSI SAN LUN with which of the following adapters? (Choose all that apply)
Independent iSCSI HBA
Dependent iSCSI hardware adapter
Software iSCSI Adapter
Fibre Channel HBA
You create a new VMFS-5 datastore for one of your ESXi hosts. What is the largest VMDK file that can be created on this datastore?
2TB minus 512 bytes
62TB
64TB
Which of the following are default path selection policies in ESXi? (Choose all that apply)
Fixed (VMware)
Dynamic (VMware)
Most Recently Used (VMware)
Round Robin (VMware)
You have a customer that requires that the target (storage system) authenticates the iSCSI adapter (Initiator) and that the iSCSI adapter also authenticates the taget. Which CHAP authentication method should be used?
One-Way CHAP
Mutual CHAP
Three-way CHAP
You have a customer that is deploying ESXi and will be using iSCSI storage. The customer wants the iSCSI implementation to use the least amount of the ESXi host resources as possible. Which of the following storage adapters would be the best choice for this set of requirements?
Software iSCSI adapter
Dependent hardware iSCSI adapter
Independent hardware iSCSI adapter
FCoE adapter
Your team has decided on a new naming strategy for all VMFS datastores. Currently, the names used do not adhere to this standard. How can you most easily fix this problem?
Unmount the VMFS datastores and then rename it using the vSphere Web Client
Rename each VMFS datastore in the vSphere Web Client
Enable SSH and configure the firewall for the ESXi host using the vSphere Web Client, connect to it and then rename the VMFS datastore from the command line
Storage vMotion a virtual machine and use the advanced options available there
Which of the following is a process performed at the SAN storage processors or ESXi host level that makes LUNs hidden from certain hosts?
Provisioning
Zoning
LUN masking
Multipathing
What are two ways that VMFS datastores can be enlarged after their initial creation?
Inflate
Extend
Expand
Zeroed
Which of the following are vCenter Server storage filters? (Choose all that apply)
VMFS filter
RDM filter
Same Host and Transports filter
Host Rescan Filter
You upgraded a VMFS-3 volume with a block size of 8MB to VMFS-5. What is the block size of the VMFS-5 volume?
8MB
4MB
2MB
1MB
You need to unmount a VMFS datastore from a cluster of ESXi hosts for maintenance. Which of the following are prerequisites for performing this action? (Choose all that apply)
Virtual machines and templates may not reside on the datastore
Mapping files for RDMs on the datastore must be removed
ISOs located on the datastore must be removed from virtual machines
The datastore must not be used for vSphere HA heartbeat
Which of the following information is required when adding an NFS share to be used as a datastore? (Choose all that apply)
NFS server name, IP address, or NFS UUID
Path to the NFS share
NFS server credentials
NFS datastore name
You have a two node cluster of ESXi 5.5 hosts managed by vCenter 5.5. Your shared storage is a supported Fibre Channel SAN, and you have a virtual machine that requires muliple 4 TB volumes for file storage. Which of the following can be used to provide the space for this file storage? (Choose all that apply)
NFS
VMFS
RDM
As part of routine maintenance, you unmounted an NFS datastore from an ESXi host. What do you need to do to mount this NFS datastore again, when the maintenance window is complete?
Reboot the ESXi host
Right-click the inactive datastore and choose the Mount option from the context menu that appears
Use the Add Storage Wizard
Rescan the ESXi host's HBAs
Which of the following storage adapters performs both the iSCSI processing and the networking for iSCSI traffic?
You create a VM with a single 50GB thin-provisioned virtual disk, and your storage array also uses thin provisioning. You later decide to protect this VM with VMware FT. How much space does this VM's single virtual disk consume on the storage array?
Greater than 50GB
50GB
Less than 50GB
It depends on the amount of data in the VMDK
Which of the following is used to communicate information about iSCSI boot devices to an ESXi host?
iHBA
iBRP
iBDC
iBFT
You have a 10 Node ESXi cluster, and you just presented new devices to all 10 ESXi hosts. You need to quickly scan the adapters on all 10 hosts to find the new device. What option is the fastest?
In the vSphere Web Client, rescan each individual storage adapter for each ESXi host
Write a script to perform this operation
In the vSphere Web Client, use the Rescan Storage option from the context menu that appears when you right-click on the vCenter Server root object
In the vSphere Client, use the Rescan Storage option from the context menu that appears when you right-click on the cluster object
You updated the virtual machine hardware version for a virtual machine from version 9 to version 10. Several days later an application on this virtual machine is being reported as no longer working. You need to return the virtual machine back to the previous virtual hardware version. How do you do this?
Use the vSphere Client to change the version
Use the vSphere Web Client to change the version
Use VMware Converter to change the version
None of these is correct
Which of the following methods can be used to configure and deploy a new virtual machine? (Choose all that apply)
vApp
You have a virtual machine with a single 20GB thin disk with 40 percent free space. The virtual machine needs to have a SAN-aware application installed that will consume 100MB of additional space. What type for disk should you add to this virtual machine?
Physical Compatibility Mode RDM
Virtual Compatibility Mode RDM
No disk needs to be added
Which of the following are VMware device drivers loaded by the VMware Tools? (Choose all that apply)
Mouse
VMCI
VMXNET
Memory Control
Which editions of vSphere include the VMware Converter? (Choose all that apply)
Which of the following can be used to clone a vApp? (Choose all that apply)
VMware Converter
Which type of SCSI bus sharing allows virtual disks to be shared by virtual machines located on the same ESXi host?
None
Local
Physical
Virtual
Which inventory objects are IP Pools associated with?
vCenter Root object
Datacenter
Cluster
Host
Which of the following NICs will always require the VMware Tools to provide drivers for them? (Choose all that Apply)
E1000e
Which of the following objects may be added to an existing vApp? (Choose all that apply)
Virtual Machines
Which of the following statements are correct about the VMware Tools? (Choose Two)
The Vmware Tools are required for virtual machines
The VMware Tools are required only for advanced functionality in virtual machines
An automatic VMware Tools upgrade can reboot the guest OS without prompting
An interactive VMware Tools upgrade can reboot the guest OS without prompting
Which of the following statements are true about the start order for the virtual machines in a vApp? (Choose Two)
Each group is started at the same time, and virtual machines in the groups are started in the order listed
Each virtual machine in the same group is started in the order listed, before the next group begins
Shutdown is performed in reverse order of the start order
Shutdown is performed as a simultaneous operation against all virtual machines in the vApp
Which disk mode results in a disk that loses all changes at virtual machine power off or reset?
Independent Persistent
Dependent Persistent
Independent Non-persistent
Dependent Non-Persistent
You want to use VMware Converter to import a Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V hosted virtual machine into your vSphere 5.5 environment. Which of the following are acceptable ways to perform this operation? (Choose Two)
Run VMware Converter with the Hyper-V virtual machine running, and treat it like you would any other physical machine
Power off the Hyper-V virtual machine and then run VMware Converter
Power off the Hyper-V virutal machine and copy its files to the system where VMware Converter is installed. Then import the Hyper-V VM locally
Use the vSphere Client with the VMware vCenter converter plug-in to import the Hyper-V virtual machine.
You plan to deploy a vApp on a DRS-enabled cluster. Which editions of vSphere will you be able to accomplish this with? (Choose all that apply)
Which of the following are capabilities of virtual machine hardware version 10? (Choose Two)
32 vCPU
64 vCPU
512 GB RAM
1TB RAM
What are the three options available for choosing the location used to store the virtual disk files? (Choose Three)
With the Virtual Machine
In a datastore different from the virtual machine
In a datastore cluster
In a resource pool
Which of the following methods can be used to convert a thin disk to a thick disk? (Choose all that apply)
The datastore browser inflate option
vmkfstools
Which of the following options can be used to disable periodic time synchronization? (Choose Two)
VMwareToolboxCmd.exe
vmware-toolbox-cmd
Which of the following methods can be used to obtain virtual machine console access? (Choose all that apply)
ESXi Shell
Which of the following items are listed as options on the context menus when right-clicking a template in the vSphere Web Client? (Choose all that apply)
Clone to Template
Add Permission
Rename
Convert to a Virtual Machine
Which of the following are not valid content types in vCloud Connector? (Choose Two)
Resource Pool
You work in a 100 percent Windows virtual machine environment. You need to deploy four Linux VMs for a project. Which deployment methodology would be the least amount of work?
Create four virtual machines one at a time
Create one virtual machine and clone it three times
Create one virtual machine and then convert it to a template. Deploy the remaining VMs from this template
Clone the virtual machine and specify these options as part of the cloning process
You want to add several items listed in the vSphere Security Hardening guide to a virtual machine configuration file. How will you most easily accomplish this task?
Power off the virtual machine and add the options to the VM using the configuration parameters > Edit Configuration button in the virtual machine settings
Add the options to the VM using the Security parameters button in the virtual machine settings
Power off the virtual machine and clone it. Specify these options as part of the cloning process
A particular application is having a problem with installation. Which of the following options can be used to slow down a virtual machine in hopes of allowing the install to complete?
Disable Acceleration
Limit
Shares
Reservation
Which of the following vSphere features are available with USB passthrough? (Choose all that apply)
Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
Fault Tolerance (FT)
vApps are built on which industry-standard format?
OVA
OVF
OVT
OVX
Which of the following options can be modified in the virtual machine settings while the virtual machine is powered on?
Guest Operating System
Force BIOS Setup
CPUID Mask
Power Management
Which of the following is the correct sequence for updating existing virtual machine templates?
Using the Web Client, convert the template to a virtual machine, power on the virtual machine, makes changes to the virtual machine as required, power off the virtual machine, and convert the virtual machine to a template
Using the Web Client, power on the virtual machine template, make changes to the virtual machine as required, and power off the virtual machine template
Using the Web Client, rename the virtual machine template using the File Browser, power on the virtual machine, make changes to the virtual machine as required, power off the virtual machine, and convert the virtual machine to a template
Using the Web Client, convert the template to a virtual machine using VMware Converter, power on the virtual machine, make changes to the virtual machine as required, power off the virtual machine, and convert the virtual machine to a template
Which of the following are valid configuration options for a new serial port added to a virtual machine? (Choose all that apply)
Use output file
Use physical serial port
Use named pipe
Use network
Which of the following items need to be secured in order to properly secure virtual machines? (Choose all that apply)
Virtual machine configuration files
vMotion network(s)
vCenter Server permissions
Which of the following resources can be adjusted in the Edit Resource Settings window for a virtual machine? (Choose all that apply)
Limits
Reservations
Allocations
What is the file extension for a virtual machine configuration file when the virtual machine has been converted to a template?
.vmx
.vmxf
.vmtx
.vmsd
A virtual machine owner is reporting that she is out of disk space on a virtual machine with a single disk running Windows Server 2008 R2. The guest OS has one volume only. What steps do you take to most quickly solve this problem?
Add another virtual disk to the virtual machine and instruct the virtual machine owner to move some of her data to it
Hot-Extend the virtual disk in the Web Client and then extend the volume in Windows using the Disk Manager
Instruct the user to schedule downtime and power down the virtual machine's guest OS. Hot-Extend the disk
Clone the virtual machine and re-size the disk
You are trying to use the setup option for the BIOS of a virtual machine, however the virtual machine starts up too fast for you to access the setup option. In the vSphere Web Client, which virtual machine boot options can be used to solve this problem? (Choose all that apply)
Specify a different boot firmware
Specify a boot delay value
Select the Force BIOS setup option
Set a Failed Boot Recovery value
Which of the following types can be moved outside the working location of a virtual machine? (Choose Two)
VSWP
LOG
VMX
VMDK
Which of the following files is a database that stores information and metadata about snapshots for a virtual machine?
VMSS
VMSN
VMSD
Which of the following are required to create clones and templates? (Choose all that apply)
Which of the following combinations are supported for Wake On LAN functionality? (Choose Two)
Windows Guest OS and VMXNET
Linux Guest OS and VMXNET 2
Windows Guest OS and VMXNET 3
Linux Guest OS and VMXNET 3
Which of the following can be deployed in the Web Client by using the Deploy OVF Template option? (Choose all that apply)
Virtual Applicances
Virtual Disks
vTeam
Which of the following are ESXi host requirements for VMware FT? (Choose all that apply)
Enterprise or Enterprise Plus licensing must be in place
ESXI hosts must be certified for FT in the VMware HCL
ESXi hosts must have Hardware Virtualization (HV) enabled in the BIOS
ESXi hosts must have EVC mode enabled
Which of the following are true statements about Storage DRS? (Choose Two)
ESXi 4.1 and newer hosts are required
ESXi 5 and new hosts are required
Mixing NFS and VMFS datastores is not allowed
Mixing NFS and VMFS datastores is allowed
What condition must be first met to remove an ESXi host from a cluster?
The host must have host monitoring disabled
The host must be in maintenance mode
The host must be disconnected from vCenter Server
Which of the following are considered best practices for setting up the fault tolerance logging network? (Choose Two)
Single shared 1GBe NIC for vMotion and fault tolerance logging traffic
Single dedicated 1GBe NIC for fault tolerance logging traffic only
Isolating the fault tolerance logging traffic
Routing the fault tolerance logging traffic
A virtual machine has its host isolation response set to Shut Down, but this virtual machine does not have the VMware Tools installed. What will happen to this virtual machine if the ESXi host it is running on becomes isolated?
It will shut down
Nothing
It will be powered off
It will be suspeneded
You need to create an affinity rule to require a set of virtual machines to run on a specific ESXi host. Which of the following do you need to create?
VM-Host Affinity Rule
VM-Host Anti-Affinity Rule
VM-VM Affinity Rule
VM-VM Anti-Affinity Rule
When implementing VMware FT, what is the overhead percentage that is required?
5 to 10 percent
10 percent
5 to 20 percent
20 percent
Which of the following schedulers exist in a DRA-enabled cluster? (Choose Two)
Priority scheduler
Global scheduler
Entitlement scheduler
Local scheduler
Which of the following statements best describes the Expandable Reservation parameter?
The Expandable Reservation parameter can be used to allow a child resource pool to request resources from its parent
The Expandable Reservation parameter can be used to allow a child resource pool to request resources from its parent or ancestors
The Expandable Reservation parameter can be used to allow a parent resource pool to request resources from its child
The Expandable Reservation parameter can be used to allow a parent resource pool to request resources from a sibling
When raising the EVC mode for the cluster, which of the following statements is true? (Choose Two)
Raising the EVC mode for cluster involves moving from a greater feature set to a lower feature set
Raising the EVC mode for the cluster involves moving from a lower feature set to a greater feature set
Running virtual machines will need to be powered off during this operation
Running virtual machines may continue to run during this operation
When using vMotion to migrate a virtual machine, the option to select a resource pool was not available for the destination. What could be a reason for this?
The VM has an individual memory reservation set
vMotion does not allow this operation
Changing resource pools is not allowed
No resource pools exist in the destination
In which of the following automation levels will vCenter Server inform of suggested virtual machine migrations and place the virtual machines on ESXi hosts at VM startup?
Manual
Partially Automated
Fully Automated
Which of the following admission control policies will result in an ESXi host in the cluster that is unable to run virtual machines until a failover situation occurs?
Host failures the cluster tolerates
Percentage of cluster resources reserved as failover space capacity
Specify failover hosts
Which of the following are configurable resource pool attributes? (Choose all that apply)
Priority
Name
A master host has stopped receiving heartbeats from a slave host. What are the possible conditions that the slave host could be in? (Choose all that apply)
Failed
Unprotected
Isolated
Partitioned
Which of the following can be used to enable and disable VMware FT for a virtual machine that contains a single eager zeroed thick-provisioned disk? (Choose all that apply)
The vSphere Client for the powered-on virtual machine
The vSphere client for the powered-off virtual machine
The vSphere Web Client for the powered-on virtual machine
The vSphere Web Client for the powered-off virtual machine
You need to test the FT configuration in your environment. Which of the following approaches is both supported and non-invasive?
Pull the power cables from an ESXi host that is running VMs with FT enabled
Use the Web Client and right-click the secondary virtual machine. Choose the Delete From Disk option
Put an ESXi host with FT VMs running on it in maintenance mode
Use the Web Client and right-click a virtual machine that has FT enabled on it. Choose the Fault Tolerance Test Failover option from the context menu that appears
You want DRS to use the most aggressive setting possible for the migration threshold. How do you accomplish this?
Move the slider for the automation level to the far left in the DRS settings
Move the slider for the migration threshold to the far left in the DRS settings
Move the slider for the automation level to the far right in the DRS settings
Move the slider for the migration threshold to the far right in the DRS settings
Which of the following is a use case for VMware FT? (Choose all that apply)
Application that requires high availability
Application that has no native capability for clustering
Application that requires protection for critical processes to complete
Application that has persistent and long standing connections
Which of the following are supported for use with vSphere Flash Read Cache? (Choose Two)
SSD Drive
15K SAS Drive
Memory
Flash PCIe card
You have a virtual machine stored on a datastore on an ESXi host's local disks. The host that this VM is running on needs maintenance, and your vCenter Server is licensed for vSphere Standard. Which of the following methods can be used to migrate this virtual machine with no downtime?
Cold migration
Which of the following are supported for use with snapshots?
A powered-on virtual machine that is protected with VMware FT
A powered-on virtual machine that has an independent disk
A powered-on virtual machine with an RDM in physical compatibility mode
A powered-on virtual machine with an RDM in virtual compatibility mode
VMware Data Protection does not support which of the following disk types? (Choose all that apply)
Independent
RDM Independent - Virtual Compatibility Mode
RDM Physical Compatibility Mode
Eager Zeroed Thick VMDK
A virtual infrastructure administrator plans to manually update the virtual machine hardware and VMware Tools in a maintenance window for a virtual machine with a Windows Server 2008 R2 OS. How many times will the guest OS need to be restarted in this process?
Three: one for the virtual machine hardware update and two for the VMware Tools update
Three: two for the virtual machine hardware update and one for the VMware Tools
Two: one for the virtual hardware and one for the VMware Tools
It depends: As few as one or as many as three
Which of the following are available vMotion priority options? (Choose Two)
Reserve CPU for Optimal vMotion Performance
Limit CPU for Optimal vMotion Performance
Perform with Available CPU Resources
Perform with Optimal vMotion Performance
A cluster has the virtual machine swap file option configured to store the swap file in the datastore specified by the host. The ESXi hosts in the cluster are configured to place the swap file on the datastore named NFS-SWAP. A newly created virtual machine located in this cluster has its virtual machine swap file option configured to always store with the virtual machine. The newly created virtual machine is located on NFS-VOL1. Where will this virtual machine's swap file be located when the virtual machine is powered on?
The NFS-SWAP datastore
The NFS-VOL1 datastore
Both NFS-SWAP and NFS-VOL1
Which of the following are download sources that can be used with vSphere Update Manager? (Choose all that apply)
Direction Connection to the Internet
Use a Shared Repository
Proxy Settings
Import Patches
You want to update the VMware Tools and virtual machine hardware in one scheduled task. Which of the following will allow this?
Create one scheduled task in vCenter and provide it two update steps
Create a baseline to update the virtual machine hardware version, and VMware Tools will be automatically updated
Create a baseline group that contains both of the predefined update baselines. Schedule the remediation using the baseline group
This is not possible
Which versions of vCenter Server is Update Manager 5.5 compatible with?
vCenter Server 4.1 U3
vCenter Server 5.0 U3
vCenter Server 5.1 U2
vCenter Server 5.5
Which versions of vCenter Server is vSphere Data Protection 5.5 compatible with? (Choose all that apply)
vCenter Server 4.1
vCenter Server 5.0
vCenter Server 5.1
You need to move a virtual machine with an active snapshot to a different datastore. You intend to use Storage vMotion to accomplish this task, and all of the hosts are ESXi 5.5 Which of the following statements is accurate for this plan?
This plan will work
This plan will work, but proceed with caution
This plan will work, but is unsupported
This plan will not work
Which of the following are required to apply a host profile to an ESXi host? (Choose all that apply)
Enterprise Licensing
Enterprise Plus Licensing
ESX/ESXi host in maintenance mode
vSphere Update Manager
A virtual infrastructure administrator has taken a single snapshot of a virtual machine. The snapshot requester has asked that the virtual machine be reverted and he no longer needs the virtual machine to be in snapshot mode. Which set of actions should the virtual infrastructure administrator now take?
Revert to the current snapshot. Delete the snapshot clicking the Delete All button in Snapshot Manager
Revert to the current snapshot
Delete the snapshot by clicking the Delete button in the Snapshot Manager
Which of the following are not supported for the use with the VMware Data Protection File Level Restore Client? (Choose all that apply)
EXT4 file systems
FAT16 and FAT32 file systems
Encrypted Partitions
Deduplicated NTFS file systems
What is the proper sequence in which vSphere Update Manager processes updates?
Scan object, create baseline, attach baseline, remediate object
Create baseline, scan object, attach baseline, remediate object
Create baseline, attach baseline, scan object, remediate object
Remediate object, scan object, create baseline, attach baseline
You have two virtual machines that need to be moved to a new datacenter. Which of the following migrations will allow you to do this? (Choose all that apply)
Migrating a powered off VM
Migrating a suspended VM
Migrating with vMotion
Migrating with Storage vMotion
Which of the following statements are true about EVC? (Choose Two)
Mixing Intel and AMD processors in the cluster is allowed
Mixing Intel and AMD processors in the same datacenter is allowed
Mixing Intel and AMD processors in the same cluster is not allowed
Mixing Intel and AMD processors in the same datacenter is not allowed
You plan to install vSphere Update Manager on a dedicated server and use a remote SQL Server database. Which of the following are required on the sever that vSphere Update Manager will be installed on? (Choose Two)
32-bit operating system
64-bit operating system
You have a vSphere environment that uses only NFS datastores, and your storage vendor does not support the VAAI NAS extensions that enable reverse space. When you are performing a Storage vMotion, which of the following options are available? (Choose all that apply)
Change datastore location
Change Virtual Disk Format
Change Storage Profile
Disable Storage DRS
Which of the following can be used to manage VMware Data Protection?
The vSphere Web Client
The vSphere Client with the VMware Data Protection client plug-in
vSphere Management Assistant
You need to put a host into maintenance mode to replace a failed NIC card. When you attempt to put the host in maintenance mode, it gets stuck at 2 percent. Which of the following are likely reasons why the maintenance mode task will not complete?
A virtual machine does not have VMware Tools installed
A virtual machine has a snapshot
A virtual machine is attached to an internal-only network
A virtual machine is attached to an ISO on a local datastore
During a recent maintenance window you took a snapshot of a virtual machine. Prior to taking the snapshot you disconnected the NIC in the VM's settings. The maintenance window ended with a failure, and the VM was reverted to its previous state. Now the owner of the application on this VM reports that the application is down. What is the most likely reason?
The virtual machine has the same MAC address as another virtual machine
THe IP address changed for the VM
The virtual machine needs to be rebooted
The VM's NIC is disconnected
Where can all of the ESXi logs be accessed from?
/var/run/log from the ESXi Shell
/var/vmware/log from the ESXi Shell
If the Define Failover Capacity By Static Number of Hosts admission control policy is selected, which of the following panels will appear in the vSphere HA toolbar accessible from the Cluster's Monitor tab?
Advanced Runtime Info
Advanced Cluster Info
Advanced Failure Info
Advanced HA Info
You are troubleshooting what you believe to be a storage contention issue. Historically the DAVG/cmd value returns an average of 7. Today that counter returns a value of 30. What statement best summarizes the situation?
There is no storage contention
There is minimal storage contention but not enough to worry about
There is storage contention
You have single virtual machine that fails when using vMotion. Other virtual machines work as expected with vMotion. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should be taken? (Choose all that Apply)
Verify that no firewalls are between hosts in the cluster
Verify virtual switch settings, including VLAN and MTU
Verify that the virtual machine is not attached to any devices on the local ESXi host
Verify that the virtual machine is not in the middle of a VMware Tools installation
Which of the following can be used to troubleshoot vSphere HA issues? (Choose Two)
The Settings toolbar on the Cluster's Manage tab
The Issues toolbar on the Cluster's Manage tab
The vSphere HA toolbar on the Cluster's Monitor tab
The Issues toolbar in the Cluster's Monitor tab
Which of the following system requirements do HA, DRS, and vMotion all share? (Choose all that apply)
All hosts must be licensed to use the feature
All hosts must have access to the same shared storage
VMware Tools are required in virtual machines
VMware Tools must be the most recent version
You need to export the diagnostic information for your vCenter Server and all of the ESXi hosts it manages. What is the simplest way to accomplish this task?
Start > Programs > VMware > Generate vCenter Server Log Bundle
vSphere Web Client connected to vCenter Server
vSphere Client connected to each ESXi host
Which of the following is specifically used to measure virtual machine I/O latency? (Choose Two)
KAVG/cmd
DAVG/cmd
LAT/rd
LAT/wr
Which of the following could cause a DRS cluster to become imbalanced? (Choose all that apply)
VMs with individual memory reservations
ESXi hosts in maintenance mode
VM-Host affinity/anti-affinity rules
VM-VM affinity rules
Which of the following can be viewed on a vMotion resource map? (Choose all that apply)
Virtual machine-connected devices
vSwitches
ESX/ESXi hosts
You are connected directly to an ESXi host with the vSphere Client. How do you obtain the health information for this system?
Select the host and use the Hardware Status tab
Select the host and use the Configuration tab
Select the host and use the Health Status tab
Select the host and use the System Info tab
Your NFS storage system firmware version does not support T10-based storage APIs - Array Integration (Thin Provisioning) What will happen if an NFS volume fills to capacity on this storage system?
Virtual machines will shut down gracefully
Virtual machines will be powered off
Virtual machines will be paused
Virtual machines will crash
Which of the following is defined as the average amount of time in milliseconds a device takes to service a single I/O request?
GAVG/cmd
QAVG/cmd
You have just installed ESXi on a server and are having trouble getting management network connectivity established. When troubleshooting this issue, the network administrator has asked the the MAC address of the network adapter you are trying to use. Which of the following can be used to obtain the MAC address? (Choose all that apply)
From the ESXi Shell, run the command: esxcli network nic list
The DCUI Configure Management Network feature
You are trying to install ESXi on a white-box server built from parts you bought. During the installation, the installer fails to find a hard disk. What are the most likely causes of this problem? (Choose Two)
The server's BIOS is not configured properly
The installation media is corrupt
This server and storage controller are not on the HCL and are therefore not supported
The storage controller needs a driver
Which of the following are valid steps in verifying a storage configuration? (Choose all that apply)
Verify the host's storage adapters are listed on the HCL and used only as described in the HCL
Verify that storage systems used are listed on the HCL and are at required firmware versions
Verify that no configuration maximums have been exceeded
Verify that no ESXi patches are required for the configuration
Your vSphere environment uses NFS for the storage. The connectivity to the NFS server was set up with a standard vSwitch using the Route Based on IP Hash load balancing. There have recently been issues with connectivity to the NFS server. There have been no changes to the vSphere networking, and your troubleshooting has found no problems. What is the next step in troubleshooting the issue?
Reboot each ESXi host one at a time
Restart NFS storage system
Involve the networking staff to verify the physical switch is working properly
Open a support request with VMware
When viewing the VMware DRS panel on the cluster's Summary tab, the value of N/A is reported for Target Host Load Standard Deviation. Why is this?
Automation Level is set to Partially Automated
Automation Level is set to Fully Automated
Migration Threshold is set to Aggressive
Migration Threshold is set to Conservative
Which of the following can be used to restart the ESXi host agent? (Choose all that apply)
You just deployed vCenter Operations Manager, and you want to change both the default admin and root passwords. Which of the following is a valid password that could be used with either of these accounts?
password
p@ssword
passw0rd
p-ssw-rd
When viewing the Tasks & Events tab in the vSphere Client, you notice that there are a limited number of entries, and the information available does not go back far enough. What setting could be used to adjust the number of entires?
Edit > Client Settings > Lists Tab
Filtering
vCenter Server Settings > Administration > Statistics
Which of the following is defined as the percentage of time a VM was not provided CPU resources but was ready to run?
%SYS
%WAIT
%USED
%RDY
You need to collect resxtop data for two minutes. This data will be used in Perfmon on a Windows guest. Which of the following commands should be used?
resxtop --server <vCENTER FQDN> --vihost <ESXi HOST FQDN> --username <DOMAIN>\\<USERNAME> -b -d 3 -n 120 > resxtop-export.csv
resxtop --server <vCENTER FQDN> --vihost <ESXi HOST FQDN> --username <DOMAIN>\\<USERNAME> -b -d 120 -n 1 > resxtop-export.csv
resxtop --server <vCENTER FQDN> --vihost <ESXi HOST FQDN> --username <DOMAIN>\\<USERNAME> -b -d 2 -n 60 > resxtop-export.csv
resxtop --server <vCENTER FQDN> --vihost <ESXi HOST FQDN> --username <DOMAIN>\\<USERNAME> -b -d 1 -n 120 > resxtop-export.csv
You created a vCenter Server alarm at the root vCenter Server level to monitor a single virtual machine for the snapshot space used. You are now getting warnings from several VMs. What is the best way to solve this problem?
Re-create the rule at the virtual machine object level
Exclude the virtual machines you don't want to see from the rule
Move the rule to the host level
Which file is used to upgrade vCenter Operations Manager?
.zip
.tar.gz
.vib
.pak
You collect metrics for your vSphere environment. You see %DRPRX has a value of 1. Which of the following is most likely the problem?
CPU
Network
Disk
There is no problem
Which of the following is defined as the average amount of time in milliseconds a device takes to service a single I/O request? (Choose all that apply )
Which of the following are major badges in vCenter Operations Manager? (Choose all that apply)
Workload
Risk
Efficiency
Density
You notice an alarm on your vCenter Server that states vSphere HA Host Status. What is the most likely cause of this alarm?
Host hardware power supply failure
Host hardware NIC failure
Host hardware memory failure
Host hardware Fibre Channel HBA failure
Which of the following is an unsupported IP allocation scheme for use with the vCenter Operations Manager vApp?
Static - Manual
Transient - IP Pool
NAT
Which of the following can be scheduled using the scheduled tasks feature in vCenter Server? (Choose all that apply)
Cloning a VM
Migrating a VM
Adding a Host
Deleting a VM
You created a vCenter Server alarm with multiple trigger types and an action to send email. One of the triggers should have fired by now, but you have not received any emails. You are receiving emails from other alarms. Which of the following is most likely the reason?
The Trigger If All Of The Conditions Are Satisfied option was used
The Trigger If Any of the Conditions are Satisfied option was used
SMTP server authentication information
Sender Account
Which of the following are required to configure SMTP in the vCenter Server settings? (Choose Two)
IP address of the SMTP server
Port Number of the SMTP server
Sender account
Which of the following make up an alarm? (Choose all that apply)
Type
Trigger
Action
Condition
Which of the following actions do all of the alarm-type monitors have in common? (Choose all that apply)
Send a notification email
Send a notification trap
Run a command
Enter maintenance mode
You need to view all events for a recent HA problem. What is the lowest-level inventory object that would be considered the best starting point?
Virtual machine
ESXi host
vCenter Server root object
Which of the following metrics are used to monitor the current SWAP file usage? (Choose Two)
Memory: Swap used
SWAP curr
SZTGT
CACHEUSD
What are the names of the VMs contained in the vCenter Operations Manager vApp? (Choose Two)
UI VM
WEB VM
Collector VM
Analytics VM
