assessment test

Question 1

1. Which of the following are supported methods for providing high availability for vCenter Server? (Choose all that apply.)

A. vCenter in a VM protected with HA and DRS
B. vCenter in a VM protected with HA and FT
C. vCenter Server Heartbeat
D. vCenter Operations Manager

Answer 1

A and C. vCenter Server is supported in a VM protected with HA and DRS. VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat is a VMware product and will be fully supported by VMware.

Question 2

2. Which of the following admission control policies in HA offers the most customization for capacity in the cluster?

A. Define failover capacity by static number of hosts
B. Define failover capacity by reserving a percentage of the cluser resources
C. Use Dedicated Failover Hosts
D. Do not reserve failover capacity

Answer 2

B. “Define failover capacity by reserving a percentage of the cluster resources” allows the percentage of CPU and memory resources to be reserved, making it the most customizable option available.

Question 3

3. What is the maximum number of ports in a vSwitch?

A. 4084
B. 4088
C. 4095
D. 4096

Answer 3

B. A vSwitch can have a maximum of 4088 ports.

Question 4

4. What are the preferred methods for configuring and administering the ESXi firewall? (Choose two.)

A. DCUI
B. vSphere Web Client
C. esxcli
D. esxcfg-firewall

Answer 4

B and C. The vSphere Web Client and the esxcli command are the preferred methods for configuring the ESXI firewall.

Question 5

5. Storage array thin provisioning can be configured through which feature of the vSphere Web Client?

A. VMFS datastore properties
B. NFS datastore properties
C. Storage adapter properties
D. None of these

Answer 5

D. The configuration of thin provisioning on storage devices is not supported in VMware software. You will have to use the vendor’s management tools instead.

Question 6

6. To install vCenter Server 5, which of the following is required?

A. Compatible 32-bit Windows OS
B. Compatible 32-bit Linux OS
C. Compatible 64-bit WIndows OS
D. Compatible 64-bit Linux OS

Answer 6

C. The installation of vCenter Server 5 requires a compatible 64-bit Windows OS, like Windos Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Question 7

7. Which of the following vSphere editions are available for purchase?

A. Essentials
B. Essentials Plus
C. Enterprise
D. Enterprise Plus

Answer 7

A, B, C and D. All of these editions are available.

Question 8

8. Which of the following may be used to perform operations against an ESXi host that is in lockdown mode?

A. vSphere CLI commands
B. vSphere Management Assistant (vMA)
C. vSphere Client connected directly to ESXi host
D. vSphere Web Client connected to vCenter Server managing the ESXi host in lockdown mode

Answer 8

D. All operations performed against an ESXi host in lockdown mode must originate from the vCenter Server that is managing the ESXi host.

Question 9

9. Which of the following are alarm-type monitors? (Choose all that apply.)

A. Datastore cluster
B. Datacenters
C. Datastores
D. Distributed port groups

Answer 9

A, B, C and D. All of these are alarm-type monitors.

Question 10

10. Which of the following ar ort binding types used in a dvSwitch? (Choose all that apply.)

A. Static binding
B. Dynamic Binding
C. Persistent binding
D. Ephemeral binding

Answer 10

A, B and D. Static, dynamic and ephemeral are the three types of port binding used in a dvSwitch.

Question 11

11. What is the minimum system requirement for memory in an ESXi 5.5 host?

A. 1GB
B. 2GB
C. 3GB
D. 4GB

Answer 11

D. ESXi 5 hosts require a minimum of 4GB of RAM.

Question 12

12. Supported storage adapters in ESXi 5.5 include which of the following?

A. iSCSI
B. RAID
C. SAS
D. All of these

Answer 12

D. iSCSI, RAID, and SAS are all supported adapter classes used to provide storage connectivity in ESXi 5.5.

Question 13

13. In vSphere 5.5, what is the minimum system requirement for memory for a simple isntall of vCenter Server, vCenter Single Sign-On, vSphere Web Client, and the vCenter Invenotry Service?

A. 4GB
B. 8GB
C. 10GB
D. 12GB

Answer 13

D. A simple install of vCenter Server requires 12GB of RAM.

Question 14

14. On an ESXi 5.5 host, what is the maximum file size allowed on a VMFS-5 datastore?

A. 2TB
B. 2TB minus 512 bytes
C. 62TB
D. 64TB

Answer 14

C. 62TB is the maximum file size allowed on a VMFS-5 datastore with an ESXi 5.5 host.

Question 15

15. Which of the following terms is used to describe increasing the size of a VMDK while the virtual machine is powered on?

A. Warm-extend
B. Hot-extend
C. Disk grow
D. Disk extend

Answer 15

B. The process of increasing the size of a VMDK while a VM is powered on is known as hot-extending.

Question 16

16. Disk shares can have which of the following values? (Choose all that apply.)

A. Custom
B. Default
C. High
D. Low

Answer 16

A, C and D. Shares may have the values of Low, Normal, High, and Custom.

Question 17

17. What is the virtual machine hardware version introduced in vSphere 5.5?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10

Answer 17

D. Virtual machine hardware version 10 is the latest version.

Question 18

18. Which of the following is used to export and import virtual machines?

A. Changed Block Tracking (CBT)
B. vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI)
C. Raw Device Mapping (RDM)
D. Open Virtualization Format (OVF)

Answer 18

D. Open Virtualization Format is an open standard that can be used to import and export virtual machines.

Question 19

19. You have a virtual machine that will be configure to use VMware FT. What is the appropriate virtual disk type to choose for this virtual machine?

A. Flat
B. Thick
C. Thin
D. None of these

Answer 19

B. A thick-provisioned disk, which is also known as a Thick Provision Eager Zeroed disk, is a VMDK file that is created and all of the space is provisioned and zeroed immediately. This type of disk is required for VMware FT.

Question 20

20. To completely disable all time synchronization for a virtual machine, what must occure?

A. Disable the sync device driver.
B. Edit the VMX file.
C. Use the vSphere Web Client to configure time properties.
D. None of these.

Answer 20

B. To completely disable all the VMware Tools-initiated time synchronization functionality for a VM, the virtual machine’s VMX file must be modified.

Question 21

21. Which of the following most accurately describes a virtual appliance?

A. Preconfigured and ready-to-use virtual machines that include and operating system and applications
B. Preconfigured and ready-to-use virtual machines that cannot be modified
C. Preconfigured vApp
D. None of these

Answer 21

A. Virtual appliances are preconfigured and ready-to-use virtual machines that include an operating system and applications.

Question 22

22. Which of the following is not a valid virtual machine file?

A. -flat.vmdk
B. -psf.vmdk
C. -ctk.vmdk
D. -00000#.vmdk

Answer 22

B. There is no -psf.vmdk file type.

Question 23

23. WHich vSphere component serves as an authentication broker and handles security token exchange?

A. vCenter Server
B. vCenter Server Single Sign-On
C. vCenter Inventory Service
D. vCenter Linked Mode

Answer 23

B. vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) was first introduced in vSphere 5.1 to improve authentication services in vSphere.

Question 24

24. Which of the following statements is true about individual virtual machine automation levels?

A. The automation level defined for the DRS cluster will override the individual virtual machine automation level.
B. The automation level defined for the individual virtual machine will override the automation level defined for the DRS cluster.
C. The automation level defined for the individual virtual machine must match that of the DRS cluster.
D. None of these.

Answer 24

B. The automation level defined for the individual virtual machine will override the automation level defined for the DRS cluster.

Question 25

25. Which of the following objects can be part of the resource pool hierarchy? (Choose all that apply.) A. Virtual machines B. vApps C. Folders D. Resource pools

Answer 25

A, B and D.  Virtual machines, vApps, and other resource pools can all be members of the resource pool hierarchy.

Question 26

26. When creating VMFS datastores, what is the relationship that should be maintained between VMFS datastore and LUN? A. 1-1 B. 1-2 C. 2-1 D. None of these

Answer 26

A.  When creating VMFS datastores, it is important to maintain a one-to-one relationship between each VMFS datastore and LUN.

Question 27

27. Which of the following can be used to increase performance on ESXi hosts? A. vSphere Data Protection Advanced B. vSphere HA C. vSphere Flash Read Cache D. vSphere App HA

Answer 27

C.  The vSphere Flash Read Cache is used to provide a server-side read cache layer that increases performance.

Question 28

28. vSphere Data Protection can back up to which of the following media types? A. Tape only B. Disk only C. Tape and disk D.

Answer 28

B. vSphere Data Protection is a disk-based backup solution.

Question 29

29. 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? A. Refresh network. B. Reboot ESXi host. C. Restart ESXi Management Network D. None of the above

Answer 29

D.  The addition of a vmnic to a vSwitch is a nondisruptive action, and virtual machine network traffic will begin to use this NIC immediately with no further action.

Question 30

30. 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 she take? A. Delete B. Delete All C. Revert D. Consolidate

Answer 30

C. Revert will restore the virtual machine to its previous state.

Question 31

31. Which of the following can be used to troubleshoot storage contention issues? (Choose all that apply.) A. esxtop B. resxtop C. The vSphere Client D. vCenter Operations Manager

Answer 31

A, B, C and D.  All of these tools can be used to troubleshoot storage contention issues.

Question 32

32. VMware FT supports which of the following virtual machines? (Choose two.) A. Windows Server 2008 with one vCPU B. Windows Server 2008 with two vCPUs C. Windows Server 2000 with one vCPU D. Windows Server 2000 with two vCPUs

Answer 32

A and C.  Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2008 are both supported guest operating systems for use with VMware FT, but only a single vCPU configuration is supported.

Question 33

33. vSphere Update Manager can be used to update which of the following? (Choose all that apply.) A. The VMware Tools B. ESXi 4 hosts C. Virtual machine hardware D. ESX 3.5 hosts

Answer 33

A, B and C.  vSphere Update Manager can update virtual machine hardware, the VMware Tools, and ESX/ESXi 4.0 and newer hosts.

Question 34

34. Which of the following commands can be used to test connectivity of a vMotion interface? A. ping B. vmkping C. esxcli network D. All of these

Answer 34

B.  The vMotion interface is a VMkernel connection type, and the vmkping command can be used to test its connectivity.

Question 35

35. Which of the following should be used for ESXi hosts that will participate in HA-enabled clusters? A. Static IP addresses B. DHCP-assigned IP addreses C. IPv6 D. vMotion

Answer 35

A.  It is always a good idea to use static IP addresses for any server.

Question 36

36. 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? A. Events B. Tasks & Events C. Scheduled Tasks D. None of these

Answer 36

D.  When the vSphere Client is connected directly to an ESXi host, there's only an Events tab to view recent events.  Tasks are only shown in the Recent Tasks pane.

Question 37

37. Which of the following is used to control the vCenter Server services on the Windows host that it is installed on? A. services.exe B. services.msc C. services.cpl D. services.chm

Answer 37

B.  The Services MMC snap-in, or services.msc, is used to control services in Windows.

Question 38

38. Which load-balancing policy is available only in the dvSwitch? A. Route Based On IP Hash B. Route Based On Source MAC Hash C. Route Based On Physical NIC Load D. Use Explicit Failover Order

Answer 38

C.  The Route Based On Physical NIC Load policy is available only when using a dvSwitch.

Question 39

39. Where do you manage vSphere Replication from? A. vSphere Client B. vSphere Web Client C. vSphere Replication Management URL D. vSphere Data Protection Management URL

Answer 39

B.  vSphere Replication is managed from the vSphere Web Client.

Question 40

40. vCenter Operations Manager uses which of the following to provide information about objects in the virtual environment? A. Workflows B. Tags C. Badges D. Symbols

Answer 40

C.  Badges are used to provide information in vCenter Operations Manager.