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  1. What is the primary purpose of a VM template in vSphere?

    Answer: To serve as a master image for rapidly deploying new virtual machines

    A VM template is a pre-configured master image that serves as the source for deploying multiple new VMs consistently and quickly.

  2. When you convert a running virtual machine to a template in vSphere, what is the result?

    Answer: The VM is powered off, converted, and can no longer be powered on directly as a VM

    Converting a VM to a template powers it off and marks it as a template, removing the ability to power it on until it is converted back to a VM.

  3. Which vSphere feature allows you to configure new VMs with unique hostnames and IP addresses automatically during template deployment?

    Answer: Guest OS Customization Specification

    A Guest OS Customization Specification defines rules for assigning unique identity settings such as hostname, IP address, and domain membership when deploying VMs from a template.

  4. What does a vSphere snapshot capture?

    Answer: A point-in-time state of the VM including memory contents, disk state, and configuration

    A snapshot captures the VM's memory state, virtual disk state, and configuration settings at a specific point in time, allowing rollback to that state.

  5. What file extension is used for VMware virtual disk files in vSphere?

    Answer: .vmdk

    VMware Virtual Machine Disk (.vmdk) is the proprietary format used by VMware for virtual disk files in vSphere environments.

  6. VMware recommends keeping snapshot chains for production VMs to a maximum of how many snapshots?

    Answer: 2–3

    VMware recommends no more than 2–3 snapshots in a chain for production VMs because longer chains degrade I/O performance and complicate consolidation.

  7. Which OVF/OVA-related statement is TRUE when deploying virtual machines in vSphere?

    Answer: An OVA is a single compressed archive containing the OVF descriptor and disk files

    An OVA (Open Virtualization Appliance) is a single-file archive that bundles the OVF descriptor XML and associated disk image files into one portable package.

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