VCP Data Center Virtualization 2

Question 1

Which vSphere feature allows a virtual machine to be moved from one ESXi host to another without any downtime?

Accepted Answer

vMotion

Answer

vMotion enables live migration of running VMs between ESXi hosts with zero downtime by transferring memory state over the network.

Question 2

What is the maximum number of vCPUs supported per virtual machine in vSphere 8?

Accepted Answer

256

Answer

vSphere 8 supports up to 256 vCPUs per virtual machine, enabling workloads requiring massive parallel processing.

Question 3

In VMware vSAN, what is the purpose of the 'failures to tolerate' (FTT) policy?

Accepted Answer

Specifies how many host or disk failures the cluster can sustain without data loss

Answer

The FTT policy in vSAN determines how many simultaneous host or disk failures the cluster can endure while maintaining data availability.

Question 4

Which VMware component is responsible for providing distributed firewall capabilities at the hypervisor level?

Accepted Answer

VMware NSX

Answer

VMware NSX provides a distributed firewall that enforces microsegmentation policies at the vNIC level on each ESXi host.

Question 5

What happens to virtual machines running on an ESXi host when HA is triggered due to host failure?

Accepted Answer

VMs are restarted on surviving hosts in the cluster

Answer

vSphere HA detects host failure and automatically restarts the affected VMs on remaining healthy hosts in the cluster.

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