VMware Certified Professional 2V0-21.20 Certification Flashcards

Which vSphere 7 feature allows a VM to span multiple physical hosts for computing resources?

Answer: vSphere DRS

vSphere DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) balances VM workloads across multiple hosts in a cluster.

In vSphere 7, what is the maximum number of vCPUs supported per virtual machine?

Answer: 256

vSphere 7 supports up to 256 vCPUs per virtual machine.

Which vSphere storage policy feature ensures VM data is distributed across multiple storage arrays?

Answer: Storage DRS

Storage DRS automatically balances I/O and capacity across datastores in a datastore cluster.

What happens to a VM protected by vSphere Fault Tolerance when the primary host fails?

Answer: The secondary VM instantly takes over with no data loss

FT maintains a live secondary VM that takes over instantly with zero downtime and no data loss upon primary host failure.

Which vSphere 7 networking feature allows a VM to be connected directly to a physical NIC with near-native performance?

Answer: DirectPath I/O

DirectPath I/O allows VMs to directly access physical PCI devices, including NICs, for near-native performance.

In vCenter Server 7, what is the purpose of the Content Library?

Answer: Centrally manage and distribute VM templates and ISO files

Content Library provides centralized storage and distribution of VM templates, OVF/OVA templates, ISO images, and scripts across vCenter instances.

Which protocol is used by vSphere vMotion to migrate VM memory state during a live migration?

Answer: TCP/IP over a dedicated VMkernel port

vMotion uses TCP/IP over a designated VMkernel port (vmk) to transfer memory pages during live migration.