QUIZZ VMWARE

Quiz module 2
vSphere and Virtualization Overview
Question 1 (1 point)
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What is the main purpose of VMware Tools in a virtual
machine?
Question 1 options:
It enhances the security of the VM.
It manages the physical resources of the host.
It provides virtual devices for the VM.
It allows the guest operating system to interact efficiently with the virtual hardware.
Question 2 (1 point)
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What are the developer services included with vSphere+?
Question 2 options:
Global Inventory service
Tanzu Mission-Control Essentials
Event View service
Security Health Check service
Question 3 (1 point)
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How does the hypervisor manage the allocation of physical
resources to VMs?
Question 3 options:
By overcommitting memory when necessary
By scheduling VMs to run on different physical hosts
 By providing equal resource shares to all VMs on the same host
By assigning each VM its own region of memory
Question 4 (1 point)
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Which tool is used for managing individual ESXi hosts
directly when vCenter Server is unavailable?
Question 4 options:
PowerCLI
VMware Host Client
vSphere ESXi Shell
vSphere Client
Question 5 (1 point)
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What is overcommitting memory in the context of
virtualization?
Question 5 options:
Managing resource allocation for different operating systems
Allocating more physical RAM to a VM than is available on the host
Assigning a portion of physical resources to multiple VMs
Sharing access to physical network cards and disk controllers
Question 6 (1 point)
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Which component of vSphere acts as the central
administration platform for ESXi hosts, virtual machines,
storage, and networking?
Question 6 options:
Hypervisor
ESXi
vSphere
vCenter
Question 7 (1 point)
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Which graphics card brands are supported by VMware for
configuring VMs with virtual GPUs?
Question 7 options:
Intel and AMD
NVIDIA and AMD
AMD and Qualcomm
NVIDIA and Intel
Question 8 (1 point)
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Virtual switches forward frames at the Physical Layer. True
or False?
Question 8 options:
True
False
Question 9 (1 point)
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Which datastore type in vSphere uses a clustered fi le
system optimized for virtual machines?
Question 9 options:
VMFS
vSAN
vSphere Virtual Volumes
NFS
Question 10 (1 point)
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How does virtualization impact the provisioning process
compared to physical servers?
Question 10 options:
Involves converting physical machines to virtual machines
Relies on graphical user interface for quick provisioning
Requires lengthy hardware procurement
Involves complex cabling installation
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What is the main advantage of VM isolation?
Question 11 options:
Reduction in recovery time from failures through fault tolerance
Consistent access and performance during guest operating system failures
Efficient use of hardware resources through live migration
Access to specialized configurations, such as a DMZ
Question 12 (1 point)
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What is the role of the operating system in managing
memory in a physical environment?
Question 12 options:
The operating system creates a contiguous addressable memory space for virtual machines
The operating system handles address translation between virtual and physical memory spaces
The operating system allocates memory pages to virtual machines on first access
The operating system assumes ownership of all the physical memory in the system
Question 13 (1 point)
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Which of the following is a challenge posed by the traditional
model of running physical servers in a data center?
Question 13 options:
Quick provisioning process
Limited rack space
Efficient resource utilization
Cost-effective infrastructure planning
Question 14 (1 point)
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How does the VMware virtualization layer handle memory in
a virtualized environment?
Question 14 options:
 It allocates memory pages to virtual machines on first access
It assumes ownership of all the physical memory in the system
It configures the virtual address space for each VM at startup
It handles address translation between virtual and physical memory spaces
Question 15 (1 point)
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How does deploying desktops as a managed service benefit
businesses?
Question 15 options:
Responding more quickly to changing needs and opportunities
Reducing IT expenses
All of the above
Boosting efficiency and agility
Question 16 (1 point)
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What types of workloads does vSphere+ support?
Question 16 options:
No difference in workload support compared to vSphere
Traditional workloads only
Cloud-based workloads only
Both traditional workloads and modern workloads based on containers
Question 17 (1 point)
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Where can you access the vSphere Client?
Question 17 options:
https://<vCenter_FQDN_or_IP_Address>/ui
https://<ESXi_FQDN_or_IP_Address>:5480
https://<ESXi_FQDN_or_IP_Address>/ui
https://<vCenter_FQDN_or_IP_Address>:5480
Question 18 (1 point)
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Which of the following are Cluster Features? Select all that
apply.
Question 18 options:
vSphere DRS
vSphere vMotion
vSphere HA
ESXi Host Cluster
Question 19 (1 point)
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In which industry can vSphere Bitfusion be used to optimize
factory workflow and supply chain logistics?
Question 19 options:
Infectious disease and epidemiology
Robotics
Financial services
Manufacturing and shipping
Question 20 (1 point)
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How does the hypervisor handle CPU resources when
multiple VMs are running on an ESXi host?
Question 20 options:
VMs compete for CPU resources without any intervention from the hypervisor
CPU contention is resolved by adding more physical CPUs to the host
The host time slices physical processors across all VMs
Each VM is allocated a physical CPU for exclusive use
Question 21 (1 point)
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Which feature of virtual machines allows for increased
uptime and faster recovery from failures?
Question 21 options:
Multitenancy
Live migration and fault tolerance
 Rapid and consistent provisioning
Physical architectures
Question 22 (1 point)
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What is the role of the hypervisor in virtualization?
Question 22 options:
Providing physical hardware resources to VMs
Allocating memory to applications
Moving virtual disks between different types of storage
Interacting directly with hardware components
Question 23 (1 point)
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VMware vSphere+ is a subscription-based offering that
brings the benefits of cloud to on-premises workloads. True
or False?
Question 23 options:
True
False
Question 24 (1 point)
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What is the difference between CPU virtualization and
software emulation?
Question 24 options:
CPU virtualization runs instructions only when needed, while software emulation runs programs on
different computer systems
CPU virtualization negatively affects performance, while software emulation provides native execution
CPU virtualization supports guest operating systems designed for x64 processors, while software
emulation supports applications on operating systems they were not designed for
Question 25 (1 point)
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How do VMs communicate with each other in a virtualized
environment?
Question 25 options:
 Through the spanning tree protocol (STP)
Through physical switches connected to the ESXi host
By utilizing virtual switches on the same ESXi host
By using additional hardware for virtual networking

Quizz module 3
Quiz
Installing and Configuring ESXi
Question 1 (1 point)
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How do virtual machines benefit from time synchronization
with the ESXi host?
Question 1 options:
Reduced memory usage
Improved storage performance
Synchronized time for applications
Enhanced network connectivity
Question 2 (1 point)
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What is the recommended method for securing the root user
account on an ESXi host?
Question 2 options:
Using weak passwords for easy memorization
Creating strong passwords and changing them periodically
Disabling the root account
Creating local user accounts with root privileges
Question 3 (1 point)
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What is the purpose of ESXi Quick Boot?
Question 3 options:
 To enable booting directly into memory
To reduce remediation time during patch or upgrade operations
To improve reliability with SSD devices
To provide a small disk footprint
Question 4 (1 point)
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Which feature of ESXi helps to minimize the risk of attacks
through the management interface?
Question 4 options:
Trusted Platform Module
UEFI secure boot
Memory hardening
Host-based firewall
Question 5 (1 point)
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Which of the following tasks can be performed from the
DCUI for management network configuration?
Question 5 options:
Restarting the management network
Configuring virtual machine network settings
Configuring storage adapters
Configuring vMotion settings
Question 6 (1 point)
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What is the recommended installation method for small
deployments of fewer than five hosts?
Question 6 options:
Scripted installation
Kickstart installation
Interactive installation
Auto Deploy installation
Question 7 (1 point)
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Which of the following settings can be configured using the
DCUI for ESXi host management network?
Question 7 options:
SNMP settings
VLAN ID
Firewall rules
NTP server settings
Question 8 (1 point)
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Which protocol provides millisecond timing accuracy for
time synchronization?
Question 8 options:
PTP
NTP
Manual configuration
Both NTP and PTP
Question 9 (1 point)
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What is the recommended practice regarding
troubleshooting services in the DCUI?
Question 9 options:
Keep them deactivated until necessary for troubleshooting.
Deactivate them only when working with VMware technical support
Keep them activated at all times
Activate them only when working with VMware technical support
Question 10 (1 point)
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What does an ESXi host synchronize its time with when
configured as an NTP client?
Question 10 options:
A virtual machine running an NTP server software
 An NTP server on the Internet or your corporate NTP server
Another ESXi host on the same network
A DHCP server providing time synchronization
Question 11 (1 point)
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What does PTP provision for virtual machines and hosts
within a network?
Question 11 options:
Load balancing
Network encryption
Software-based timestamping
Hardware-based timestamping
Question 12 (1 point)
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Which protocol does an ESXi host use for time
synchronization as an NTP client?
Question 12 options:
TCP over port 123
TCP over port 80
UDP over port 80
UDP over port 123
Question 13 (1 point)
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What is the default state of the ESXi firewall?
Question 13 options:
Deactivated
Permissive
Bypassed
Activated
Question 14 (1 point)
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What is the minimum requirement for the amount of
physical RAM in a host to meet the hardware configurations
supported by ESXi 8.0?
Question 14 options:
16 GB
2 GB
4 GB
8 GB
Question 15 (1 point)
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ESXi Quick Boot requires reinitializing the physical server
BIOS during a reboot. True or False?
Question 15 options:
True
False
Question 16 (1 point)
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What type of protocol is NTP?
Question 16 options:
Peer-to-peer protocol
Broadcast protocol
Multicast protocol
Client-server protocol
Question 17 (1 point)
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Which key do you press to start customizing system settings
in the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI)?
Question 17 options:
F3
F2
F4
F1
Question 18 (1 point)
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What is the recommended approach for managing ESXi
hosts centrally?
Question 18 options:
Logging in directly to each ESXi host using VMware Host Client
Using the vSphere ESXi Shell
Creating local user accounts on each host
Managing through vCenter Server using the vSphere Client
Question 19 (1 point)
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What can be used as a fallback if the PTP service does not
work?
Question 19 options:
SMTP
NTP
DNS
DHCP
Question 20 (1 point)
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Can the NTP and PTP services run simultaneously on an ESXi
host?
Question 20 options:
It depends on the hardware configuration
Yes, they can run simultaneously
The ESXi host does not support NTP or PTP services
No, only one of them can be active at a time
Question 21 (1 point)
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SSH should only be activated on an ESXi Host for
troubleshooting and maintenance purposes and then be
immediately deactivated when finished. True or False?
Question 21 options:
True
False
Question 22 (1 point)
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What is the recommended approach for accessing an ESXi
host when the vCenter Server system is unavailable?
Question 22 options:
Using the root user account for direct login
Using the vSphere Client
Using the VMware Host Client
Using the vSphere ESXi Shell
Question 23 (1 point)
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What is the default administrative username for the ESXi
host?
Question 23 options:
admin
root
superuser
sysadmin
Question 24 (1 point)
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Which protocol does a PTP client use for time
synchronization?
Question 24 options:
TCP over port 123
UDP over ports 319 and 320
TCP over ports 319 and 320
UDP over port 123
Question 25 (1 point)
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Which interface is used to configure certain settings for ESXi
hosts during the initial basic configuration?
Question 25 options:
DCUI
vSphere Client
VMware Host Client
SSH command-line interface

Quizz Module 4 :
Quiz
Deploying and Configuring vCenter
Question 1 (1 point)
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The virtual provisioning X agent (vpxa) acts as an
intermediary between what two deamons to provide
communication between vCenter Server and an ESXi Host?
Question 1 options:
vpxd and hostd
vpxb and hosta
hostd and servd
vpxb and vpxc
Question 2 (1 point)
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When using the VAMI to set up Log File Forwarding to a
remote host, you specify forwarding configuration
information for the remote syslog server such as the Server
Address, Protocol, and Port. True or False?
Question 2 options:
True
False
Question 3 (1 point)
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What is the purpose of using tags in the vCenter inventory?
Question 3 options:
To enable remote access to objects in the inventory
To track changes made to objects in the inventory
To attach metadata to objects for better organization
To change the name of objects in the inventory
Question 4 (1 point)
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After deploying your vCenter Server Appliance, what
address do you use to access and manage your vCenter
Server inventory with the vSphere Client?
Question 4 options:
https://vCenter_Server_FQDN_or_IP_address:9850/ui
https://vCenter_Server_FQDN_or_IP_address:4580/ui
https://vCenter_Server_FQDN_or_IP_address/ui
https://vCenter_Server_FQDN_or_IP_address:5480/ui
Question 5 (1 point)
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vCenter Server services include?
Question 5 options:
VMware Certificate Authority
vSphere Client
vCenter Single Sign-On
vCenter Lookup Service
vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
vCenter Server
Question 6 (1 point)
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vCenter Server does which of the following? Select all that
apply.
Question 6 options:
It decentralizes administration for ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
It acts as a central administration point for ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
It directs the actions of VMs and hosts.
It runs on a Linux-based appliance.
Question 7 (1 point)
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Before deploying vCenter Server Appliance, you must
complete several tasks such as verifying that all vCenter
Server Appliance system requirements are met and ensuring
that clocks on all VMs in the vSphere network are
synchronized. What else must you get before deploying
vCenter Server Appliance?
Question 7 options:
The fully qualified domain name (FQDNs) or the static IP of the host machine on which you install
vCenter Server Appliance.
The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) and the dynamic IP of the host machine on which you install
vCenter Server Appliance.
The fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) or the static IPs of the host machines that you want to insta
on the vCenter Server Appliance.
The fully qualified domain names (FQDNs) and the dynamic IPs of the host machines that you want to
install on the vCenter Server Appliance.
Question 8 (1 point)
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Using the vCenter Server GUI Installer to deploy vCenter
Server, what are some steps that you take in Stage 1:
Deploy vCenter Server? Select all that apply.
Question 8 options:
Defi ne the vCenter Server Appliance name and root password.
Connect to the target ESXi host or vCenter Server system.
Accept the EULA.
Select compute size, storage size, and datastore location (thin disk).
Define networking settings.
Question 9 (1 point)
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What is the vCenter Serve Appliance?
Question 9 options:
A prepackaged Windows-based VM that is used as a service of vCenter Server, allowing for easier acce
to it.
A prepackaged Windows-based VM that is optimized for running vCenter Server and associated service
A prepackaged Linux-based VM that is used as a service of vCenter Server, allowing for easier access t
it.
A prepackaged Linux-based VM that is optimized for running vCenter Server and associated services.
Question 10 (1 point)
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You can only view Datacenter objects in the Inventory view
in which they were created. True or False?
Question 10 options:
True
False
Question 11 (1 point)
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The vCenter Server Appliance package contains what
software?
Question 11 options:
Photon
SQL server
Postgre database
vSphere
PostgreSQL database
vCenter Server services
ESXi
Question 12 (1 point)
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You have just finished installing a vCenter Server instance
and want to assign a new license to it. You have already
entered the 25-character license key into your vCenter
License Service through the vSphere Client. How do you
assign the license key to the vCenter Server instance asset?
Question 12 options:
In the VMware Host Client, right-click the vCenter Server VM from the navigation pane, select "Setting
from the dropdown menu, open the "Licensing" dropdown, and then select "ASSIGN LICENSE". From
there you select the License Key you entered earlier.
In the VAMI, select "Services" in the navigation pane, select "License Service" from the list, select
"EDIT", and then select "ASSIGN LICENSE", then select the vCenter Server. From there you select the
License Key you entered earlier.
You have already entered the License Key into the vCenter Server system, so there is no need to assign
to anything.
In the vSphere Client, select the vCenter Server from the navigation pane, select "Configure" from the
ribbon, select "Licensing" under "Settings" in the middle pane, and then select "ASSIGN LICENSE".
From there you select the License Key you entered earlier.
Question 13 (1 point)
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After deploying your vCenter Server Appliance, what
address do you use to configure and monitor your vCenter
Server Appliance instance with the VAMI?
Question 13 options:
https://vCenter_Server_FQDN_or_IP_address:4580/ui
https://vCenter_Server_FQDN_or_IP_address:5480/ui
https://vCenter_Server_FQDN_or_IP_address:9850/ui
https://vCenter_Server_FQDN_or_IP_address/ui
Question 14 (1 point)
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When you first open the vCenter Server Appliance Installer,
what are the four options you are given?
Question 14 options:
Install, Upgrade, Migrate, or Restore.
Install, Update, Mitigate, or Restore
There aren't any options, it immediately starts Stage 1: Deployment of OVF.
Install, Backup, Update, or Reset
Question 15 (1 point)
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What are some of the tasks involved in populating and
organizing your vCenter Server inventory? Select all that
apply.
Question 15 options:
Creating clusters to consolidate the resources of multiple hosts and VMs
Setting up networking by using vSphere standard switches or vSphere distributed switches
Configuring storage systems and creating datastore inventory objects to provide logical containers for
storage devices in your inventory
Organizing inventory objects in folders
Organizing inventory objects by role.
Question 16 (1 point)
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You have just added several hosts to your new vCenter
Server and need to assign new licenses to all of them. What
must you do before you can assign the licenses?
Question 16 options:
Add the new licenses to the vCenter License Service in the vSphere Client by going to Menu >
Administration > Licenses and then selecting "ADD" and inputting the licenses one per line.
You do not need to assign licenses to hosts. Once you have added the licenses to the vCenter License
Service it will automatically assign them to the required hosts.
Go into each individual host's VMware Host Client and add them there.
Add the new licenses to the vCenter License Service in the vSphere Client by going to Menu >
Administration > Licenses and then selecting "ADD" and inputting one license, selecting "OK", and the
repeating.
Question 17 (1 point)
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In which two vCenter Inventory Views can you view and
manage VMs?
Question 17 options:
You can only view VMs in the VMs and Templates Inventory View and no others
You can only view VMs in the Host and Clusters Inventory View and no others
You can only view VMs in the Storage Inventory View and no others
VMs and Templates
Networks
Host and Clusters
Storage
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vCenter Server provides a few system roles which you
cannot modify. Select some of the vCenter Server System
Roles from the list below.
Question 18 options:
No Cryptography Administrator Role
Write-only Role
Read-only Role
Cryptography Administrator Role
No Access Role
Question 19 (1 point)
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You can use the VAMI at port 9850 to make backups of your
vCenter Server Appliance. True or False?
Question 19 options:
True
False

Quizz module 5
Quiz
Configuring vSphere Networking
Question 1 (1 point)
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What are the two planes that make up the architecture of a
distributed switch, and where do they reside?
Question 1 options:
The forwarding plane and the policy plane, both residing in vCenter
The management plane and the data plane, both residing in vCenter
The control plane and the I/O plane, with the control plane residing in vCenter and the I/O plane residin
in the VMkernel of each ESXi host
The virtual plane and the physical plane, with the virtual plane residing in the VMkernel of each ESXi
host and the physical plane residing in the data center
Question 2 (1 point)
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What information must be configured for each VMkernel port
in vSphere?
Question 2 options:
The number of physical Ethernet adapters connected to the virtual switch
The number of virtual switches on the host
The hostname of the ESXi host
Their own IP address, netmask, and gateway
Question 3 (1 point)
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What does the networking security policy provide protection
against?
Question 3 options:
VM traffic shaping
CPU usage limits
Disk I/O limits
IP address spoofing
Question 4 (1 point)
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What information can be identified about a physical switch
using CDP and LLDP in vSphere?
Question 4 options:
None of the above
Switch name, port number, and port speed/duplex settings
Switch IP address and MAC address
 Number of VLANs and associated ports
Question 5 (1 point)
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What is the purpose of the NVMe over RDMA service?
Question 5 options:
To activate Fault Tolerance logging on the host
To enable the VMkernel adapter to advertise itself to another host as the network connection for vSpher
vMotion traffic
To handle dedicated NVMe over RDMA storage traffic
To handle the incoming replication data on the target replication site
Question 6 (1 point)
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What are switch discovery protocols and how do they help
network administrators?
Question 6 options:
Protocols used to manage network traffic and optimize network performance
Protocols used to identify network traffic patterns and monitor bandwidth usage
Protocols used to secure network devices and prevent unauthorized access
Protocols used to determine the capabilities of a network device and aid in troubleshooting network
problems
Question 7 (1 point)
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What is the difference between static and ephemeral
binding in vSphere?
Question 7 options:
There is no difference between static and ephemeral binding in vSphere
Static binding guarantees connectivity at all times and assigns a port immediately when a VM is
connected to a port group, while ephemeral binding creates a port only when the VM is powered on and
its NIC is connected
Static binding and ephemeral binding both assign ports immediately when a VM is connected to a port
group, but static binding only creates a port when the VM is powered on and its NIC is connected, whil
ephemeral binding creates a port only when the VM is powered off or its NIC is disconnected
Static binding creates a port only when the VM is powered on and its NIC is connected, while ephemer
binding guarantees connectivity at all times and assigns a port immediately when a VM is connected to
port group
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What is the purpose of a failover order in NIC teaming?
Question 8 options:
To provide network security for the virtual switch
To determine how network traffic is distributed between physical NICs
To determine which NICs are active during normal operations and in the event of a failover
To increase the bandwidth of the virtual switch
Question 9 (1 point)
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Which of the following is a requirement for hosts to be
attached to a distributed switch in vSphere?
Question 9 options:
The hosts must have a standard virtual switch configured
The hosts must either have an Enterprise Plus license or belong to a vSAN cluster
The hosts must be running a specific version of the ESXi hypervisor
The hosts must be physically connected to the same switch
Question 10 (1 point)
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What is an advantage of configuring a distributed switch at
the data center level compared to a standard switch at the
host level?
Question 10 options:
More flexibility in configuring individual VMs
Simplified setup and administration
Better network security
Faster network speed
Question 11 (1 point)
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What is the purpose of the vSAN service?
Question 11 options:
 To enable the VMkernel adapter to advertise itself to another host as the network connection for vSpher
vMotion traffic
To handle the data transferred for virtual machine cold migration, cloning, and snapshot migration
To activate the vSAN traffic on the host
To activate the management traffic for the host and vCenter
Question 12 (1 point)
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What is promiscuous mode in a virtual switch or port group?
Question 12 options:
A mode that rejects all traffic that is not intended for a specific virtual machine
A mode that forwards all traffic to their intended destinations
A mode that only forwards traffic between virtual machines on the same virtual switch
A mode that forwards all traffic, regardless of their destinations
Question 13 (1 point)
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What is a trunk port in a vSphere networking environment?
Question 13 options:
A logical network that is not based on the physical topology
A port on a physical Ethernet switch that sends and receives packets tagged with a VLAN ID
A soft ware-configured broadcast domain
A virtual switch port that connects to the physical network
Question 14 (1 point)
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Which component of a distributed switch is responsible for
configuring the switch, coordinating port migration, and
managing NIC teaming?
Question 14 options:
Distributed ports
Control plane
Uplilnks
I/O plane
Question 15 (1 point)
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Which method can detect failures in a NIC team that link-
status monitoring alone cannot?
Question 15 options:
Spanning Tree Protocol monitoring
Configuration monitoring
VLAN membership monitoring
Beacon probing
Question 16 (1 point)
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How do VM ports and VMkernel ports in vSphere connect to
the outside world?
Question 16 options:
They connect to physical Ethernet adapters that are connected to the virtual switch uplink ports
They connect directly to the internet
They cannot connect to the outside world
They connect to other VMs on the same ESXi host
Question 17 (1 point)
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Which of the following is a reason for using VLANs in a
vSphere networking environment?
Question 17 options:
To ensure that all ports and port groups share the same hardware
To group all networks on a single virtual switch
To allow the use VR
To isolate networks on separate virtual switches
Question 18 (1 point)
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Which of the following statements is true regarding vSphere
distributed switches?
Question 18 options:
They provide more advanced networking capabilities for larger vSphere environments.
 They are only suitable for small vSphere environments
They cannot be used for remote host management or IP-based storage
They cannot be used to allow virtual machines to communicate with other machines
Question 19 (1 point)
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What does NIC teaming provide?
Question 19 options:
Network security
Network load-balancing
Network isolation
Network redundancy and increased bandwidth
Question 20 (1 point)
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What does a distributed switch track during a vSphere
vMotion migration?
Question 20 options:
VM disk state
Virtual networking state
VM memory state
Physical network state
Question 21 (1 point)
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Which policy provides protection against MAC address
impersonation and unwanted port scanning?
Question 21 options:
Traffic Shaping Policy
Networking Security Policy
Teaming and Failover Policy
None of the above
Question 22 (1 point)
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What is the purpose of the vSphere Replication service?
Question 22 options:
To enable the host to advertise itself as the network connection for vSphere vMotion traffic
To handle outgoing replication data from the source ESXi host to the vSphere Replication server
To activate Fault Tolerance logging on the host
To handle incoming replication data on the target replication site
Question 23 (1 point)
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What is the default setting for the MAC address changes
setting in virtual switches?
Question 23 options:
Forward
Accept
None of the above
Reject
Question 24 (1 point)
Saved
What does the Burst size parameter determine when
shaping traffic on an ESXi host?
Question 24 options:
The maximum number of kilobits per second to allow across a port when sending a burst of traffic
The maximum number of kilobytes to allow in a burst, allowing a port to temporarily transmit data at a
faster speed
The minimum number of kilobytes to allow in a burst, preventing a port from transmitting data too
quickly
The average number of kilobits per second to allow across a port
Question 25 (1 point)
Saved
What are the possible modes of operation when configuring
the discovery protocol on a vSphere host?
Question 25 options:
Listen only
Advertise only
Listen and Advertise
 None of the above

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Question 1 (1 point)

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What is the transport protocol used for vSAN?
Question 1 options:
iSCSI
NFS
Direct attached
Fibre Chanel
Question 2 (1 point)

Saved
Which of the following is a valid SCSI-based storage device
that can be used with VMFS?
Question 2 options:
USB storage
Bluetooth storage
SATA storage
Fibre Channel storage
Question 3 (1 point)
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Which types of storage devices can you create VMFS
datastores on in ESXi?
Question 3 options:
Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and local storage devices
Only iSCSI storage devices
Only Fibre Channel storage devices
Only local storage devices
Question 4 (1 point)

Saved
Which of the following features does the NFS 4.1 client offer
over NFS 3?
Question 4 options:
Native multipathing and session trunking
Kerberos authentication
Stateful locks with share reservation using a mandatory locking
semantic
All of the above
Question 5 (1 point)

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Which of the following is an authentication method
supported by ESXi for iSCSI initiators and targets?
Question 5 options:
CHAP
LDAP
QAuth
SAML
Question 6 (1 point)

Saved
What is the purpose of SAN switches in a Fibre Channel
SAN?
Question 6 options:
To connect storage devices to the cloud
To connect hosts to the network
 To connect hosts to storage arrays
To connect storage devices to the network
Question 7 (1 point)

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What is the purpose of zoning and LUN masking in a Fibre
Channel SAN environment?
Question 7 options:
To manage host groups on the SAN devices
To assign port addresses to devices
To separate SAN activity and restrict access to storage devices
To identify a node in the SAN
Question 8 (1 point)

Saved
What is the software iSCSI initiator and how does it
communicate with the iSCSI storage system?
Question 8 options:
The software iSCSI initiator is a software-based component that
resides in the ESXi host and transmits SCSI commands over the IP
network to the iSCSI target
The software iSCSI initiator is a software-based iSCSI HBA that
resides in a NIC and transmits SCSI commands over the IP network
to the iSCSI target
The software iSCSI initiator is a storage device that contains one or
more LUNs and storage processors, and it communicates with the
ESXi host over a TCP/IP network
The software iSCSI initiator is a Fibre Channel switch that connects
the host to the storage array using the Fibre Channel protocol
Question 9 (1 point)

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Which of the following is storage shared over standard
TCP/IP networks at the file system level?
Question 9 options:
NAS
FC
 FCoE
iSCSI
Question 10 (1 point)

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vSphere Virtual Volumes virtualizes SAN and NAS devices by
abstracting physical hardware resources into logical pools of
capacity. True or False?
Question 10 options:
True
False
Question 11 (1 point)

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What is the Fibre Channel protocol used for in a Network?
Question 11 options:
Transporting Ethernet traffic from VMs to the Fibre Channel SAN
Devices
Transporting SCSI traffic from VMs to the Fibre Channel SAN Device
Transporting UDP traffic from VMs to the Fibre Channel SAN Device
Transporting HTTP traffic from VMs to the Fibre Channel SAN
Devices
Question 12 (1 point)

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What NFS protocol versions are supported by vSphere v8?
Question 12 options:
NFS 3 and NFS 4.1
NFS 3.1 and NFS 4
NFS 2 and NFS 4
NFS 4 and NFS 5.1
Question 13 (1 point)

Saved
What should you do before deleting or unmounting a VMFS
datastore?
Question 13 options:
 Verify that the datastore is part of a datastore cluster
Power off all VMs whose disks reside on the datastore
Delete all the files on the datastore
Ignore any error messages about the resource being busy
Question 14 (1 point)

Saved
What are some examples of path selection policies offered
by VMware for load-balancing and failover?
Question 14 options:
Static, Dynamic, and Round Robin
Round Robin, Most Recently Used (MRU), and Dynamic
Round Robin, Most Recently Used (MRU), and Fixed
Least Recently Used (LRU), Dynamic, and Fixed
Question 15 (1 point)

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What is the difference between a software iSCSI initiator and
a hardware iSCSI initiator in ESXi?
Question 15 options:
A software iSCSI initiator is VMware code built in to the VMkernel
and uses standard network adapters, while a hardware iSCSI
initiator is a third-party adapter with iSCSI offload function
A software iSCSI initiator is a third-party adapter capable of
accessing iSCSI storage over TCP/IP, while a hardware iSCSI initiato
is VMware code built in to the VMkernel
A software iSCSI initiator handles all iSCSI and network processing
and management, while a hardware iSCSI initiator requires a
VMkernel iSCSI port
A software iSCSI initiator is a specialized third-party adapter capab
of accessing iSCSI storage over TCP/IP, while a hardware iSCSI
initiator is VMware code built in to the VMkernel
Question 16 (1 point)

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What is vSAN?
Question 16 options:
 A backup and disaster recovery solution for virtual environments
A software-defined storage solution that pools together storage
components from hosts in a cluster
A network protocol used for storage area networks
A type of virtual machine in VMware
Question 17 (1 point)

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How can iSCSI arrays restrict access to targets from hosts?
Question 17 options:
By using Fibre Channel switches and the Fibre Channel protocol
By restricting access based on the host's IP address or subnet
By restricting access based on the host's physical location
By restricting access based on the host's CPU and memory usage
Question 18 (1 point)

Saved
What is Raw Device Mapping (RDM)?
Question 18 options:
A file stored in a datastore that allows direct access to a physical
device
A file stored in a VMFS volume that acts as a proxy for a raw
physical device
A file stored in a VMFS volume that acts as a proxy for a virtual disk
A file stored in a datastore that allows direct access to a virtual dis
Question 19 (1 point)

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What are some examples of data that can be stored on
Direct-attached storage (DAS)?
Question 19 options:
Clustered VMs
Shared LUNs
VM files and templates
vSphere HA
Question 20 (1 point)
Saved
What is a datastore and how does it relate to virtual
machine files?
Question 20 options:
A physical container for holding virtual machine files
A virtual machine file format for storing data on a storage device
A network protocol used to access virtual machine files
A logical container for holding virtual machine files that hides the
specifics of the underlying storage device
Question 21 (1 point)

Saved
What feature does NFS 4.1 provide for servers that support
session trunking?
Question 21 options:
Native multipathing
Enhanced error recovery
Kerberos authentication
Client ID trunking
Question 22 (1 point)

Saved
What is the purpose of WWPN?
Question 22 options:
To manage host groups on the SAN devices
To assign a port address to a device
To identify a node in the SAN
To restrict access to storage devices
Question 23 (1 point)

Saved
Which of the following is not a CHAP authentication method
supported by ESXi?
Question 23 options:
Both A and B are supported
Bidirectional or mutual CHAP
Triple CHAP
 Unidirectional or one-way CHAP
Question 24 (1 point)

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What are some considerations when planning to use NFS
Kerberos?
Question 24 options:
Time synchronization between components is not required for
Kerberos authentication
Using different Active Directory users on different hosts that access
the same NFS share can cause the vSphere vMotion migration to fa
NFS Kerberos configuration cannot be automated using host profile
NFS 3 and 4.1 use the same authentication credentials, resulting in
compatible UID and GID on files
Question 25 (1 point)

Saved
Which storage protocol maps SCSI block-oriented storage
over TCP/IP?
Question 25 options:
NAS
iSCSI
vSAN
FCoE
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Deploying and Configuring vSphere Clusters
Question 1 (1 point)
Saved
Which automation level setting allows for more control over
the placement of a critical VM and requires manual
intervention for migration recommendations?
Question 1 options:
Manual
Partially Automated
Fully Automated
Disabled
Question 2 (1 point)
Saved
When making changes to the networking configuration on
ESXi hosts in a vSphere HA-configured cluster, what action is
required to avoid false detection of host failure and network
isolation?
Question 2 options:
Adding port groups
Changing network hardware
Suspending host monitoring
Reactivating host monitoring
Question 3 (1 point)
Saved
What are the two types of rules that can be created in a
vSphere DRS cluster to specify affinity?
Question 3 options:
Affinity rules and anti-affinity rules
Placement rules and balancing rules
Automation rules and migration rules
Load rules and priority rules
Question 4 (1 point)
Saved
What happens in the event of a primary host failure when
using vSphere Fault Tolerance?
Question 4 options:
Secondary VM takes over without interruption
Primary VM takes over without interruption
Primary and secondary VMs fail simultaneously
Primary VM continues running on the same host
Question 5 (1 point)
Saved
How does the primary host determine whether a secondary
host is isolated or has failed in a vSphere HA cluster?
Question 5 options:
Analyzing the network traffic between the primary and secondary host
Through network partition detection
 Using datastore heartbeating
By monitoring the availability of the secondary host's virtual machines
Question 6 (1 point)
Saved
What is the purpose of vSphere Fault Tolerance?
Question 6 options:
Streamlining VM management tasks
Load balancing between hosts
Data replication between hosts
Providing fault-tolerant protection for mission-critical VMs
Question 7 (1 point)
Saved
When using vSphere HA Orchestrated Restart you should
create cyclical dependencies to make sure the VM's restart
succeeds. True or False?
Question 7 options:
True
False
Question 8 (1 point)
Saved
What determines whether vSphere DRS makes migration
recommendations or automatically places VMs on hosts?
Question 8 options:
The power-on process of the VM
The automation level
The cluster's overall DRS score
The need for VM rebalancing across hosts
Question 9 (1 point)
Saved
When turning on vSphere Fault Tolerance for a VM, what
changes are made to the VM's memory settings?
Question 9 options:
 Memory limit is set to the default (unlimited memory)
Memory shares are adjusted based on VM's workload
Memory size is increased for fault tolerance purposes
Memory limit is set to the memory size of the VM
Question 10 (1 point)
Saved
For CPU usage, the VM boxes are not color-coded because
the relationship between consumed memory and
entitlement is often not easily categorized. True or False?
Question 10 options:
True
False
Question 11 (1 point)
Saved
Why is redundant heartbeat networking recommended for a
vSphere HA cluster?
Question 11 options:
It supports reliable detection of failures
It prevents isolation or partition conditions from occurring
It provides a backup connection in case of primary host connection failure
It eliminates single points of failure in the failover setup
All of the above
Question 12 (1 point)
Saved
How does vSphere DRS improve resource utilization in a
cluster?
Question 12 options:
By aggregating computing capacity into logical resource pools
By providing recommendations for VM migrations
By automatically migrating VMs using vSphere vMotion
All of the above
Question 13 (1 point)
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Which feature helps balance the load between hosts in a
vSphere cluster after failover and VM restart?
Question 13 options:
vMotion
vSphere DRS
vSAN
vSphere HA
Question 14 (1 point)
Saved
What are the possible responses of vSphere HA to datastore
accessibility failures?
Question 14 options:
Issue events
Power off and restart VMs - Conservative restart policy
Power off and restart VMs - Aggressive restart policy
All of the above.
Question 15 (1 point)
Saved
In vSphere, what configuration threshold determines when a
warning or notice is generated based on the cluster's
available capacity and performance reduction tolerance?
Question 15 options:
Performance degradation VMs tolerate threshold
Admission control percentage
Failover capacity percentage
Configuration issue threshold
Question 16 (1 point)
Saved
Which vSphere HA setting lets you customize the restart
priority for individual VMs?
Question 16 options:
VM-Level Restart Priority
 Default VM Restart Priority
Per VM Restart Policy
Default VM Restart Policy
Question 17 (1 point)
Saved
How is the primary host determined in a vSphere HA
cluster?
Question 17 options:
Based on the host's network connectivity
By comparing the CPU and memory resources of the host
Using an election process based on datastore accessibility
Random selection by the vCenter server
Question 18 (1 point)
Saved
Which migration threshold setting applies only priority 1
recommendations, such as satisfying VMs' requirements and
host maintenance?
Question 18 options:
Level 3 (default)
Level 2
Level 4
Level 5 (Aggressive)
Level 1 (Conservative)
Question 19 (1 point)
Saved
You click the "RUN DRS NOW" button to apply all DRS
recommendations. True or False?
Question 19 options:
True
False
Question 20 (1 point)
Saved
A slot is calculated by combining the largest memory
reservation and the largest CPU reservation of any running
VM in the cluster. True or False?
Question 20 options:
True
False
Question 21 (1 point)
Saved
How is the VM DRS score computed in vSphere?
Question 21 options:
By considering the VM's CPU, memory, and network metrics
By evaluating the VM's resource utilization over a sample period
By categorizing the score into five buckets based on 20 percent ranges
All of the above
Question 22 (1 point)
Saved
In a vSphere cluster, which admission control policy is set as
the default and automatically recalculates as the cluster's
resources change?
Question 22 options:
Cluster Resource Percentage
Dedicated Failover Hosts
Slot Policy
Disabled
Question 23 (1 point)
Saved
How many ESXi hosts can a cluster contain in vSphere?
Question 23 options:
Up to 64 ESXi hosts
Up to 128 ESXi hosts
Up to 96 ESXi hosts
Up to 32 ESXi hosts
Question 24 (1 point)
Saved
Which of the following are tasks that you can do using the
Cluster Quickstart workflow in vSphere?
Question 24 options:
Setting up vSphere vMotion and vSAN
Verifying hardware and software compatibility
Deploying vSphere Distributed Switches
All of the above
Question 25 (1 point)
Saved
Which of the following metrics are displayed on the VM DRS
Score page for powered-on VMs in vSphere?
Question 25 options:
Active CPU
Used CPU
CPU Readiness
All of the above

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