If a virtual machine (VM) experiences a monitor panic, where does the ESX Server core dump file get created?

If a virtual machine (VM) experiences a monitor panic, where does the ESX Server core dump file get created? 

A. in the core dump partition, if created
B. in the /home partition
C. in the same directory as the VM's. vmx file
D. in the local VMFS volume







Answer: C

Which memory allocation technique allows physical memory to be reclaimed from virtual machine A and redistributed to virtual machine B, possibly forcing virtual machine A to swap internally?

Which memory allocation technique allows physical memory to be reclaimed from virtual machine A and redistributed to virtual machine B, possibly forcing virtual machine A to swap internally? 

A. Transparent Page Sharing
B. Memory Balloon Driver
C. VMkernel Swap
D. RAM Overcommit







Answer: B

The QA department wants to manage their own virtual machines (VMs). They share an ESX Server cluster with the HA department, and the Finance department. What is the appropriate role for the QA department members?

The QA department wants to manage their own virtual machines (VMs). They share an ESX Server cluster with the HA department, and the Finance department.
What is the appropriate role for the QA department members? 

A. Administrator on the VM object
B. VM Administrator
C. Resource Pool Administrator
D. Datacenter Administrator







Answer: C

Which of the following statements best describe network traffic shaping (Choose Two.)

Which of the following statements best describe network traffic shaping (Choose Two.) 

A. Network traffic shaping can limit inbound peak bandwidth
B. Network traffic shaping can limit outbound peak bandwidth
C. Network traffic shaping can limit inbound average bandwidth
D. Network traffic shaping can limit outbound average bandwidth






Answer: B,D

What will most benefit a CPU-constrained VM?

What will most benefit a CPU-constrained VM? 

A. the installation of a third-party management tool in the guest OS
B. the installation of the vmxnet virtual adapter
C. a decrease in the CPU-limit value
D. an increase in CPU shares







Answer: D

Guided consolidation shows you the following information after a successful analysis

Guided consolidation shows you the following information after a successful analysis 

A. CPU Type
B. System Model
C. Machine Name
D. CPU Usage
E. Memory info and usage







Answer: C,D,E

It appears that a virtual machine (VM) is having performance problems because it does not have enough CPU resources available. Which of the following methods could be used to guarantee a VM gets 100% of a CPU on the host when it needs it? (Choose Two)

It appears that a virtual machine (VM) is having performance problems because it does not have enough CPU resources available. Which of the following methods could be used to guarantee a VM gets 100% of a CPU on the host when it needs it? (Choose Two) 

A. set the CPU limit for this VM to 100%
B. set CPU affinity on that VM, pinning it to CPU 1 and set CPU affinity on all other VMs so that they
C. set CPU affinity on that virtual machine, pinning it to CPU 1
D. set the CPU reservation for this VM to 100%







Answer: B,D

What must a system administrator do to enable monitoring of a VM heartbeat with supported third-party SNMP monitoring tools?

What must a system administrator do to enable monitoring of a VM heartbeat with supported third-party SNMP monitoring tools? 

A. installvmware-tools
B. purchase a separate SNMP license from VMware
C. import VMware MIBs
D. purchase a VMware-aware version of the SNMP monitoring tool







Answer: C

Web Access can be used to monitor a virtual machine's_____(Choose Two)

Web Access can be used to monitor a virtual machine's_____(Choose Two) 

A. memory utilization in MB
B. disk utilization in Mbps
C. network utilization in Mbps
D. CPU utilization in MH.







Answer: A,D

When using the Explicit Failover option for a virtual switch with multiple uplinks, ESX determines the uplink to use in a failover event by?

When using the Explicit Failover option for a virtual switch with multiple uplinks, ESX determines the uplink to use in a failover event by? 

A. a specified list
B. using beacon probing to discover which uplink has the shortest route
C. using the reported uptime to determine which uplink to select
D. using link state tracking to see which uplinks are connected






Answer: A

When an explicit failover order has not been configured on a virtual switch with multiple uplinks, what determines which uplink is used when a failover event occurs?

When an explicit failover order has not been configured on a virtual switch with multiple uplinks, what determines which uplink is used when a failover event occurs?

A. The first available uplink that reports a positive Link State
B. The uplink with the shortest route
C. The next available uplink on the list
D. The reported uptime for the surviving uplinks






Answer: D

The vSwitch or vSwitch port group policy setting that allows a virtual machine to listen to traffic other than that which is specifically destined for the given VM is?

The vSwitch or vSwitch port group policy setting that allows a virtual machine to listen to traffic other than that which is specifically destined for the given VM is? 

A. MAC Address Changes
B. Promiscuous Mode
C. Forged Transmits
D. Traffic Shaping






Answer: B

In vSphere, a bound physical NIC can be configured to transmit and receive Jumbo Frames. What is the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for Jumbo Frames in vSphere?

In vSphere, a bound physical NIC can be configured to transmit and receive Jumbo Frames. What is the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for Jumbo Frames in vSphere? 

A. 9000
B. 9500
C. 5500
D. 5000






Answer: A

When configuring the vSwitch NIC teaming policy, what happens when the Notify Switches option is set to Yes?

When configuring the vSwitch NIC teaming policy, what happens when the Notify Switches option is set to Yes? 

A. The virtual switch is notified when the location of a physical NIC changes
B. The physical switch is notified when the location of a virtual NIC changes
C. The virtual switch is notified when the physical NIC link state changes
D. The physical switch is notified when the virtual NIC link state changes








Answer: B

Assuming VLANs are not configured, which of the following is true about traffic from a virtual machine connected to a port group on a vNetwork Standard Switch with no uplinks?

Assuming VLANs are not configured, which of the following is true about traffic from a virtual machine connected to a port group on a vNetwork Standard Switch with no uplinks? 

A. Virtual machines in any port group on the virtual switch can receive the traffic
B. The virtual switch will drop the packets if no uplink is present
C. Virtual machines on any virtual switch on the same ESX/ESXi host can receive the traffic
D. Only virtual machines in the same port group on the virtual switch can receive the traffic







Answer: A

Which of the following statements are true about software iSCSI? (Choose Two)

Which of the following statements are true about software iSCSI? (Choose Two) 

A. It requires a dedicated NIC
B. It is enabled by def ault.
C. CHAP authentication can be configured.
D. SendTargets can be configured.







Answer: C,D

Which of the following tasks can be performed using the Web Access Client?

Which of the following tasks can be performed using the Web Access Client? 

A. add a host to a DRS cluster
B. create a virtual switch
C. add a virtual disk to a virtual machine
D. add a VMFSdatastore





Answer: C

Which statement is true about transparent page sharing?

Which statement is true about transparent page sharing? 

A. It only works with Windows.
B. It is the process of collecting unused memory from the guest OS and returning it to the VMkernel.
C. It is the method of eliminating duplicate pages of memory allocated to multiple virtual machines.
D. It only works with supported guest OS.







Answer: C

Under which circumstance will a virtual machine always fail to power on?

Under which circumstance will a virtual machine always fail to power on? 

A. when there is no free space in VMFS
B. when the virtual machine's reservation cannot be guaranteed
C. when the host's license server became inaccessible 24 hours ago
D. when the virtual machine's memory is configured at greater than 3.6 GB







Answer: B

Which of the following interfaces can be used to create virtual switches?

Which of the following interfaces can be used to create virtual switches? 

A. command line using vmware-cmd
B. Management User Interface
C. VI Client
D. VI Remote Console






Answer: C

The Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) is used with Iscsi on an ESX Server to provide which of the following?

The Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) is used with Iscsi on an ESX Server to provide which of the following? 

A. Bi-directional Target authentication
B. Initiator authentication
C. LUN Group authentication
D. Storage Processor authentication






Answer: B

Which virtual machine (VM) elements are available from the VirtualCenter Web Access Console, but not the ESX Server Web Access Console? (Choose one or Two)

Which virtual machine (VM) elements are available from the VirtualCenter Web Access Console, but not the ESX Server Web Access Console? (Choose one or Two) 

A. VM Console
B. VM Alarms
C. VM Tasks
D. VM Events






Answer: B

Which technology is required when running a cluster with DRS and VMware HA?

Which technology is required when running a cluster with DRS and VMware HA? 

A. P2V Assistant
B. VCB
C. VMotion
D. Virtual SMP






Answer: C

An administrator needs to determine the current network adapter configuration for an uplink on an ESX Host. Which of the following items can be viewed from the Network Adapters section of the Configuration tab using the vSphere Client (Choose Three)?

An administrator needs to determine the current network adapter configuration for an uplink on an ESX Host. Which of the following items can be viewed from the Network Adapters section of the Configuration tab using the vSphere Client (Choose Three)? 

A. Wake on LAN support
B. Speed and Duplex settings
C. Observed IP ranges
D. TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO) support
E. Jumbo Frame support







Answer: A,B,C

An application in a virtual machine has failed. The virtual machine can still be accessed. Under which condition will VMware HA restart the failed application?

An application in a virtual machine has failed. The virtual machine can still be accessed. Under which condition will VMware HA restart the failed application? 

A. VMware HA will never restart the application
B. VMware HA will restart the application every time, as long as the cluster is not red.
C. VMware HA will restart the application every time, as long as the Restart Priority is not set to Disabled.
D. VMware HA will only restart the application if the VMware tools are running.






Answer: A

When configuring multiple service console connections, which of the following is true?

When configuring multiple service console connections, which of the following is true? 

A. The service console connections must be attached to differentvmnics
B. The service console connections must be configured on different virtual switchs
C. The service console connections must be configured on different networks
D. The service console connections must be configured on the same virtual switch







Answer: C

How is storage multi-pathing configured between an ESX Server and a supported storage array?

How is storage multi-pathing configured between an ESX Server and a supported storage array? 

A. The multi-pathing driver is provided with ESX Server and is compatible with any supported storage array.
B. Your storage array vendor must provided you a multi-pathing driver for ESX Server and an agent to be installed in each Guest OS.
C. Your array vendor must provide you with an agent to be installed in each Guest OS.
D. Your storage array vendor must provide you with a multi-pathing driver for ESX Server.






Answer: A

If an ESX Server has both local and shared storage, which three partitions are required to reside on local storage?(Choose Three)

If an ESX Server has both local and shared storage, which three partitions are required to reside on local storage?(Choose Three) 

A. swap
B. /usr
C. /boot
D. VMFS
E. /







Answer: A,C,E

Which of the following can be configured or modified from the Resource Allocation tab of a DRS Cluster? (Choose Two)

Which of the following can be configured or modified from the Resource Allocation tab of a DRS Cluster? (Choose Two) 

A. CPU reservation for any virtual machine in the cluster
B. Memory reservation for child resource pools
C. Fixed or Expandable Reser vation Type for any virtual machine in the cluster
D. CPU reservation for child resource pools








Answer: A,C

What can you do to minimize the downtime to the virtual machines (V Ms) when taking an ESX Server down for maintenance?

What can you do to minimize the downtime to the virtual machines (V Ms) when taking an ESX Server down for maintenance? 

A. migrate the VMs to a different datastore
B. suspend VMs to preser ve state information
C. create a clone of the VM
D. migrate the VMs with VMotion






Answer: D

Disk shares are applied on a(n) ___basis.

Disk shares are applied on a(n) ___basis. 

A. ESX Server
B. Virtual machine
C. LUN
D. Virtual machine disk





Answer: D

Which task can be performed using the Web Access Client?

Which task can be performed using the Web Access Client? 

A. clone a virtual machine
B. power on a virtual machine
C. delete a virtual machine
D. create a virtual machine







Answer: B,C,D

What is the maximum number of NICs configurable per virtual machine?

What is the maximum number of NICs configurable per virtual machine? 

A. 2
B. 10
C. 6
D. 4





Answer: B

What are two benefits that result from creating new virtual machines (VMs) using templates instead of creating blank VMs? (Choose Two.)

What are two benefits that result from creating new virtual machines (VMs) using templates instead of creating blank VMs? (Choose Two.) 

A. faster deployment
B. less disk space used in the resulting VM
C. standardized base images
D. easier to upgrade and manage multiple VMs






Answer: A,C

The following connection types can all be configured on a single vSwitch?

The following connection types can all be configured on a single vSwitch? 

A. VMkernel, virtual machine and no Service Console port groups
B. Service Console, virtual machine and VMkernel port groups
C. Service Console and 2 VMkernel port groups
D. Service Console and 2 virtual machine port groups






Answer: B

Which two conditions can cause a combined VMware DRS/HA cluster to change to a red status? (Choose Two.)

Which two conditions can cause a combined VMware DRS/HA cluster to change to a red status? (Choose Two.) 

A. The current failover capacity is smaller than the configured capacity.
B. DRS is in the process of balancing resources among hosts in the cluster when an HA event occurs.
C. All the primary hosts in the cluster are not responding.
D. A DRS-only host has been added to an HA cluster.





Answer: A,C

Which statement is true about the database used for VirtualCenter evaluations?

Which statement is true about the database used for VirtualCenter evaluations? 

A. The optional MSDE database can only be used if installed prior to running the VirtualCenter installer.
B. MS Access may be used as an evaluation database, but it must be upgraded before VirtualCenter is used in a production environment.
C. The VirtualCenter installer provides the option to automatically install and configure an MSDE database.
D. Evaluation licenses do not allow VirtualCenter to connect to a remote database.







Answer: C

vCenter Server is running within a virtual machine (VM) that is part of a VMware HA and DRS cluster. The vCenter VM can migrate between all hosts in the cluster by using VMotion. DRS is configured for partial automation. What happens if the ESX host that is currently running the vCenter VM experiences a power outage?

vCenter Server is running within a virtual machine (VM) that is part of a VMware HA and DRS cluster. The vCenter VM can migrate between all hosts in the cluster by using VMotion. DRS is configured for partial automation. What happens if the ESX host that is currently running the vCenter VM experiences a power outage? 

A. This situation cannot occur because vCenter cannot be installed on a VMware HA cluster.
B. All DRS cluster operations will be unavailable until the ESX host is brought back online.
C. vCenter will stay offline, but all virtual machines on the remaining hosts will continue without interruption.
D. VMware HA will restart the vCenter VM on another host.







Answer: D

What is the advantage of installing backup client software in a Linux virtual machine's guest OS?

What is the advantage of installing backup client software in a Linux virtual machine's guest OS? 

A. This configuration enables individual files to be selected for backup or restore.
B. This configuration enables ESX Server to do backup and restore operations.
C. This configuration enables LAN-free backup.
D. This configuration enables immediate booting from a restored virtual machine.







Answer: A

What are valid methods of installing the Virtual Infrastructure Client? (Choose Two.)

What are valid methods of installing the Virtual Infrastructure Client? (Choose Two.)

A. run the Virtual Infrastructure Client installer from the VirtualCenter installation media
B. using VirtualCenter Server installer, choose the custom install option and select the Virtual Infrastructure Client from the list
C. download and run the Virtual Infrastructure Client installation program from the VirtualCenter Server with a Web Browser
D. use the MSI installer file from the VirtualCenter installation media to publish the application with Active Directory







Answer: A,C

Which is a valid reason NOT to set CPU affinity on a single VM?

Which is a valid reason NOT to set CPU affinity on a single VM? 

A. Setting CPU affinity will monopolize a CPU making it unusable for other VMs on the server.
B. CPU affinity can only be set on hyperthreaded systems.
C. A virtual machine with CPU affinity might not receive all of it's reserved CPU resources.
D. CPU affinity settings are ignored when using VMotion.








Answer: C

In a fully automated DRS cluster, what can be done to ensure a particular VM does not migrate automatically to another host?

In a fully automated DRS cluster, what can be done to ensure a particular VM does not migrate automatically to another host? 

A. set the DRS VM options for the particular VM to Partially Automated mode
B. use the Affinity Wizard to specify Manual Automation mode
C. do nothing because the DRS cluster must be put in Partially Automated mode to allow this level of control
D. set the DRS VM rule to keep on this host






Answer: A

Which of the following are benefits of using resource pools? (Choose Three.)

Which of the following are benefits of using resource pools? (Choose Three.) 

A. access control and delegation
B. decreased virtualization overhead
C. flexible hierarchical organization
D. improved network utilization
E. isolation between pools, sharing within pools






Answer: A,C,E

What are two benefits of Virtual Compatibility Mode for RDMs? (Choose Two.)

What are two benefits of Virtual Compatibility Mode for RDMs? (Choose Two.) 

A. provides virtual-to-physical clustering capability
B. provides snapshot capability
C. provides advanced file locking for data protection
D. passes native SCSI commands to underlying hardware






Answer: B,C

Networking policies, such as traffic shaping and security, can be configured on the following vSphere elements?

Networking policies, such as traffic shaping and security, can be configured on the following vSphere elements? 

A. On the physical network interface and the vSwitch
B. On the port group and the physical network interface
C. On the port group and the vSwitch
D. On the vSwitch and the attached virtual machine







Answer: C

What is a valid reason for choosing to boot from local storage rather than choosing to boot from SAN?

What is a valid reason for choosing to boot from local storage rather than choosing to boot from SAN? 

A. VMotion is not supported on boot from SAN.
B. RDM is not supported on boot from SAN.
C. There is no way to restrict sharing of boot LUNs between ESX Servers on boot from SAN.
D. MSCS is not supported on boot from SAN.






Answer: D

You have a dual-processor virtual machine (VM) that has affinity set so that the virtual CPUs are pinned to CPU 3 and 4 in VirtualCenter. The VM also has a reservation setting guaranteeing it 100% of available resources for those two CPUs. Performance is poor in this VM, however performance for all other VMs on this host is acceptable. What can you do to improve performance for this VM?

You have a dual-processor virtual machine (VM) that has affinity set so that the virtual CPUs are pinned to CPU 3 and 4 in VirtualCenter. The VM also has a reservation setting guaranteeing it 100% of available resources for those two CPUs. Performance is poor in this VM, however performance for all other VMs on this host is acceptable. What can you do to improve performance for this VM? 

A. change the CPU affinity settings to ensure that the virtual CPUs are running on two separate physical CPUs on the host
B. set CPU affinity on all other VMs prohibiting them from using CPU 3 and 4
C. change the CPU share allocation from 'Normal' to 'High'
D. remove the reservations on the CPUs in order to allow the VMkernel to switch the virtual CPUs between CPU 3 and 4 as needed






Answer: A

You have decided to install vCenter on an existing Windows Server running an application that is accessed through standard HTTP and HTTPS connections, ports 80 and 443. What will you need to do in order to successfully deploy vCenter?

You have decided to install vCenter on an existing Windows Server running an application that is accessed through standard HTTP and HTTPS connections, ports 80 and 443.
What will you need to do in order to successfully deploy vCenter? 

A. No additional action is required
B. You must specify alternate vCenter Web Service ports during installation and manually specify the alternate ports when connecting with the vSphere Client.
C. You must move the application to another server but keep IIS installed and running on ports 80 and 443 for use with SDK clients.
D. You must change the vCenter Web Service port to 905 if SDK clients will be used.






Answer: B

Which of the following system images is not a supported import option for VMware Enterprise Converter?

Which of the following system images is not a supported import option for VMware Enterprise Converter? 

A. Symantec Ghost 8 (.gho)
B. Acronis True Image 9/10 (.tib)
C. Symantec Ghost 9/10/12 (.sv2i)
D. VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) full backup images






Answer: A

What file systems will be mounted under /vmfs/volumes?

What file systems will be mounted under /vmfs/volumes? 

A. all partitions that have a VMFS file system
B. all partitions listed in the /etc/fstab
C. all partitions allocated to the VMkernel
D. all partitions not allocated to the Service console







Answer: A

Guided consolidation allows you to perform the following tasks (Choose Three):

Guided consolidation allows you to perform the following tasks (Choose Three): 

A. Analyze physical systems to determine performance characteristics
B. Gain an inventory of all model types of physical systems in your datacenter
C. Discover physical systems in your datacenter
D. Import performance information from a 3rd party tool for analysis
E. Consolidate physical systems by converting them to Virtual Machines







Answer: A,C,E