An administrator is responsible for enabling file access for desktop users. Many users have complained that they cannot access their files. An alert in the vSphere Client states that the storage connectivity alarm for all hosts has been triggered. The storage screen indicates that everything is connected, but the triggered alert has not been acknowledged. Which action will correct the user access problem?

An administrator is responsible for enabling file access for desktop users. Many users have complained that they cannot access their files. An alert in the vSphere Client states that the storage connectivity alarm for all hosts has been triggered. The storage screen indicates that everything is connected, but the triggered alert has not been acknowledged.
Which action will correct the user access problem? 

A. Rescan the storage on the file-sharing virtual machine on which the users are seeing the problem.
B. Reconnect the storage containing the user files to all hosts in the cluster, then Refresh datastores on all hosts in the cluster.
C. Tell each user to reboot their computer.
D. Reconnect the storage containing the user files to all hosts in the cluster, then Rescan datastores on all hosts in the cluster.







Answer: D

An administrator is updating a program running on a virtual machine. The update file has been downloaded as an .iso file and placed on a shared NFS datastore. An attempt to mount the .iso file to the virtual machine fails, but subsequent testing shows that the .iso file can be mounted to a virtual machine running on another ESXi host. Which step can be taken to enable access to the .iso file for the affected virtual machine?

An administrator is updating a program running on a virtual machine. The update file has been downloaded as an .iso file and placed on a shared NFS datastore. An attempt to mount the .iso file to the virtual machine fails, but subsequent testing shows that the .iso file can be mounted to a virtual machine running on another ESXi host.
Which step can be taken to enable access to the .iso file for the affected virtual machine?

A. Reboot all ESXi hosts in the cluster where the affected virtual machine is running.
B. Refresh all datastores on the ESXi host running the affected VM.
C. Rescan all datastores on the ESXi host running the affected VM.
D. Unmount the volume from the ESXi host running the affected VM, and then re-add as a new datastore.







Answer: B

An administrator is unable to connect a vSphere Client to an ESXi host. Which option can be selected from the direct console to restore connectivity without disrupting running virtual machines?

An administrator is unable to connect a vSphere Client to an ESXi host. Which option can be selected from the direct console to restore connectivity without disrupting running virtual machines? 

A. Restore the Standard Switch from the ESXi host.
B. Restart the Management Agents from the vSphere client.
C. Restart the Management Agent from the ESXi host.
D. Disable the Management Network from the vSphere client.








Answer: C

An administrator is setting up vMotion in a vSphere environment. A migration is run to test the configuration, but fails. What could the administrator do to resolve the issue?

An administrator is setting up vMotion in a vSphere environment. A migration is run to test the configuration, but fails.
What could the administrator do to resolve the issue? 

A. Ensure the VMkernel port group is configured for Management Traffic.
B. Enable VMkernel port group for the vSphere cluster.
C. Ensure the VMotion enabled adaptors are configured for the same subnet.
D. Use a vDS instead of a standard switch.






Answer: C

A vSphere 5 implementation consists of a fully automated DRS cluster with two ESXi 5.x hosts with the following vSphere Standard Switch configuration: 1. Switch A. three vmnics, one port group named sFTP-PG 2. Switch B. two vmnics, one port group named Web-PG 3. All vmnics are trunked to the same physical switch.

A vSphere 5 implementation consists of a fully automated DRS cluster with two ESXi 5.x hosts with the following vSphere Standard Switch configuration:
1. Switch A. three vmnics, one port group named sFTP-PG
2. Switch
B. two vmnics, one port group named Web-PG
3. All vmnics are trunked to the same physical switch. 

DRS has been configured with an anti-affinity rule for all virtual machines in the Web-PG so that no more than half of the virtual machines run on any given host. The virtual machines on WebPG are experiencing significant network latency. The network team has determined that a performance bottleneck is occurring at the ESXi host level.
Which solution will require the least amount of administrative work and the least amount of service interruption?





A. Migrate Web-PG to Switch A and sFTP-PG to Switch B on each host
B. Move a vmnic from Switch A to Switch B on each host
C. Convert the three Switch Bs to a single vSphere Distributed Switch
D. Use vMotion to redistribute some of the VMs in Web-PG to a different ESXi host








Answer: B

During a physical network reconfiguration, an ESXi host briefly lost connection to the management network. High Availability (HA) began powering off the virtual machines residing on the affected host to be restarted on an unaffected host in the cluster. Which setting should the administrator configure to prevent this type of HA failover during planned maintenance?

During a physical network reconfiguration, an ESXi host briefly lost connection to the management network. High Availability (HA) began powering off the virtual machines residing on the affected host to be restarted on an unaffected host in the cluster.
Which setting should the administrator configure to prevent this type of HA failover during planned maintenance? 

A. Host isolation response
B. Host monitoring
C. VM monitoring
D. Admission control







Answer: B

An administrator needs to create an alarm to monitor when a specific ESXi host in an HA/DRS cluster becomes disconnected from other vSphere components like HA agents or the vCenter Server. Which process must the administrator use to accomplish this?

An administrator needs to create an alarm to monitor when a specific ESXi host in an HA/DRS cluster becomes disconnected from other vSphere components like HA agents or the vCenter Server.
Which process must the administrator use to accomplish this? 

A. Define a Host type alarm, monitor for the event Cannot connect host, and supply a conditional trigger on Host name equal to a specific label.
B. Define a Cluster type alarm, monitor for the event Cannot connect host, and supply a conditional trigger on Host name equal to a specific label
C. Define a Cluster type alarm, monitor for the event Host status changed, and supply a specific label for each host.
D. Define a Host type alarm, monitor for the condition Host status changed, and supply a specific label for each host.









Answer: A

An administrator needs to install vSphere Update Manager using an external SQL Server 2008 R2 database. The administrator has created the database successfully, but cannot establish connectivity when testing the DSN. Which configuration setting could be causing the issue?

An administrator needs to install vSphere Update Manager using an external SQL Server 2008 R2 database.
The administrator has created the database successfully, but cannot establish connectivity when testing the DSN.
Which configuration setting could be causing the issue? 

A. The database was configured to use Windows authentication.
B. The DSN was configured using a 32-bit ODBC connection.
C. Update Manager does NOT support the use of a remote database.
D. Port 9087 is being blocked by Windows Firewall on the Update Manager server.








Answer: A

A vSphere administrator needs the ability to adjust the amount of guaranteed physical CPU and memory resources to a virtual machine without incurring application downtime. Which actions must the administrator perform?

A vSphere administrator needs the ability to adjust the amount of guaranteed physical CPU and memory resources to a virtual machine without incurring application downtime.
Which actions must the administrator perform? 

A. Enable CPU hotplug and Memory hotplug on the virtual machine.
B. Adjust the number of CPUs and the Memory Configuration for the virtual machine.
C. Adjust the CPU reservation slider and click the Reserve all Guest Memory checkbox.
D. Adjust the CPU and Memory reservation sliders on the virtual machine.







Answer: D

A vSphere administrator needs to add a CPU to a virtual machine, but upon editing the VM settings the option is grayed out. What would explain this behavior?

A vSphere administrator needs to add a CPU to a virtual machine, but upon editing the VM settings the option is grayed out.
What would explain this behavior? 

A. The virtual machine is running
B. The virtual machine has been configured with a CPU limit
C. CPU Hot-add has not been enabled on the virtual machine
D. The virtual machine is in a resource pool with no available CPU resources







Answer: A

A vSphere administrator is attempting to upgrade an ESXi host using vSphere Update Manager. The administrator has attached the baseline and remediated the host. Update Manager reports the remediation process has completed successfully. However, upon inspection the host is not upgraded. What is the most likely reason for this issue?

A vSphere administrator is attempting to upgrade an ESXi host using vSphere Update Manager.
The administrator has attached the baseline and remediated the host. Update Manager reports the remediation process has completed successfully. However, upon inspection the host is not upgraded.
What is the most likely reason for this issue? 

A. The ESXi host has less than 10MB free in its /tmp directory.
B. The user performing the upgrade has insufficient privileges.
C. The Update Manager service has not been configured with root level access to the host.
D. The baseline has been configured using an invalid ISO image.





Answer: A

An application administrator reports application slowness when loading the application's web portal. The virtual machine is currently connected to a vSphere Distributed Switch. The application owner requests information about the virtual machine's network traffic. Which feature of a vSphere Distributed Switch should the administrator use to gather the needed information?

An application administrator reports application slowness when loading the application's web portal. The virtual machine is currently connected to a vSphere Distributed Switch. The application owner requests information about the virtual machine's network traffic.
Which feature of a vSphere Distributed Switch should the administrator use to gather the needed information? 

A. NetFlow
B. Port Mirroring
C. Network I/O Control
D. Promiscuous Mode






Answer: A

An administrator is evaluating whether to deploy vCenter Server on a Windows server or as a vCenter Server appliance. The administrator has the following requirements: Utilize a web browser to manage the vSphere environment. 16 ESXi hosts will be managed. Licenses must be shared with the vCenter Server environment at another site. An external Oracle 10g database server will be used for the vCenter Server database. Why will the administrator need to deploy vCenter Server on a Windows server?

An administrator is evaluating whether to deploy vCenter Server on a Windows server or as a vCenter Server appliance. The administrator has the following requirements:
Utilize a web browser to manage the vSphere environment.
16 ESXi hosts will be managed.
Licenses must be shared with the vCenter Server environment at another site. An external Oracle 10g database server will be used for the vCenter Server database.
Why will the administrator need to deploy vCenter Server on a Windows server? 

A. Linked Mode is NOT available with the vCenter Server appliance.
B. Oracle 10g is NOT a supported database for the vCenter Server appliance.
C. The vSphere web client is NOT available with the vCenter Server appliance.
D. The vCenter Server appliance can NOT manage more than 5 hosts.








Answer: A

An organization is designing a new vSphere cluster to support a new product implementation. The following challenges have been identified by the vSphere administration team:

An organization is designing a new vSphere cluster to support a new product implementation.
The following challenges have been identified by the vSphere administration team: 

A. LACP in Dynamic Mode
B. Port Mirroring
C. Network vMotion
D. DirectPath I/O
E. Single Root I/O Virtualization






Answer: A,B,C

Which feature requires an administrator using an RDM to configure it with virtual compatibility mode?

Which feature requires an administrator using an RDM to configure it with virtual compatibility mode? 

A. vMotion
B. Virtual Machine Snapshots
C. High Availability
D. N-port ID Virtualization






Answer: B

A vSphere administrator is unable to power on a virtual machine that resides in a HA cluster. The administrator determines that the virtual machine has a larger reservation than existing virtual machines. Which cluster setting should the administrator modify to enable the virtual machine to power on?

A vSphere administrator is unable to power on a virtual machine that resides in a HA cluster. The administrator determines that the virtual machine has a larger reservation than existing virtual machines.
Which cluster setting should the administrator modify to enable the virtual machine to power on? 

A. Admission control policy
B. Virtual machine monitoring setting
C. Virtual machine restart priority
D. Host isolation response setting






Answer: A

An administrator needs to configure vFlash Read Cache to improve performance. What would benefit the most from enabling vFlash Read Cache?

An administrator needs to configure vFlash Read Cache to improve performance.
What would benefit the most from enabling vFlash Read Cache? 

A. Virtual machines replicated with vSphere Replication
B. Web Server virtual machines
C. Database virtual machines
D. Virtual machines migrated using Storage vMotion





Answer: B

A vSphere administrator is attempting to migrate a virtual machine, but the progress bar for the migration remains at 10%. Which issue could be preventing the vMotion migration?

A vSphere administrator is attempting to migrate a virtual machine, but the progress bar for the migration remains at 10%.
Which issue could be preventing the vMotion migration? 

A. A networking problem between the source and destination hosts exists at the physical layer.
B. The virtual machine is not on shared storage visible to the source and destination hosts.
C. The vMotion migration priority for this migration was set to High.
D. The vMotion network is saturated.






Answer: A

Which information can the administrator use to identify iSCSI nodes?

Which information can the administrator use to identify iSCSI nodes? 

A. MAC address
B. IQN
C. WWN
D. LUN ID






Answer: B

A vSphere administrator configures a preferred heartbeat datastore in an HA/DRS cluster configuration. The vCenter Server identifies an alternative preferred datastore. Why would vCenter Server identify an alternative preferred datastore over the administrator's preference?

A vSphere administrator configures a preferred heartbeat datastore in an HA/DRS cluster configuration. The vCenter Server identifies an alternative preferred datastore. Why would vCenter Server identify an alternative preferred datastore over the administrator's preference? 

A. The selected datastore contains powered-on virtual machines.
B. The selected datastore is formatted with a 1 MB block size.
C. The selected datastore is an NFS datastore.
D. The selected datastore is not accessible to all of the hosts.







Answer: D

An ESXi 5.x host disconnects within 60 seconds after the administrator adds it to the vCenter Server inventory. The administrator determines that the issue could be related to a networking problem. Which networking port should the administrator check for connectivity from the host to vCenter Server?

An ESXi 5.x host disconnects within 60 seconds after the administrator adds it to the vCenter Server inventory. The administrator determines that the issue could be related to a networking problem.
Which networking port should the administrator check for connectivity from the host to vCenter Server? 

A. 902
B. 903
C. 443
D. 9443







Answer: A

An administrator needs to export system logs for an ESXi 5.5 host to determine the root cause for a host performance issue. This host supports manifest-driven exports of system logs. Which manifest is selected by default during the export system log wizard?

An administrator needs to export system logs for an ESXi 5.5 host to determine the root cause for a host performance issue. This host supports manifest-driven exports of system logs.
Which manifest is selected by default during the export system log wizard? 

A. Userworld
B. Hostworld
C. PerformanceSnapshot
D. HungVM






Answer: A

An administrator is using vSphere Replication to replicate a number of virtual machines to a recovery site. The administrator plans on enabling Storage DRS on the production site, which is running vSphere 5.5. What changes must be made in order to support this configuration?

An administrator is using vSphere Replication to replicate a number of virtual machines to a recovery site. The administrator plans on enabling Storage DRS on the production site, which is running vSphere 5.5.
What changes must be made in order to support this configuration? 

A. Storage DRS can be added to the existing configuration without any configuration changes
B. Disable Storage DRS on the virtual machines utilizing vSphere Replication
C. Change the Recovery Point Objective for the replicated virtual machines to support the additional synchronization time
D. Storage DRS cannot be used in conjunction with vSphere Replication







Answer: A

A customer needs to create a virtual machine that can be migrated across multiple vSphere clusters. The virtual machine has an application that must detect the physical characteristics of the storage device. Which type of virtual disk can be added to the virtual machine to meet these requirements?

A customer needs to create a virtual machine that can be migrated across multiple vSphere clusters. The virtual machine has an application that must detect the physical characteristics of the storage device.
Which type of virtual disk can be added to the virtual machine to meet these requirements? 

A. A virtual disk on a VMFS datastore
B. A raw device mapped disk in virtual compatibility mode
C. A raw device mapped disk in physical compatibility mode
D. A virtual disk on an NFS datastore







Answer: C

What is the minimum virtual machine compatibility setting required for a virtual machine to run on a vSphere 5.5 host?

What is the minimum virtual machine compatibility setting required for a virtual machine to run on a vSphere 5.5 host? 

A. ESXi 5.1 and later
B. ESXi 3.0 and later
C. ESXi 4.1 and later
D. ESXi 3.5 and later






Answer: D

An administrator is unable to login to vCenter Server when using the vSphere Web Client. The administrator successfully accessed vCenter Server using the client earlier the same day. What is the most appropriate first step the administrator should take to resolve this issue?

An administrator is unable to login to vCenter Server when using the vSphere Web Client. The administrator successfully accessed vCenter Server using the client earlier the same day.
What is the most appropriate first step the administrator should take to resolve this issue? 

A. Verify the web browser being used has Adobe Flash plugin version 11.5 or later
B. Verify the vCenter Single Sign-On service is running on the vCenter Server
C. Verify the vSphere Web Server service is running on the vCenter Server
D. Verify the administrator has permissions configured in vCenter Server








Answer: B

A customer needs to select an appropriate Path Selection Policy (PSP) for their storage array. There is no requirement for a preferred path. The policy should not select a new path unless the current one fails. Which PSP meets the requirement?

A customer needs to select an appropriate Path Selection Policy (PSP) for their storage array. There is no requirement for a preferred path. The policy should not select a new path unless the current one fails.
Which PSP meets the requirement? 

A. Fixed
B. Round Robin
C. Most Recently Used
D. Asymmetric Logical Unit Access





Answer: C

Which two services can be enabled on VMkernel adapters for an ESXi 5.5 host through the vSph ere Web Client? (Choose two.)

Which two services can be enabled on VMkernel adapters for an ESXi 5.5 host through the vSph ere Web Client? (Choose two.) 

A. Fault Tolerance Traffic
B. Virtual SAN Traffic
C. iSCSI Traffic
D. Virtual Machine Traffic





Answer: A,B

A vSphere administrator needs to enable Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS) in an existing vSphere environment: The environment contains a High Availability (HA) cluster with eight ESXi hosts. Six ESXi hosts will be added to the cluster. DRS should be used on as many hosts as possible. Initial placement of virtual machines should be automatically performed. Migration recommendations should be provided, but not performed without approval. Which procedure should the administrator perform to accomplish this task?

A vSphere administrator needs to enable Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS) in an existing vSphere environment:
The environment contains a High Availability (HA) cluster with eight ESXi hosts.
Six ESXi hosts will be added to the cluster.
DRS should be used on as many hosts as possible.
Initial placement of virtual machines should be automatically performed. Migration recommendations should be provided, but not performed without approval.
Which procedure should the administrator perform to accomplish this task? 

A. Select the datacenter and create a DRS cluster. Add the six remaining hosts to this cluster, then enable DRS. Edit the DRS settings and change the automation level to Partial.
B. Select the existing HA cluster. Add the six remaining hosts to the cluster. Enable DRS, then edit the settings and change the automation level to Manual.
C. Select the datacenter and create a DRS cluster. Add the six remaining hosts to this cluster, then enable DRS. Edit the DRS settings and change the automation level to Manual.
D. Select the existing HA cluster. Add the six remaining hosts to the cluster. Enable DRS, then edit the settings and change the automation level to Partial.







Answer: D

Which installation method is not available for a new deployment of ESXi 5.x?

Which installation method is not available for a new deployment of ESXi 5.x? 

A. Update Manager installation
B. Interactive installation
C. Scripted installation
D. Auto Deploy installation






Answer: A

An administrator needs to configure an alarm that notifies administrators if an application is impacted by overcommitment of memory resources. The environment consists of 100 virtual machines running on 5 ESXi hosts that are configured in a fully automated HA/DRS cluster. The cluster is configured with a parent resource pool and Production and Development child pools. Where should the administrator set the alarm to meet the requirement?

An administrator needs to configure an alarm that notifies administrators if an application is impacted by overcommitment of memory resources. The environment consists of 100 virtual machines running on 5 ESXi hosts that are configured in a fully automated HA/DRS cluster. The cluster is configured with a parent resource pool and Production and Development child pools. Where should the administrator set the alarm to meet the requirement? 

A. On each virtual machine
B. On each host
C. On the Production resource pool
D. On the cluster






Answer: D

Which three actions should an administrator take before creating a vCloud Automation Center Business Group? (Choose three.)

Which three actions should an administrator take before creating a vCloud Automation Center Business Group? (Choose three.) 

A. Identify the Active Directory distribution groups for the users.
B. Determine which users will be assigned the Business Group Manager role.
C. Identify the Active Directory security groups for the users.
D. Determine which Cost Profiles will be used for the users.
E. Identify the Distinguished Name of Containers where the Users and Groups for the Tenant are located.








Answer: B,C,E

What is the first action that needs to be done while creating a new service blueprint using the Advanced Service Designer?

What is the first action that needs to be done while creating a new service blueprint using the Advanced Service Designer? 

A. Select a workflow
B. Fill out the Blueprint Details
C. Create the Blueprint Form
D. Select the Provisioned Resources








Answer: A

Which three Advanced Service Endpoints are available for vCloud Automation Center? (Choose three.)

Which three Advanced Service Endpoints are available for vCloud Automation Center? (Choose three.) 

A. Active Directory
B. HTTP-REST
C. SOAP
D. Puppet
E. Chef







Answer: A,B,C

A tenant has requested a custom message in the vCloud Automation Center console. What role is required to make this change?

A tenant has requested a custom message in the vCloud Automation Center console.
What role is required to make this change? 

A. system administrator
B. tenant administrator
C. business group manager
D. support user







Answer: B

What should a blueprint author do to deploy virtual machines on specific storage locations?

What should a blueprint author do to deploy virtual machines on specific storage locations? 

A. Create a Reservation Policy, and name the Reservation Policy on the blueprint and the storage reservation.
B. Create a Location Affinity Policy, and name the Location Affinity Policy on the blueprint and the storage reservation.
C. Create a Reservation Policy and call the Reservation Policy as a Custom Property on the blueprint.
D. Create a Location Affinity Policy, and call the Location Affinity Policy as a Custom Property on the blueprint.






Answer: A

A user reports an error when deploying a machine that only has one storage reservation option for deployment. What is a likely cause of the failure?

A user reports an error when deploying a machine that only has one storage reservation option for deployment.
What is a likely cause of the failure? 

A. The blueprint names a Reservation Policy and the Storage Reservation is missing the Reservation policy in its settings.
B. The blueprint is missing the Force Storage Profile option that names the Storage Reservation as the destination.
C. The Reservation Policy is missing the name of the blueprint and the Storage Reservation to satisfy the requirements for a single destination.
D. The Reservation Policy is missing the name of the blueprint but includes the name of the Storage Reservation to satisfy the requirements for a single destination.








Answer: A

During the installation of ESXi 5.5, the following error message is reported: Hardware Virtualization is NOT a feature of the CPU, or is NOT enabled in the BIOS. Which condition would generate this message?

During the installation of ESXi 5.5, the following error message is reported:
Hardware Virtualization is NOT a feature of the CPU, or is NOT enabled in the BIOS.
Which condition would generate this message? 

A. LAHF/SA
H. is NOT enabled in the BIOS.
B. NX/XD is NOT enabled in the BIOS.
C. SSE3 is NOT enabled in the BIOS.
D. Hyperthreading is NOT enabled in the BIOS.







Answer: A

When a space-efficient storage technology such as thin provisioning is used how is storage usage tracked against a Machine?

When a space-efficient storage technology such as thin provisioning is used how is storage usage tracked against a Machine? 

A. The storage allocated to a provisioned machine is fully committed to that machine, even when it is powered off.
B. The storage allocated and the storage used are tracked separately and only the storage used is fully committed to the provisioned machine.
C. The storage allocated to a provisioned machine is fully committed to that machine, only when it is powered on.
D. The storage allocated and the storage used are tracked separately and the storage allocated is fully committed to the provisioned machine.







Answer: B

While trying to extend blueprint workflows, you notice that the default workflows delivered with vCenter Orchestrator need further customization to meet all the requirements. Which programming language can be used within vCenter Orchestrator to write customized workflows?

While trying to extend blueprint workflows, you notice that the default workflows delivered with vCenter Orchestrator need further customization to meet all the requirements. Which programming language can be used within vCenter Orchestrator to write customized workflows? 

A. Javascript
B. Java
C. C#
D. VisualBasic





Answer: A

You have been tasked to customize the provisioning workflow of a specific blueprint. What would you need to edit to achieve this?

You have been tasked to customize the provisioning workflow of a specific blueprint. What would you need to edit to achieve this? 

A. Skill
B. Stub
C. DEM
D. Agent







Answer: B

Which three administrator roles can edit system-wide settings? (Choose three.)

Which three administrator roles can edit system-wide settings? (Choose three.) 

A. System Administrator
B. Infrastructure Administrator
C. Fabric Administrator
D. Approval Administrator
E. Business Group Manager







Answer: A,B,C

An auditor needs a list of all events from the last six months. Company policies do not allow the auditor to login to the system. How can the administrator give the auditor the events required?

An auditor needs a list of all events from the last six months. Company policies do not allow the auditor to login to the system.
How can the administrator give the auditor the events required? 

A. From the Recent Events screen, export to a HTML page.
B. From the Recent Events screen, export to a csv file.
C. From the Audit Log screen, export to a csv file.
D. From the Audit Log screen, export to a HTML page.





Answer: C

Which condition would prevent an administrator from unmounting a VMFS datastore?

Which condition would prevent an administrator from unmounting a VMFS datastore? 

A. The datastore is being managed by Storage DRS.
B. The datastore contains vCenter Server templates.
C. The datastore is mounted by multiple hosts.
D. The storage backing the datastore is detached.









Answer: A