How should a vSphere administrator disable memory compression?

How should a vSphere administrator disable memory compression?  A. Attach a vSphere Client to an ESXi host and edit the Mem.MemZipEnable advanced...

An administrator needs to continue using ESXi after the 60-day evaluation period expires. The administrator has obtained a valid license from VMware. Which step must the administrator take to deploy the license?

An administrator needs to continue using ESXi after the 60-day evaluation period expires. The administrator has obtained a valid license from VMware.Which...

An administrator has deployed vSphere Data Protection and wants to configure several virtual machine backup jobs. When using the vSphere client on a Windows 7 desktop, the administrator notices that there is no icon for vSphere Data Protection in the Solutions and Applications area of the vSphere client. What is the reason the administrator is unable to access vSphere Data Protection from the vSphere client on their desktop?

An administrator has deployed vSphere Data Protection and wants to configure several virtual machine backup jobs. When using the vSphere client on a...

What is not a supported method for increasing the availability of a vCenter Server virtual machine?

What is not a supported method for increasing the availability of a vCenter Server virtual machine?  A. vSphere High Availability B. vSphere...

What is the correct order to install vCenter Server 5.x components?

What is the correct order to install vCenter Server 5.x components?  A. vCenter Single Sign-On, Inventory Service, vCenter Server B. vCenter...

An administrator is setting up a new vSphere environment for application development with health monitoring and capacity management. The administrator has purchased three servers for the initial install. The administrator is NOT planning to grow the environment and needs to keep costs as low as possible. Which vSphere kit should the administrator use to meet these requirements?

An administrator is setting up a new vSphere environment for application development with health monitoring and capacity management. The administrator...

A large medical institution needs to centralize malware and anti-virus scanning in its environment. Which vSphere component will satisfy this requirement?

A large medical institution needs to centralize malware and anti-virus scanning in its environment.Which vSphere component will satisfy this requirement?  A....

A large aerospace company utilizes a mission critical application requiring a large database server with 16 vCPUs and 500GB of RAM. Because of the critical nature of the application, the company also wants to leverage Reliable Memory Technology. What is the minimum edition of vSphere that will support this scenario?

A large aerospace company utilizes a mission critical application requiring a large database server with 16 vCPUs and 500GB of RAM. Because of the critical...

A vSphere administrator has a 4 host DRS cluster with plans to grow to 8 hosts. During a vMotion migration, the following error is displayed: What action could be taken to resolve the issue?

A vSphere administrator has a 4 host DRS cluster with plans to grow to 8 hosts. During a vMotion migration, the following error is displayed:What action...

Which Web service is installed during the vCenter Server installation?

Which Web service is installed during the vCenter Server installation?  A. Internet Information Service (IIS) B. WEBrick C. Tomcat Web server D....

Which information does the CPU Ready counter provide to a vSphere administrator?

Which information does the CPU Ready counter provide to a vSphere administrator?  A. The virtual machine has requested CPU time, but the VMkernel...

A vApp is performing poorly and an administrator determines that the memory resources are low. How should the administrator resolve this issue?

A vApp is performing poorly and an administrator determines that the memory resources are low.How should the administrator resolve this issue?  A....

A new LUN from an existing storage array is presented to a vSphere cluster. A vSphere administrator determines that the LUN is visible on all but one ESXi host in the cluster. The affected host is able to see existing LUNs presented from the same storage array. What is the most likely cause?

A new LUN from an existing storage array is presented to a vSphere cluster. A vSphere administrator determines that the LUN is visible on all but one...

A vSphere administrator has misconfigured vMotion in such a way that vMotion migrations are failing. Based on the information shown, what is the cause of the problem?

A vSphere administrator has misconfigured vMotion in such a way that vMotion migrations are failing.Based on the information shown, what is the cause...

While testing a Fault Tolerance setup on a virtual machine, a system administrator notices that the DRS automation level of the virtual machine has been automatically set to Disabled. The administrator needs to enable DRS to migrate the Fault Tolerance virtual machine to balance the cluster's CPU and memory loads. What should the administrator do?

While testing a Fault Tolerance setup on a virtual machine, a system administrator notices that the DRS automation level of the virtual machine has...

What two IT infrastructure components are virtualized by vSphere Essentials? (Choose two.)

What two IT infrastructure components are virtualized by vSphere Essentials? (Choose two.) A. Networks B. Applications C. Storage D. Management Answer:...

A vSphere administrator enables Fault Tolerance on a powered off virtual machine that has the following configuration: * The virtual machine's single thin provisioned virtual disk is sized at 100GB. * The datastore that houses the virtual machine has 120GB of free space. After Fault Tolerance has been configured, another administrator attempts to use Enhanced vMotion to move a 30GB virtual machine file into the same datastore and receives an error. What condition could cause this behavior?

A vSphere administrator enables Fault Tolerance on a powered off virtual machine that has the following configuration:* The virtual machine's single...

The vCenter Operations Manager dashboard shows Health issues associated with the selected virtual machine. There have been no availability or configuration issues associated with the virtual machine, and the workload badge is still green. What is the most likely reason for this health score?

The vCenter Operations Manager dashboard shows Health issues associated with the selected virtual machine. There have been no availability or configuration...

An administrator is preparing to install an additional Single Sign-On node on a stand-alone server. What information is required during the installation routine?

An administrator is preparing to install an additional Single Sign-On node on a stand-alone server.What information is required during the installation...

A vSphere administrator needs to add more space to an existing 3-node Virtual SAN cluster. The attempts to add the new host to the cluster as a contributing member have failed. However, it can be added as a non-contributing member. The host was previously used in a single host configuration. The administrator recently upgraded the host from ESXi 5.1 to 5.5 prior to adding it to the cluster. What is the reason for this failure?

A vSphere administrator needs to add more space to an existing 3-node Virtual SAN cluster. The attempts to add the new host to the cluster as a contributing...

An organization's datastores are configured in a fully automated Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS) cluster. The vSphere administrator determines that virtual machines are being migrated between datastores even though the datastores look evenly balanced. On further investigation, the administrator determines that the datastore's utilization percentages differ by 2%. Which Storage DRS setting should the administrator change to prevent the virtual machines from migrating prematurely?

An organization's datastores are configured in a fully automated Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS) cluster. The vSphere administrator determines...

An administrator decreases the CPU share value for two virtual machines in a DRS cluster from 1000 to 100 shares. The DRS cluster contains more resources than both virtual machines can consume. The characteristics of the virtual machines are listed below: * The second virtual machine is a clone of the first virtual machine. * Both virtual machines are identical in every way. * Both virtual machines are not attached to the IP network. * Both virtual machines are powered on. What impact on the virtual machines' performance will be observed?

An administrator decreases the CPU share value for two virtual machines in a DRS cluster from 1000 to 100 shares. The DRS cluster contains more resources...

A new LUN has been created on an iSCSI array and assigned to an ESXi 5.x server . However, when the administrator logs in to the vSphere Web Client the LUN is not visible. Other LUNs on the iSCSI array are visible. What should the administrator do to resolve this issue?

A new LUN has been created on an iSCSI array and assigned to an ESXi 5.x server . However, when the administrator logs in to the vSphere Web Client...

An administrator needs to create an IP allocation policy for a multi-tiered application running in a vApp. The IP addresses should be allocated automatically by vCenter Server, but should not be released even if a virtual machine is powered off. Which IP allocation model should the administrator use for the vApp?

An administrator needs to create an IP allocation policy for a multi-tiered application running in a vApp.The IP addresses should be allocated automatically...

A VMware administrator determines that a low priority virtual machine is negatively affecting the disk I/O performance of a higher priority virtual machine. The virtual machines are hosted on the same datastore presented to the same ESXi host. Which configuration option should the VMware administrator use to resolve this issue?

A VMware administrator determines that a low priority virtual machine is negatively affecting the disk I/O performance of a higher priority virtual...

Which privilege should the administrator assign to allow a user to create baselines using Update Manager?

Which privilege should the administrator assign to allow a user to create baselines using Update Manager?  A. Manage baseline B. Attach baseline C....

A number of virtual machines in a vSphere 5.5 DRS cluster are connected to the same virtual switch port group. After several of these VMs are migrated to another host, an administrator notices that they have lost network connectivity. The Events tab in vCenter Server shows this error message: Failed to initialize ethernet0. The vmkernel log file on the host running the affected VMs contains this message: Can't connect device:'port group name': Out of resources. Which caused this issue?

A number of virtual machines in a vSphere 5.5 DRS cluster are connected to the same virtual switch port group. After several of these VMs are migrated...

A vSphere administrator needs to configure a virtual machine to meet a guaranteed CPU performance profile. Which configuration setting could the administrator choose?

A vSphere administrator needs to configure a virtual machine to meet a guaranteed CPU performance profile.Which configuration setting could the administrator...

A vSphere administrator is unable to vMotion a virtual machine between two hosts. An error message indicates that the USB device is not accessible on the target host. What is causing this issue?

A vSphere administrator is unable to vMotion a virtual machine between two hosts. An error message indicates that the USB device is not accessible on...

An administrator needs to create and provision new virtual machines from a master image that can not be edited or powered on. Which type of resource is most appropriate for the administrator to perform the task?

An administrator needs to create and provision new virtual machines from a master image that can not be edited or powered on.Which type of resource...

A system administrator is unable to clone a windows 2008 server while connected directly to an ESXi host through vSphere Client. Which two methods can be used to complete the task? (Choose two.)

A system administrator is unable to clone a windows 2008 server while connected directly to an ESXi host through vSphere Client.Which two methods can...

An administrator is re-provisioning an ESXi host and moving it to another datacenter. Which DCUI option should the administrator use to revert the system configuration to the default settings?

An administrator is re-provisioning an ESXi host and moving it to another datacenter.Which DCUI option should the administrator use to revert the system...

An administrator needs to provide a report that shows how many virtual machines can be added to an existing vSphere environment. Which report within vCenter Operations Manager meets this requirement?

An administrator needs to provide a report that shows how many virtual machines can be added to an existing vSphere environment.Which report within...

Which setting, if NOT configured, will prevent network connectivity?

Which setting, if NOT configured, will prevent network connectivity?  A. The network label must be supplied. B. The MAC address must be supplied. C....

An administrator is unable to configure Receive Side Scaling on the vmnic driver in a Windows 2008 R2 guest. Based on the exhibit, what would need to be modified to enable this option?

An administrator is unable to configure Receive Side Scaling on the vmnic driver in a Windows 2008 R2 guest.Based on the exhibit, what would need to...

Which Single Sign-On deployment mode should an administrator use for two 5.x vCenter Servers configured with linked mode?

Which Single Sign-On deployment mode should an administrator use for two 5.x vCenter Servers configured with linked mode?  A. Basic Single...

A vSphere administrator receives a report of an issue with a vApp. After connecting to the environment with the vSphere Client, the administrator does not see the vApp, but instead sees the inventory shown in the exhibit. What explains this behavior?

A vSphere administrator receives a report of an issue with a vApp. After connecting to the environment with the vSphere Client, the administrator does...

Why is the network configuration shown in the exhibit impossible?

Why is the network configuration shown in the exhibit impossible?  A. A single vmnic cannot be shared by two virtual switches. B. The MAC address...

An ESXi 5.x host is unable to connect to a vCenter 5.x server. Which commands should an administrator use to restart the management agents on the host?

An ESXi 5.x host is unable to connect to a vCenter 5.x server.Which commands should an administrator use to restart the management agents on the host?  A....

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...

While shutting down a vApp for maintenance, a vSphere administrator determines that one of the virtual machines stays powered on. The administrator manually powers off the virtual machine inside the vApp. Which step should the administrator take to prevent the virtual machine from staying powered on in the future?

While shutting down a vApp for maintenance, a vSphere administrator determines that one of the virtual machines stays powered on. The administrator...

When a vSphere administrator attempts to remediate a host with Update Manager, the host is unable to enter maintenance mode. Which condition is likely preventing the host from entering maintenance mode?

When a vSphere administrator attempts to remediate a host with Update Manager, the host is unable to enter maintenance mode.Which condition is likely...

While troubleshooting a crash event on an ESXi 5.x host, an administrator determines the log files related to the event are NOT present. Which action should the administrator take to resolve the logging issue?

While troubleshooting a crash event on an ESXi 5.x host, an administrator determines the log files related to the event are NOT present.Which action...

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,...

A host in a 4-node HA\DRS cluster has failed. HA initiates restart tasks for the virtual machines on the remaining hosts in the cluster but half of them fail to restart. What is the likely reason virtual machines fail to restart?

A host in a 4-node HA\DRS cluster has failed. HA initiates restart tasks for the virtual machines on the remaining hosts in the cluster but half of...

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 vSphere administrator needs to migrate a virtual machine from one ESXi 5.5 host to another ESXi 5.5 host. The virtual machine has a virtual disk that is stored in local storage. Assuming only the vSphere Essentials licensing is in place, which technique should the administrator use to accomplish the migration?

The vSphere administrator needs to migrate a virtual machine from one ESXi 5.5 host to another ESXi 5.5 host. The virtual machine has a virtual disk...

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...

A vSphere administrator has configured a virtual machine alarm to trigger a warning when the condition Snapshot Size exceeds 1GB. Which action should the administrator configure on the alarm to automatically resolve the condition?

A vSphere administrator has configured a virtual machine alarm to trigger a warning when the condition Snapshot Size exceeds 1GB.Which action should...

What is the purpose of configuring a VMkernel port for Fault Tolerance logging?

What is the purpose of configuring a VMkernel port for Fault Tolerance logging?  A. The selected vmkernel port is used to send external inputs...

An administrator is planning a vSphere Fault Tolerance implementation for 6 virtual machines. Which two virtual disk types are supported with FT? (Choose two.)

An administrator is planning a vSphere Fault Tolerance implementation for 6 virtual machines. Which two virtual disk types are supported with FT? (Choose...