VCP5-DCV Sample Question

Question: 21

An ESXi 5.x host displays a warning icon in the vSphere console and its summary page lists a configuration issue "SSH for the host has been enabled." What are two ways to clear this warning? (Choose two.)

A. Using the Security Profile pane of the Configuration tab in the vSphere Client
B. Using the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI)
C. Using the Advanced Settings pane of the Configuration tab in the vSphere Client
D. Using the Networking pane of the Configuration tab in the vSphere Client

Answer: A,C

VCP5-DCV Sample Question

Question: 20

Under which two conditions can vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) provide a performance benefit? (Choose two.)

A. When a virtual disk has VMDK files stored on an NFS datastore.
B. When a virtual disk is created using the New Virtual Machine wizard.
C. When cloning a virtual machine with snapshots.
D. When a virtual disk is deleted.

Answer: AD

Explanation:

A) With NFS, the default is alway thin provisioned. Provisioning there should not have much benefit from VAAI offloads, except when you are not creating a thin disk. In that case, you utilize the "space reservation" function of VAAI, which allows you to create an EZT disk, but that doesn't really mean I am creating the disk a lot faster. Actually, I'm not offloading the writing of zeroes at all via NFS, so performance is not the key part of this VAAI function.

B) The answer doesn't tell met what option is selected, regardless of the option I choose, I can either use features like for example ATS or Write-Same, depending on which type of disk I'm provisioning (obviously this applies to block storage).

C) VMware KB 1021976 clearly states "VAAI hardware offload cannot be used when: [..] Cloning a virtual machine that has snapshots (or doing a View replica or recompose), because this process involves consolidating the snapshots into the virtual disks of the target virtual machine". So this answer isn't correct in my opinion.

D) You should distinguish between the deletion of an entire disk, and the space reclaim function for thin provisioning (TP Unmap) which is covered by Cormac here: The Unmap primitive was actually introduced with vSphere 5.0, and did include the feature that, when a VM was vMotioned to a different disk, or a VM was deleted, Unmap would reclaim the space. Unfortunately, they noticed that this could cause a performance problem, and they disabled the primitive the vSphere 5.0 patch 2. They then re-enabled it, but as a manual process with vSphere 5.0U1.

VCP5-DCV Sample Question

Question: 19

An administrator is troubleshooting an ESXi 5.x host and needs to export diagnostic information. The host is currently managed by a vCenter Server instance. Which two ways can the information be gathered using the vSphere Client? (Choose two.)

A. Select Home. Under Administration, click System Logs and click the Export System Logs button. Select the affected ESXi host. Select Select All. Select a location and click Finish.
B. In the vSphere Client, select the affected ESXi host. Right-click the host and select Export Diagnostic Data. Select a location and click OK.
C. Log in to the ESXi host locally, Select Export System Logs.
D. In the vSphere Client, select the affected ESXi host. Select File, Export and Export System Logs. Select Select All. Select a location and click Finish.

Answer: A,D

Explanation:

You can collect information by selecting Home. Under Adminstration, click System logs and click export system logs button. Select the affected ESXi host. Select Select All. Select a location and click Finish. To export system logs from the ESXi host, the alternative way is to select the affected ESXi host in vSphere client. Select File, Export and Export System Logs. Select Select All. Select a location and click Finish.

VCP5-DCV Sample Question

Question: 18

What are three use cases for vSphere Fault Tolerance? (Choose three.)

A. Provide guaranteed up time for a RDM enabled virtual machine
B. Provide efficient scheduled reliability for a payroll virtual machine
C. Provide guaranteed reliability for a development virtual machine with scheduled snapshots
D. Provide guaranteed reliability for a legacy Windows NT virtual machine
E. Ensure up time for a Linux virtual machine without making any changes to the OS

Answer: B,D,E

Explanation:

vSphere fault tolerance provides efficient scheduled reliability for a payroll virtual machine. It can also provide reliability for legacy Windows NT virtual machine. Along with that, it can ensure up time for a linux virtual machine without making any changes to the OS itself.

VCP5-DCV Sample Question

Question: 17

An administrator has created a virtual machine that will be accessed from a public kiosk.Management has requested that the virtual machine be reset to a known state once a week or on demand if requested.Which method is the simplest way to meet this requirement?

A. Configure the storage array to be vSphere aware and script routine array snapshot restores of the datastore.
B. Implement a 3rd party imaging server and PXE boot the virtual machine off a static image.
C. Set the VMDKs of the virtual machine to be Independent-Nonpersistent and schedule restarts of the virtual machine.
D. Create Nonpersistent disks for the virtual machine and set the guest OS to reboot once a week.

Answer : C

VCP5-DCV Sample Question

Question: 16

An administrator takes a vSphere snapshot of a virtual machine and applies an OS update.After confirming the update the administrator cannot enable Fault Tolerance on the virtual machine and suspects there are snapshots that have not been consolidated.Which two operations can the administrator perform to verify consolidation is needed? (Choose two.)

A. Expose the Needs Consolidation column in the virtual machines tab of the host.
B. Browse the datastore containing the vmdk files and look for files with the “-delta.vmdk” extension.
C. Expose the Needs Consolidation column in the virtual machine summary tab.
D. Select and run the vSphere Cluster HealthCheck from the right-click menu of the cluster object.

Answer : A,B

VCP5-DCV Sample Question

Question: 15

What are three true statements about quiescing virtual machine snapshots? (Choose three.)

A. vSphere snapshot quiescing only occurs on Windows guest OSes.
B. The quiescing operation is automatic with any snapshot.
C. The quiescing operation varies by guest OS.
D. Quiescing should occur before array-based snapshots to ensure consistency.
E. VMware Tools is required for quiescing to be successful.

Answer : C,D,E