Which options would reduce the load on the VMkernel when connecting to an iSCSI array? (Choose two.)

Which options would reduce the load on the VMkernel when connecting to an iSCSI array? (Choose two.) 

A. Use an independent hardware iSCSI adapter
B. Use a Converged Network Adapter
C. Enable the software iSCSI adapter
D. Use a dependent hardware iSCSI adapter






Answer: A,B

When a virtual machine interacts with persistent thick virtual disks stored on a traditional Fibre Channel storage array, which two actions are always taken by the VMkernel? (Choose two.)

When a virtual machine interacts with persistent thick virtual disks stored on a traditional Fibre Channel storage array, which two actions are always taken by the VMkernel? (Choose two.) 

A. The file corresponding to the virtual machine is located on the VMFS datastore using NPIV.
B. Correlate the blocks requested by the virtual machine with the actual blocks on the array.
C. Send the I/O request through the device driver to the physical HBA or software FCoE adapter.
D. Place an atomic lock on the metadata database for the VMFS volume.







Answer: B,C

Which two storage adapters require no VMkernel ports? (Choose two.)

Which two storage adapters require no VMkernel ports? (Choose two.) 

A. Independent Hardware iSCSI Adapter
B. iSCSI Software Adapter
C. Dependent iSCSI Adapter
D. Fibre Channel HBA







Answer: A,D

An administrator wants to determine the current network adapter configuration for an uplink on an ESXi 5.x host. Which three items can be viewed from the Network Adapters section of the Configuration tab, using the vSphere Client? (Choose three.)

An administrator wants to determine the current network adapter configuration for an uplink on an ESXi 5.x host. Which three items can be viewed from the Network Adapters section of the Configuration tab, using the vSphere Client? (Choose three.) 

A. VLAN configuration
B. Adapter Driver
C. Actual speed and duplex
D. Adapter Name
E. vSwitch configuration




Answer: C,D,E

An administrator is creating a vSphere Standard Switch with virtual machine and VMkernel networking. The administrator has two uplinks attached to the switch and wants to make sure multiple sessions for a virtual machine can utilize both uplinks. Which load-balancing policy will guarantee this requirement is met, even if additional management or virtual machine traffic is added to the switch in the future?

An administrator is creating a vSphere Standard Switch with virtual machine and VMkernel networking. The administrator has two uplinks attached to the switch and wants to make sure multiple sessions for a virtual machine can utilize both uplinks. Which load-balancing policy will guarantee this requirement is met, even if additional management or virtual machine traffic is added to the switch in the future? 

A. Route based on IP hash
B. Route based on source MAC hash
C. Route based on the originating port ID
D. Use explicit failover.







Answer: A

What failure will beacon probing identify in vSphere networking?

What failure will beacon probing identify in vSphere networking? 

A. An improper VLAN configuration on a physical switch port
B. A disconnected network cable
C. A VMkernel IP mismatch affecting vMotion or
H. traffic
D. Jumbo frames improperly configured on an iSCSI target





Answer: A

Which vSwitch or vSwitch port group policy setting allows packets to be received by a virtual machine with different destination MAC addresses than the configured MAC address?

Which vSwitch or vSwitch port group policy setting allows packets to be received by a virtual machine with different destination MAC addresses than the configured MAC address? 

A. Promiscuous mode
B. Traffic shaping
C. Forged transmits
D. MAC address changes






Answer: D

Which statement describes the functionality of traffic shaping on a vSphere Standard Switch?

Which statement describes the functionality of traffic shaping on a vSphere Standard Switch?

A. vSphere Standard Switches support only egress traffic shaping.
B. vSphere Standard Switches support both ingress and egress traffic shaping.
C. vSphere Standard Switches support best-effort traffic shaping based on quality of service (QoS).
D. vSphere Standard Switches support only ingress traffic shaping.






Answer: A

Which methods can be used to migrate a VMkernel port from a vSphere Standard Switch to a vSphere Distributed Switch? (Choose two.)

Which methods can be used to migrate a VMkernel port from a vSphere Standard Switch to a vSphere Distributed Switch? (Choose two.) 

A. Use the Add Virtual Adapter wizard from the Manage Virtual Adapters window.
B. Use the Manage Hosts wizard from the Configuration tab of the vDS.
C. Use the Migrate Virtual Machine Networking option to select the port from a list.
D. Edit the Network Adapter settings for the port and select a dvPort group from the list.







Answer: A,B

Which type of port on a secondary private VLAN can communicate with promiscuous ports and other ports that share its VLAN tag?

Which type of port on a secondary private VLAN can communicate with promiscuous ports and other ports that share its VLAN tag? 

A. Isolated
B. Promiscuous
C. Community
D. Trunked





Answer: C

What are two network load-balancing policies for a vSphere Distributed Switch? (Choose two.)

What are two network load-balancing policies for a vSphere Distributed Switch? (Choose two.) 

A. Route based on source MAC hash
B. Route using physical NIC load
C. Route based on the destination virtual port ID
D. Route based on port ID hash







Answer: A,B

What are three methods of adding virtual machine networking to a vSphere Distributed Switch? (Choose three.)

What are three methods of adding virtual machine networking to a vSphere Distributed Switch? (Choose three.) 

A. A portgroup can be created using the vSphere client and virtual machines can be added using their Properties tab.
B. A portgroup can be created as part of the Migrate Virtual Machine Networking wizard before virtual machines are moved to the vDS.
C. A portgroup can be cloned from a vSphere Standard Switch, inheriting the virtual machines that were attached to the cloned portgroup.
D. A portgroup can be created using the vSphere client and virtual machines can be migrated using the Migrate Virtual Machine Networking wizard.
E. A portgroup can be created during the creation of the vDS and virtual machines can be migrated using the Migrate Virtual Machine Networking wizard.






Answer: A,D,E

Which three features are only available in the vSphere Client when using a vSphere Distributed Switch? (Choose three.)

Which three features are only available in the vSphere Client when using a vSphere Distributed Switch? (Choose three.) 

A. Port Mirroring
B. PVLAN tagging
C. Storage I/O Control
D. Ingress Traffic Shaping
E. 802.1q VLAN Tagging





Answer: A,B,D

When you are configuring the NIC teaming policy for a vSwitch, what happens when the Failback option is set to Yes?

When you are configuring the NIC teaming policy for a vSwitch, what happens when the Failback option is set to Yes? 

A. A failed uplink will be left inactive upon recovery until another uplink fails.
B. The physical switches are notified when a failover event occurs.
C. The physical switches are notified when a failback event occurs.
D. A failed uplink is returned to active duty immediately upon recovery.






Answer: D

Which settings are required for virtual machine guest tagging for VLAN 100 in a vSphere 5.x environment?

Which settings are required for virtual machine guest tagging for VLAN 100 in a vSphere 5.x environment? 

A. Port Group configured for VLAN 100, physical switch configured as a VLAN trunk
B. Port Group configured for VLAN 4095, physical switch configured as a VLAN trunk
C. Port Group configured for VLAN 100, physical switch configured for VLAN 100
D. Port Group configured for VLAN 4095, physical switch configured for VLAN 100





Answer: B

Click the Exhibit button. An administrator has been tasked with adding a newly installed uplink to vSwitch1. Based on the exhibit, what is a true statement about this environment?

Click the Exhibit button. An administrator has been tasked with adding a newly installed uplink to vSwitch1. Based on the exhibit, what is a true statement about this environment? 

A. The server does not have available vSwitches to be assigned to this uplink.
B. The available uplinks are not compatible with a standard vSwitch.
C. The host needs a driver installed for the newly installed uplink.
D. The current uplinks cannot be attached because they are in use by other port groups.




Answer: C

A virtual machine, VM21, will be migrated between two ESXi 5.x hosts, labeled ESXi01 and ESXi02. Each host has two vSphere Standard Switches (vSS), configured as follows: 1. vSwitch0 has a portgroup labeled Management and a portgroup labeled vMotion. 2. The Management portgroup contains a vmkernel port tagged for management traffic. 3. The vMotion portgroup contains a vmkernel port tagged for vMotion traffic. 4. vSwitch0 on ESXi01 has a single uplink attached to the 10.1.20.0/24 network. 5. vSwitch0 on ESXi02 has a single uplink attached to the 10.1.20.0/24 network. 6. Each host has a vSwitch1 with a Production portgroup used by virtual machine traffic. 7. Each vSwitch1 has an uplink attached to the 10.1.40.0/24 network. What is true about migrating VM21 to the new host?

A virtual machine, VM21, will be migrated between two ESXi 5.x hosts, labeled ESXi01 and ESXi02. Each host has two vSphere Standard Switches (vSS), configured as follows:
1. vSwitch0 has a portgroup labeled Management and a portgroup labeled vMotion.
2. The Management portgroup contains a vmkernel port tagged for management traffic.
3. The vMotion portgroup contains a vmkernel port tagged for vMotion traffic.
4. vSwitch0 on ESXi01 has a single uplink attached to the 10.1.20.0/24 network.
5. vSwitch0 on ESXi02 has a single uplink attached to the 10.1.20.0/24 network.
6. Each host has a vSwitch1 with a Production portgroup used by virtual machine traffic.
7. Each vSwitch1 has an uplink attached to the 10.1.40.0/24 network.
What is true about migrating VM21 to the new host? 

A. vMotion would be supported in this configuration.
B. Storage vMotion would not be supported in this configuration.
C. vMotion would not be supported in this configuration.
D. Storage vMotion would be supported if the storage device supports VAAI.






Answer: A

Which two statements are true regarding vSphere virtual switch uplinks? (Choose two.)

Which two statements are true regarding vSphere virtual switch uplinks? (Choose two.) 

A. vSphere virtual switches do not need to be configured with an uplink.
B. Multiple vSphere virtual switches can be configured to use the same uplink.
C. vSphere virtual switches must be configured with at least one uplink.
D. Multiple vSphere virtual switches cannot be configured to use the same uplink.






Answer: A,D

A vSphere Standard Switch has been configured for IP-based load balancing using two uplinks. A new uplink is added to the vSwitch. What is the status of the uplink by default?

A vSphere Standard Switch has been configured for IP-based load balancing using two uplinks. A new uplink is added to the vSwitch. What is the status of the uplink by default? 

A. The uplink is placed in standby mode until it is added to the active NIC team.
B. The uplink is marked as active but does not participate in the active NIC team until assigned to a port group.
C. The uplink is marked as active, but cannot be used by the active NIC team until it is added to the existing 802.3ad group on the physical switch.
D. The uplink is marked as unused until it is added to the active NIC team.






Answer: C

Which two statements are true about VLANs and port groups defined on a vSphere Standard Switch? (Choose two.)

Which two statements are true about VLANs and port groups defined on a vSphere Standard Switch? (Choose two.) 

A. A VLAN can be accessed by the entire virtual switch or individual port groups.
B. Multiple port groups are restricted from accessing the same VLAN.
C. VLANs can be configured only on individual port groups.
D. Multiple VLANs can be accessed by virtual machines connected to one port group.






Answer: A,D