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Certified Virtualization Expert Vce

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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the order of install and setup for vcenter?
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
contains all data that makes up the VM
Swap - root and /var/log
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

2. In ESX - how do you set the IP addres for the virtual Nic?
The port for the service console
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
Host Profiles
Inside the VMs guest OS

3. Which services need access to the iSCSI SAN to run?
hard disk configuration file
the vmkernel port
VMware capacity planner
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

4. When can you use the Web Browser to manage ESX 4?
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
When you enable it - it is off by default
Host Profiles
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.

5. What must you create to add a NFS datastore to ESX4 host?
vmkernel port
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
255GB
Inside the VMs guest OS

6. How to provide space to a VMFS datastore without moving data somewhere else?
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
hard disk configuration file
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
255GB

7. You can't automatically...
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
install VMTools on an OS
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
Level 4 Statistics

8. Where can ESX 4.x be installed?
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
256 on bootup - 128 on install
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

9. How do you create a 1.5 TB hard drive - what block size do you need?
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
8 MB
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation

10. In a fibre channel lun - what does vmhba1:c0:t2:l3:s1 represtent?
10
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
vmkernel port
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

11. What does ESX4.x Provide instead of Capacity Planner?
64
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation

12. What is best practice to resize during an ESX installaiton?
When you enable it - it is off by default
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
Swap - root and /var/log

13. In ESX you have a VM that hosts a public website and you want to ensure excessive traffic from the website will not prevent other VMs from fully utilizing the NIC
Inside the VMs guest OS
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
xp 32bit+
256 on bootup - 128 on install

14. How do you perform a text mode upgrade of ESX?

15. How many LUNs can a Fibre Channel san recognize during bootup and install?
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
When you enable it - it is off by default
256 on bootup - 128 on install
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN

16. in ESX - how many hosts per switch?
64
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
Swap - root and /var/log
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

17. what is a VM_name-flat.vmdk file?
hard disk configuration file
4.1 Enterprise and +
you can't
contains all data that makes up the VM

18. What is the upgrade order of ESX?
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
hard disk configuration file
install VMTools on an OS

19. What is Vswif?
xp 32bit+
The port for the service console
64
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

20. What does vCenter Server linked mode require?
When you enable it - it is off by default
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust

21. What tool will determine necessary hardware to run your new infrastructure for your conversion?
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
VMware capacity planner
Host Profiles

22. Which modes does a vNetwork Distributed Switch support?
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
Level 4 Statistics

23. You want to design for Fastest throughput and have 2 physical Nics available?
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
VMware capacity planner
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
The port for the service console

24. Which ESX editions allow third party storage multipathing?
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
4.1 Enterprise and +
8 MB

25. How many NICs does a VM support?
VMware capacity planner
10
64
you can't

26. What block size will for VMFS will allow you to create the maximum sized VMFS volume on a lun?
hard disk configuration file
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
8MB - creates 1.5 TB

27. What are used to apply and monitor configurations to ESX?
Host Profiles
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
the vmkernel port
The port for the service console

28. Which vCenter Server 4 driver is required to make a system ODBC connection?
contains all data that makes up the VM
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
SQL Native Client
Swap - root and /var/log

29. What is the Max RAM support for a VM in ESX?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
Level 4 Statistics
255GB
hard disk configuration file

30. What can you install vcenter on?
xp 32bit+
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
32
Inside the VMs guest OS

31. Which level of logging in vCenter will collect all possible?
Level 4 Statistics
vmkernel port
hard disk configuration file
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

32. What is Guided Consolitdation?
the vmkernel port
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
SQL Native Client
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust

33. what is a VM_name.vmdk file?
Level 4 Statistics
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
hard disk configuration file

34. How many NICs does ESX support?
the vmkernel port
Inside the VMs guest OS
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
32

35. How do you prepare your vCenter 4 server for VM Customization?

36. How do you change DNS behavior in ESX?
8 MB
10
you can't
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

37. What technology allows you to store a VM on a NFS share?
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
ESX
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
xp 32bit+

38. Contrast VMWare Server and workstation in terms of installation as and running
vmkernel port
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service