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Certified Virtualization Expert Vce

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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How do you create a 1.5 TB hard drive - what block size do you need?
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
install VMTools on an OS
vmkernel port
8 MB

2. in ESX - how many hosts per switch?
64
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
Inside the VMs guest OS

3. How many NICs does a VM support?
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
The port for the service console
10
4.1 Enterprise and +

4. What is the Max RAM support for a VM in ESX?
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
255GB
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation

5. What is Vswif?
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
The port for the service console
4.1 Enterprise and +
255GB

6. 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
4.1 Enterprise and +
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
contains all data that makes up the VM
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.

7. What must you create to add a NFS datastore to ESX4 host?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
Swap - root and /var/log
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
vmkernel port

8. What is Guided Consolitdation?
64
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
vmkernel port
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

9. What can you install vcenter on?
vmkernel port
xp 32bit+
8 MB
255GB

10. Where can ESX 4.x be installed?
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
32

11. How to provide space to a VMFS datastore without moving data somewhere else?
you can't
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
256 on bootup - 128 on install

12. Which ESX editions allow third party storage multipathing?
8 MB
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
4.1 Enterprise and +
Host Profiles

13. what is a VM_name.vmdk file?
Swap - root and /var/log
Level 4 Statistics
hard disk configuration file
32

14. How do you change DNS behavior in ESX?
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
64
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch

15. Which level of logging in vCenter will collect all possible?
Level 4 Statistics
vmkernel port
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
Swap - root and /var/log

16. In a fibre channel lun - what does vmhba1:c0:t2:l3:s1 represtent?
the vmkernel port
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
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

17. What is best practice to resize during an ESX installaiton?
VMware capacity planner
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
Swap - root and /var/log

18. You can't automatically...
10
install VMTools on an OS
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
Promiscuous - Isolated Community

19. What is the upgrade order of ESX?
10
When you enable it - it is off by default
8 MB
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

20. What tool will determine necessary hardware to run your new infrastructure for your conversion?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
xp 32bit+
10
VMware capacity planner

21. In ESX - how do you set the IP addres for the virtual Nic?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
Inside the VMs guest OS
64
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

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

23. How many LUNs can a Fibre Channel san recognize during bootup and install?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
the vmkernel port
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
Inside the VMs guest OS

24. What does vCenter Server linked mode require?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
SQL Native Client

25. Which modes does a vNetwork Distributed Switch support?
8 MB
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
xp 32bit+
Promiscuous - Isolated Community

26. What technology allows you to store a VM on a NFS share?
When you enable it - it is off by default
4.1 Enterprise and +
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
ESX

27. What does ESX4.x Provide instead of Capacity Planner?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
ESX
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation

28. What are used to apply and monitor configurations to ESX?
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
Host Profiles
8 MB
you can't

29. Contrast VMWare Server and workstation in terms of installation as and running
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
VMware capacity planner

30. When can you use the Web Browser to manage ESX 4?
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
256 on bootup - 128 on install
When you enable it - it is off by default

31. Which vCenter Server 4 driver is required to make a system ODBC connection?
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
SQL Native Client
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN

32. Which services need access to the iSCSI SAN to run?
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
Host Profiles
the vmkernel port
The port for the service console

33. what is a VM_name-flat.vmdk file?
contains all data that makes up the VM
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
VMware capacity planner

34. What is the order of install and setup for vcenter?
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
When you enable it - it is off by default
The port for the service console
256 on bootup - 128 on install

35. What block size will for VMFS will allow you to create the maximum sized VMFS volume on a lun?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
contains all data that makes up the VM
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

36. How many NICs does ESX support?
VMware capacity planner
32
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
ESX

37. 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
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
SQL Native Client
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.

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