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Certified Virtualization Expert Vce

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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contrast VMWare Server and workstation in terms of installation as and running
contains all data that makes up the VM
vmkernel port
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
ESX

2. In a fibre channel lun - what does vmhba1:c0:t2:l3:s1 represtent?
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
64
The port for the service console
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.

3. Where can ESX 4.x be installed?
install VMTools on an OS
256 on bootup - 128 on install
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

4. In ESX - how do you set the IP addres for the virtual Nic?
Host Profiles
Inside the VMs guest OS
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
contains all data that makes up the VM

5. What is the order of install and setup for vcenter?
SQL Native Client
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
Inside the VMs guest OS
Promiscuous - Isolated Community

6. How many LUNs can a Fibre Channel san recognize during bootup and install?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
256 on bootup - 128 on install
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

7. How many NICs does a VM support?
you can't
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
Level 4 Statistics
10

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

9. Which modes does a vNetwork Distributed Switch support?
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
64
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
32

10. Which ESX editions allow third party storage multipathing?
The port for the service console
When you enable it - it is off by default
4.1 Enterprise and +
the vmkernel port

11. What does ESX4.x Provide instead of Capacity Planner?
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
The port for the service console
Level 4 Statistics
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

12. Which level of logging in vCenter will collect all possible?
Host Profiles
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
Level 4 Statistics
Inside the VMs guest OS

13. What is Vswif?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
The port for the service console
Inside the VMs guest OS
contains all data that makes up the VM

14. You want to design for Fastest throughput and have 2 physical Nics available?
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
install VMTools on an OS
Level 4 Statistics
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch

15. What tool will determine necessary hardware to run your new infrastructure for your conversion?
64
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
256 on bootup - 128 on install
VMware capacity planner

16. What are used to apply and monitor configurations to ESX?
Host Profiles
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
ESX

17. What does vCenter Server linked mode require?
Host Profiles
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
you can't
Swap - root and /var/log

18. what is a VM_name.vmdk file?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
VMware capacity planner
hard disk configuration file

19. How to provide space to a VMFS datastore without moving data somewhere else?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
Level 4 Statistics

20. What can you install vcenter on?
xp 32bit+
255GB
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

21. Which services need access to the iSCSI SAN to run?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
hard disk configuration file
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
the vmkernel port

22. what is a VM_name-flat.vmdk file?
ESX
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
contains all data that makes up the VM
32

23. You can't automatically...
install VMTools on an OS
hard disk configuration file
the vmkernel port
vmkernel port

24. What is the Max RAM support for a VM in ESX?
255GB
vmkernel port
10
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

25. What technology allows you to store a VM on a NFS share?
vmkernel port
you can't
ESX
Level 4 Statistics

26. How do you create a 1.5 TB hard drive - what block size do you need?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
8 MB
10
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1

27. When can you use the Web Browser to manage ESX 4?
Level 4 Statistics
When you enable it - it is off by default
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service

28. What is the upgrade order of ESX?
vmkernel port
Inside the VMs guest OS
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server

29. What block size will for VMFS will allow you to create the maximum sized VMFS volume on a lun?
When you enable it - it is off by default
the vmkernel port
ESX
8MB - creates 1.5 TB

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

31. 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
Swap - root and /var/log
you can't
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

32. What must you create to add a NFS datastore to ESX4 host?
vmkernel port
64
SQL Native Client
10

33. How many NICs does ESX support?
SQL Native Client
10
32
When you enable it - it is off by default

34. What is best practice to resize during an ESX installaiton?
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
256 on bootup - 128 on install
Swap - root and /var/log
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

35. What is Guided Consolitdation?
Host Profiles
32
The port for the service console
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

36. Which vCenter Server 4 driver is required to make a system ODBC connection?
SQL Native Client
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

37. How do you change DNS behavior in ESX?
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
you can't

38. in ESX - how many hosts per switch?
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
64
10