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Certified Virtualization Expert Vce

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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where can ESX 4.x be installed?
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
255GB
64
hard disk configuration file

2. What technology allows you to store a VM on a NFS share?
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
ESX
32

3. in ESX - how many hosts per switch?
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
64
8MB - creates 1.5 TB

4. What does ESX4.x Provide instead of Capacity Planner?
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
the vmkernel port
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1

5. How do you change DNS behavior in ESX?
When you enable it - it is off by default
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
The port for the service console
8 MB

6. What is the upgrade order of ESX?
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
10
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

7. What is Vswif?
hard disk configuration file
contains all data that makes up the VM
The port for the service console
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1

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

9. How many LUNs can a Fibre Channel san recognize during bootup and install?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN

10. What is Guided Consolitdation?
VMware capacity planner
Level 4 Statistics
install VMTools on an OS
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

11. What is best practice to resize during an ESX installaiton?
vmkernel port
Swap - root and /var/log
SQL Native Client
The port for the service console

12. what is a VM_name.vmdk file?
Host Profiles
hard disk configuration file
8 MB
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

13. Which services need access to the iSCSI SAN to run?
contains all data that makes up the VM
32
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
the vmkernel port

14. Which vCenter Server 4 driver is required to make a system ODBC connection?
the vmkernel port
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
SQL Native Client
255GB

15. How to provide space to a VMFS datastore without moving data somewhere else?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
SQL Native Client
xp 32bit+
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

16. what is a VM_name-flat.vmdk file?
hard disk configuration file
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
contains all data that makes up the VM
Host Profiles

17. Which level of logging in vCenter will collect all possible?
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
Level 4 Statistics
4.1 Enterprise and +
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch

18. Which ESX editions allow third party storage multipathing?
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
4.1 Enterprise and +
10

19. What is the Max RAM support for a VM in ESX?
255GB
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
you can't

20. How many NICs does a VM support?
10
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

21. 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
SQL Native Client
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
32

22. Contrast VMWare Server and workstation in terms of installation as and running
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
255GB
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

23. What must you create to add a NFS datastore to ESX4 host?
Inside the VMs guest OS
Level 4 Statistics
10
vmkernel port

24. 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
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
Swap - root and /var/log
32

25. Which modes does a vNetwork Distributed Switch support?
SQL Native Client
255GB
256 on bootup - 128 on install
Promiscuous - Isolated Community

26. What can you install vcenter on?
SQL Native Client
When you enable it - it is off by default
xp 32bit+
Level 4 Statistics

27. When can you use the Web Browser to manage ESX 4?
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
When you enable it - it is off by default
4.1 Enterprise and +

28. How many NICs does ESX support?
8 MB
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
hard disk configuration file
32

29. You can't automatically...
When you enable it - it is off by default
you can't
SQL Native Client
install VMTools on an OS

30. You want to design for Fastest throughput and have 2 physical Nics available?
SQL Native Client
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
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

31. What tool will determine necessary hardware to run your new infrastructure for your conversion?
VMware capacity planner
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
When you enable it - it is off by default
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

32. How do you create a 1.5 TB hard drive - what block size do you need?
10
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
8 MB
install VMTools on an OS

33. What are used to apply and monitor configurations to ESX?
The port for the service console
you can't
Host Profiles
the vmkernel port

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

35. In a fibre channel lun - what does vmhba1:c0:t2:l3:s1 represtent?
10
VMware capacity planner
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
install VMTools on an OS

36. What is the order of install and setup for vcenter?
Host Profiles
The port for the service console
4.1 Enterprise and +
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

37. In ESX - how do you set the IP addres for the virtual Nic?
Level 4 Statistics
contains all data that makes up the VM
xp 32bit+
Inside the VMs guest OS

38. What does vCenter Server linked mode require?
Level 4 Statistics
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
Inside the VMs guest OS
xp 32bit+