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Certified Virtualization Expert Vce

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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
contains all data that makes up the VM
32

2. How many NICs does ESX support?
255GB
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
ESX
32

3. what is a VM_name.vmdk file?
Host Profiles
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
hard disk configuration file

4. What is the upgrade order of ESX?
The port for the service console
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

5. in ESX - how many hosts per switch?
VMware capacity planner
64
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
hard disk configuration file

6. How many LUNs can a Fibre Channel san recognize during bootup and install?
vmkernel port
256 on bootup - 128 on install
Host Profiles
10

7. what is a VM_name-flat.vmdk file?
contains all data that makes up the VM
Inside the VMs guest OS
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
vmkernel port

8. What does ESX4.x Provide instead of Capacity Planner?
install VMTools on an OS
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
ESX
64

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

10. What does vCenter Server linked mode require?
When you enable it - it is off by default
hard disk configuration file
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
256 on bootup - 128 on install

11. Which modes does a vNetwork Distributed Switch support?
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
xp 32bit+
10
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

12. Where can ESX 4.x be installed?
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
When you enable it - it is off by default
Swap - root and /var/log
4.1 Enterprise and +

13. How do you change DNS behavior in ESX?
8 MB
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
8MB - creates 1.5 TB

14. Contrast VMWare Server and workstation in terms of installation as and running
Inside the VMs guest OS
SQL Native Client
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
The port for the service console

15. You want to design for Fastest throughput and have 2 physical Nics available?
4.1 Enterprise and +
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
Host Profiles
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

16. Which vCenter Server 4 driver is required to make a system ODBC connection?
install VMTools on an OS
256 on bootup - 128 on install
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
SQL Native Client

17. What block size will for VMFS will allow you to create the maximum sized VMFS volume on a lun?
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
8MB - creates 1.5 TB

18. What must you create to add a NFS datastore to ESX4 host?
Host Profiles
The port for the service console
SQL Native Client
vmkernel port

19. When can you use the Web Browser to manage ESX 4?
When you enable it - it is off by default
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
hard disk configuration file
8 MB

20. Which level of logging in vCenter will collect all possible?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
SQL Native Client
Level 4 Statistics

21. You can't automatically...
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
install VMTools on an OS
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
Promiscuous - Isolated Community

22. What is the order of install and setup for vcenter?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
10

23. Which services need access to the iSCSI SAN to run?
the vmkernel port
install VMTools on an OS
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

24. In ESX - how do you set the IP addres for the virtual Nic?
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
Inside the VMs guest OS
contains all data that makes up the VM
Promiscuous - Isolated Community

25. What is best practice to resize during an ESX installaiton?
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
Swap - root and /var/log
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.

26. What is Guided Consolitdation?
xp 32bit+
Inside the VMs guest OS
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

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

28. 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
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
Level 4 Statistics
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server

29. What can you install vcenter on?
the vmkernel port
10
xp 32bit+
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN

30. Which ESX editions allow third party storage multipathing?
4.1 Enterprise and +
Level 4 Statistics
The port for the service console
VMware capacity planner

31. 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
SQL Native Client
When you enable it - it is off by default
ESX

32. What are used to apply and monitor configurations to ESX?
Host Profiles
When you enable it - it is off by default
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
the vmkernel port

33. How many NICs does a VM support?
Inside the VMs guest OS
64
10
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN

34. How do you create a 1.5 TB hard drive - what block size do you need?
VMware capacity planner
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
10
8 MB

35. What is the Max RAM support for a VM in ESX?
Host Profiles
xp 32bit+
255GB
Level 4 Statistics

36. What is Vswif?
64
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
The port for the service console

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

38. How to provide space to a VMFS datastore without moving data somewhere else?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
Level 4 Statistics
8 MB