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Certified Virtualization Expert Vce

Subjects : certifications, vce, it-skills

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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What technology allows you to store a VM on a NFS share?
ESX
10
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust

2. What block size will for VMFS will allow you to create the maximum sized VMFS volume on a lun?
10
xp 32bit+
ESX
8MB - creates 1.5 TB

3. in ESX - how many hosts per switch?
32
64
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

4. How many LUNs can a Fibre Channel san recognize during bootup and install?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
SQL Native Client

5. Which level of logging in vCenter will collect all possible?
Level 4 Statistics
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server

6. Contrast VMWare Server and workstation in terms of installation as and running
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
xp 32bit+
contains all data that makes up the VM

7. In ESX - how do you set the IP addres for the virtual Nic?
Inside the VMs guest OS
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
32
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

8. What is the upgrade order of ESX?
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
Swap - root and /var/log
SQL Native Client
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

9. When can you use the Web Browser to manage ESX 4?
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
When you enable it - it is off by default

10. What are used to apply and monitor configurations to ESX?
Inside the VMs guest OS
Host Profiles
Level 4 Statistics
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

11. Which vCenter Server 4 driver is required to make a system ODBC connection?
255GB
SQL Native Client
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
10

12. You can't automatically...
SQL Native Client
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
install VMTools on an OS

13. How many NICs does a VM support?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
10
install VMTools on an OS
VMware capacity planner

14. What tool will determine necessary hardware to run your new infrastructure for your conversion?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
When you enable it - it is off by default
VMware capacity planner
vmkernel port

15. What is Guided Consolitdation?
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
SQL Native Client
contains all data that makes up the VM

16. What is best practice to resize during an ESX installaiton?
install VMTools on an OS
vmkernel port
the vmkernel port
Swap - root and /var/log

17. 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
255GB
Level 4 Statistics
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN

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

19. How to provide space to a VMFS datastore without moving data somewhere else?
8 MB
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
vmkernel port
VMware capacity planner

20. Which services need access to the iSCSI SAN to run?
Swap - root and /var/log
the vmkernel port
The port for the service console
10

21. What is Vswif?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
The port for the service console
you can't

22. How do you change DNS behavior in ESX?
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
VMware capacity planner
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
contains all data that makes up the VM

23. What is the Max RAM support for a VM in ESX?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
255GB
256 on bootup - 128 on install
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

24. In a fibre channel lun - what does vmhba1:c0:t2:l3:s1 represtent?
Swap - root and /var/log
10
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server

25. Where can ESX 4.x be installed?
10
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
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

26. what is a VM_name-flat.vmdk file?
255GB
contains all data that makes up the VM
SQL Native Client
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.

27. How do you create a 1.5 TB hard drive - what block size do you need?
8 MB
Host Profiles
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

28. Which modes does a vNetwork Distributed Switch support?
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
SQL Native Client

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

30. What is the order of install and setup for vcenter?
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
xp 32bit+
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
the vmkernel port

31. What does vCenter Server linked mode require?
ESX
The port for the service console
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust

32. What must you create to add a NFS datastore to ESX4 host?
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
vmkernel port
VMware capacity planner
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

33. Which ESX editions allow third party storage multipathing?
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
hard disk configuration file
xp 32bit+
4.1 Enterprise and +

34. What does ESX4.x Provide instead of Capacity Planner?
hard disk configuration file
xp 32bit+
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation

35. What can you install vcenter on?
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
xp 32bit+
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
255GB

36. 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.
SQL Native Client
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

37. what is a VM_name.vmdk file?
xp 32bit+
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
hard disk configuration file
install VMTools on an OS

38. How many NICs does ESX support?
contains all data that makes up the VM
Swap - root and /var/log
32
256 on bootup - 128 on install