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Certified Virtualization Expert Vce

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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When can you use the Web Browser to manage ESX 4?
VMware capacity planner
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
When you enable it - it is off by default
Swap - root and /var/log

2. How to provide space to a VMFS datastore without moving data somewhere else?
the vmkernel port
contains all data that makes up the VM
VMware capacity planner
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN

3. Which level of logging in vCenter will collect all possible?
Level 4 Statistics
When you enable it - it is off by default
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

4. In ESX - how do you set the IP addres for the virtual Nic?
The port for the service console
Inside the VMs guest OS
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
256 on bootup - 128 on install

5. What must you create to add a NFS datastore to ESX4 host?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
When you enable it - it is off by default
vmkernel port

6. What is the order of install and setup for vcenter?
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
64
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

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

8. Which modes does a vNetwork Distributed Switch support?
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
Inside the VMs guest OS

9. What is the upgrade order of ESX?
xp 32bit+
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
Level 4 Statistics
you can't

10. You want to design for Fastest throughput and have 2 physical Nics available?
hard disk configuration file
ESX
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

11. 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.
VMware capacity planner
ESX
64

12. What can you install vcenter on?
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
xp 32bit+
SQL Native Client
Inside the VMs guest OS

13. What are used to apply and monitor configurations to ESX?
VMware capacity planner
When you enable it - it is off by default
Host Profiles
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch

14. what is a VM_name.vmdk file?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
8 MB
hard disk configuration file
contains all data that makes up the VM

15. Where can ESX 4.x be installed?
SQL Native Client
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
4.1 Enterprise and +
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

16. What is Guided Consolitdation?
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
contains all data that makes up the VM
256 on bootup - 128 on install

17. What is best practice to resize during an ESX installaiton?
The port for the service console
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
Level 4 Statistics
Swap - root and /var/log

18. What does ESX4.x Provide instead of Capacity Planner?
4.1 Enterprise and +
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
Inside the VMs guest OS

19. What block size will for VMFS will allow you to create the maximum sized VMFS volume on a lun?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
Level 4 Statistics
ESX
The port for the service console

20. How many LUNs can a Fibre Channel san recognize during bootup and install?
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
255GB
256 on bootup - 128 on install
Inside the VMs guest OS

21. Which services need access to the iSCSI SAN to run?
32
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
Swap - root and /var/log
the vmkernel port

22. What does vCenter Server linked mode require?
contains all data that makes up the VM
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
Level 4 Statistics
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

23. What tool will determine necessary hardware to run your new infrastructure for your conversion?
VMware capacity planner
Inside the VMs guest OS
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

24. what is a VM_name-flat.vmdk file?
contains all data that makes up the VM
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
vmkernel port

25. in ESX - how many hosts per switch?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
64
VMware capacity planner
install VMTools on an OS

26. What technology allows you to store a VM on a NFS share?
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
ESX
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
install VMTools on an OS

27. You can't automatically...
Inside the VMs guest OS
10
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
install VMTools on an OS

28. How many NICs does ESX support?
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
xp 32bit+
32

29. What is the Max RAM support for a VM in ESX?
4.1 Enterprise and +
you can't
255GB
Host Profiles

30. Which ESX editions allow third party storage multipathing?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
4.1 Enterprise and +
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
8 MB

31. Contrast VMWare Server and workstation in terms of installation as and running
xp 32bit+
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
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

32. In a fibre channel lun - what does vmhba1:c0:t2:l3:s1 represtent?
8 MB
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
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

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

34. How many NICs does a VM support?
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
10
ESX
the vmkernel port

35. How do you change DNS behavior in ESX?
10
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

36. 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
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1

37. What is Vswif?
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
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
you can't

38. How do you create a 1.5 TB hard drive - what block size do you need?
VMware capacity planner
8 MB
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