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Certified Virtualization Expert Vce

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1. what is a VM_name.vmdk file?
hard disk configuration file
VMware capacity planner
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

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

3. What technology allows you to store a VM on a NFS share?
install VMTools on an OS
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
ESX

4. What is the order of install and setup for vcenter?
contains all data that makes up the VM
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

5. What is best practice to resize during an ESX installaiton?
Swap - root and /var/log
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
32
SQL Native Client

6. What is Vswif?
The port for the service console
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
Host Profiles
SQL Native Client

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

8. Which ESX editions allow third party storage multipathing?
The port for the service console
255GB
Swap - root and /var/log
4.1 Enterprise and +

9. How to provide space to a VMFS datastore without moving data somewhere else?
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
32
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

10. When can you use the Web Browser to manage ESX 4?
4.1 Enterprise and +
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
When you enable it - it is off by default
contains all data that makes up the VM

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
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
Host Profiles
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.

12. You want to design for Fastest throughput and have 2 physical Nics available?
install VMTools on an OS
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
32

13. in ESX - how many hosts per switch?
64
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

14. Which services need access to the iSCSI SAN to run?
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
VMware capacity planner
the vmkernel port
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins

15. What does vCenter Server linked mode require?
When you enable it - it is off by default
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
contains all data that makes up the VM
8MB - creates 1.5 TB

16. What does ESX4.x Provide instead of Capacity Planner?
you can't
the vmkernel port
Inside the VMs guest OS
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation

17. How do you create a 1.5 TB hard drive - what block size do you need?
8 MB
64
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
VMware capacity planner

18. Contrast VMWare Server and workstation in terms of installation as and running
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
contains all data that makes up the VM
the vmkernel port

19. what is a VM_name-flat.vmdk file?
contains all data that makes up the VM
Host Profiles
the vmkernel port
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

20. How many NICs does ESX support?
32
Install DBA server - create a dba - establish an ODBC connection - install vcenter - install any plugins
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.

21. What is Guided Consolitdation?
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
10
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

22. How do you change DNS behavior in ESX?
When you enable it - it is off by default
4.1 Enterprise and +
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN

23. Where can ESX 4.x be installed?
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
Inside the VMs guest OS
vmkernel port

24. Which level of logging in vCenter will collect all possible?
When you enable it - it is off by default
Level 4 Statistics
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch
8 MB

25. Which modes does a vNetwork Distributed Switch support?
4.1 Enterprise and +
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

26. What is the Max RAM support for a VM in ESX?
255GB
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
10
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

27. What are used to apply and monitor configurations to ESX?
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
Level 4 Statistics
Host Profiles

28. What tool will determine necessary hardware to run your new infrastructure for your conversion?
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
32
VMware capacity planner
Promiscuous - Isolated Community

29. How many NICs does a VM support?
hard disk configuration file
Host Profiles
vmkernel port
10

30. What must you create to add a NFS datastore to ESX4 host?
contains all data that makes up the VM
vmkernel port
hard disk configuration file
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation

31. What block size will for VMFS will allow you to create the maximum sized VMFS volume on a lun?
Level 4 Statistics
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
256 on bootup - 128 on install

32. In a fibre channel lun - what does vmhba1:c0:t2:l3:s1 represtent?
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
32
hard disk configuration file
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1

33. 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
10
SQL Native Client
64

34. In ESX - how do you set the IP addres for the virtual Nic?
you can't
Inside the VMs guest OS
Swap - root and /var/log
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust

35. What is the upgrade order of ESX?
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
you can't

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

37. How many LUNs can a Fibre Channel san recognize during bootup and install?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
contains all data that makes up the VM
vmkernel port
32

38. What can you install vcenter on?
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
64
xp 32bit+
The port for the service console