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Certified Virtualization Expert Vce

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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Which ESX editions allow third party storage multipathing?
4.1 Enterprise and +
When you enable it - it is off by default
8 MB
xp 32bit+

2. What is Guided Consolitdation?
xp 32bit+
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
4.1 Enterprise and +
8 MB

3. In a fibre channel lun - what does vmhba1:c0:t2:l3:s1 represtent?
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
255GB
you can't
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1

4. 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
VMware capacity planner
vmkernel port
8MB - creates 1.5 TB

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

6. How to provide space to a VMFS datastore without moving data somewhere else?
4.1 Enterprise and +
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
the vmkernel port

7. Contrast VMWare Server and workstation in terms of installation as and running
hard disk configuration file
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
Level 4 Statistics
Swap - root and /var/log

8. What is the Max RAM support for a VM in ESX?
install VMTools on an OS
VMware capacity planner
255GB
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

9. What is the upgrade order of ESX?
Inside the VMs guest OS
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
10
ESX

10. What is best practice to resize during an ESX installaiton?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
10
Swap - root and /var/log
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner

11. Which vCenter Server 4 driver is required to make a system ODBC connection?
SQL Native Client
the vmkernel port
10
vmkernel port

12. You can't automatically...
install VMTools on an OS
64
8 MB
8MB - creates 1.5 TB

13. In ESX - how do you set the IP addres for the virtual Nic?
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
Inside the VMs guest OS
you can't
VMware capacity planner

14. What is the order of install and setup for vcenter?
Inside the VMs guest OS
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
vmkernel port

15. What tool will determine necessary hardware to run your new infrastructure for your conversion?
xp 32bit+
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
ESX

16. Which level of logging in vCenter will collect all possible?
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM
256 on bootup - 128 on install
Level 4 Statistics
The port for the service console

17. What does ESX4.x Provide instead of Capacity Planner?
Mini-Capacity Planner known as Guided Consolodation
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
The port for the service console

18. How many LUNs can a Fibre Channel san recognize during bootup and install?
10
256 on bootup - 128 on install
ESX
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN

19. You want to design for Fastest throughput and have 2 physical Nics available?
ESX
extend your vmware vmfs datastore to another empty LUN
VMware capacity planner
Add 2 physical NICs to a virtual switch - then connect your VMs to a portgroup on that virtual switch

20. How many NICs does a VM support?
10
256 on bootup - 128 on install
ESX
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service

21. Where can ESX 4.x be installed?
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
10
8MB - creates 1.5 TB
On a harddrive or shipped from the factory in EPROM

22. What does vCenter Server linked mode require?
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
When you enable it - it is off by default
256 on bootup - 128 on install

23. What technology allows you to store a VM on a NFS share?
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
ESX
32
Swap - root and /var/log

24. what is a VM_name.vmdk file?
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
change the etc/nssswitch.conf
hard disk configuration file
256 on bootup - 128 on install

25. What can you install vcenter on?
xp 32bit+
Swap - root and /var/log
VMWare Server and Workstation both install as an application and run as a user mode application - but Server can run as a service
256 on bootup - 128 on install

26. How many NICs does ESX support?
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
The port for the service console
32

27. What are used to apply and monitor configurations to ESX?
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
You don't have to - the customization files are preinstalled on the vCenter Server
Host Profiles

28. How do you change DNS behavior in ESX?
8 MB
vmkernel port
Level 4 Statistics
change the etc/nssswitch.conf

29. what is a VM_name-flat.vmdk file?
8 MB
ESX Alternative to Capacity Planner - it is AKA Mini-Capacity Planner
contains all data that makes up the VM
vCenter then ESX then vmware tools

30. in ESX - how many hosts per switch?
vmkernel port
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
64
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.

31. Which modes does a vNetwork Distributed Switch support?
4.1 Enterprise and +
install VMTools on an OS
Promiscuous - Isolated Community
255GB

32. When can you use the Web Browser to manage ESX 4?
hadrare dapter id of 1 - storage channel is 0 - storage processor target id is 2 - lun is 2 and partition number is 1
255GB
ESX
When you enable it - it is off by default

33. What is Vswif?
32
The port for the service console
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
xp 32bit+

34. What must you create to add a NFS datastore to ESX4 host?
256 on bootup - 128 on install
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
vmkernel port
contains all data that makes up the VM

35. How do you create a 1.5 TB hard drive - what block size do you need?
32
Network Time Synch - Full DNS resolution - all domains connected in 2 way trust
When you enable it - it is off by default
8 MB

36. Which services need access to the iSCSI SAN to run?
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
255GB
the vmkernel port

37. 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
ESX
Create a separate portgroup and attach a vm running the web service to it.
Level 4 Statistics
32

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