Section 1.1 Flashcards
What is the minimum browser version needed to run the Host Client on Google Chrome?
version 50+
What is the minimum browser version needed to run the Host Client on Mozilla Firefox?
version 45+
What is the minimum browser version needed to run the Host Client on Internet Explorer?
version 11+ (only available on Windows)
What is the minimum browser version needed to run the Host Client on Edge?
version 38+ (only available on Windows)
What is the minimum browser version needed to run the Host Client on Safari?
version 9+ (only available on MAC OS)
What advanced host setting allows you to change the default password restrictions on ESXi hosts?
Security.PasswordQualityControl
What Linux module does ESXi use for password management and control
The Linux PAM module, pam_passwdqc.
What are the default ESXi password restrictions?
4 character classes: lowercase, uppercase, numbers, and special characters
Password Length: 7 to 40
No dictionary words/phrases
What are the 2 exemptions in passwords that do not count toward the number of character classes used?
An uppercase character in the beginning.
A number in the end.
What advanced host setting configures the maximum number of failed login attempts before a user’s account is locked?
Security.AccountLockFailures.
Zero disables account locking.
What advanced host setting configures the number of seconds that a user is locked out?
Security.AccountUnlockTime.
What is the first step in installing the ESXi hypervisor?
Acquiring the ESXi Installer from VMware and using it to install ESXi on physical server
How many ways can you install ESXi 6.7?
Interactive installation
Scripted ESXi Installation
vSphere Auto Deploy ESXi Installation
When is an interactive installation recommended?
For small deployments with less than 5 hosts
What are the methods to perform an interactive ESXi installation?
- Boot from CD/DVD
- From bootable USB device
- By PXE booting
When installing ESXi on a disk in a vSAN disk group, what would happen if an SSD is selected?
The SSD and all underlying HDDs in the same disk group are wiped.
When installing ESXi on a disk in a vSAN disk group, what would happen if a HDD is selected and the disk group size is greater than 2?
only the selected HDD is wiped
When installing ESXi on a disk in a vSAN disk group, what would happen if a HDD is selected and the disk group size is 2 or less?
The SSD and the selected HDD is wiped
What partitions are created on the host disk upon successful ESXi installation/reboot?
The VFAT scratch and VMFS partitions
What would cause an ESXi host to fail after rebooting from a successful ESXi installation?
The boot order was not changed to the disk that ESXi was installed on
