VCP4 - ESX installation

Question 1

Min RAM requirements fresh install of ESX

Answer 1

2GB RAM

Question 2

Min RAM on ESX host to upgrade (managed by vCenter)

Answer 2

3 GB RAM

Question 3

Can you install custom drivers during install of ESX?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

List the required partitions for an ESX installation

Answer 4

boot disk: /boot and vmkcore

swap

/

/vmfs partition: esxconsole.vmdk

Question 5

What is the mininum size of /boot partition?

Answer 5

1100 MB

Question 6

Min size of vmkcore partition?

Answer 6

125MB

Question 7

Minimum size of swap partition

Answer 7

600MB

Question 8

What installation media locations are supported?

Answer 8

DVD

USB flash drive

media depot: FTP, HTTP/HTTPS or NFS

Question 9

Maximum size of swap partition in ESX?

Answer 9

1600MB

Question 10

Minimum size of / partition

Answer 10

5 GB

Question 11

minimum size of esxconsole.vmdk

Answer 11

1200 MB

Question 12

List optional ESX partitions

Answer 12

/home

/usr

/tmp

/var/log

Question 13

recommended size of /var/log

Answer 13

2GB

Question 14

recommended size of /home

Answer 14

512 MB

Question 15

recommended size of /tmp

Answer 15

1 GB

Question 16

Installation scripts can be located where?

Answer 16

local disk

FTP

NFS

HTTP / HTTPS

Question 17

Supported installation techniques include

Answer 17

Interactive GUI

Interactive TUI

Scripted

Question 18

Is it possible to PXE boot the installation CD?

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

which utility updates ESX and ESXi hosts?

Answer 19

vihostupdate

Question 20

Which utility updates ESX only?

Answer 20

esxupdate