Vmware Flashcards
Q: What is the core of the vSphere product suite?
A: The core of the vSphere product suite is the hypervisor, VMware ESXi.
Q: What significant change occurred in vSphere 5 regarding the hypervisor?
A: In vSphere 5, the hypervisor was provided solely as VMware ESXi, moving away from the previous ESX version that included a Linux-based Service Console.
Q: What is a Type 1 hypervisor?
Type 1 hypervisors run directly on the system hardware and are referred to as bare-metal hypervisors, such as VMware ESXi.
Q: What is a Type 2 hypervisor?
A: Type 2 hypervisors require a host operating system, which provides I/O device support and memory management.
Q: Name a few products included in the VMware vSphere suite.
A: VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter Server, vSphere Update Manager (VUM), vSphere Virtual Symmetric Multi-Processing.
Q: What does vSphere vMotion do?
A: vSphere vMotion allows the live migration of running virtual machines from one physical server to another with zero downtime.
Q: What is vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)?
A: vSphere DRS balances computing workloads with available resources in a virtualized environment.
Q: What licensing models are available for VMware vSphere?
A: VMware vSphere offers several licensing models, including Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus editions.
Q: How is VMware vSphere licensed?
A: VMware vSphere is typically licensed per processor with varying features depending on the license edition.
Q: What is the first step in setting up a vSphere environment?
A: The first step is installing VMware ESXi on the physical servers.
Q: What is VMware Host Client?
A: VMware Host Client is a web-based interface for managing individual ESXi hosts.
Q: What is VMware vCenter Server?
A: VMware vCenter Server is a centralized management tool for managing ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
Q: Name a feature provided by vCenter Server.
A: vCenter Server provides features such as centralized management, resource optimization, and operational automation.
Q: What is the primary purpose of vSphere Update Manager?
A: vSphere Update Manager automates patch management and version upgrades for ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
Q: Can VUM manage updates for virtual appliances?
A: Yes, VUM can also manage updates for virtual appliances.
Q: What storage options are available in VMware vSphere?
A: Storage options include VMware vSAN, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and NAS.
Q: What is VMware vSAN?
A: VMware vSAN is a software-defined storage solution integrated with vSphere that pools local storage from a cluster of ESXi hosts.
Q: What is a vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS)?
A: A VDS provides centralized management and monitoring of network configurations across multiple ESXi hosts.
Q: What is Network I/O Control (NIOC)?
A: NIOC prioritizes and controls the allocation of network bandwidth to different network resource pools.
Q: How does vSphere enhance security?
A: vSphere enhances security through features such as secure boot, encrypted vMotion, and role-based access control.
Q: What is vSphere Trust Authority (vTA)?
A: vTA provides enhanced security and attestation for sensitive workloads.
Q: What is vSphere High Availability (HA)?
A: vSphere HA provides automated restart of virtual machines in case of a host failure.
Q: What is vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT)?
A: vSphere FT provides continuous availability for virtual machines by creating a live shadow instance.
Q: What is VMware ESXi?
A: VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly on top of your physical server and partitions it into multiple virtual machines.
Q: What is vSphere Web Client?
A: vSphere Web Client is a web-based application that allows administrators to connect to and manage vSphere infrastructure.
Q: What is the function of the vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) service?
A: The vCenter Single Sign-On service provides a centralized authentication service for vSphere software components.
Q: What is the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)?
A: The VMware vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for running vCenter Server and the associated services.
Q: How does vSphere handle resource management?
A: vSphere handles resource management using features like vSphere DRS, Storage DRS, and vSphere Storage I/O Control.
Q: What is the function of vSphere Data Protection?
A: vSphere Data Protection provides disk-based backup of virtual machines and applications.
Q: What is VMware Tools?
A: VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machine’s guest operating system and improves management of the VM.
Q: What is the role of vSphere Replication?
A: vSphere Replication is an extension to vCenter Server that provides hypervisor-based virtual machine replication and recovery.
Q: What are VMware vSphere Tags?
A: VMware vSphere Tags allow you to categorize and organize vSphere inventory objects based on user-defined labels.
Q: What is vSphere Auto Deploy?
A: vSphere Auto Deploy allows for automated provisioning and deployment of ESXi hosts using network booting.
Q: How does vSphere handle virtual machine backups?
A: vSphere handles virtual machine backups using solutions like vSphere Data Protection and third-party backup software.
Q: What is the purpose of vSphere Flash Read Cache?
A: vSphere Flash Read Cache enables the pooling of multiple flash-based devices into a single consumable cache to improve storage performance.
Q: What is vSphere vApp?
A: A vApp is a container for a preconfigured set of virtual machines that can be managed as a single unit.
Q: What is the purpose of vSphere Host Profiles?
A: vSphere Host Profiles provide a mechanism for automated host configuration management and compliance checking.
Q: What is vSphere Storage DRS?
A: vSphere Storage DRS provides automated load balancing to optimize the performance and space utilization of storage resources.
Q: What are vSphere Storage Policies?
A: vSphere Storage Policies allow you to define storage requirements for your virtual machines and ensure that the storage meets those requirements.
Q: What is vSphere Content Library?
A: vSphere Content Library is a repository for managing and distributing virtual machine templates, vApps, ISO images, and scripts.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Integrated Containers (VIC)?
A: VMware vSphere Integrated Containers provide a way to run containerized applications alongside traditional virtual machines on vSphere.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Cloud Foundation?
A: VMware vSphere Cloud Foundation is an integrated software platform that combines compute, storage, and network virtualization with cloud management.
Q: What is the function of vSphere Distributed Power Management (DPM)?
A: vSphere DPM helps to reduce power consumption in a data center by dynamically powering hosts on or off based on the demand.
Q: What is vSphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA)?
A: VASA is a set of APIs that provides vSphere with visibility into the capabilities of storage arrays.
Q: What is vSphere Storage I/O Control (SIOC)?
A: SIOC is a feature that provides quality of service (QoS) controls for storage I/O in a vSphere environment.
Q: What is the purpose of VMware vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM)?
A: vSOM combines vSphere with vRealize Operations to provide performance monitoring, capacity planning, and management of the vSphere environment.
Q: What is vSphere Update Manager Download Service (UMDS)?
A: UMDS is a feature that allows vSphere Update Manager to download updates and patches without requiring a direct internet connection.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Platinum?
A: vSphere Platinum combines vSphere with VMware AppDefense for enhanced security and operational control of applications running on vSphere.
Q: What is vSphere Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM)?
A: SPBM provides a policy-driven approach to storage management that ensures storage services meet the requirements of virtual machines.
Q: What is vSphere Live Migration?
A: vSphere Live Migration allows for the movement of running virtual machines from one physical server to another without downtime.
Q: What is the role of vSphere Orchestrator?
A: vSphere Orchestrator automates the creation, management, and operation of complex workflows within the vSphere environment.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Client?
A: VMware vSphere Client is a software application that allows users to connect to and manage their vSphere environment.
Q: What is vSphere On-Disk Metadata?
A: vSphere On-Disk Metadata is information stored on the disks used by vSphere to manage virtual machine files and disk layout.
Q: What is vSphere Template?
A: vSphere On-Disk Metadata is information stored on the disks used by vSphere to manage virtual machine files and disk layout.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Availability?
A: VMware vSphere Availability provides a comprehensive set of features to ensure high availability and uptime of virtual machines and applications.
Q: What is vSphere ESXi Shell?
A: vSphere ESXi Shell is a command-line interface for troubleshooting and managing individual ESXi hosts.
Q: What is vSphere Content Library?
A: vSphere Content Library is a centralized repository that allows users to manage and distribute VM templates, vApps, and other files.
Q: What is vSphere Resource Pool?
A: A vSphere Resource Pool is a logical abstraction for managing resources such as CPU and memory
Q: Name a few products included in the VMware vSphere suite. A: VMware ESXi, VMware vCenter Server, vSphere Update Manager (VUM), vSphere Virtual Symmetric Multi-Processing.
Q: What does vSphere vMotion do? A: vSphere vMotion allows the live migration of running virtual machines from one physical server to another with zero downtime.
Q: What is vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)? A: vSphere DRS balances computing workloads with available resources in a virtualized environment.
Q: What licensing models are available for VMware vSphere? A: VMware vSphere offers several licensing models, including Standard, Enterprise, and Enterprise Plus editions.
Q: How is VMware vSphere licensed? A: VMware vSphere is typically licensed per processor with varying features depending on the license edition.
Q: What is the first step in setting up a vSphere environment? A: The first step is installing VMware ESXi on the physical servers.
Q: What is VMware Host Client? A: VMware Host Client is a web-based interface for managing individual ESXi hosts.
Q: What is VMware vCenter Server? A: VMware vCenter Server is a centralized management tool for managing ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
Q: Name a feature provided by vCenter Server. A: vCenter Server provides features such as centralized management, resource optimization, and operational automation.
Q: What is the primary purpose of vSphere Update Manager? A: vSphere Update Manager automates patch management and version upgrades for ESXi hosts and virtual machines.
Q: Can VUM manage updates for virtual appliances? A: Yes, VUM can also manage updates for virtual appliances.
Q: What storage options are available in VMware vSphere? A: Storage options include VMware vSAN, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and NAS.
Q: What is VMware vSAN? A: VMware vSAN is a software-defined storage solution integrated with vSphere that pools local storage from a cluster of ESXi hosts.
Q: What is a vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS)? A: A VDS provides centralized management and monitoring of network configurations across multiple ESXi hosts.
Q: What is Network I/O Control (NIOC)? A: NIOC prioritizes and controls the allocation of network bandwidth to different network resource pools.
Q: How does vSphere enhance security? A: vSphere enhances security through features such as secure boot, encrypted vMotion, and role-based access control.
Q: What is vSphere Trust Authority (vTA)? A: vTA provides enhanced security and attestation for sensitive workloads.
Q: What is vSphere High Availability (HA)? A: vSphere HA provides automated restart of virtual machines in case of a host failure.
Q: What is vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT)? A: vSphere FT provides continuous availability for virtual machines by creating a live shadow instance.
Q: What is VMware ESXi? A: VMware ESXi is a bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly on top of your physical server and partitions it into multiple virtual machines.
Q: What is vSphere Web Client? A: vSphere Web Client is a web-based application that allows administrators to connect to and manage vSphere infrastructure.
Q: What is the function of the vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) service? A: The vCenter Single Sign-On service provides a centralized authentication service for vSphere software components.
Q: What is the VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)? A: The VMware vCenter Server Appliance is a preconfigured Linux-based virtual machine optimized for running vCenter Server and the associated services.
Q: How does vSphere handle resource management? A: vSphere handles resource management using features like vSphere DRS, Storage DRS, and vSphere Storage I/O Control.
Q: What is the function of vSphere Data Protection? A: vSphere Data Protection provides disk-based backup of virtual machines and applications.
Q: What is VMware Tools? A: VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machine’s guest operating system and improves management of the VM.
Q: What is the role of vSphere Replication? A: vSphere Replication is an extension to vCenter Server that provides hypervisor-based virtual machine replication and recovery.
Q: What are VMware vSphere Tags? A: VMware vSphere Tags allow you to categorize and organize vSphere inventory objects based on user-defined labels.
Q: What is vSphere Auto Deploy? A: vSphere Auto Deploy allows for automated provisioning and deployment of ESXi hosts using network booting.
Q: How does vSphere handle virtual machine backups? A: vSphere handles virtual machine backups using solutions like vSphere Data Protection and third-party backup software.
Q: What is the purpose of vSphere Flash Read Cache? A: vSphere Flash Read Cache enables the pooling of multiple flash-based devices into a single consumable cache to improve storage performance.
Q: What is vSphere vApp? A: A vApp is a container for a preconfigured set of virtual machines that can be managed as a single unit.
Q: What is the purpose of vSphere Host Profiles? A: vSphere Host Profiles provide a mechanism for automated host configuration management and compliance checking.
Q: What is vSphere Storage DRS? A: vSphere Storage DRS provides automated load balancing to optimize the performance and space utilization of storage resources.
Q: What are vSphere Storage Policies? A: vSphere Storage Policies allow you to define storage requirements for your virtual machines and ensure that the storage meets those requirements.
Q: What is vSphere Content Library? A: vSphere Content Library is a repository for managing and distributing virtual machine templates, vApps, ISO images, and scripts.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Integrated Containers (VIC)? A: VMware vSphere Integrated Containers provide a way to run containerized applications alongside traditional virtual machines on vSphere.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Cloud Foundation? A: VMware vSphere Cloud Foundation is an integrated software platform that combines compute, storage, and network virtualization with cloud management.
Q: What is the function of vSphere Distributed Power Management (DPM)? A: vSphere DPM helps to reduce power consumption in a data center by dynamically powering hosts on or off based on the demand.
Q: What is vSphere API for Storage Awareness (VASA)? A: VASA is a set of APIs that provides vSphere with visibility into the capabilities of storage arrays.
Q: What is vSphere Storage I/O Control (SIOC)? A: SIOC is a feature that provides quality of service (QoS) controls for storage I/O in a vSphere environment.
Q: What is the purpose of VMware vSphere with Operations Management (vSOM)? A: vSOM combines vSphere with vRealize Operations to provide performance monitoring, capacity planning, and management of the vSphere environment.
Q: What is the VMware vSphere Health Check? A: VMware vSphere Health Check is a feature that performs automated checks of the vSphere environment to ensure it is operating optimally.
Q: What is vSphere Update Manager Download Service (UMDS)? A: UMDS is a feature that allows vSphere Update Manager to download updates and patches without requiring a direct internet connection.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Platinum? A: vSphere Platinum combines vSphere with VMware AppDefense for enhanced security and operational control of applications running on vSphere.
Q: What is vSphere Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM)? A: SPBM provides a policy-driven approach to storage management that ensures storage services meet the requirements of virtual machines.
Q: What is vSphere Live Migration? A: vSphere Live Migration allows for the movement of running virtual machines from one physical server to another without downtime.
Q: What is the role of vSphere Orchestrator? A: vSphere Orchestrator automates the creation, management, and operation of complex workflows within the vSphere environment.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Client? A: VMware vSphere Client is a software application that allows users to connect to and manage their vSphere environment.
Q: What is vSphere On-Disk Metadata? A: vSphere On-Disk Metadata is information stored on the disks used by vSphere to manage virtual machine files and disk layout.
Q: What is vSphere Template? A: A vSphere Template is a master copy of a virtual machine that can be used to create and provision new virtual machines.
Q: What is VMware vSphere Availability? A: VMware vSphere Availability provides a comprehensive set of features to ensure high availability and uptime of virtual machines and applications.
Q: What is vSphere ESXi Shell? A: vSphere ESXi Shell is a command-line interface for troubleshooting and managing individual ESXi hosts.
Q: What is vSphere Content Library? A: vSphere Content Library is a centralized repository that allows users to manage and distribute VM templates, vApps, and other files.
Q: What is vSphere Resource Pool? A: A vSphere Resource Pool is a logical abstraction for managing resources such as CPU and memory across multiple virtual machines.
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Q: What is the VMware vSphere Health Check?
A: VMware vSphere Health Check is a feature that performs automated checks of the vSphere environment to ensure it is operating optimally.
