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VMware Module 3 - Virtual Machines Flashcards

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How do we Create/Provision Virtual Machines?

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Use the New Virtual Machine Wizard to create a single VM

The vSphere Client
VMware Host Client

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How do we deploy VMs?

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Use vSphere Client

Deploy VMs in templates or clones

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About VMware Tools?

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VMware tools is a set of features that enhance the performance of a VM’s guest operating system.

VMware Tools improves management of the VM by replacing generic operating system drivers with VMware drivers tuned for virtual hardware.

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What are the benefits and features of VMware tools?

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Increase graphics performance

Improved mouse performance

Guest OS heartbeat service

Time Synchronization

Ability to shut down the VM

Device Drivers

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What are the Device Drivers in VMware Tools?

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SVGA Display

VMXNet

Balloon Driver for memory management

Sync Driver for quiescing I/o (allows a more consistent point)

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When you install VMware Tools, what three items are installed? And what do they do

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VMware Tools Service - This synchronizes the time in the guest operating system with the time in the host operating system.

A set of VMware Device Drivers - additional monitoring options

A set of scripts that helps your automate guest operating system operations

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Which VMware Tools should you installed on a Microsoft Windows OS?

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Install from Windows.iso or Vista and later guests

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Which VMware tools should you install for a Linux OS?

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Install from linux.iso

To allow guest OS to manage the installation, use Open-vm-tools

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Which VMware Tools should I install for MacOS OS?

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Install from darwin.iso for MAC OS X versions 10.11 and later

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What VMware Tools should I install for Solaris OS?

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Install from Solaris.iso for solaris versions 10 and later

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What is Vmware Tools Appinfo Plug-In?

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Appinfo Plug-In is activated by default.

The plug-in performs report that the applications run in the guest OS

Performs application name and version

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How do we activate AppInfo Plug-In?

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Activate at the ESXi level

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What is Virtual Machine Encapsulation

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vSphere encapsulates each VM into a few files or objects, making VMs easier to manage and migrate.

The files and objects for each VM are stored in a separate folder on a datastore.

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14
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What is .VMX ?

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A configuration file

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What is .VSWP files?

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Swap Files. Used to reclaim memory during periods of contention.

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16
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What is .NVRAM files?

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A file containing the VM’s BIOS settings

17
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What is .LOG files?

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A VM’s current log file and a set of files used to archive old log entries.

18
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What is .vmtx files?

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Template Configuration Files

19
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What is a .VMDK file?

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Disk Descriptor File

20
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What is a .VM_name-flat.vmdk file?

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Disk data file

21
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What is a .VMSS file?

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Suspend State File

22
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What is VM Virtual Hardware?

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Hardware that are virtualized. Can be configured in VM memory and CPU settings.

23
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What is VMCI (Virtual Machine Communication Interface) in Virtual Hardware?

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Is an infrastructure that provides a high-speed communication ch annel between a VM and the hypervisor. You cannot add or remove VMCI devices

24
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What does VMCI (Virtual Machine Communication Interface) do?

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Facilitates the development of applications that use the BMCI infrastructure.

Without VMCI, VMs will communicate with the host using the network layer.

Using the network layer adds overhead to the communication

With VMCI communication overhead is minimal and tasks that require communication can be optimized.

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What are two types of communication in VMCI?

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Datagrams: Connectionless similar to UDP

Connection Oriented: Similar to TCP

26
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What Virtual Hardware Version is ESXi 7.0?

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Virtual Hardware Version 17

27
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What Virtual Hardware Version is ESXi 6.7 U2 and later?

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Virtual Hardware Version 15

28
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What is Virtual Hardware Version ESXi 6.7 and later

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Virtual Hardware Version 14

29
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What is Virtual Hardware Version ESXi 6.5 and later?

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Virtual Hardware Version 13

30
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What is Virtual Hardware Version 6.0 and later?

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Virtual Hardware Version 11

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