1. Understand VMware Products

Which of the following most closely describes the purpose of ACE (the Assured Computing Environment)?

A.                 ACE helps desktop managers provision secure, standardized PC environments throughout the enterprise.

B.                 ACE enhances system security for ESX Server by providing firewall protection for both virtual machines and the Service Console.

C.                 ACE enhances virtual infrastructure manageability by acting as a proxy between Virtual Center and the ESX and VMware Server systems under management.

D.                 ACE enhances reliability of the virtual infrastructure by providing hardware redundancy for ESX Server.

2. Differentiate Among VMware Products

All VMware virtualization products are based on the same underlying virtualization technology, but there are some differences among these products. Which one of the following statements is true?

A.                 VMware Server and VMware Workstation both provide tools for remote management of virtual machines.

B.                 Because it runs on the bare metal, ESX Server supports a narrower range of physical hardware than either Workstation or VMware Server.

C.                 ESX Server supports more types of guest operating system than Workstation or Vmware Server.

D.                 Only ESX Server allows virtual machines to be configured with multiple virtual CPUs.

3. Understand Virtual Center Management

Pointing a VI Client directly to an ESX Server host rather than a VirtualCenter Server:

A.                 is not recommended, even if VirtualCenter was not purchased.

B.                 works identically, but any tasks issued are superceded by the VirtualCenter Server.

C.                 is similar except that objects are at the host and not datacenter level, and enterprise tasks such as cloning and migrating VMs are not available.

D.                 is similar except that objects are at the host and not datacenter level, but typical tasks such as template creation and cloning VMs are available.

4. Understand Networking

When defining a NIC team (bond) in ESX Server, it is possible to designate some of the physical NICs that make up the bond as "standby" NICs. Which statement most accurately describes the purpose of a standby NIC? A standby NIC:

A.                 is used only when network traffic exceeds the capacity of the rest of the team.

B.                 is used only in the case of the failure of other NICs in the team.

C.                 is not used as part of the team until activated by the administrator.

D.                 is used to implement traffic shaping for the rest of the team.

5. Operate and Manage ESX Server

Which of the following is true about cold migration of a VM from one host to another using VMware Infrastructure 3? requires

A.                 The VM must be powered off.

B.                 The VM must be either powered off or suspended.

C.                 The two hosts involved must use the same network labels.

D.                 Both hosts must have the same bit type (32-bit or 64- bit) CPU.

6. Understand Resources

If a VM that belongs to a resource pool does not have enough physical resources available to meet its reservation:

A.                 it will power off immediately.

B.                 VMs outside the resource pool will not be able to power on.

C.                 it will not be able to power on until sufficient physical resources in use are freed up.

D.                 if its reservations are expandable, it will attempt to draw upon the resources of its parent resource pool.

7. Administer Virtual Machines Under ESX Server

Hitting ESC when first powering on a VM in ESX Server 3.0

A.                 enters the boot order of the BIOS.

B.                 does nothing, as ESC is not a valid option.

C.                 directs the VM to directly boot from network.

D.                 enters the general BIOS options and is an alternative to hitting F12.

8. Configure Storage

Upgrading an ESX Server 2.x host's VMFS-2 volume to VMFS- 3, and then referencing the VMFS-3 volume from an ESX Server 3.0 host:

A.                 will allow any VMs on the original VMFS-2 to be powered on.

B.                 will allow the ESX Server 3.0 host to view the VMs in read-only mode.

C.                 will allow both the ESX Server 2.x and ESX Server 3.0 hosts to view the VMs in read-only mode.

D.                 requires both the ESX Server 2.x and ESX Server 3.0 hosts to be managed by VirtualCenter 2.0 in order to perform the upgrade of the VMFS-2 volume.

9. Configure Licensing

If the connection between the license server and VirtualCenter 2.0 Server is lost:

A.                 there is no impact because licenses are stored and configured per host when using a license server.

B.                 VMs will continue to run, but after a grace period ends, they cannot be powered back on until connectivity with the license server is restored.

C.                 ESX Server hosts can be configured and additional hosts added, but no VMs can be powered on until connectivity with the license server is restored.

D.                 all VMs will power off if connectivity is not restored within a 48 hour grace period. Hence, we recommend installing the license server on the same machine with the VirtualCenter Server.

10. Understand VMotion

64-bit CPUs are supported for VMotion in VirtualCenter 2.0

A.                 only when migrating 32-bit Guest OSes.

B.                 when migrating either 32-bit or 64-bit Guest OSes, so long as the Nx flag is hidden.

C.                 when migrating either 32-bit or 64-bit Guest OSes, regardless of CPU compatibility

D.                 when migrating either 32-bit or 64-bit Guest OSes, so long as the VMware CPU Compatibility Tool detects two compatible CPUs.

11. Troubleshoot an ESX Server

Suppose you attempt to use Web Access to reach an individual ESX host but receive a "host not found" error. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be the cause of the problem?

A.                 The Apache Tomcat server is not currently running on the host.

B.                 The server is not currently powered on.

C.                 The Service Console's IP address has recently been changed.

D.                 Your VI Client has not been configured to allow you to use the Web Access facility.

Answers

1. A    2. B    3. C    4. B    5. B    6. D    7. A    8. A    9. B    10. D    11. D