10. What is VMware vCenter Server used for in vSphere?
To manage and monitor multiple ESXi hosts and virtual machines
To store virtual machine templates
To secure virtual machine traffic
To configure virtual machine backups
✅ Correct Answer: To manage and monitor multiple ESXi hosts and virtual machines
11. Which feature in VMware vSphere ensures the continuous operation of virtual machines in the event of a host failure?
vSphere HA (High Availability)
vSphere FT (Fault Tolerance)
vSphere DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler)
vSphere vMotion
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere HA (High Availability)
12. What is VMware vSphere vMotion used for?
Live migration of virtual machines between hosts without downtime
Backing up virtual machine data
Managing virtual machine storage resources
Monitoring virtual machine performance
✅ Correct Answer: Live migration of virtual machines between hosts without downtime
13. Which component of vSphere is responsible for the actual virtualization of virtual machines?
ESXi host
vCenter Server
vSphere Client
vSphere Web Client
✅ Correct Answer: ESXi host
14. What does VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) provide?
Centralized network management for virtual machines
Centralized storage management for virtual machines
Live migration of virtual machines
Backup and restore for virtual machines
✅ Correct Answer: Centralized network management for virtual machines
15. Which VMware vSphere component provides a web-based management interface?
vSphere Web Client
vSphere Client
ESXi host
vCenter Server
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Web Client
16. What is the maximum number of physical CPUs supported by a single vSphere ESXi host?
128 CPUs
64 CPUs
32 CPUs
16 CPUs
✅ Correct Answer: 128 CPUs
17. Which of the following is a function of VMware vSphere vCenter Server?
Centralized management of ESXi hosts and virtual machines
Managing storage and backup services
Networking management for virtual machines
Monitoring virtual machine performance
✅ Correct Answer: Centralized management of ESXi hosts and virtual machines
18. Which of the following is required to use VMware vMotion?
Shared storage between hosts
Dedicated fiber network
A high-speed backup solution
A separate virtual machine management tool
✅ Correct Answer: Shared storage between hosts
19. What is the role of VMware vSphere HA (High Availability)?
Automatically restarts virtual machines on a different host in case of failure
Balances workloads across multiple hosts
Performs live migration of virtual machines
Manages virtual machine backups
✅ Correct Answer: Automatically restarts virtual machines on a different host in case of failure
20. What is the role of the VMware vSphere Client?
To provide a GUI for managing ESXi hosts and virtual machines
To provide centralized storage management
To configure cloud networking services
To monitor network traffic
✅ Correct Answer: To provide a GUI for managing ESXi hosts and virtual machines
21. What is the purpose of vSphere Update Manager?
To patch and update ESXi hosts and virtual machines
To manage virtual machine migrations
To configure network settings
To monitor storage performance
✅ Correct Answer: To patch and update ESXi hosts and virtual machines
22. Which vSphere feature provides continuous availability for critical VMs?
Fault Tolerance (FT)
High Availability (HA)
Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
Storage vMotion
✅ Correct Answer: Fault Tolerance (FT)
23. What is the minimum number of hosts required for vSphere HA?
2
1
3
4
✅ Correct Answer: 2
24. Which storage protocol is supported by vSphere for VMFS datastores?
iSCSI
HTTP
FTP
SMB
✅ Correct Answer: iSCSI
25. What is the function of vSphere Storage vMotion?
Migrate VM files between datastores without downtime
Balance storage load automatically
Replicate VMs for backup
Configure storage policies
✅ Correct Answer: Migrate VM files between datastores without downtime
26. Which vSphere feature enables power management of hosts?
Distributed Power Management (DPM)
High Availability (HA)
Fault Tolerance (FT)
Storage DRS
✅ Correct Answer: Distributed Power Management (DPM)
27. What is the maximum vCPUs supported per VM in vSphere 7?
768
128
256
512
✅ Correct Answer: 768
28. Which component provides the vSphere API?
vCenter Server
ESXi host
vSphere Client
Update Manager
✅ Correct Answer: vCenter Server
29. What is the purpose of vSphere Standard Switches?
Provide network connectivity for VMs and hosts
Manage storage resources
Automate VM provisioning
Monitor performance metrics
✅ Correct Answer: Provide network connectivity for VMs and hosts
30. Which feature allows tagging resources in vSphere?
vSphere Tags
Resource Pools
Folders
Clusters
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Tags
31. What is the purpose of a vSphere Resource Pool?
To allocate CPU and memory resources to VMs
To group VMs by function
To configure networking
To manage storage policies
✅ Correct Answer: To allocate CPU and memory resources to VMs
32. Which vSphere feature provides VM-level backup?
vSphere Data Protection
Storage vMotion
vSphere Replication
VMFS snapshots
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Data Protection
33. What is the maximum RAM supported per VM in vSphere 7?
24TB
6TB
12TB
18TB
✅ Correct Answer: 24TB
34. Which vSphere feature enables VM encryption?
vSphere VM Encryption
vSAN Encryption
vMotion Encryption
HA Encryption
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere VM Encryption
35. What is the purpose of vSphere Content Library?
To store and share VM templates, ISOs and scripts
To manage host configurations
To monitor performance metrics
To configure networking
✅ Correct Answer: To store and share VM templates, ISOs and scripts
36. Which protocol does vSphere use for host management?
SSH
HTTP
FTP
SNMP
✅ Correct Answer: SSH
37. What is the purpose of vSphere Auto Deploy?
To provision ESXi hosts automatically
To deploy VMs from templates
To configure networking
To manage storage policies
✅ Correct Answer: To provision ESXi hosts automatically
38. Which vSphere feature provides VM disk-level encryption?
vSphere VM Encryption
vSAN Encryption
VMFS Encryption
vMotion Encryption
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere VM Encryption
39. What is the purpose of vSphere Host Profiles?
To maintain consistent host configurations
To manage VM templates
To configure networking
To monitor performance
✅ Correct Answer: To maintain consistent host configurations
40. Which vSphere feature provides VM-level replication?
vSphere Replication
Storage vMotion
vMotion
HA Replication
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Replication
41. What is the maximum number of hosts in a vSphere cluster?
64
32
16
128
✅ Correct Answer: 64
42. Which vSphere feature provides storage policy management?
Storage Policy-Based Management
Storage DRS
VMFS Management
vSAN Management
✅ Correct Answer: Storage Policy-Based Management
43. What is the purpose of vSphere Alarms?
To monitor and alert on system events
To configure host settings
To manage VM templates
To control resource allocation
✅ Correct Answer: To monitor and alert on system events
44. Which vSphere feature provides VM disk thin provisioning?
Thin Provisioning
Thick Provisioning
Eager Zeroed Thick
Lazy Zeroed Thick
✅ Correct Answer: Thin Provisioning
45. What is the purpose of vSphere Storage I/O Control?
To prioritize storage access during contention
To migrate storage between datastores
To replicate VMs
To configure storage policies
✅ Correct Answer: To prioritize storage access during contention
46. Which vSphere feature provides network I/O control?
Network I/O Control
Distributed Switch
Standard Switch
Port Group
✅ Correct Answer: Network I/O Control
47. What is the purpose of vSphere Snapshots?
To capture VM state at a point in time
To backup VMs
To replicate VMs
To migrate VMs
✅ Correct Answer: To capture VM state at a point in time
48. Which vSphere feature provides VM hardware version control?
VM Compatibility
VM Templates
Content Library
Host Profiles
✅ Correct Answer: VM Compatibility
49. What is the purpose of vSphere Storage DRS?
To balance storage load across datastores
To replicate VMs
To encrypt storage
To configure storage policies
✅ Correct Answer: To balance storage load across datastores
50. Which vSphere feature provides VM disk space reclamation?
UNMAP
Storage vMotion
Thin Provisioning
Snapshot Consolidation
✅ Correct Answer: UNMAP
51. What is the purpose of vSphere Network I/O Control?
To prioritize network traffic
To configure vSwitches
To migrate VMs
To monitor network performance
✅ Correct Answer: To prioritize network traffic
52. Which vSphere feature provides VM disk space efficiency?
Space-Efficient Sparse VMDK
Thick Provisioning
Eager Zeroed Thick
Lazy Zeroed Thick
✅ Correct Answer: Space-Efficient Sparse VMDK
53. What is the purpose of vSphere Storage APIs?
To enable storage array integration
To configure networking
To manage VMs
To monitor performance
✅ Correct Answer: To enable storage array integration
54. Which vSphere feature provides VM-level security?
vSphere VM Encryption
vSAN Encryption
VMFS Encryption
vMotion Encryption
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere VM Encryption
55. What is the purpose of vSphere Proactive HA?
To detect hardware issues before failure
To balance VM loads
To replicate VMs
To configure networking
✅ Correct Answer: To detect hardware issues before failure
56. Which vSphere feature provides VM-level monitoring?
vSphere Monitoring
vCenter Server
ESXi Host Client
vRealize Operations
✅ Correct Answer: vSphere Monitoring
57. What is the purpose of vSphere Storage Policies?
To define VM storage requirements
To configure networking
To manage host settings
To monitor performance
✅ Correct Answer: To define VM storage requirements
58. Which vSphere feature provides VM-level resource controls?
Resource Allocation
DRS
HA
vMotion
✅ Correct Answer: Resource Allocation
59. What is the purpose of vSphere Tags?
To categorize and organize objects
To configure security
To manage storage
To monitor performance
✅ Correct Answer: To categorize and organize objects
60. Which vSphere feature provides VM-level network security?
VMXNET3
E1000
Distributed Switch
Standard Switch
✅ Correct Answer: VMXNET3
61. What is the purpose of vSphere Storage Views?
To visualize storage relationships
To configure storage policies
To migrate storage
To replicate VMs
✅ Correct Answer: To visualize storage relationships
62. Which vSphere feature provides VM-level performance metrics?
Performance Charts
vCenter Server
ESXi Host Client
vRealize Operations
✅ Correct Answer: Performance Charts
63. What is the purpose of vSphere Storage I/O Control?
To manage storage performance during contention
To configure storage policies
To migrate storage
To replicate VMs
✅ Correct Answer: To manage storage performance during contention
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