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Using VMWARE ESX 3.x and 4, name the file that contains the data that makes up the Virtual Machine.
Name the hard disk configuration file |
VM_name-flat.vmdk
VM_name.vmdk |
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In VMware ESX 4, what is the maximum amount of RAM supported per Virtual Machine?
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255 GB
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From the Hosts and Clusters view from the vsphere client when connected to a vCenter 4 server, how do you view templates?
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select the Virtual Machines tab to be able to view Templates.
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How can you change the size of a virtual machine's hard drive?
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You can change the size of a Powered off Virtual Machine’s hard drive under VMware ESX 4 using VMware Converter, vmkfstools, or by editing the settings of the Hard Drive from the VIC and changing the size
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In VMware ESX 4, what hardware can be added to a virtual machine while the virtual machine is powered on?
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virtual Hard Drive’s
virtual USB controllers virtual Ethernet Adapters virtual SCSI Devices |
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Yes or No:
Do virtual machines running in VMware ESX 3.5 support directly attached usb devices? |
No
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In VMware ESX, what is the name of the file you use when you want to extend a hard drive for a virtual machine using vmkfstools?
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VM_name.vmdk
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In VMware ESX or vCenter, when you want to add a virtual machine to inventory, what do you do?
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right click on the file VM_name.vmx and choose “Add to Inventory”
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Yes or No:
In VMware ESX 4, can independent disks be used for snapshots? |
No
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In VMware ESX 4, the cd-rom for the virtual machine can be connected in how many ways and to what?
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client machines CD-ROM
the host server’s CD-ROM ISO file in a datastore. |
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Yes or No:
Can VMWare ESX 4 automatically install vmware tools to any operating system? |
No
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Name some of the benefits of installing VMware tools in a virtual machine.
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SVGA graphics driver
accelerated mouse driver Balloon driver enhanced NIC driver |
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What must be installed to use templates?
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You must have vCenter installed to use templates.
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What is the most efficient way to create a new virtual machine and change the name and SID at the same time?
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In VMware vCenter, Deploy from Template using customization
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How do you update a template to include the latest patches?
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convert the template to a virtual machine
power it on install the updates and then convert back to a template OR Use the vSphere Client to connect to vCenter use Update Manager to update the template |
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You just joined a VMware ESX 4 host to a new vCenter 4 server. You notice that the templates you were using are orphaned. How do you make these templates available under the new vCenter 4 server inventory?
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remove the orphaned templates from the VMware ESX host’s inventory
find the folder where the template files are stored right click on each .vmtx file and add to inventory. |
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In VirtualCenter 4, during the cloning process, how do you make sure that a Virtual Machine does not conflict with the original?
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choose Customize using the customization wizard while cloning or choose to use an existing customization specification while running the customization wizard during cloning.
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Yes or No:
Do you need to prepare your vCenter 4 server for virtual machine customization of a linux OS? |
No
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Name two products that can perform multiple conversions simultaneously?
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VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Edition and Enterprise Edition
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Yes or No:
Can VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Edition and Enterprise Edition perform virtual to physical conversions? |
No
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Name a tool that you can use to convert a virtual machine back to a physical machine
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Platespin Migrate
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How do you move a virtual machine's hard drive to your SAN and increase the size in the process?
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Use VMware Converter Standard Edition or VMware Converter Enterprise Edition
Or you can right click on the powered off VM in the vCenter 4 inventory and select Export and then import to the correct location |
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In VMware ESX 4 how do you extend the data drive or a Virtual Machine by 4GB to a total szie of 8GB?
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Use vmkfstools –X 8G VM_name.vmdk from the Service Console
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Are snapshots created in ESX 4 larger than snapshots from ESX 2.x?
Why or why not? |
Yes
Because you can now capture the Virtual Machine memory |
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What happens the virtual machine when you select delete all snapshots?
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The virtual machine maintains its current state as all prior snapshots are consolidated into the current virtual machine and all snapshots are deleted.
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Using web access what can you connect to to perform VM administration or maintenance tasks?
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Yes
Using Web Access, you can connect to either an individual VMware ESX host or the VirtualCenter Server to perform VM administration and maintenance tasks. |
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In VMware ESX 4, what is the best way to provide a user with a tool to perform VM administration and maintenance tasks like changing the amount or RAM, changing the number of vCPUs, connecting an ISO file, or viewing console log messages without installing the VIC on each users machine?
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Generating a Remote Console URL for Web Access
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How can you change a virtual disk between think and thick provisioning (both ways) and between thin and thick provisioning (one way)?
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During SVmotion (both ways)
During a cold storage migration between thick and thin (both ways) From the datastore browser, inflate from thin to thick (one way only) |
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What OSes will work with VMware FT?
Is it compatible with existing DRS and HA clusters? How many vCPUs does it support? |
VMware FT work with all supported VMware Guest OS’s,
Has compatibility with existing DRS and HA clusters FT only supports VMs with one vCPU |
