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An administrator must ensure that virtual machines have their initial placement performed automatically and that migration recommendations are displayed but not applied. Which vSphere DRS Automation L

The correct answer is C. Partially Automated. To ensure automatic initial VM placement but require manual approval for subsequent migration recommendations, an administrator should use the Partially Automated vSphere DRS automation level.

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Question

An administrator must ensure that virtual machines have their initial placement performed automatically and that migration recommendations are displayed but not applied. Which vSphere DRS Automation Level should the administrator use?

Options

  • AAggressive
  • BManual
  • CPartially Automated
  • DFully Automated

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    92% (45)

Why each option

To ensure automatic initial VM placement but require manual approval for subsequent migration recommendations, an administrator should use the Partially Automated vSphere DRS automation level.

AAggressive

'Aggressive' is not a standard vSphere DRS automation level; the official levels are Manual, Partially Automated, and Fully Automated.

BManual

Manual DRS requires administrators to manually place all VMs and approve all migration recommendations, which contradicts the requirement for automatic initial placement.

CPartially AutomatedCorrect

The Partially Automated DRS automation level ensures that vSphere DRS automatically places newly powered-on virtual machines onto the most suitable host within the cluster. However, for subsequent load balancing or resource optimization, DRS will only display migration recommendations to the administrator, requiring manual approval before they are executed.

DFully Automated

Fully Automated DRS performs both initial placement and all subsequent migration recommendations automatically without requiring administrator intervention, which contradicts the requirement to display migration recommendations but not apply them.

Concept tested: vSphere DRS automation levels

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-resource-management/GUID-A964175E-BCC4-464A-A5E5-881FE66A5155.html

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#vSphere DRS#Automation levels#Resource management

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