1V0-701 · Question #92
Which vSAN component contains only metadata?
The correct answer is C. Witness. A witness is a component that contains only metadata https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware- vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.virtualsan.doc/GUID-1D8956A2-3F46-49C8-9231- 38F3A9D09A0F.html Exam Questions, Study Guides, Practice Tests. Lead the way to help you pass any IT Certification…
Question
Which vSAN component contains only metadata?
Options
- ANamespace Directory
- BEvidence
- CWitness
- DHost
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A5% (2)
- B5% (2)
- C78% (32)
- D12% (5)
Explanation
A witness is a component that contains only metadata https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware- vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.virtualsan.doc/GUID-1D8956A2-3F46-49C8-9231- 38F3A9D09A0F.html Exam Questions, Study Guides, Practice Tests. Lead the way to help you pass any IT Certification exams, 100% Pass Guaranteed or Full Refund. Especially CiscoVendor: VMware VMware Certified Associate - Digital Business Transformation Exam Version: 19.011 LPI, Nortel, EXIN and so on. Our Slogan: First Test, First Pass. Help you to pass any IT Certification exams at the first try. You can reach us at any of the email addresses listed below. Any problems about IT certification or our products, you could rely upon us, we will give you satisfactory answers in 24 hours.
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Yelena W.Apr 4, 2026The correct answer is C, Witness. In vSAN stretched clusters, the witness component sits at the third site and holds only metadata, specifically the votes needed to maintain quorum, so it never stores actual VM data but still lets the cluster decide which side survives a network partition.
Hiroshi T.Apr 5, 2026The witness holds the tiebreaker vote and metadata, which is accurate, but worth adding that the witness also consumes a small amount of capacity on its host for that metadata, so sizing the witness appliance correctly per the VMware sizing guidance matters when planning the third site.
Hiroshi T.Apr 19, 2026I initially leaned toward A because namespace directory sounds like it would hold purely organizational metadata, but the VMware documentation on vSAN stretched clusters makes it clear that the Witness component is specifically designed to hold only metadata (no actual data or replica), which is what distinguishes it from the other components and makes C the right pick.
Mei-Ling H.May 4, 2026"Witness" is the trap here because "namespace directory" sounds metadata-only, but Witness holds only metadata components. C.