2V0-11.25 · Question #123
An administrator has been tasked with updating the version of VMware Tools on virtual machines that have been migrated into a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) instance so that they are compliant with…
The correct answer is B. Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager in the VI workload domain vCenter to initiate the upgrade. D. Select the Upgrade to Match Host option. F. Select the Set Auto Update option and set its value to On. B: The official guidance is to use vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) for managing VMware Tools versions across VMs. This tool allows you to select multiple clusters or the entire workload domain and execute VMware Tools upgrades centrally. D: The "Upgrade to Match Host" setting…
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An administrator has been tasked with updating the version of VMware Tools on virtual machines that have been migrated into a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) instance so that they are compliant with the company's security policies. The following information is shared with the administrator about this task:
- The VMs have been migrated from environments running earlier releases
of vSphere.
- The VMs are spread across multiple clusters within a single workload
domain in the VCF instance.
- The upgrade must not initiate a reboot of the VMs to avoid downtime
to the business. Which three steps should the administrator perform in order to complete this task? (Choose three.)
Options
- ASelect the VI workload domain so that all VMs across all clusters are automatically selected.
- BUse vSphere Lifecycle Manager in the VI workload domain vCenter to initiate the upgrade.
- CSelect the cluster hosting the VMs to upgrade.
- DSelect the Upgrade to Match Host option.
- EUse SDDC Manager in the management domain to initiate the upgrade.
- FSelect the Set Auto Update option and set its value to On.
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A3% (1)
- B79% (30)
- C13% (5)
- E5% (2)
Explanation
B: The official guidance is to use vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) for managing VMware Tools versions across VMs. This tool allows you to select multiple clusters or the entire workload domain and execute VMware Tools upgrades centrally. D: The "Upgrade to Match Host" setting in vSphere Lifecycle Manager is specifically designed to align the VMware Tools version in the guest with the version included with the ESXi host, and can be applied without a forced VM reboot. The upgrade will complete the next time VMware Tools starts or during the next guest OS reboot or shutdown initiated by the user or other processes. F: The "Auto Update" option for VMware Tools, when set to On, allows VMware Tools to automatically update to the latest version whenever the VM is powered on or rebooted, without requiring the administrator to intervene or force a downtime event.
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