An administrator has successfully deployed the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Installer appliance to begin a new VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) deployment. The VMware ESX hosts are powered on and…

Question

Options

• AEnable SSH on all ESX hosts.
• BLaunch the VCF Installer deployment wizard.
• CInstall SDDC Manager using the VCF Installer.
• DManually deploy the vCenter Server Appliance.

• B
  94% (46)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

After deploying the VCF Installer appliance and confirming the ESX hosts are ready, the next logical step is to launch the VCF Installer deployment wizard (B) - this is the interface that orchestrates the entire VVF bring-up process, guiding you through host configuration, network validation, and component deployment in the correct order.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Enable SSH): SSH enablement is handled automatically by the deployment wizard as part of the bring-up process; you don't do it manually as a prerequisite step.
• C (Install SDDC Manager): SDDC Manager is only required for full VCF deployments, not VVF (vSphere Foundation), and even in VCF it is deployed by the wizard, not as a separate manual step before it.
• D (Manually deploy vCenter): Manual vCenter deployment bypasses the automated bring-up workflow entirely; the wizard handles vCenter deployment as part of its automated sequence.

Memory tip: Think of the VCF Installer appliance as your "launchpad" - deploying it gets you to the launchpad, but you still have to press the launch button (the wizard) before anything actually takes off. The wizard is always the next step once the appliance is up and hosts are ready.

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