An administrator is tasked to configure shared storage for a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) cluster at a remote location. The following is available at the remote location: - Two ESX servers. - Two…

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Options

• AvSAN
• BLocal Storage
• CFiber Channel
• DNFS

• A
  9% (6)
• B
  3% (2)
• C
  6% (4)
• D
  82% (55)

Explanation

NFS is correct because the ESX servers are equipped only with 1GbE network cards and a 1GbE switch, meaning the storage protocol must run over standard IP/Ethernet - and the storage system explicitly supports network-based protocols. NFS is a network file protocol that operates natively over Ethernet, making it the only viable shared storage option given the available infrastructure.

vSAN (A) is eliminated because, although VVF includes a vSAN license, each ESX host only has one NVMe drive already dedicated to the OS - vSAN requires additional local storage devices on each host to contribute to the distributed datastore. Local Storage (B) is wrong by definition: local storage cannot be shared between hosts, which directly violates the requirement for shared storage. Fiber Channel (C) is ruled out because FC requires specialized Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and FC switches - none of which are present; the servers only have standard 1GbE NICs and an Ethernet switch.

Memory tip: Let the hardware tell the story - no FC HBAs = no Fiber Channel, no extra disks = no vSAN, shared requirement = no local storage. When all you have is Ethernet, reach for an IP-based network protocol, and in these VMware scenarios, that means NFS.

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