2V0-21.20 · Question #71
An administrator is virtualizing a physical application server and adding it to an existing multi- tiered vApp. The application license is currently tied to the physical NIC's MAC address, so the…
The correct answer is A. Set the MAC address for the vNIC in the guest operating system. C. Configure the MAC address for the vNIC using the vSphere Web Client. The application license is tied to a specific MAC address. In a VM, the vNIC's MAC address must match the original physical NIC's MAC. Two ways to accomplish this: (A) Set the MAC address directly in the guest operating system's network configuration - the guest OS can override…
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An administrator is virtualizing a physical application server and adding it to an existing multi- tiered vApp. The application license is currently tied to the physical NIC's MAC address, so the administrator needs to ensure the license will function properly in the virtual machine. Which two actions can the administrator take to satisfy this task? (Choose two.)
Options
- ASet the MAC address for the vNIC in the guest operating system.
- BInstall the physical server's NIC into the ESXi host.
- CConfigure the MAC address for the vNIC using the vSphere Web Client.
- DAssign the physical server NIC's MAC address in the vSphere Distributed Switch.
How the community answered
(34 responses)- A74% (25)
- B18% (6)
- D9% (3)
Explanation
The application license is tied to a specific MAC address. In a VM, the vNIC's MAC address must match the original physical NIC's MAC. Two ways to accomplish this: (A) Set the MAC address directly in the guest operating system's network configuration - the guest OS can override the MAC presented by the vNIC; and (C) Configure a static MAC address for the vNIC in the vSphere Web Client - under the VM's network adapter settings, the administrator can set a custom MAC instead of the auto-generated one. Option B (physically installing the NIC in the ESXi host) is unnecessary and does not directly assign that MAC to the VM's vNIC. Option D is incorrect because the MAC address is a vNIC property on the VM, not a vDS port-level setting.
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