2V0-620 · Question #93
A mission-critical virtual machine built on vSphere 4.1 needs to be moved to an ESXi 6.x host. Which virtual hardware version is needed to move the virtual machine without upgrading?
The correct answer is B. 7. This question tests knowledge of virtual hardware versions and their compatibility between vSphere generations when migrating VMs without upgrading hardware version.
Question
A mission-critical virtual machine built on vSphere 4.1 needs to be moved to an ESXi 6.x host. Which virtual hardware version is needed to move the virtual machine without upgrading?
Options
- A6
- B7
- C10
- D11
How the community answered
(23 responses)- B96% (22)
- C4% (1)
Why each option
This question tests knowledge of virtual hardware versions and their compatibility between vSphere generations when migrating VMs without upgrading hardware version.
Virtual hardware version 6 corresponds to vSphere 3.x (ESX/ESXi 3.x), which is older than vSphere 4.1 - a VM from 4.1 would never be at version 6.
vSphere 4.1 uses virtual hardware version 7 (vmx-07). Since the question requires moving the VM without upgrading the hardware version, the VM remains at version 7. ESXi 6.x is backward compatible and supports hardware version 7, so no upgrade is required during the migration.
Virtual hardware version 10 was introduced with vSphere 5.5 and would require upgrading the hardware version, which contradicts the question requirement.
Virtual hardware version 11 was introduced with vSphere 6.0 and would also require upgrading, which is not allowed per the scenario.
Concept tested: vSphere virtual hardware version compatibility across generations
Source: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003746
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