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2V0-621 · Question #162

2V0-621 Question #162: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: Upgrade to Virtual Hardware version 8.. vNUMA requires Virtual Hardware version 8 or later and the vCPU count must exceed the numa.vcpu.min threshold, which defaults to 9 and must be lowered to 5 for a 6-vCPU VM to qualify.

Question

An administrator has a virtual machine configured with the following settings: ESXi version: 5.1 CPU: vCPUs 6 Memory: 48GB Hardware version: 7 VMware Tools: Installed Which two actions must the administrator take in order to utilize vNUMA? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AUpgrade the ESXi host to vSphere 5.5 or later.
  • BUpgrade to Virtual Hardware version 8.
  • CConfigure numa.vcpu.min to 5
  • DConfigure numa.vcpu.min to 6

Explanation

vNUMA requires Virtual Hardware version 8 or later and the vCPU count must exceed the numa.vcpu.min threshold, which defaults to 9 and must be lowered to 5 for a 6-vCPU VM to qualify.

Common mistakes.

  • A. vNUMA was introduced in vSphere 5.0, so ESXi 5.1 already supports the feature natively; upgrading the ESXi host version is not a required step to enable vNUMA.
  • D. Setting numa.vcpu.min to 6 means vNUMA is only activated for VMs with more than 6 vCPUs, so a VM with exactly 6 vCPUs would not cross the threshold and vNUMA would remain disabled.

Concept tested. vNUMA prerequisites - hardware version and vcpu.min threshold

Reference. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.resmgmt.doc/GUID-D5B51B7E-6BEB-4E77-BE7E-AC7BDE0F5048.html

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