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2V0-621 · Question #173
2V0-621 Question #173: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: Increase the CPU Shares on the resource pool where the virtual machine resides.. When a VM experiences high CPU usage, the administrator should increase CPU access at the resource pool level by raising shares (priority) and raising the CPU limit (ceiling), not adjust memory or reduce CPU reservation.
Question
An administrator notices that a Windows virtual machine is using 95% CPU in Task Manager. Which two actions should be taken to resolve this issue? (Choose two.)
Options
- AIncrease the memory reservation of the virtual machine.
- BIncrease the CPU Shares on the resource pool where the virtual machine resides.
- CDecrease the CPU reservation of the virtual machine.
- DIncrease the CPU limit on the resource pool where the virtual machine resides.
Explanation
When a VM experiences high CPU usage, the administrator should increase CPU access at the resource pool level by raising shares (priority) and raising the CPU limit (ceiling), not adjust memory or reduce CPU reservation.
Common mistakes.
- A. Memory reservation controls guaranteed RAM, not CPU allocation, so it has no effect on CPU saturation.
- C. Decreasing a CPU reservation reduces the guaranteed minimum CPU the VM is entitled to, which would worsen rather than improve the high-CPU condition.
Concept tested. vSphere CPU resource pool shares and limits
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