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2V0-621 · Question #200

Which two settings are required for Virtual Machine Component Protection (VMCP) to protect from All Paths Down (APD) and Permanent Device Loss (PDL)? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. Host Monitoring B. VM Restart Priority. VMCP requires Host Monitoring to detect APD and PDL conditions, and VM Restart Priority to determine how affected VMs are restarted.

Section 6 – Administer vSphere 6.x Availability

Question

Which two settings are required for Virtual Machine Component Protection (VMCP) to protect from All Paths Down (APD) and Permanent Device Loss (PDL)? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AHost Monitoring
  • BVM Restart Priority
  • CVirtual machine Monitoring
  • DResponse for Host Isolation

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    75% (21)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    18% (5)

Why each option

VMCP requires Host Monitoring to detect APD and PDL conditions, and VM Restart Priority to determine how affected VMs are restarted.

AHost MonitoringCorrect

Host Monitoring must be enabled as a prerequisite for VMCP - without it, HA cannot actively track host-to-storage path state, so APD and PDL events will never trigger a VMCP response.

BVM Restart PriorityCorrect

VM Restart Priority must be set to a value other than Disabled for each VM; if a VM's restart priority is Disabled, VMCP will not restart that VM even when an APD or PDL condition is confirmed.

CVirtual machine Monitoring

Virtual Machine Monitoring uses VMware Tools heartbeats to detect in-guest OS failures and is a separate HA feature that has no effect on storage path loss scenarios like APD or PDL.

DResponse for Host Isolation

Response for Host Isolation governs HA behavior when a host loses management network connectivity - it addresses network isolation events, not storage component failures handled by VMCP.

Concept tested: VMCP prerequisites for APD and PDL protection

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.avail.doc/GUID-F01F7EB8-FF9D-45E2-A093-5F56A788D027.html

Topics

#VMCP#APD#PDL#HA

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