2V0-621 · Question #226
An administrator connects to an ESXi 6.x host console in order to shutdown the host. Which option in the Direct Console User Interface would perform this task?
The correct answer is A. Press the F12 key. In the ESXi DCUI, pressing F12 initiates the host shutdown or restart sequence.
Question
An administrator connects to an ESXi 6.x host console in order to shutdown the host. Which option in the Direct Console User Interface would perform this task?
Options
- APress the F12 key
- BPress the F2 key
- CPress Alt + F1 simultaneously
- DPress Alt + F2 simultaneously
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Why each option
In the ESXi DCUI, pressing F12 initiates the host shutdown or restart sequence.
F12 is the designated DCUI hotkey that presents the 'Shut Down/Restart' dialog, allowing an administrator to gracefully power off or restart the ESXi host from the physical or remote console.
F2 opens the 'Customize System/View Logs' configuration menu in the DCUI and does not initiate a shutdown.
Alt+F1 switches the console from the DCUI to the ESXi Shell command-line interface and does not trigger a shutdown.
Alt+F2 returns the console display to the DCUI from the ESXi Shell and has no shutdown functionality.
Concept tested: ESXi DCUI shutdown keyboard shortcut
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.esxi.install.doc/GUID-A1D3D8C7-1C87-456B-A80B-C4A9BDDA4B40.html
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