nerdexam
Broadcom-VMware

2V0-621 · Question #25

Which Advanced Setting should be created for the vCenter Server to change the expiration policy of the vpxuser password?

The correct answer is A. VimPasswordExpirationInDays. The VimPasswordExpirationInDays advanced setting controls how frequently vCenter Server automatically rotates the vpxuser password on managed ESXi hosts.

Section 1 – Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Security

Question

Which Advanced Setting should be created for the vCenter Server to change the expiration policy of the vpxuser password?

Options

  • AVimPasswordExpirationInDays
  • BVimExpirationPasswordDays
  • CVimPassExpirationInDays
  • DVimPasswordRefreshDays

How the community answered

(29 responses)
  • A
    93% (27)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

The VimPasswordExpirationInDays advanced setting controls how frequently vCenter Server automatically rotates the vpxuser password on managed ESXi hosts.

AVimPasswordExpirationInDaysCorrect

VimPasswordExpirationInDays is the exact name of the vCenter Server advanced setting used to configure the password expiration interval for the vpxuser account. Creating this setting with an integer value tells vCenter how many days before the vpxuser password is automatically changed on each managed ESXi host. This is a required security configuration to align credential rotation with organizational password policies.

BVimExpirationPasswordDays

VimExpirationPasswordDays is not a valid vCenter Server advanced setting - the correct parameter places 'Password' before 'Expiration', not after.

CVimPassExpirationInDays

VimPassExpirationInDays uses the abbreviated form 'Pass' instead of the full word 'Password', which does not match the actual parameter name recognized by vCenter.

DVimPasswordRefreshDays

VimPasswordRefreshDays is not a valid vCenter Server advanced setting - the correct term is 'Expiration', not 'Refresh'.

Concept tested: vCenter vpxuser password expiration advanced setting

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-4F1CE5D7-9D77-4CB5-9E89-CC3E4A2A4A82.html

Topics

#vpxuser#password expiration#vCenter advanced settings#security configuration

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full 2V0-621 Practice