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2V0-621 · Question #37

An administrator wants to reduce the memory overhead for a 3D graphics enabled virtual machine (VM). What advanced feature can be added to the VM configuration file to reduce memory overhead?

The correct answer is A. vga.vgaOnly=TRUE. Adding vga.vgaOnly=TRUE to a VM's configuration file disables SVGA 3D acceleration and reverts to basic VGA mode, reducing the memory overhead tied to 3D graphics rendering resources.

Section 8 – Deploy and Administer VMware Virtual Machines

Question

An administrator wants to reduce the memory overhead for a 3D graphics enabled virtual machine (VM). What advanced feature can be added to the VM configuration file to reduce memory overhead?

Options

  • Avga.vgaOnly=TRUE
  • Bvga.svgaEnable=FALSE
  • CsvgaEnabled=FALSE
  • DsvgaDisable=TRUE

How the community answered

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  • A
    75% (12)
  • B
    13% (2)
  • C
    6% (1)
  • D
    6% (1)

Why each option

Adding vga.vgaOnly=TRUE to a VM's configuration file disables SVGA 3D acceleration and reverts to basic VGA mode, reducing the memory overhead tied to 3D graphics rendering resources.

Avga.vgaOnly=TRUECorrect

Setting vga.vgaOnly=TRUE in the VM's .vmx file instructs the VMware hypervisor to disable the SVGA device used for hardware-accelerated 3D graphics and fall back to standard VGA, which eliminates the additional framebuffer memory and GPU resource reservations that 3D-enabled VMs require.

Bvga.svgaEnable=FALSE

vga.svgaEnable=FALSE is not a recognized VMware VM advanced configuration parameter and would have no effect on SVGA memory allocation.

CsvgaEnabled=FALSE

svgaEnabled=FALSE does not follow the correct parameter naming convention used in VMware .vmx configuration files and would not be processed by the hypervisor.

DsvgaDisable=TRUE

svgaDisable=TRUE is not a valid VMware advanced configuration parameter and cannot be used to control SVGA device behavior or memory overhead.

Concept tested: VMware VM advanced config to reduce 3D graphics memory

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-FE3B9B85-0EB4-4EE2-A849-4B3E8B14D8A6.html

Topics

#VM memory overhead#3D graphics#vga configuration#advanced VM settings

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