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2V0-622 · Question #110

Which condition would cause a vCenter Server installation to fail when installing on a Windows virtual machine?

The correct answer is B. The virtual machine is running Windows Server 2008.. VMware enforces strict OS compatibility requirements for vCenter Server, and Windows Server 2008 fell outside the supported OS matrix for vCenter Server 5.1 and later versions.

Section 4 – Upgrade vSphere 6.x to vSphere 6.5

Question

Which condition would cause a vCenter Server installation to fail when installing on a Windows virtual machine?

Options

  • AThe virtual machine does not have at least four vCPUs.
  • BThe virtual machine is running Windows Server 2008.
  • CThe virtual machine has an E1000 network device.
  • DThe virtual machine does not have 16GB of RAM.

How the community answered

(34 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    88% (30)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

VMware enforces strict OS compatibility requirements for vCenter Server, and Windows Server 2008 fell outside the supported OS matrix for vCenter Server 5.1 and later versions.

AThe virtual machine does not have at least four vCPUs.

The vCenter Server installer does not enforce a minimum vCPU count as a hard requirement; running with fewer than four vCPUs may trigger a warning but will not cause the installation to fail.

BThe virtual machine is running Windows Server 2008.Correct

VMware removed support for Windows Server 2008 as a vCenter Server host operating system beginning with vCenter Server 5.1; the installer performs a prerequisite OS compatibility check and will fail immediately when it detects an unsupported OS version, blocking the installation entirely.

CThe virtual machine has an E1000 network device.

The E1000 is a fully supported VMware virtual network adapter and is not evaluated by the vCenter Server installer as an installation prerequisite.

DThe virtual machine does not have 16GB of RAM.

While 16 GB RAM is a recommended specification, insufficient RAM generates a warning during installation but does not constitute a hard blocker that causes the installer to abort.

Concept tested: vCenter Server supported OS prerequisites

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vcenter.install.doc/GUID-752FCA83-1A9B-499E-9C65-D5625351C0B5.html

Topics

#vCenter Server#Windows Server requirements#installation prerequisites#OS compatibility

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