2V0-622 · Question #235
You are discussing virtual networking with a colleague. She asks you which type of virtual switch supports the advanced networking option called Port Mirroring. Which of the following is the correct…
The correct answer is B. Distributed virtual switch. Port Mirroring is an advanced networking feature available exclusively on vSphere Distributed Switches (vDS), not on Standard Virtual Switches. Standard vSwitches lack the advanced traffic analysis and monitoring capabilities that vDS provides.
Question
You are discussing virtual networking with a colleague. She asks you which type of virtual switch supports the advanced networking option called Port Mirroring. Which of the following is the correct answer?
Options
- AExtended virtual switch
- BDistributed virtual switch
- CStandard virtual switch
- DEnterprise virtual switch
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A4% (2)
- B87% (46)
- C8% (4)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
Port Mirroring is an advanced networking feature available exclusively on vSphere Distributed Switches (vDS), not on Standard Virtual Switches. Standard vSwitches lack the advanced traffic analysis and monitoring capabilities that vDS provides.
'Extended virtual switch' is not a VMware networking component; no such switch type exists in vSphere.
The vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) supports advanced networking features including Port Mirroring, which copies traffic from one or more source ports to a destination port for analysis. Port Mirroring on a vDS can be configured in several sessions types such as Distributed Port Mirroring and Remote Mirroring Source/Destination, none of which are available on a Standard vSwitch.
Standard virtual switches do not support Port Mirroring or other advanced features like NetFlow, LACP, or traffic shaping per port.
'Enterprise virtual switch' is not a VMware networking component; no such switch type exists in vSphere.
Concept tested: vSphere Distributed Switch advanced networking - Port Mirroring
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-BDC79AEA-E3CE-4B39-B15F-98B39A1D33C8.html
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