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2V0-622 · Question #240

Which two situations could cause a virtual machine to appear with (orphaned) appended to its name? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. if a host failover is unsuccessful D. if a virtual machine is unregistered directly on the host. An orphaned VM in vCenter occurs when vCenter's inventory record no longer matches the actual state on the host, leaving the VM in an indeterminate state. Two common causes are a failed host failover and direct host-level unregistration.

Section 8 – Deploy and Administer VMware Virtual Machines

Question

Which two situations could cause a virtual machine to appear with (orphaned) appended to its name? (Choose two.)

Options

  • Aif a host failover is unsuccessful
  • Bif a virtual machine was removed from vCenter Server's inventory
  • Cif avirtual machine was deployed from template, and the template has been deleted
  • Dif a virtual machine is unregistered directly on the host

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    92% (23)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)

Why each option

An orphaned VM in vCenter occurs when vCenter's inventory record no longer matches the actual state on the host, leaving the VM in an indeterminate state. Two common causes are a failed host failover and direct host-level unregistration.

Aif a host failover is unsuccessfulCorrect

An unsuccessful host failover can leave VMs in a state where vCenter believes they should exist on a new host but cannot confirm their location or power state, resulting in the (orphaned) designation.

Bif a virtual machine was removed from vCenter Server's inventory

Removing a VM from vCenter Server's inventory through vCenter itself cleanly removes the record from vCenter's database, so the VM simply disappears from inventory rather than appearing as orphaned.

Cif avirtual machine was deployed from template, and the template has been deleted

Deleting a template after deploying a VM from it has no effect on the deployed VM's registration status; the VM runs independently of the template and will not appear as orphaned.

Dif a virtual machine is unregistered directly on the hostCorrect

When an administrator unregisters a VM directly on the ESXi host using the host client or CLI without going through vCenter, vCenter retains the inventory record while the host no longer has the VM registered, causing vCenter to display it as (orphaned).

Concept tested: vCenter orphaned virtual machine causes

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-5B4A8D99-A678-4D8F-9521-B5B76E1CDED8.html

Topics

#orphaned VM#vCenter inventory#host failover#VM registration

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