2V0-622 · Question #377
"OneAppServer" is a VM template stored in a content library named "LibraryOne", but the vSphere administrator is not able to use this template for deployment. Why is the administrator unable to deploy
The correct answer is C. LibraryOne is published and optimized for syncing over HTTP.. A content library published with HTTP optimization stores templates in a chunked OVF format designed for efficient transfer, which cannot be directly deployed from the published library.
Question
"OneAppServer" is a VM template stored in a content library named "LibraryOne", but the vSphere administrator is not able to use this template for deployment. Why is the administrator unable to deploy OneAppServer?
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- AOneAppServer must be updated before it can be deployed.
- BLibraryOne is a subscribed library and OneAppServer is not downloaded yet.
- CLibraryOne is published and optimized for syncing over HTTP.
- DOneAppServer was imported from a local file on the system.
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A content library published with HTTP optimization stores templates in a chunked OVF format designed for efficient transfer, which cannot be directly deployed from the published library.
VM templates in a content library do not require updates before deployment - they are deployed as-is and the update state does not block provisioning.
An undownloaded item in a subscribed library would block deployment on the subscriber side, but the scenario describes LibraryOne itself as the library in question and does not identify it as a subscribed library.
When a content library is published with the 'Optimize for syncing over HTTP' option enabled, template files are converted into a chunked manifest format suitable for efficient HTTP streaming to subscriber libraries. This optimized format is not in a state that the vSphere administrator can directly use for VM deployment from the published library. The administrator must deploy from a subscribed library that has fully synced and stored the content in a usable form.
Templates imported from a local file are valid content library items and are fully deployable after import - the import source does not restrict deployment.
Concept tested: Content library HTTP optimization and deployment restrictions
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-254B2CE8-20A8-43F0-90E8-3F6776C2C896.html
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