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2V0-622 · Question #81

Which two supported tools can be used to upgrade virtual machine hardware? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. vSphere Web Client B. vSphere Update Manager. vSphere Web Client and vSphere Update Manager are the two officially supported tools for upgrading virtual machine hardware compatibility versions in a vSphere environment.

Section 8 – Deploy and Administer VMware Virtual Machines

Question

Which two supported tools can be used to upgrade virtual machine hardware? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AvSphere Web Client
  • BvSphere Update Manager
  • Cvmware-vmupgrade.exe
  • Desxcli vm hardware upgrade

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    87% (26)
  • C
    10% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

vSphere Web Client and vSphere Update Manager are the two officially supported tools for upgrading virtual machine hardware compatibility versions in a vSphere environment.

AvSphere Web ClientCorrect

The vSphere Web Client provides a native GUI option to upgrade VM hardware compatibility by right-clicking a powered-off VM and selecting 'Upgrade VM Compatibility', making it a direct and supported upgrade path. This method allows per-VM upgrades interactively without additional tooling.

BvSphere Update ManagerCorrect

vSphere Update Manager supports hardware version upgrades as part of its baseline remediation workflow, enabling administrators to upgrade VM hardware compatibility across many VMs simultaneously at scale.

Cvmware-vmupgrade.exe

vmware-vmupgrade.exe does not exist as a real VMware utility - no such executable is shipped or documented in any VMware product for upgrading virtual machine hardware.

Desxcli vm hardware upgrade

The esxcli command-line framework does not include a 'vm hardware upgrade' subcommand; esxcli is scoped to ESXi host-level configuration and management, not VM hardware version changes.

Concept tested: Supported tools for upgrading VM hardware compatibility

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-60768C2F-72E1-42E0-8A17-CA76849F2950.html

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#VM hardware upgrade#vSphere Web Client#vSphere Update Manager#upgrade tools

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