300-415 Question #343: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: 2. Installing the vSmart controller on VMware vSphere ESXi requires adding 2 network interface cards - one for the management interface (eth0) and one for the transport/control-plane interface (eth1).

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Question

How many network interface cards are needed to add in virtual machine settings when installing vSmart controller on VMware vSphere ESXi Hypervisor software?

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Explanation

Installing the vSmart controller on VMware vSphere ESXi requires adding 2 network interface cards - one for the management interface (eth0) and one for the transport/control-plane interface (eth1).

Common mistakes.

A. A single NIC cannot simultaneously handle both management and transport plane traffic, which are logically and often physically separated in SD-WAN deployments.
C. Three NICs exceed the required count for vSmart; the controller does not need a third interface for standard operation.
D. Four NICs are not required for vSmart and would represent unnecessary over-provisioning of virtual network adapters.

Concept tested. vSmart controller NIC requirements on VMware ESXi

Reference. https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/sdwan/configuration/sdwan-xe-gs-book/install-upgrade-17x.html

Topics

#vSmart deployment#VMware ESXi#Network interface cards#Virtual machine configuration

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