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5V0-22.23 · Question #124

An administrator has discovered that space utilized by VMs does not decrease after deleting files and folders within the VMs. The administrator needs to be able to reclaim this space. Which action…

The correct answer is B. Enable TRIM/UNMAP for the vSAN cluster. When files are deleted inside a virtual machine, the guest OS may not immediately inform the underlying storage that blocks are free. By enabling TRIM/UNMAP on the vSAN cluster, the guest OS can communicate unused space back to vSAN, allowing it to reclaim and free up storage…

Administering and Operating VMware vSAN

Question

An administrator has discovered that space utilized by VMs does not decrease after deleting files and folders within the VMs. The administrator needs to be able to reclaim this space. Which action could the administrator take to accomplish this task?

Options

  • ASet the Object Space Reservation rule to 100%
  • BEnable TRIM/UNMAP for the vSAN cluster
  • CReboot the VM to recreate the swap file
  • DDisable Storage I/O Control for the vSAN cluster

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    76% (19)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    12% (3)

Explanation

When files are deleted inside a virtual machine, the guest OS may not immediately inform the underlying storage that blocks are free. By enabling TRIM/UNMAP on the vSAN cluster, the guest OS can communicate unused space back to vSAN, allowing it to reclaim and free up storage capacity. This feature ensures that the reported space usage on the datastore accurately reflects actual data stored after deletions.

Topics

#TRIM/UNMAP#space reclamation#storage efficiency#vSAN datastore

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