A vSAN administrator encounters a non-compliant virtual machine and the compliance status of some of its objects is noncompliant. vSAN is able to locate a full replica of 55% of the votes for the…

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Options

• AMark the virtual machine as compliant and automatically recover the noncompliant objects
• BPower off the virtual machine
• CMark the virtual machine as inaccessible as vSAN is not able to locate more than 60% of the
• DMark the virtual machine as orphaned

• A
  76% (16)
• B
  5% (1)
• C
  14% (3)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

Option A is correct because vSAN uses a majority-quorum (>50%) threshold to determine whether an object remains accessible and recoverable. Since 55% of votes are locatable - which exceeds the 50% majority - vSAN retains quorum, considers the objects recoverable, marks the VM compliant, and automatically rebuilds the missing components to restore full compliance.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (Power off): vSAN never proactively powers off a VM due to noncompliance; it only loses accessibility if quorum is lost.
• C (Inaccessible at 60%): The accessibility threshold is >50%, not 60% - 55% is sufficient to maintain access, making this threshold fabricated.
• D (Orphaned): An orphaned VM is one whose registration host is unavailable or the VM config is missing; it has nothing to do with vote/replica availability.

Memory tip: Think of vSAN votes like a democratic election - you just need more than half (a simple majority) to "win" (stay accessible and auto-recover). If you can locate >50% of votes, vSAN can act; anything at or below 50% means a split - and a split means inaccessibility.

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