VMware vRealize Automation (vRA) has been configured to allow developers to self-provision VMs to a defined cluster. The IT Manager has requested a daily email report of a list of VMs that have been…

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Options

• ASet the start date and recurrence to daily.
• BIn the Email addresses text box, enter the email addresses that must receive the report, and select
• CConfigure the external location, and then set the appropriate network file share path and
• DSet the timezone, start date, start time, and recurrence to daily.
• EClick on Schedule, select vSphere Hosts and Clusters, expand vSphere World, and select the
• FClick on Schedule, select vSphere Hosts and Clusters, expand vSphere World, and select the

• A
  89% (17)
• D
  5% (1)
• F
  5% (1)

Explanation

Generating a daily VM report in vCenter requires three distinct configuration steps: selecting the correct inventory scope, scheduling the recurrence, and configuring email delivery.

Why A, B, and E are correct:

• E is the starting point - you navigate to Schedule, drill into vSphere Hosts and Clusters, expand vSphere World, and select the specific cluster where vRA provisions VMs. This scopes the report to the right inventory.
• A sets the recurrence to daily with a start date, which satisfies the IT Manager's requirement for an ongoing daily report.
• B completes the workflow by entering the recipient email addresses and confirming delivery, which is the whole point of the request.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• D is a near-miss trap - timezone and start time are optional fields, not required steps. Over-specifying the schedule configuration doesn't add a necessary step; the minimal required action is covered by A.
• C describes saving the report to a network file share, which is a file export path - not an email delivery method. It answers a different requirement entirely.
• F is wrong because it selects the wrong level or object in the vSphere hierarchy (likely the datacenter or a host instead of the cluster), so the report scope would be incorrect.

Memory tip: Think S-S-E - Scope the inventory (E), Schedule daily (A), Email the recipients (B). Any step about file shares (C) or overly detailed time fields (D) is a distraction from this simple three-step flow.

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