Which type of node can function as a NTP server for the vRealize Operations cluster when the cluster is behaving normally, and there are no errors or issues in the existing cluster?

Question

Options

• ARemote collector nodes
• BReplica nodes
• CPrimary nodes
• DData nodes

• A
  3% (1)
• C
  90% (27)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

In a healthy vRealize Operations cluster, the Primary node acts as the NTP server for the rest of the cluster, synchronizing time across all other nodes. This is by design - the primary node is the authoritative coordinator for cluster-wide configuration and services, and time synchronization is one of those centralized responsibilities.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Remote Collector nodes) are lightweight agents deployed at remote sites to collect metrics; they are not cluster members in the management sense and play no role in cluster-wide time services.
• B (Replica nodes) exist solely to provide high availability for the primary node - they take over if the primary fails, but in a normally functioning cluster they do not serve as NTP sources.
• D (Data nodes) are dedicated to storing and processing analytics data; they are consumers of cluster time, not providers of it.

Memory tip: Think "Primary = Authority." Just as the primary node is authoritative for cluster management decisions, it is also authoritative for time. The qualifier "behaving normally" in the question is a deliberate hint to steer you away from replica nodes, which only become relevant when something goes wrong.

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