5V0-35.21 · Question #150
There is a planned project to move all the workloads that support a business-critical application from the company's vSphere environment, which is running in a data center, to a public cloud. The…
The correct answer is B. What-If Analysis --> Migration Planning --> Select the appropriate IBM Cloud region --> Import. Option B is correct because vRealize Operations' "What-If Analysis" feature includes a Migration Planning workflow that supports major public cloud providers - including IBM Cloud. An administrator can select the target IBM Cloud region, import the workload data (leveraging the…
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There is a planned project to move all the workloads that support a business-critical application from the company's vSphere environment, which is running in a data center, to a public cloud. The vSphere environment is being monitored by vRealize Operations, and all of the workloads supporting the critical application are members of a custom group in vRealize Operations. The CTO has asked for an estimate of the monthly cost to run all of these workloads in IBM Cloud instead of the private cloud. Which steps, if any, could the administrator take to obtain this information?
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- AvRealize Operations does not support IBM Cloud as a provider for public cloud migration planning
- BWhat-If Analysis --> Migration Planning --> Select the appropriate IBM Cloud region --> Import
- CWhat-If Analysis --> Datacenter Comparison --> Select the appropriate IBM Cloud region -->
- DWhat-If Analysis --> Import Rate Card --> upload a comma-separated value text file with IBM
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A19% (6)
- B72% (23)
- C6% (2)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
Option B is correct because vRealize Operations' "What-If Analysis" feature includes a Migration Planning workflow that supports major public cloud providers - including IBM Cloud. An administrator can select the target IBM Cloud region, import the workload data (leveraging the custom group already defined in vRealize Operations), and receive a projected monthly cost estimate without manually gathering resource specs.
Why the distractors are wrong:
- A is incorrect - vRealize Operations does support IBM Cloud as a migration planning target; this is a built-in capability of the What-If Analysis module.
- C is incorrect because "Datacenter Comparison" is used to compare costs between existing data centers or private cloud environments, not for planning migrations to a public cloud provider.
- D is incorrect because while importing a rate card via CSV is a valid action within vRealize Operations, it is not the correct workflow path for this scenario - Migration Planning, not a manual rate card import, is the appropriate tool when IBM Cloud is already a supported provider.
Memory tip: Think of the workflow as a logical sequence - What-If (hypothetical scenario) → Migration Planning (I'm moving somewhere) → Pick the cloud region → Import (pull in workload data). If IBM Cloud is listed as a supported provider, you never need a manual CSV workaround.
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