CV0-002 · Question #113
A technician is converting a company's physical server to a virtual server. Which of the following should the technician do before migrating? (Select two.)
The correct answer is A. Assign server roles in the virtual environment. E. Ensure all applications are compatible in the virtual environment. Before migrating a physical server to a virtual server, a technician must ensure that virtual machine resources are appropriately assigned for its roles and that all applications are compatible with the virtual environment.
Question
A technician is converting a company's physical server to a virtual server. Which of the following should the technician do before migrating? (Select two.)
Options
- AAssign server roles in the virtual environment.
- BPerform and verify a full system backup.
- CPerform and verify a full system snapshot.
- DInstall guest management tools.
- EEnsure all applications are compatible in the virtual environment.
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A80% (20)
- B4% (1)
- C4% (1)
- D12% (3)
Why each option
Before migrating a physical server to a virtual server, a technician must ensure that virtual machine resources are appropriately assigned for its roles and that all applications are compatible with the virtual environment.
Before migrating, the virtual machine intended to replace the physical server must be provisioned and configured with appropriate virtual resources (CPU, RAM, storage, network adapters) that align with the server's existing roles and expected workload in the virtual environment.
While performing a full system backup is a general best practice before any major change, it is not as uniquely specific to the P2V conversion process as verifying application compatibility or planning VM roles.
A full system snapshot is a feature of virtual machines, not physical servers, and therefore cannot be performed on the physical server before its migration to a virtual environment.
Guest management tools (e.g., VMware Tools, Hyper-V Integration Services) are installed *after* the operating system has been virtualized and is running as a guest VM, not before the migration process.
Ensuring all applications currently running on the physical server are compatible with the virtualized environment is crucial to prevent operational issues, performance degradation, or licensing problems after the migration.
Concept tested: Physical-to-Virtual (P2V) migration prerequisites
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/get-started/planning-for-virtualization
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