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CV0-002 · Question #160

An administrator is responsible for managing a private cloud that has servers that require a significant amount of RAM, but does not have the resources to dedicate to the guests. Which of the…

The correct answer is B. Memory reservation. Despite overall host memory constraints, memory reservation ensures that critical virtual machines receive a guaranteed amount of RAM, preventing the hypervisor from using that reserved memory for other VMs or overcommitment techniques.

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Question

An administrator is responsible for managing a private cloud that has servers that require a significant amount of RAM, but does not have the resources to dedicate to the guests. Which of the following features should the administrator configure on the hypervisor?

Options

  • AResource pooled memory
  • BMemory reservation
  • CDynamic memory
  • DStatic memory

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    10% (2)
  • B
    85% (17)
  • C
    5% (1)

Why each option

Despite overall host memory constraints, memory reservation ensures that critical virtual machines receive a guaranteed amount of RAM, preventing the hypervisor from using that reserved memory for other VMs or overcommitment techniques.

AResource pooled memory

Resource pooled memory is a general concept of grouping resources for management, not a specific hypervisor feature to address individual VM memory requirements in a resource-constrained environment.

BMemory reservationCorrect

Memory reservation ensures that a specific amount of RAM is always guaranteed and dedicated to a virtual machine, regardless of the host's overall resource contention. This feature is crucial for guests that critically require a significant amount of RAM to maintain performance, as it prevents the hypervisor from reclaiming or allocating that reserved memory to other VMs.

CDynamic memory

Dynamic memory allows the hypervisor to adjust a VM's RAM allocation on the fly, which can lead to overcommitment and better resource utilization, but it does not guarantee a specific amount of RAM if the host is under severe contention, potentially impacting performance for guests that 'require' significant RAM.

DStatic memory

Static memory assigns a fixed amount of RAM to a VM, but if the host 'does not have the resources to dedicate to the guests' in total, assigning large static amounts to many VMs would quickly exhaust physical memory without enabling efficient sharing.

Concept tested: Hypervisor memory management and allocation

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.resmgmt.doc/GUID-D96F4B84-18D2-4740-B3B8-435728C9CE19.html

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#hypervisor memory management#dynamic memory#resource optimization#virtualization resources

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