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CV0-003 · Question #166

When working with hypervisors configured in a highly available configuration that provides fail- over capabilities to virtualized servers and applications, which of the following requirements is commo

The correct answer is D. Correct licensing allocation. Licensing is commonly overlooked in hypervisor HA configurations because software licenses are often tied to specific physical hosts and may not automatically transfer during failover.

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Question

When working with hypervisors configured in a highly available configuration that provides fail- over capabilities to virtualized servers and applications, which of the following requirements is commonly overlooked?

Options

  • ACorrect storage allocation
  • BCorrect CPU allocation
  • CCorrect memory allocation
  • DCorrect licensing allocation

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    81% (22)

Why each option

Licensing is commonly overlooked in hypervisor HA configurations because software licenses are often tied to specific physical hosts and may not automatically transfer during failover.

ACorrect storage allocation

Storage allocation - specifically shared storage such as SAN or NFS - is a well-known and heavily documented HA prerequisite that administrators routinely configure and verify during HA setup.

BCorrect CPU allocation

CPU allocation and affinity settings are standard HA planning items covered in all major hypervisor HA documentation and vendor best practices guides.

CCorrect memory allocation

Memory allocation and memory reservations are explicitly required during VM configuration and are a standard step in any HA cluster validation checklist.

DCorrect licensing allocationCorrect

When a virtualized server fails over to a different physical host in an HA cluster, the operating system and application licenses may be host-bound or limited by core/socket counts on the target host. Administrators frequently configure CPU, memory, and storage correctly but neglect to verify that license agreements and activation servers permit operation on the failover node, potentially causing compliance violations or application failures post-failover.

Concept tested: Licensing compliance in hypervisor HA failover configurations

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/manage/set-up-hyper-v-replica

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#high availability#failover#hypervisor#licensing

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