NCP-MCI-6.10 · Question #68
An administrator has received reports of users being disconnected from remote desktop sessions to a specific VM. Which VM metric is most useful isolating the cause of the issue?
The correct answer is D. Virtual NIC receive packet dropped. Remote desktop (RDP/ICA) disconnections are a network-layer symptom. The most direct metric to isolate this cause is 'Virtual NIC receive packet dropped,' which shows whether the VM's virtual network interface is dropping incoming packets-a direct indicator of network…
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An administrator has received reports of users being disconnected from remote desktop sessions to a specific VM. Which VM metric is most useful isolating the cause of the issue?
Options
- AStorage Controller Bandwidth
- BSwap-Out Rate
- CHypervisor CPU Ready time (%)
- DVirtual NIC receive packet dropped
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A4% (1)
- B12% (3)
- C4% (1)
- D80% (20)
Explanation
Remote desktop (RDP/ICA) disconnections are a network-layer symptom. The most direct metric to isolate this cause is 'Virtual NIC receive packet dropped,' which shows whether the VM's virtual network interface is dropping incoming packets-a direct indicator of network congestion, misconfiguration, or oversubscription causing session interruptions. Storage Controller Bandwidth (A) relates to storage throughput, not network connectivity. Swap-Out Rate (B) indicates memory pressure that could slow a VM but does not directly cause disconnections. Hypervisor CPU Ready time (C) indicates CPU scheduling contention, which could degrade performance but is not the primary cause of remote session disconnections.
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