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SK0-005 · Question #183

Users ate experiencing issues when trying to access resources on multiple servers. The servers are virtual and run on an ESX server. A systems administrator is investigating but is unable to connect…

The correct answer is B. Review the log files. A purple screen of death (PSOD) is a diagnostic screen with white type on a purple background that's displayed when the VMkernel of a VMware ESXi host experiences a critical error, becomes inoperative and terminates any virtual machines (VMs) that are running. The other answers…

Troubleshooting

Question

Users ate experiencing issues when trying to access resources on multiple servers. The servers are virtual and run on an ESX server. A systems administrator is investigating but is unable to connect to any of the virtual servers. When the administrator connects to the host, a purple screen with while letters appears. Which of the following troubleshooting steps should the administrator perform FIRST?

Options

  • ACheck the power supplies
  • BReview the log files.
  • CReinstall the ESX server.
  • DReseat the processors.

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    11% (4)
  • B
    83% (30)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

A purple screen of death (PSOD) is a diagnostic screen with white type on a purple background that's displayed when the VMkernel of a VMware ESXi host experiences a critical error, becomes inoperative and terminates any virtual machines (VMs) that are running. The other answers could be the issue but are a bit drastic and definitely not something you do

Topics

#ESXi troubleshooting#Kernel panic#Log analysis#System diagnostics

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