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SK0-005 · Question #458

A server administrator is reviewing the following specifications: VM01 Host: CPU: 2 Physical, 4 Cores RAM: 16GB Storage: 16TB Server 1 on VM01: CPU: 1 virtual socket, 1 core per socket RAM: 4GB…

The correct answer is C. Overprovisioning. Overprovisioning is a situation where the allocated resources for a virtual machine exceed the available resources of the physical host. In this case, the storage allocated for Server 1 and Server 2 on VM01 is 8TB and 10TB respectively, which adds up to 18TB. However, the…

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Question

A server administrator is reviewing the following specifications:

VM01 Host:

CPU: 2 Physical, 4 Cores RAM: 16GB Storage: 16TB Server 1 on VM01:

CPU: 1 virtual socket, 1 core per socket RAM: 4GB Storage: 8TB Server 2 on VM01:

CPU: 2 virtual sockets, 2 cores per socket RAM: 8GB Storage: 10TB Which of the following is described given these specifications?

Options

  • AVirtual switch
  • BHost vs. guest
  • COverprovisioning
  • DScalability

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    14% (6)
  • B
    7% (3)
  • C
    77% (33)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

Overprovisioning is a situation where the allocated resources for a virtual machine exceed the available resources of the physical host. In this case, the storage allocated for Server 1 and Server 2 on VM01 is 8TB and 10TB respectively, which adds up to 18TB. However, the storage available on the VM01 host is only 16TB, which means there is a 2TB deficit. This can cause performance issues and errors for the virtual machines.

Topics

#Virtualization#Resource allocation#Overprovisioning#Server administration

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