A vSphere Standard Switch has been configured for IP-based load balancing using two uplinks. A new uplink is added to the vSwitch. What is the status of the uplink by default?

The correct answer is C. The uplink is marked as active, but cannot be used by the active NIC team until it is added to the. The new uplink will be marked as active but it cannot use active NIC team until it is added to an existing 802.3ad group on the physical switch.

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Options

AThe uplink is placed in standby mode until it is added to the active NIC team.
BThe uplink is marked as active but does not participate in the active NIC team until assigned to a
CThe uplink is marked as active, but cannot be used by the active NIC team until it is added to the
DThe uplink is marked as unused until it is added to the active NIC team.

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A
4% (2)
B
15% (7)
C
73% (35)
D
8% (4)

Explanation

The new uplink will be marked as active but it cannot use active NIC team until it is added to an existing 802.3ad group on the physical switch.

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#vSphere Standard Switch#IP-based load balancing#NIC teaming#uplink default state

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