VCP550 · Question #22
An administrator is evaluating whether to deploy vCenter Server on a Windows server or on a vCenter Server appliance. The administrator has the following requirements: - A web browser will be utilized
The correct answer is A. Linked Mode is a requirement for the solution.. Linked Mode, required to share licenses with a remote vCenter Server, was only supported on Windows-based vCenter Server installations in older vSphere versions, not on the vCenter Server Appliance.
Question
An administrator is evaluating whether to deploy vCenter Server on a Windows server or on a vCenter Server appliance. The administrator has the following requirements:
- A web browser will be utilized to manage the vSphere environment.
- 16 ESXi hosts will be deployed.
- Licenses must be shared with a vCenter Server at another site.
- An external Oracle 10g database server will be used to host the
vCenter Server database. Why will the administrator need to deploy vCenter Server on a Windows server?
Options
- ALinked Mode is a requirement for the solution.
- BOracle 10g is a requirement for the solution.
- CThe vSphere web client is a requirement for the solution.
- DManagement of more than 5 hosts is a requirement for the solution.
How the community answered
(17 responses)- A76% (13)
- C18% (3)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
Linked Mode, required to share licenses with a remote vCenter Server, was only supported on Windows-based vCenter Server installations in older vSphere versions, not on the vCenter Server Appliance.
Linked Mode allows multiple vCenter Server instances to share licensing and role information across sites. In vSphere versions prior to 6.0, Linked Mode was not supported on the vCenter Server Appliance and required a Windows-based vCenter Server installation. Because the requirements include sharing licenses with a remote site, the administrator must deploy Windows-based vCenter to satisfy the Linked Mode dependency.
Oracle database support does not exclusively mandate a Windows-based installation, as the question's correct constraint is Linked Mode, not the specific database version used.
The vSphere Web Client is supported on both the vCenter Server Appliance and Windows-based vCenter Server, so a browser-based management requirement does not force a Windows deployment.
The vCenter Server Appliance supports management of more than 5 ESXi hosts when configured with an external database, so managing 16 hosts alone does not require a Windows-based deployment.
Concept tested: Linked Mode requirement for Windows-based vCenter Server
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/5.5/com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-3B5AF2B1-C534-4426-B97A-D14019A8010F.html
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