VDCD510 Exam Questions

In scaling an architecture, scaling up involves __________.

When considering server consolidation, plan on running ___________ vCPUs per core.

When planning on resource use for the servers, you should plan on leaving resources available for all the following except __________.

Which of the following will still function if vCenter crashes?

Options for running the vCenter Server include _____________.

vCenter Server Linked mode allows you to view up to 10 vCenter Servers in a single window.

When configuring HA, which admission control policy should be used?

An organization is trying to determine whether it should use the Windows version of the vCenter Server or use the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). The organization will be using an...

The VCSA can be configured with a small internal Oracle database that can be used to manage up to 5 ESXi hosts or 50 virtual machines.

Which of the following is an advantage of a scaled-out architecture?

Which of the following is an advantage of a scaled-up architecture?

An organization is considering buying hosts that have one three-port NIC rather than buying hosts that have three one-port NICs. Is this a good idea? Why or why not?

During the design phase, one of the constraints listed is that because the organization is already using SQL Server 2008 in-house, a SQL Server database would have to be used for t...

A design calls for 10 virtual machines, each with 2 GB of RAM, to be located on a single VMFS datastore. Only 5 virtual machines will be powered on at one time. If the virtual mach...

You have a requirement to create a three-tiered application as part of a virtual machine's design. The requirement includes the ability to start up and shut down the tiers in a giv...

You have been tasked with creating a new domain controller in the vSphere environment to replace the physical domain controller. You are trying to determine how much memory to give...

It is a best practice to give a virtual machine a single virtual CPU unless there is a compelling reason to give a virtual machine more than one virtual CPU.

When is it appropriate for a virtual machine to use the virtual machine swap file?

The swap file must always be stored with the other virtual machine files.

The ________ virtual machine scaling approach allows a VM to be created initially on a few metrics or highlevel requirements and scaled through the virtual machine's life cycle.

Which virtual machine scaling approach requires the most planning and research before the VM is actually created?

As a designer, you must either use a predictive or adaptive approach to creating virtual machines. You cannot use a combination of the two approaches.

Part of your design includes updating VMware tools and virtual hardware to a newly updated vSphere 5.1 architecture. What is the best method for updating tools and hardware?

Which of the following is a good way to set a memory reservation?

While viewing the ESXi host resource tab, you notice that you have 1 GB of available memory. You attempt to turn on a virtual machine with a 1 GB reservation, and the virtual machi...

Which type of virtual disk takes the longest to create but performs the best?

All virtual machine files should always be on the same datastore.

Which metric displays the amount of time, in milliseconds, it takes for a virtual CPU to get processing time on a physical CPU?

A(n) _______ is a set of processes which proves that a design has been properly configured and that the design works as planned.

An implementation plan is a(n) ______________.

A validation plan does not validate _____________.

Documentation requirements for different designs require the same deliverables.

A key memory metric to view during system testing is _____________.

Which VMware tools driver is the balloon driver?

Operational testing ____________.

In the project life cycle, who defines the vision?

In a multitier website consisting of a web front end, a processing midtier, and a database backend, what will happen to the upstream components if the database tier fails? 1. The u...

You are a VMware architect attending a project kickoff meeting. The project vision is to "consolidate all existing physical workloads to a vSphere 5 platform." The high-level requi...

Which of the following can a gap state analysis help achieve?

Which of the following tools would enable a Windows administrator to complete a state analysis of a virtual Windows 2008 Server guest machine without requiring access to the vSpher...

Which of the following is a list of attributes that can be used as a checklist for ensuring good design thoughts?

Which of the following could prevent a physical system from being converted to a virtual workload?

The infrastructure qualities are attributes you can use to ensure that major aspects are considered to help with good design processes. What are the infrastructure qualities?

A platform has an RPO of 4 hours. The platform crashes at 2 p.m. Which of the following is correct?

A multitier website has an RTO of 4 hours and an RPO of 15 minutes. The database crashes at 5 p.m. and causes the website to be unavailable. Which of the following is true? (Select...

You are the VMware consultant at a large enterprise. A senior manager is in charge of a project that needs new infrastructure for its application. The application will be used by 3...

According to HA best practices, which of the following admission control policies is most appropriate for a cluster of hosts with virtual machines of very different memory and CPU...

A requirement in a server consolidation project states: "The consolidation ratio must be as high as possible." This has resulted in a lower number of larger-capacity hosts in the v...

A host has three dual-port network cards. What is the maximum number of vSwitches that can be integrated with the physical network, assuming that network redundancy is not a requir...

As a platform designer, you have been asked to create a design for a vSphere 5 platform. Based on existing capacity state analysis, the platform will require 30 hosts and 250 guest...