VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization Delta - VCP550D Exam Practice Test
A user has submitted a trouble ticket complaining that the email server VM has become very sluggish. After looking at the logs, the vSphere administrator suspects the iSCSI network is experiencing congestion.
What esxtop statistic should the administrator examine in order to validate that the guest OS is experiencing performance degradation?
What esxtop statistic should the administrator examine in order to validate that the guest OS is experiencing performance degradation?
Correct Answer: B
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For security reasons, SSH and the ESXi Shell have been disabled on a standalone ESXi
5.x host. A vSphere administrator accesses the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) to examine log files related to a recent connection issue.
Which system log can the administrator access to determine the cause of the issue?
5.x host. A vSphere administrator accesses the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) to examine log files related to a recent connection issue.
Which system log can the administrator access to determine the cause of the issue?
Correct Answer: A
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An administrator needs to create an IP allocation policy for a multi-tiered application running in a vApp.
The IP addresses should be allocated automatically by vCenter Server, but should not be released even if a virtual machine is powered off.
Which IP allocation model should the administrator use for the vApp?
The IP addresses should be allocated automatically by vCenter Server, but should not be released even if a virtual machine is powered off.
Which IP allocation model should the administrator use for the vApp?
Correct Answer: B
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An administrator needs to install vSphere Update Manager using an external SQL Server 2008 R2 database. The administrator has created the database successfully, but cannot establish connectivity when testing the DSN.
Which configuration setting could be causing the issue?
Which configuration setting could be causing the issue?
Correct Answer: D
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An administrator removes a virtual machine from a resource pool and places it in the DRS root resource pool. Users report the performance of the application running on the virtual machine has improved. The virtual machine relocation was the only change that occurred.
What explains the change in application performance?
What explains the change in application performance?
Correct Answer: C
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The administrator has deployed a third-party virtual appliance in the organization's vSphere environment and needs to use Update Manager to maintain the third-party appliance.
How should the administrator accomplish this task with the least administrative effort?
How should the administrator accomplish this task with the least administrative effort?
Correct Answer: D
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Which database platform is embedded within the vApp architecture of vCenter Operations Manager?
Correct Answer: C
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A vSphere administrator determines that more metrics are available for viewing in the realtime view than are available in the daily view for a virtual machine.
What is the reason for this discrepancy in the number of available metrics?
What is the reason for this discrepancy in the number of available metrics?
Correct Answer: D
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A vSphere administrator needs to add a CPU to a virtual machine, but upon editing the VM settings the option is grayed out.
What would explain this behavior?
What would explain this behavior?
Correct Answer: A,C
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An administrator needs to configure an alarm that notifies administrators if an application is impacted by overcommitment of memory resources. The environment consists of 100 virtual machines running on 5 ESXi hosts that are configured in a fully automated HA/DRS cluster. The cluster is configured with a parent resource pool and Production and Development child pools.
Where should the administrator set the alarm to meet the requirement?
Where should the administrator set the alarm to meet the requirement?
Correct Answer: B
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