VCP6-DCV Official Cert Guide (Exam #2V0-621) / Edition 3

by John A. Davis, Steve Baca, Owen Thomas

Overview

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VCP6-DCV Official Cert Guide presents you with an organized test-preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

• Master VMware VCP6-DCV exam topics
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks
• Practice with realistic exam questions

VCP6-DCV Official Cert Guide focuses specifically on the objectives for the VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV) #2V0-621 exam. Leading VMware consultants, trainers, and data center experts John A. Davis, Steve Baca, and Owen Thomas share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

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The official study guide helps you master all of the topics on the VCP6-DCV (#2V0-621) exam, including

• Securing vSphere environments
• Implementing advanced network virtualization policies, features, and Network I/O control (NIOC)
• Configuring and using VMware storage protocols, VSAN and VVOL software-defined storage, ESXi host interactions, and Storage I/O Control (SIOC)
• Upgrading vSphere deployments to 6.x, including vCenter Server and ESXi Hosts
• Planning and using resource pools
• Implementing backup/recovery with VMware Data Protection and vSphere Replication
• Troubleshooting performance, storage, networks, upgrades, clusters, and more
• Successfully configuring Auto Deploy environments with host profiles and virtualized workloads
• Configuring and administering vSphere high availability
• Using advanced VM settings, content libraries, and vCloud Air connectors

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780789756480
Publisher:	VMware Press
Publication date:	06/03/2016
Series:	VMware Press Certification Series
Pages:	800
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

John A. Davis, now a product architect at Rackspace, became a VMware Certified Instructor (VCI) and VMware Certified Professional (VCP) in 2004. Since then, all of his work has been completely focused on VMware-based technologies. He has experience in teaching official VMware curriculum in five countries and delivering VMware professional services throughout the United States. Recently, his work has involved designing solutions based on vRealize Operations and Site Recovery Manager. He has authored several white papers and co-authored the VCAP5-DCA Cert Guide (VMware Press). He holds several advanced certifications, including VCAP5-DCA, VCAP5-DCD, VCAP5-DTD, VCAP5-CID, and VCIX-NV. He has been a vExpert since 2014. He is author of the vLoreBlog.com and can be found on Twitter @johnnyadavis.

Steve Baca, VCAP, VCI, VCP, and NCDA, has been in the computer industry for more than 20 years. Originally a computer programmer and a system administrator working on Unix and Windows systems, he migrated over to technical training and wrote a course for Sun Microsystems. After teaching various courses for Sun, he eventually transitioned to VMware about 8 years ago, doing technical training and consulting as well as teaching for NetApp. Currently he lives in Omaha, Nebraska, and does a number of worldwide engagements. He thoroughly enjoys teaching and writing and believes that the constant evolution of the computer industry requires continuously learning to stay ahead. Steve can be found on Twitter @scbaca1.

Owen Thomas, VCI Level 2, VCP-DCV, VCP-Cloud, VCP-DT, VCAP-DCA, has been teaching various VMware classes since 2008. His first major IT position was in an enterprise-level NOC in Louisville, Kentucky, where he started in 2000 as a backup operator and transitioned to the role of NOC analyst. As his experience increased, he was tasked with training new staff. Introduced to VMware as of version 2 and trained in VI3, he became a VMware Certified Instructor at the end of 2007. Since then, he has taught hundreds of VMware classes for open enrollment and onsite classes for customers. Owen is a VMware partner and solutions provider as well as a technical trainer and performs JumpStarts, Audits, HealthChecks, Capacity Planning, and P2V migrations for SMBs.

Table of Contents

Introduction xxviii

Chapter 1 Security 3

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 3

Foundation Topics 6

Objective 1.1–Confi gure and Administer Role-based Access Control 6

Compare and Contrast Propagated and Explicit Permission Assignments 6

View/Sort/Export User and Group Lists 6

Add/Modify/Remove Permissions for Users and Groups on vCenter Server Inventory Objects 7

Determine How Permissions Are Applied and Inherited in vCenter Server 10

Create/Clone/Edit vCenter Server Roles 14

Confi gure VMware Directory Service 15

Apply a Role to a User/Group and to an Object or a Group of Objects 16

Change Permission Validation Settings 17

Determine the Appropriate Set of Privileges for Common Tasks in vCenter Server 18

Compare and Contrast Default System/Sample Roles 20

Determine the Correct Permissions Needed to Integrate vCenter Server with Other VMware Products 21

Objective 1.2–Secure ESXi, vCenter Server, and vSphere Virtual Machines 23

Harden Virtual Machine Access 23

Control VMware Tools Installation 24

Control VM Data Access 27

Configure Virtual Machine Security Policies 28

Harden a Virtual Machine Against Denial-of-Service Attacks 29

Control VM—VM Communications 29

Control VM Device Connections 29

Configure Network Security Policies 29

Harden ESXi Hosts 30

Enable/Configure/Disable Services in the ESXi Firewall 31

Change Default Account Access 34

Add an ESXi Host to a Directory Service 35

Apply Permissions to ESXi Hosts Using Host Profiles 36

Enable Lockdown Mode 37

Control Access to Hosts (DCUI/Shell/SSH/MOB) 38

Harden vCenter Server 39

Control Datastore Browser Access 39

Create/Manage vCenter Server Security Certificates 39

Control MOB Access 40

Change Default Account Access 40

Restrict Administrative Privileges 40

Understand the Implications of Securing a vSphere Environment 40

Objective 1.3–Enable SSO and Active Directory Integration 41

Describe SSO Architecture and Components 41

Differentiate Available Authentication Methods with VMware vCenter 42

Perform a Multi-site SSO Installation 42

Confi gure/Manage Active Directory Authentication 45

Confi gure/Manage Platform Services Controller (PSC) 48

Confi gure/Manage VMware Certifi cate Authority (VMCA) 50

Enable/Disable Single Sign-On (SSO) Users 51

Upgrade a Single/Multi-site SSO Installation 53

Confi gure SSO Policies 54

Add/Edit/Remove SSO Identity Sources 55

Add an ESXi Host to an AD Domain 55

Summary 56

Exam Preparation Tasks 56

Review All the Key Topics 56

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 56

Defi nitions of Key Terms 56

Answer Review Questions 57

Chapter 2 Networking, Part 1 61

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 61

Foundation Topics 65

Objective 2.1–Confi gure Advanced Policies/Features and Verify Network Virtualization Implementation 65

Compare and Contrast vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) Capabilities 65

Create/Delete a vSphere Distributed Switch 68

Add/Remove ESXi Hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch 72

Add/Confi gure/Remove dvPort Groups 82

Add/Remove Uplink Adapters to dvUplink Groups 86

Confi gure vSphere Distributed Switch General and dvPort Group Settings 90

Create/Confi gure/Remove Virtual Adapters 93

Migrate Virtual Machines to/from a vSphere Distributed Switch 98

Migrating Virtual Machines Individually 98

Migrating Multiple Virtual Machines 100

Confi gure LACP on dvUplink and dvPort Groups 101

Describe vDS Security Policies/Settings 109

Confi gure dvPort Group Blocking Policies 111

Confi gure Load Balancing and Failover Policies 113

Confi gure VLAN/PVLAN Settings for VMs Given Communication Requirements 114

Confi gure Traffi c Shaping Policies 119

Enable TCP Segmentation Offl oad Support for a Virtual Machine 122

Enable Jumbo Frames Support on Appropriate Components 123

Determine Appropriate VLAN Confi guration for a vSphere Implementation 127

Recognize Behavior of vDS Auto-Rollback 127

Confi gure vDS Across Multiple vCenter Servers to Support Long-Distance vMotion 129

Summary 131

Exam Preparation Tasks 131

Review All the Key Topics 131

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 131

Defi nitions of Key Terms 132

Answer Review Questions 132

Chapter 3 Networking, Part 2 135

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 135

Foundation Topics 138

Objective 2.2–Confi gure Network I/O Control (NIOC) 138

Defi ne Network I/O Control 138

Explain Network I/O Control Capabilities 138

Confi gure NIOC Shares/Limits Based on VM Requirements 142

Explain the Behavior of a Given Network I/O Control Setting 146

Determine Network I/O Control Requirements 148

Differentiate Network I/O Control Capabilities 148

Enable/Disable Network I/O Control 148

Monitor Network I/O Control 151

Summary 153

Exam Preparation Tasks 154

Review All the Key Topics 154

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 154

Defi nitions of Key Terms 154

Answer Review Questions 155

Chapter 4 Storage, Part 1 159

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 159

Foundation Topics 163

Objective 3.1–Manage vSphere Storage Virtualization 163

Storage Protocols 163

Identify Storage Adapters and Devices 163

Display Storage Adapters for a Host 164

Storage Devices for an Adapter 164

Fibre Channel Protocol 166

Fibre Channel over Ethernet Protocol 166

iSCSI Protocol 166

NFS Protocol 167

Authentication NFSv4.1 with Kerberos Authentication 167

Native Multipathing and Session Trunking 167

In-band, Mandatory, and Stateful Server-Side File Locking 167

Identify Storage Naming Conventions 168

Identify Hardware/Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiator Requirements 170

Discover New Storage LUNs 171

Confi gure FC/iSCSI/FCoE LUNs as ESXi Boot Devices 172

FC 172

iSCSI 172

FCoE 173

Create an NFS Share for Use with vSphere 173

Enable/Confi gure/Disable vCenter Server Storage Filters 173

iSCSI 175

Configure/Edit Hardware/Dependent Hardware Initiators 175

Enable/Disable Software iSCSI Initiator 176

Configure/Edit Software iSCSI Initiator Settings 177

Determine Use Case for Hardware/Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiator 177

Configure iSCSI Port Binding 178

Enable/Configure/Disable iSCSI CHAP 180

Determine Use Cases for Fibre Channel Zoning 183

Compare and Contrast Array and Virtual Disk Thin Provisioning 183

Array Thin Provisioning 183

Virtual Disk Thin Provisioning 184

Determine Use Case for and Configure Array Thin Provisioning 184

Summary 185

Exam Preparation Tasks 185

Review All the Key Topics 185

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 186

Defi nitions of Key Terms 186

Answer Review Questions 186

Chapter 5 Storage, Part 2 189

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 189

Foundation Topics 193

Objective 3.2–Confi gure Software-defi ned Storage 193

Explain VSAN and VVOL Architectural Components 193

VSAN 193

VVOL 194

Determine the Role of Storage Providers in VSAN 195

Determine the Role of Storage Providers in VVOLs 196

Explain VSAN Failure Domains Functionality 197

Confi gure/Manage VMware Virtual SAN 197

Create/Modify VMware Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) 201

Confi gure Storage Policies 202

Enable/Disable Virtual SAN Fault Domains 203

Create Virtual Volumes Given the Workload and Availability Requirements 204

Collect VSAN Observer Output 204

Create Storage Policies Appropriate for Given Workloads and Availability

Requirements 206

Confi gure VVOLs Protocol Endpoints 206

Objective 3.3–Confi gure vSphere Storage Multipathing and Failover 207

Explain Common Multipathing Components 207

Differentiate APD and PDL States 207

Compare and Contrast Active Optimized vs. Active non-Optimized Port Group States 208

Explain Features of Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA) 209

MPP 209

NMP 210

SATP 210

PSP 210

Understand the Effects of a Given Claim Rule on Multipathing and Failover 210

Explain the Function of Claim Rule Elements 211

Change the Path Selection Policy Using the UI 213

Determine the Effect of Changing PSP on Multipathing and Failover 214

Determine the Effect of Changing SATP on Multipathing and Failover 215

Confi gure/Manage Storage Load Balancing 215

Differentiate Available Storage Load Balancing Options 216

Differentiate Available Storage Multipathing Policies 216

Confi gure Storage Policies 217

Locate Failover Events in the UI 218

Summary 218

Exam Preparation Tasks 219

Review All the Key Topics 219

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 220

Defi nitions of Key Terms 220

Answer Review Questions 221

Chapter 6 Storage, Part 3 225

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 225

Foundation Topics 229

Objective 3.4–Perform Advanced VMFS and NFS Confi gurations and Upgrades 229

Describe VAAI Primitives for Block Devices and NAS 229

Enable/Disable vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) 230

Differentiate VMware File System Technologies 231

Compare and Contrast VMFS and NFS Datastore Properties 232

Upgrade VMFS3 to VMFS5 232

Compare Functionality of New and Upgraded VMFS5 Datastores 233

Differentiate Physical Mode and Virtual Mode RDMs 233

Create a Virtual/Physical Mode RDM 234

Differentiate NFS 3.x and 4.1 Capabilities 235

Confi gure Bus Sharing 236

Confi gure Multi-writer Locking 237

Connect an NFS 4.1 Datastore Using Kerberos 238

Create/Rename/Delete/Unmount VMFS Datastores 239

Create a VMFS Datastore 239

Rename a VMFS Datastore 240

Delete a VMFS Datastore 240

Unmount a VMFS Datastore 240

Mount/Unmount an NFS Datastore 241

Mount an NFS Datastore 241

Unmount an NFS Datastore 242

Extend/Expand VMFS Datastores 242

Expandable 242

Extending 242

Place a VMFS Datastore in Maintenance Mode 243

Select the Preferred Path/Disable a Path to a VMFS Datastore 244

Given a Scenario, Determine a Proper Use Case for Multiple VMFS/NFS Datastores 245

Objective 3.5–Set Up and Confi gure Storage I/O Control 246

Describe the Benefi ts of SIOC 246

Enable and Confi gure SIOC 247

Confi gure/Manage SIOC 249

Monitor SIOC 250

Differentiate Between SIOC and Dynamic Queue Depth Throttling Features 252

Given a Scenario, Determine a Proper Use Case for SIOC 252

Compare and Contrast the Effects of I/O Contention in Environments With and Without

SIOC 253

Summary 253

Exam Preparation Tasks 254

Review All the Key Topics 254

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 255

Defi nitions of Key Terms 255

Answer Review Questions 255

Chapter 7 Upgrade a vSphere Deployment to 6.x 259

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 259

Foundation Topics 263

Objective 4.1–Perform ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Upgrades 263

Update Manager 263

Confi gure Download Source(s) 264

Set Up UMDS to Set Up Download Repository 265

Import ESXi Images 265

Create Baselines and/or Baseline Groups 267

Attach Baselines to vSphere Objects 267

Scan vSphere Objects 269

Stage Patches and Extensions 269

Remediate an Object 269

Upgrade a vSphere Distributed Switch 270

Upgrade VMware Tools 271

Upgrade Virtual Machine Hardware 272

Upgrade an ESXi Host Using vCenter Update Manager 273

Stage Multiple ESXi Host Upgrades 274

Objective 4.2–Perform vCenter Server Upgrades 276

Compare the Methods of Upgrading vCenter Server 276

Embedded Architecture Deployment 278

External Architecture Deployment 278

Back Up vCenter Server Database and Certifi cates 279

Embedded Windows vCenter Server 279

Embedded Linux vCenter Server Appliance Database 279

Certificates 280

Perform Update as Prescribed for Appliance or Installable 280

Pre-Upgrade Updates for Linux vCenter Appliance 280

Pre-Upgrade Updates for Windows Installer 281

Upgrade vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) 281

Given a Scenario, Determine the Upgrade Compatibility of an Environment 283

Scenario Conclusion 284

Determine Correct Order of Steps to Upgrade a vSphere Implementation 284

Summary 285

Exam Preparation Tasks 285

Review All the Key Topics 285

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 286

Defi nitions of Key Terms 287

Answer Review Questions 287

Chapter 8 Resource Pools 289

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 289

Foundation Topics 293

Objective 5.1–Confi gure Advanced/Multilevel Resource Pools 293

Understand/Apply 293

Determine the Effect of the Expandable Reservation Parameter on

Resource Allocation 295

Create a Resource Pool Hierarchical Structure 296

Confi gure Custom Resource Pool Attributes 301

Determine How Resource Pools Apply to vApps 301

Describe vFlash Architecture 301

Create/Remove a Resource Pool 306

Add/Remove Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool 308

Create/Delete vFlash Resource Pool 309

Assign vFlash Resources to VMDKs 309

Given a Scenario, Determine Appropriate Shares, Reservations, and Limits for

Hierarchical Resource Pools 311

Summary 312

Exam Preparation Tasks 312

Review All the Key Topics 312

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 313

Defi nitions of Key Terms 313

Answer Review Questions 313

Chapter 9 Backup and Recovery 317

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 317

Foundation Topics 321

Objective 6.1–Confi gure and Administer a vSphere Backups/Restore/Replication Solution 321

Compare and Contrast vSphere Replication Compression Methods 321

Differentiate VMware Data Protection Capabilities 322

Confi gure Recovery Point Objective (RPO) for a Protected Virtual Machine 323

Explain VMware Data Protection Sizing Guidelines 324

Create/Delete/Consolidate Virtual Machine Snapshots 325

Install and Confi gure VMware Data Protection 327

Create a Backup Job with VMware Data Protection 334

Backup/Restore a Virtual Machine with VMware Data Protection 335

Install/Confi gure/Upgrade vSphere Replication 340

Confi gure VMware Certifi cate Authority (VMCA) integration with vSphere Replication 341

Confi gure vSphere Replication for Single/Multiple VMs 342

Recover a VM Using vSphere Replication 345

Perform a Failback Operation Using vSphere Replication 346

Deploy a Pair of vSphere Replication Virtual Appliances 347

Summary 347

Exam Preparation Tasks 347

Review All the Key Topics 347

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 348

Defi nitions of Key Terms 348

Answer Review Questions 348

Chapter 10 Troubleshoot Common Issues 351

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 351

Foundation Topics 354

Objective 7.1–Troubleshoot vCenter Server, ESXi Hosts, and Virtual Machines 354

Monitor Status of the vCenter Server Service 354

Perform Basic Maintenance of a vCenter Server Database 357

Monitor Status of ESXi Management Agents 359

Determine ESXi Host Stability Issues and Gather Diagnostics Information 361

Monitor ESXi System Health 368

Locate and Analyze vCenter Server and ESXi Logs 369

Determine the Appropriate Command-Line Interface (CLI) Command for a Given Troubleshooting Task 372

Troubleshoot Common Issues 376

vCenter Server Service 377

Single Sign-On (SSO) 378

vCenter Server Connectivity 380

Virtual Machine Resource Contention, Configuration, and Operation 383

Platform Services Controller (PSC) 386

Problems with Installation 387

VMware Tools Installation 388

Fault Tolerant Network Latency 389

Summary 391

Exam Preparation Tasks 391

Review All the Key Topics 391

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 391

Defi nitions of Key Terms 392

Answer Review Questions 392

Chapter 11 Troubleshoot Storage, Networks, and Upgrades 395

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 395

Foundation Topics 399

Objective 7.2–Troubleshoot vSphere Storage and Network Issues 399

Identify and Isolate Network and Storage Resource Contention and Latency Issues 399

Monitor Networking and Storage Resources Using vROps Alerts and All Badges 399

Verify Network and Storage Confi guration 404

Verify a Given Virtual Machine Is Confi gured with the Correct Network Resources 410

Monitor/Troubleshoot Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS) Issues 414

Recognize the Impact of Network and Storage I/O Control Confi gurations 418

Recognize a Connectivity Issue Caused by a VLAN/PVLAN 422

Troubleshoot Common Issues 423

Storage and Network 423

Virtual Switch and Port Group Configuration 426

Physical Network Adapter Configuration 427

VMFS Metadata Consistency 428

Objective 7.3–Troubleshoot vSphere Upgrades 430

Collect Upgrade Diagnostic Information 431

Recognize Common Upgrade Issues with vCenter Server and vCenter Server Appliance 431

Create/Locate/Analyze VMware Log Bundles 432

Determine Alternative Methods to Upgrade ESXi Hosts in the Event of Failure 434

VMware Update Manager 434

Interactively Using the ESXi Installer 434

Scripted Upgrades 435

vSphere Auto Deploy 437

ESXi Command Line 438

Confi gure vCenter Server Logging Options 439

Summary 442

Preparation Tasks 442

Review All the Key Topics 442

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 442

Defi nitions of Key Terms 442

Answer Review Questions 443

Chapter 12 Troubleshoot Performance 447

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 447

Foundation Topics 450

Objective 7.4–Troubleshoot and Monitor vSphere Performance 450

Monitor CPU and Memory Usage (Including vRealize Badges and Alerts) 450

Identify and Isolate CPU and Memory Contention Issues 451

Recognize Impact of Using CPU/Memory Limits, Reservations, and Shares 452

Describe and Differentiate Critical Performance Metrics 454

Describe and Differentiate Common Metrics–Memory 455

Describe and Differentiate Common Metrics–CPU 463

Describe and Differentiate Common Metrics–Network 465

Describe and Differentiate Common Metrics–Storage 466

Monitor Performance Through ESXTOP 467

Troubleshoot Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) Issues 473

Troubleshoot Virtual Machine Performance via vRealize Operations 477

Compare and Contrast Overview and Advanced Charts 483

Describe How Tasks and Events Are Viewed in vCenter Server 484

Identify Host Power Management Policy 489

Summary 491

Exam Preparation Tasks 491

Review All the Key Topics 491

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 491

Defi nitions of Key Terms 492

Answer Review Questions 492

Chapter 13 Troubleshoot Clusters 495

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 495

Foundation Topics 497

Objective 7.5–Troubleshoot HA and DRS Confi guration and Fault Tolerance 497

Troubleshoot Issues with DRS Workload Balancing 497

Troubleshoot Issues with HA Failover/Redundancy, Capacity, and Network Confi guration 500

Troubleshoot Issues with HA/DRS Cluster Confi guration 507

Troubleshoot Issues with vMotion/Storage vMotion Confi guration and/or Migration 511

Troubleshoot Issues with Fault Tolerance Confi guration and Failover Issues 514

Explain DRS Resource Distribution Graph and Target/Current Host Load Deviation 519

Explain vMotion Resource Maps 523

Summary 524

Exam Preparation Tasks 524

Review All the Key Topics 524

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 525

Defi nitions of Key Terms 525

Answer Review Questions 525

Chapter 14 Deploy and Consolidate 529

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 529

Foundation Topics 532

Objective 8.1–Deploy ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy 532

Describe the Components and Architecture of an Auto Deploy Environment 532

Use Auto Deploy Image Builder and PowerCLI Scripts 533

Implement Host Profi les with an Auto Deploy of an ESXi Host 537

Install and Confi gure Auto Deploy 539

Understand PowerCLI cmdlets for Auto Deploy 540

Deploy Multiple ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy 541

Given a Scenario, Explain the Auto Deploy Deployment Model Needed to Meet a

Business Requirement 542

Objective 8.2–Customize Host Profi le Settings 542

Edit an Answer File to Customize ESXi Host Settings 542

Modify and Apply a Storage Path Selection Plug-in (PSP) to a Device Using Host Profi les 543

Modify and Apply Switch Confi gurations Across Multiple Hosts Using a Host Profi le 544

Create/Edit/Remove a Host Profi le from an ESXi Host 546

Import/Export a Host Profi le 548

Attach and Apply a Host Profi le to ESXi Hosts in a Cluster 549

Perform Compliance Scanning and Remediation of an ESXi Host and Clusters Using Host Profi les 552

Enable or Disable Host Profi le Components 555

Objective 8.3–Consolidate Physical Workloads Using VMware Converter 556

Install a vCenter Converter Standalone Instance 556

Convert Physical Workloads Using vCenter Converter 557

Modify Server Resources During Conversion 561

Interpret and Correct Errors During Conversion 562

Deploy a Physical Host as a Virtual Machine Using vCenter Converter 563

Collect Diagnostic Information During Conversion Operation 564

Resize Partitions During the Conversion Process 564

Given a Scenario, Determine Which Virtual Disk Format to Use 565

Summary 565

Exam Preparation Tasks 566

Review All the Key Topics 566

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 566

Defi nitions of Key Terms 566

Answer Review Questions 567

Chapter 15 Confi gure and Administer vSphere Availability Solutions 569

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 569

Foundation Topics 573

Objective 9.1–Confi gure Advanced vSphere HA Features 573

Modify vSphere HA Advanced Cluster Settings 573

Confi gure a Network for Use with HA Heartbeats 574

Apply an Admission Control Policy for HA 575

Enable/Disable Advanced vSphere HA Settings 576

Confi gure Different Heartbeat Datastores for an HA Cluster 578

Apply Virtual Machine Monitoring for a Cluster 579

Confi gure Virtual Machine Component Protection (VMCP) Settings 580

Implement vSphere HA on a Virtual SAN Cluster 581

Explain How vSphere HA Communicates with Distributed Resource Scheduler and

Distributed Power Management 581

Objective 9.2–Confi gure Advanced vSphere DRS Features 582

Confi gure VM-Host Affi nity/Anti-affi nity Rules 582

Confi gure VM-VM Affi nity/Anti-affi nity Rules 584

Add/Remove Host DRS Group 585

Add/Remove Virtual Machine DRS Group 585

Enable/Disable Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Affi nity Rules 586

Confi gure the Proper Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Automation Level Based on a

Set of Business Requirements 587

Explain How DRS Affi nity Rules Affect Virtual Machine Placement 588

Summary 589

Exam Preparation Tasks 589

Review All the Key Topics 589

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 589

Defi nitions of Key Terms 590

Answer Review Questions 590

Chapter 16 Virtual Machines 593

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 593

Foundation Topics 597

Objective 10.1–Confi gure Advanced vSphere Virtual Machine Settings 597

Determine How Using a Shared USB Device Impacts the Environment 597

Confi gure Virtual Machines for vGPUs, DirectPath I/O, and SR-IOV 598

Confi gure Virtual Machines for Multicore vCPUs 602

Differentiate Virtual Machine Confi guration Settings 603

Interpret Virtual Machine Confi guration File (.vmx) Settings 610

Enable/Disable Advanced Virtual Machine Settings 611

Objective 10.2–Create and Manage a Multi-site Content Library 612

Publish a Content Catalog 613

Subscribe to a Published Catalog 613

Determine Which Privileges Are Required to Globally Manage a Content Catalog 613

Compare the Functionality of Automatic Sync and On-Demand Sync 614

Confi gure Content Library to Work Across Sites 614

Confi gure Content Library Authentication 616

Set/Confi gure Content Library Roles 617

Add/Remove Content Libraries 618

Objective 10.3–Confi gure and Maintain a vCloud Air Connection 619

Create a VPN Connection Between vCloud Air and On-premise Site 619

Deploy a Virtual Machine Using vCloud Air 621

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Migrate a Virtual Machine to vCloud Air 621

Verify VPN Connection Confi guration to vCloud Air 623

Confi gure vCenter Server Connection to vCloud Air 623

Confi gure Replicated Objects in vCloud Air Disaster Recovery Service 625

Given a Scenario, Determine the Required Settings for Virtual Machines Deployed in vCloud Air 627

Summary 628

Preparation Tasks 628

Review All the Key Topics 628

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 628

Defi nitions of Key Terms 628

Answer Review Questions 629

Chapter 17 Final Preparation 631

Getting Ready 631

Taking the Exam 634

Glossary 639

Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Review

Questions 647

Appendix B Memory Tables 655

Appendix C Memory Tables Answer Key 689

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