Section 1 – Plan, Install and Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi
- Objective 1.1 — Install VMware ESX/ESXi on local storage
QUESTION 21
What is the recommended size for the /home partition?
A.256MB
B.1024MB
C.512MB
D.1200MB
Answer: C
Explanation:
ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide ESX 4.0, vCenter Server 4.0, page 62.
ESX Optional Partitions Mount Point Type Recommended Size /home ext3 512MB
QUESTION 22
What is the minimum supported amount of RAM for an ESX4 Host?
A.4GB
B.1GB
C.2GB
D.3GB
Answer: C
Explanation:
Getting Started with ESX, ESX 4.0, vCenter Server 4.0, page 6.
ESX Hardware Requirements RAM * 2GB RAM minimum
QUESTION 23
ESX Service Console patches should be applied (Choose Two):
A.as instructed by VMware authorized technical support personnel
B.as Red Hat makes patches available
C.when an issue is identified
D.as VMware makes patches available
Answer: AD
Explanation:
After you register your ESX Server license, you will get email notifications of new patches. If you haven’t been notified about patches, you can check the ESX Patch update site to get the latest patch info
Patches will be either for security reasons, critical bug fix issues, or general system bugs.
Of course, security and critical bug fix patches should be applies as soon as possible.
Many of the ESX Server patches are actually for the service console (based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux). Although, don’t try to apply Red Hat patches to the service console as you will find out that they don’t work
QUESTION 24
What is the maximum amount of RAM that a vSphere Guest can have?
A.256GB
B.128GB
C.255GB
D.64GB
Answer: C
Explanation:
Virtual Machine Maximums RAM per virtual machine 255GB
QUESTION 25
What is the maximum amount of logical processors that a vSphere Host can have?
A.8
B.18
C.32
D.64
Answer: D
Explanation:
Compute Maximums Logical processors per host 64
Reference: Configuration Maximums VMware® vSphere 4.0 and vSphere 4.0 Update 1, page 5.
QUESTION 26
An administrator is installing ESX 4.0 on a physical server. Which of the following components would need to be modified or replaced to support a successful installation?
A.2 AMD Opteron CPUs
B.2 LSI Logic LSI7202XP-LCFibre Channel HBAs
C.4GB RAM
D.4 Intel PRO 1000 Network Adapters
Answer: B
Explanation:
Getting Started with ESX, ESX 4.0, vCenter Server 4.0, Page 6.
ESX Hardware Requirements 64-Bit Processor
-VMware ESX 4.0 will only install and run on servers with 64-bit x86 CPUs.
-Known 64-bit processors:
-All AMD Opterons support 64 bit.
…
RAM
2GB RAM minimum
Network Adapters
…
-Intel PRO 1000 adapters
QUESTION 27
Which of the following partitions is specific to ESXi 4.0?
A.swap
B.usr
C.scratch
D.vmkcore
Answer: C
Explanation:
ESXi Installable and vCenter Server Setup Guide ESXi 4.0 Installable vCenter Server 4.0, page 34.
About the Scratch Partition
When ESXi boots, the system tries to find a suitable partition on a local disk to create a scratch partition.
For ESXi Installable, the partition is created during installation and is thus selected.
QUESTION 28
ESX 4 Hosts will only run on;
A.64bit CPU’s only
B.Intel CPU’s only
C.32bit and 64bit CPU’s
D.32bit CPU’s only
Answer: A
Explanation:
Getting Started with ESX, ESX 4.0, vCenter Server 4.0, page 6.
ESX Hardware Requirements 64-Bit Processor
QUESTION 29
What is the recommended size for the /tmp partition?
A.512MB
B.4096MB
C.256MB
D.1024MB
Answer: D
Explanation:
ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide ESX 4.0, vCenter Server 4.0, page 62.
Table 7-2. ESX Optional Partitions Mount Point Type Recommended Size /tmp ext3 1024MB
QUESTION 30
If you want to test VMware vSphere before purchasing, what is the length of the
Evaluation period available?
A.2 Months
B.30 Days
C.60 Days
D.90 Days
Answer: C
Explanation:
ESXi Installable and vCenter Server Setup Guide, ESXi 4.0 Installable, vCenter Server 4.0, page 97.
After the 60-day evaluation period expires, you are no longer able to perform some operations in vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi.
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