Free 3V0-21.23 Sample Questions — VMware vSphere 8.x Advanced Design

What are two benefits of the VMware Validated Solutions? (Choose two.)

• A. Provide prescriptive runbooks to deploy VMware solutions
• B. Provide comprehensive manual deployment guidance and day 2 operational practices
• C. Provide best practice design guidance
• D. Provide faster time to value for VMware Cloud Foundation
• E. Deploy technical validated implementations on VMware Cloud Foundation

An architect is responsible for the following customer considerations in a hardware refresh: Capacity planning will ensure that the environment does not exceed 70% of peak-average utilization on deployment. CPU purchases will favor clock speed and last level cache over cores per socket. Additional ESXi hosts will be added to the cluster when CPU or memory utilization exceeds 70% for 3 consecutive business days. Path Selection policy will be set to round robin and set to switch paths with every SCSI command. vCPU to pCPU ratio may not exceed 5:1. What are three considerations when designing for performance? (Choose three.)

• A. Path Selection policy will be set to round robin and set to switch paths with every SCSI command
• B. vCPU to pCPU ratio may not exceed 5:1
• C. Capacity planning will ensure that the environment does not exceed 70% of peak-average utilization on deployment
• D. All ESXi hosts must have four paths to the storage array
• E. CPU purchases will favor clock speed and last level cache over cores per socket
• F. Additional ESXi hosts will be added to the cluster when CPU or memory utilization exceeds 70% for 3 consecutive business days

An architect is designing a backup solution. Which two statements should be included in the logical design for this solution? (Choose two.)

• A. The database must be backed up every day during the maintenance window of 1:00AM and 3:00AM
• B. The network that will be used for backups will be configured to use VLAN ID 1511
• C. The bkp-nfs-01 datastore will be used for backups
• D. The company's existing backup solution will be unsupported by the third-party vendor in six months
• E. The database will be backed up using an API-based backup solution

An architect is working on the design documentation for a new vSphere solution. The architect has completed a conceptual model based on the following requirement: REQ001 – The solution must use shared storage What could the architect include in the logical design to meet this requirement?

• A. The use of an NFS mount point, including the IP address of the NFS server it is hosted on
• B. The use of an all flash vSAN datastore
• C. The use of an HCI solution for a datastore
• D. The use of File Based Storage, including the list of permissions applied to the share

An architect will be updating an existing vSphere data center design. The following information has been provided: The new design must carry over existing VLANs for workloads. The networking for storage must not share the data path with workload traffic. The new design must be able to add additional VLANS. The new design must reduce management overhead. The new replacement servers have two 100 GB network cards. Which design will meet the requirements for existing workload networks and allow scaling of additional networks?

• A. One vSphere standard switch (VSS) configuration Workload and storage traffic on separate uplinks
• B. One vSphere standard switch (VSS) configuration Workload and storage traffic on separate uplinks
• C. Two vSphere distributed switches (VDS) Each VDS uses one uplink as active and the other uplink as passive Existing and new workload traffic on one VDS and storage traffic on the other VDS
• D. One vSphere distributed switch (VDS) configuration The VDS uses aggregated uplinks - Workload and storage traffic on the aggregated uplinks

A company has the requirement to ensure that business-critical applications have the necessary network bandwidth to function optimally and maintain a consistent quality of service (QoS). Which statement would be included in the conceptual design to support this requirement?

• A. distributed switch will be created and Network I/O Control will be enabled
• B. The network infrastructure must ensure secure communications and efficiently use available bandwidth
• C. Network resource pool named "bca-pool-02" is given a reservation quota of 5 Gbit/sec
• D. The distributed switch will use a minimum of 25 Gbps Ethernet

An architect has made the following assumptions: The customer will provide licensing for the vSphere platform. The storage hardware has sufficient capacity for future workload scale. The data center offers sufficient power, cooling and rack space for workload scale. Which two risks must be documented in the design document in response to these assumptions? (Choose two.)

• A. The assumptions must be approved by the customer, architect and the architect’s company
• B. The storage may not have capacity to accommodate 20% year over year virtual machine growth
• C. The licenses provided by the customer only have support entitlement for one year
• D. The customer may not have an existing licensing subscription that covers features the architect intends to use
• E. The customer may not have sufficient data center cooling, power, and physical rack space available

A company is expanding an existing vSphere deployment to meet new demands from the business. The following requirements have been identified for the expanded infrastructure: REQ001- It must support enhanced vMotion compatibility (EVC) mode for Intel "Nehalem" Generation (Intel Xeon Core i7) processors. REQ002- It must be accessible via an API. REQ003- It must support a variety of operating systems. REQ004- It must notify administrators whenever a virtual machine is connected to more than one network. Which requirement would be classified as a technical (formerly non-functional) requirement?

• A. It must be accessible via an API
• B. It must notify administrators whenever a virtual machine is connected to more than one network
• C. It must support enhanced vMotion compatibility (EVC) mode for Intel "Nehalem" Generation (Intel Xeon Core i7) processors
• D. It must support a variety of operating systems

An architect is designing a new workload domain in an existing VMware Cloud Foundation environment. The customer requirement is to physically separate the vSAN network traffic from other management network flows. Which design decision should the architect make to meet this requirement?

• A. Deploy the new workload domain using a vSAN stretched cluster
• B. Deploy the new workload domain using multiple physical adapters
• C. Deploy the new workload domain using SDDC Manager
• D. Deploy the new workload domain using API

An architect is updating the design for a vSphere environment. During a workshop focused on security, the following has been identified: It has been determined that any configuration of ESXi hosts can only be completed via VMware vCenter The Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) service must be disabled on ESXi hosts The SSH service must be disabled on ESXi hosts Based on the information from the workshop, which element does the architect need to include in the design?

• A. Strict Lockdown Mode
• B. Normal Lockdown Mode
• C. Normal Lockdown Mode with a defined Exception User list
• D. Strict Lockdown Mode with a defined Exception User list

An architect is tasked with devising a vSphere design strategy that will allow the company to quickly scale global data center functionality when a new location is identified. The following requirements must be met: The solution must include VMware licensing costs. The design must keep data locally to each specific location. The design must utilize current company processes around vSphere. Any new global location must be functional within one month of identification. Which design strategy will meet these requirements?

• A. Plan specific locations throughout the world and build data centers in anticipation of the scale events
• B. Purchase new hardware and deploy VMware Cloud Foundation when a new location is identified
• C. Select partners in each identified location in anticipation of the scale events
• D. Locate a partner that has a data center presence in major global locations that can deploy compatible company architecture

An architect is tasked with designing a repeatable edge hosting solution using VMware technologies that can be deployed to existing hotels across the world and operate independently of other locations. During interviews with stakeholders, the architect notes the following information: There are 123 hotels in total. All hotels have a minimum of two 1 Gbps connections for guest Internet access. The company operates hotels in four countries: Canada, USA, Cuba and Mexico. The company is rebranding the hotels located in Mexico. Which of these is a business factor that will impact this design?

• A. The company is rebranding the hotels located in Mexico
• B. The company operates hotels in four countries: Canada, USA, Cuba and Mexico
• C. There are 123 hotels in total
• D. All hotels have a minimum of two 1 Gbps connections for guest Internet access

An architect is tasked with helping a customer develop a design that meets the following requirements: Must have no single point of failure Must include thorough standard operating procedure documentation Must use VMXNET3 virtual network interface card Must have 99.9% uptime Service Level Agreement Must use the latest version of VMware vSphere Which two are considered constraints? (Choose two.)

• A. Must use the latest version of VMware vSphere
• B. Must have no single point of failure
• C. Must use VMXNET3 virtual network interface card
• D. Must include thorough standard operating procedure documentation
• E. Must have 99.9% uptime Service Level Agreement

What are two valid use cases for VMware Cloud Foundation remote clusters? (Choose two.)

• A. Provide disaster recovery for an existing workload domain
• B. Enable vSphere with Tanzu on a cluster deployed at a remote location
• C. Provide resources for virtual machines at an edge location
• D. Transform virtual machines to vSphere with Tanzu containers
• E. Deploy a cluster within the same rack as the central VMware Cloud Foundation instance

An architect is responsible for the availability design of a solution. The following information has been provided: Virtual machines (VMs) run 8 or less vCPUs All hosts have a minimum of two NICs per vSphere distributed switch (VDS) connected to separate physical switches All hosts have a minimum of two host bus adapters (HBAs) connected to separate physical switches Which three options maximize VM availability in the event of an ESXi host failure? (Choose three.)

• A. vSphere High Availability Restart Priority set to default at the cluster level
• B. vSphere NIC Teaming policy: Route based on originating port ID set on the distributed port group
• C. vSphere Fault Tolerance configured on the virtual machines
• D. vSphere Round Robin storage multi-pathing policy set on each ESXi host
• E. VMware Tools configured to automatically update on reboot for all virtual machines
• F. Dynamic Link Aggregation (LACP) configured on the distributed virtual switch