An architect is designing a new vSphere 8 environment and needs to plan the migration of virtual machines from the source vSphere 7 infrastructure.
The following has been captured about the source infrastructure and project:
All virtual machines operate supported versions of Microsoft Windows
All virtual machines have VMware Tools 11 or higher installed
vCenter Enhanced Linked Mode is configured
VMware PowerCLI is available in the environment
No budget is available for discovery tooling
The architect must capture and review active services from inside running virtual machines to inform the migration design.
Considering the information available, which method can the architect use to acquire the information required?
Given that VMware Tools 11 or higher is installed on all virtual machines and VMware PowerCLI is available in the environment, the architect can leverage PowerCLI to interact with VMware Tools and collect information about active services running inside the virtual machines.
VMware PowerCLI allows you to query virtual machines for information about their services by accessing the guest operating system, provided VMware Tools is installed and running. You can use PowerCLI cmdlets to retrieve service data, such as which services are running on the VM, their statuses, and other details necessary for planning the migration.
This option is cost-effective since there is no budget available for additional discovery tooling, and it aligns well with the existing tools and infrastructure already in place.
What is an example of an availability design quality?
Availability design quality refers to the capacity of a system or infrastructure to remain operational, minimizing downtime, and ensuring continuous service delivery, especially in the event of a failure. The concept of N + 1 redundancy ensures that if one component fails (such as a host or a power supply), there is always an additional, spare component available to take over the workload, maintaining the system's availability.
N + 1 redundancy in a vSphere cluster means that the cluster has enough resources to tolerate the failure of one host without affecting the availability of the workloads. This setup provides high availability and resilience in the event of a host failure.
During a workshop for a design project, the following information is shared:
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners to promote collaboration.
Maintain high standards of quality and professionalism in all aspects of the project.
Build a strong foundation for future projects, including cloud infrastructures.
Ensure project timelines and milestones are met by effectively managing resources and priorities.
Which of these would be classified as a business outcome of the project?
A business outcome refers to a result or impact that directly contributes to the strategic goals of the organization, typically focusing on long-term objectives or future benefits. In this case, building a strong foundation for future projects, including cloud infrastructures, aligns with the business goal of positioning the organization for future success and scalability. This outcome is about preparing the organization for the future, which is a key business-driven result.
An architect is tasked with creating a design for a vSphere-based solution.
Reviewing requirements with the security team, the architect makes the following design decision:
ESXi hosts in the environment will enable shell sandbox for SSH connections and the local ESXi shell
What is an implication of the design decision to enable shell sandboxing?
When the shell sandbox is enabled on ESXi hosts, it restricts the execution of commands within the shell to ensure that only authorized or safe commands are allowed. This provides a level of isolation that limits the potential for accidental or malicious commands to be run in the shell, enhancing security while still providing necessary administrative access.
A company will be replacing the external storage array that is currently providing storage to the vSphere environment. The architect must design a storage architecture for existing and future workloads. Company policy required storage separation of workloads by departments.
Which design decision should the architect make to satisfy the requirement and scale for additional departments?
The company policy requires storage separation of workloads by departments. To meet this requirement, the architect should design the storage architecture to create a dedicated storage volume for each department. This approach allows for logical separation of each department's data, ensuring that workloads from one department are isolated from the others.
Creating new storage volumes for new departments provides scalability. As new departments are added, new volumes can be provisioned without affecting the existing volumes or requiring reconfiguration of the existing department's storage.
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