Deck 1: Compliance

Question 1

Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer from the choices below:
The requirements of vCenter Update Manager database requirements are the same as those of vCenter, except that __________.

A)The size should be 3 times greater.
B)The database requires and extra 600 MB of RAM.
C)The server hosting the database should have four times the CPU capacity.
D)DB2 is not supported.

Answer 1

DB2 is not supported.

Question 2

Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer from the choices below:
The bundled database with vCenter Update Manager is more suited to small deployments of 5 hosts and ______ virtual machines?

A)5
B)10
C)25
D)3
E)50

Answer 2

50

Question 3

vCenter Update Manager must have access to the Internet to download patches.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Select three possible sources for a vCenter Update Manager shared repository.

A)A local disk
B)A local disk or connected network disk
C)An http:// location
D)A secure ftp:// location
E)An https:// location

Question 5

If your Internet access is via a proxy server, how can you download patches for vCenter Update Manager?

A)You can only use a shared repository as a metadata and binaries source.
B)You can use a proxy server, provided it does not require authentication.
C)You can use a proxy server. If the proxy server requires authentication, you can enter the required credentials.
D)You can use a proxy server, provided that it supports anonymous authentication.

Question 6

Prior to applying patches to a virtual machine, vCenter Update Manager can take a snapshot to facilitate rollback in the event of an error. Which statement best describes these snapshots?

A)Snapshots can be taken for a maximum of 65 virtual machines in any 24-hour period.
B)Snapshots can be kept for a maximum of 24 hours.
C)Snapshots can be kept indefinitely or for a fixed period of time.
D)Snapshots that are larger than 1 GB will be automatically migrated to the cheapest tier of storage.

Question 7

ESX/i hosts must always be in maintenance mode to apply patches.

Question 8

John, a VMware administrator, is responsible for patching ESX hosts at coffeehouse.com. He was under the impression that the patching was working fine until he heard otherwise from a senior administrator. John was surprised to hear this, as he had not received any email alerts about the patching. What could be a reason for the lack of email alerts?

A)vCenter Update Manager does not produce alarms.
B)The email settings in vCenter Update Manager were not configured.
C)The email settings in vCenter Administration were not configured.

Question 9

What are the two inventory items that patch baselines can be applied to?

A)Hosts
B)Virtual machines
C)vCenter Server
D)vNetwork Distributed Switches

Question 10

What two things are hosts scanned for at the datacenter level of the inventory?

A)Viruses
B)Faulty hardware
C)Patches and extensions
D)Upgrades

Question 11

Which of the following statements are true? Select two.

A)Virtual machines can be scanned from the Hosts and Clusters view.
B)Virtual machines can be scanned from the VMs and Templates view by selecting the datacenter and choosing Scan for Updates.
C)Virtual machines can be scanned from the Update Manager Administration page by going to the home page then choosing Update Manager.
D)Virtual machines can be scanned from the VMs and Templates view by selecting a virtual machine and choosing Scan for Updates.

Question 12

You can scan and apply updates to a template.

Question 13

What is the process that speeds up the patching of ESX/i hosts by downloading the patches to them prior to initiating a patch remediation?

A)Facilitation
B)Pre-scan-download
C)Pre-scan-preparation
D)Staging

Question 14

When referring to virtual machines, which of the following are possible compliance states with regards to updates? Choose three.

A)Non-Compliant
B)Unknown
C)Failed
D)Incompatible

Question 15

Host profiles are a feature first introduced to which version of VMware Hypervisor?

A)2.5
B)3.5
C)3.5U1
D)4.0

Question 16

From which two locations can you create a host profile?

A)Host Profiles main view
B)VMs and Templates view
C)Update manager view
D)The host's context menu

Question 17

Sarah, a VMware administrator, is attempting to create a host profile for the first time. She is unable to do so. What is a possible the reason for this?

A)The license associated with the host in question is Enterprise.
B)There are only two hosts in the cluster, and host profiles require three hosts for redundancy.
C)HA is not enabled on the cluster.
D)DRS is not enabled on the cluster.

Question 18

Host profiles can be exported to a file in what file format?

A)VMware profile format (.vpf)
B)VMware host format (.vhf)
C)VMware host profile (.vhp)
D)VMware host profile format (.vhpf)

Question 19

If you export and then import a host profile, what information will be missing from the profile?

A)The Network configuration
B)The amount of memory applied to the service console
C)The administrator passwords
D)The firewall policies

Question 20

Once a host profile is created, it cannot be edited.

Question 21

John, a VMware administrator, is trying - and failing - to apply a profile to a host that has recently been placed in a cluster. What is the most likely reason for this failure?

A)The host is not in maintenance mode.
B)The ESX host is version 4.0.
C)The cluster does not have HA enabled.
D)The cluster only has two hosts present.

Question 22

Hosts can be checked for profile compliance from which locations? Select two.

A)Host's profile view.
B)VMs and Templates view.
C)The host's context menu.
D)vCenter Update Manager main view.