Below is a fourth set of 50 unique questions covering VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and the vSphere Client. These questions introduce topics like vSphere with Tanzu, VMware Cloud Foundation, advanced storage, performance monitoring, and additional troubleshooting, ensuring no repetition with the previous 150 questions.
vSphere with Tanzu
- What is vSphere with Tanzu, and how does it enable Kubernetes workloads?
- How do you enable Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG) on a vSphere cluster?
- What is a Supervisor Cluster in vSphere with Tanzu?
- How does the vSphere Client display Tanzu Kubernetes clusters?
- What are the prerequisites for deploying a Tanzu Kubernetes cluster?
- How do you configure a Namespace for Kubernetes workloads in the vSphere Client?
- What is the role of the Workload Management feature in vSphere with Tanzu?
- How does vSphere with Tanzu integrate with NSX-T for networking?
- What is a Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster (TKC) manifest, and how is it applied?
- How do you monitor Kubernetes pod performance using the vSphere Client?
VMware Cloud Foundation
- What is VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and how does it integrate with vSphere?
- How do you deploy a VCF workload domain using the vSphere Client?
- What is the role of SDDC Manager in VMware Cloud Foundation?
- How does VCF automate vSphere cluster provisioning?
- What are the benefits of using VCF for hybrid cloud deployments?
- How do you check the health of a VCF environment in the vSphere Client?
- What is a VCF Bill of Materials (BOM), and how is it managed?
- How does VCF integrate vSAN for storage in a vSphere environment?
- What steps are required to scale a VCF workload domain?
- How do you troubleshoot a VCF deployment failure using the vSphere Client?
Advanced Storage
- What is vSphere Storage I/O Control (SIOC), and how is it configured?
- How do you enable Storage I/O Control for a datastore in the vSphere Client?
- What is the difference between a VMFS6 and VMFS5 datastore?
- How does vSphere handle Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM)?
- What steps are required to create a Storage Policy in the vSphere Client?
- How do you migrate a VM to a different datastore using Storage vMotion?
- What is the impact of enabling deduplication on a vSAN datastore?
- How do you configure a vSphere cluster to use iSCSI storage?
- What is the purpose of the vSphere Storage APIs for Data Protection?
- How do you expand a VMFS datastore in the vSphere Client?
Performance Monitoring
- What are vSphere performance charts, and how are they accessed in the vSphere Client?
- How do you create a custom performance chart for a VM’s memory usage?
- What is the difference between real-time and historical performance data in vSphere?
- How do you set up an alarm for high CPU ready time in the vSphere Client?
- What metrics indicate a memory ballooning issue in a VM?
- How does the vSphere Client display ESXi host contention metrics?
- What is the role of the vSphere Performance Overview dashboard?
- How do you export performance data from the vSphere Client for analysis?
- What is CPU co-stop, and how can it be monitored in vSphere?
- How do you use the vSphere Client to identify disk latency issues?
Additional Troubleshooting
- What steps should you take if a VM fails to migrate due to a CPU incompatibility error?
- How do you troubleshoot a “Cannot contact the specified host” error in the vSphere Client?
- What does it mean if a vSphere HA cluster reports an “Insufficient failover resources” error?
- How do you resolve a “Virtual machine locked” error during a power-on attempt?
- What logs should you check for a vCenter Server database issue?
- How do you troubleshoot a “Failed to connect to VMware Lookup Service” error?
- What is the impact of a missing .vswp file for a VM, and how do you recover it?
- How do you diagnose a vSAN health alert in the vSphere Client?
- What steps are required to resolve a “Host certificate invalid” error?
- How do you troubleshoot a VM that is stuck in a “Powering on” state?