Below is a third set of 50 questions covering VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, and the vSphere Client. This set introduces topics like vSphere Replication, vSphere Lifecycle Manager, backup and recovery, advanced networking, and additional troubleshooting, complementing the previous sets.
vSphere Replication
- What is vSphere Replication, and how does it differ from traditional backups?
- How do you configure vSphere Replication for a virtual machine using the vSphere Client?
- What is the minimum Recovery Point Objective (RPO) supported by vSphere Replication?
- How does vSphere Replication handle network compression during data transfer?
- What are the prerequisites for deploying a vSphere Replication appliance?
- How do you monitor the replication status of a VM in the vSphere Client?
- What happens to replicated VMs during a failover process in vSphere Replication?
- How do you perform a planned migration using vSphere Replication?
- What is the role of the vSphere Replication Management Server (VRMS)?
- How do you troubleshoot a “Replication configuration error” in the vSphere Client?
vSphere Lifecycle Manager
- What is vSphere Lifecycle Manager, and how does it replace vSphere Update Manager?
- How do you create a baseline for ESXi host updates in vSphere Lifecycle Manager?
- What is the difference between a host baseline and a cluster baseline in vSphere Lifecycle Manager?
- How do you remediate an ESXi host using the vSphere Client with Lifecycle Manager?
- What is a vSphere Lifecycle Manager image, and how is it applied to a cluster?
- How does vSphere Lifecycle Manager handle firmware updates for ESXi hosts?
- What are the benefits of using Desired State Management in vSphere Lifecycle Manager?
- How do you import an ISO for patching in vSphere Lifecycle Manager?
- What steps are required to check compliance of a cluster in the vSphere Client?
- How do you resolve a “non-compliant” host status in vSphere Lifecycle Manager?
Backup and Recovery
- What is VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB), and how does it integrate with vSphere?
- How do you configure a backup job for a VM using a third-party tool in the vSphere Client?
- What is the impact of taking a snapshot with memory included for a VM?
- How do you consolidate snapshots for a VM in the vSphere Client?
- What are the risks of having too many snapshots for a single VM?
- How does vSphere Data Protection (VDP) differ from vSphere Replication?
- What steps are involved in restoring a VM from a backup using the vSphere Client?
- How do you verify the integrity of a VM backup in a vSphere environment?
- What is the role of Changed Block Tracking (CBT) in VMware backups?
- How do you troubleshoot a snapshot deletion failure in the vSphere Client?
Advanced Networking
- What is the purpose of a vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) Health Check?
- How do you configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) on a vDS?
- What is NetFlow, and how is it enabled on a vSphere Distributed Switch?
- How does the vSphere Client allow you to monitor network traffic for a VM?
- What is the difference between a port group and a distributed port group?
- How do you migrate a VM from a Standard Switch to a Distributed Switch?
- What is the purpose of the Traffic Shaping policy on a vSphere switch?
- How do you configure a private VLAN in a vSphere environment?
- What is the role of the vSphere Network I/O Control (NIOC) feature?
- How do you troubleshoot network latency issues for a VM using the vSphere Client?
Additional Troubleshooting
- How do you identify a storage I/O bottleneck using the vSphere Client?
- What steps should you take if a vMotion migration fails with a timeout error?
- How do you resolve a “Cannot connect to the VMware Component Manager” error?
- What does it mean if a VM shows a “Guest OS not responding” alert?
- How do you check the status of the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) services?
- What logs should you review for issues with vSphere HA failover?
- How do you troubleshoot a “No compatible hosts” error during VM power-on?
- What is the impact of a corrupted .vmx file, and how do you recover it?
- How do you use the vSphere Client to diagnose a host crash?
- What steps are required to resolve a “Datastore inaccessible” error in vSphere?