• VMware Certified Professional 5 - Infrastructure as a Service (VCP5-IaaS)
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• VMware Certified Advanced Professional on vsphere 5(VCAP5)
• VMware Certified Desin !"pert (VCD#)
• VMware Certified Associate (VCA4-D$)
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP4-D$)
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP5-D$)
2) Tell me something about VMware Company?
• VMware is the global leader in virtualization, oering !rodu"ts #
solutions $or "loud in$rastru"ture and %anage%ent, "loud
a!!li"ation !lat$or%s # end&user "o%!uting' VMware develo!ed
a range o$ !rodu"ts, %ost notable o$ whi"h are their h(!ervisors'
VMware be"a%e well )nown $or their *rst t(!e + h(!ervisor
)nown as S-' VMware delivered its *rst !rodu"t, VMware
Wor)station' in Ma( ./// and entered the server %ar)et in +00.
with VMware S- Server 1hosted2 and VMware ES- Server
1hostless2'
• Vs!here
• VMware ES- Server .'0 4irst release was in +00.
• VMware ES- Server .'. 19anuar( :, +00+2
• VMware ES- Server .'; 1Ma( .<, +00+2
• VMware ES- +'0 19ul( +., +00<2
• VMware ES- Server +'. =uild ++/>< 1?@.<@0A2
• VMware ES- Server +'0'+ =uild +</++ 1;@?@0A2
• VMware ES- +'; 1Be"e%ber .?, +00?2
• VMware ES- Server +';'0 =uild ..<?< 1..@+/@+00?2
• VMware ES- Server +';'. =uild .<0;: 10;@+0@+00;2
• VMware ES- Server +';'. =uild .?.>+ 10A@+0@+00;2
• VMware ES- Server +';'+ =uild .A</0 10/@.;@+00;2
• VMware ES- Server +';'< =uild ++/>. 10?@.<@+00A2
• VMware ES- Server +';'? =uild <++<< 1.0@0;@+00A2
• VMware ES- Server +';'; =uild ;:A./ 1.0@0>@+00:2
• VMware In$rastru"ture <'0 1VI<2 19une ;, +00A2
• VMware ES- Server <'0 =uild +::0. 10A@.<@0A2
• VMware ES- Server <'0'. =uild <+0</ 10/@+;@0A2
• VMware ES- Server <'0'+ =uild ;+;?+ 10:@<.@0:2
• VMware ES- Server <'0'< =uild .0?A+/ 16ugust >, +00>2
• VMware ES- Server <'0'< U!date . =uild +<..+: 10> Mar +0.02
• VMware ES- Server <'; 1Be"e%ber .0, +00:2
• VMware ES- Server <'; =uild A?A0: 1+0 4eb +00>2
• VMware ES- Server <'; U!date . =uild >+AA< 1.0 6!r +00>2
• VMware ES- Server <'; U!date + =uild ..0+A> 1.< 6ug +00>2
• VMware ES- Server <'; U!date < =uild .+<A<0 1A Nov +00>2
• VMware ES- Server <'; U!date ? =uild .;<>:; 1<0 Mar +00/2
• VMware ES- Server <'; U!date ; =uild +0:0/; 10< Be" +00/2 This
was the last version to su!!ort <+&bit s(ste%s'
• VMware vS!here ?'0 1Ma( +0, +00/2
• VMware ES- ?'0 =uild .A?00/ 1+. Ma( +00/2
• VMware ES- ?'0 U!date . =uild +0>.A: 1./ Nov +00/2
• VMware ES- ?'0 U!date + =uild +A./:? 1.0 9un +0.02
• VMware ES- ?'0 U!date < =uild </><?> 1; Ma( +0..2
• VMware ES- ?'0 U!date ? =uild ;0?>;0 1Nove%ber .:, +0..C >
%onths ago2
• VMware ES- ?'. U!date . =uild <?>?>. 14eb .0, +0..2
 
;2 What are the di%erence between #s$ and #s$i?
Es3D&
• <rd !art( So$twares'
• ? wa(s o$ a""essing'
&) What are the Vsphere editions in the and '?
Vs!here ?
• Standard
• Enter!rise
() What are the di%erence between 3' and *+ * and '*?
,) What are the re-uirements o" an #s$ ser!er?
• A? bit hardware
.) What is V/pp?
• 6 virtual a!!lian"e is a !re&"on*gured virtual %a"hine that t(!i"all(
installs a !re&installed guest o!erating s(ste% and other so$tware'
• V6!! "ontains one 1or2 %ore related V%'
• In V6!! we "an set startu! and shutdown o!tions'
• In V6!! we "an !ower on, o and do "loning'
1*) What is 0V and 0V/+ e$plain the di%erences?
• OV4D& O!en Virtualization 4or%at
• It "ontains V% *les'
• OV6D&O!en Virtualization 6!!lian"e
• It e3!orts in the $or% o$ single *le, li)e Fi! *le
•  The *le "ontains all the ov$ *les'
11) What is M?
• Raw Bevi"e %a!!ing
• 5roviding a S6N 7UN dire"tl( to the V% is )nown as RBM'
12) What is an M fle?
• &rd%'v%d)
•  Thin !rovisioningD & On de%and o""u!(ing o$ data store'
•  Thi") !rovisioningD & It o""u!ies the entire data store'
• In thi") !rovisioning there r two t(!es
•  Eager to FeroD&while "reating, the dis) is zeroed out'
• 7az( to FeroD&while writing the dis) is zeroed out'
• Eager to zero !rovides better !er$or%an"e'
1) What is V5M6?
• Virtual SM5 1S(%%etri" Multi&5ro"essing2 is a utilit( that allows a
single virtual %a"hine to use two or %ore !ro"essors
si%ultaneousl('
1') What is the di%erence between 5tandard and istributed
switches?
• BistributedD & 8on*gured at the V8enter server level'
1&) What are host profles?
• 6 Gost !ro*le "o!( the "on*guration o$ a s!e"i*" host and allows us
to du!li"ate the "on*guration to other host' It redu"es the %anual
ste!s in host "on*guration'
 
1() What is VM5? What is its bloc4 si7e in and '?
• VM4S is a "luster *le s(ste%, whi"h allows %ulti!le hosts to read
and write at a ti%e'
• Batastore o$ both is A?T= =lo") Size in ?'3 1VM4S <2
• .M=&&&+;Agb&;.+b(tes
• +M=&&&;.+gb&;.+b(tes
• ?M=&&&.Tb&;.+b(tes
• >M=&&&+Tb&;.+b(tes
•  .M=H+Tb&;.+b(tes
• Mi"roso$t&&&&G(!er v
1.) What is 5er!ice console?
• Servi"e "onsole is an o!erating s(ste%, whi"h is used to boot
V%)ernel and %aintains sessions'
2*) What is the 05 in ser!ice console?
• Servi"e "onsole is develo!ed based on Red hat 7inu3 o!erating
s(ste%'
21) 8t is based on which 9inu$ !ersion? • %ed &at ' for !S# " and
• Red Gat Enter!rise 7inu3 < $or Es3 <'3'
22) What is de"ault password "or #s$i?
•  The de$ault !assword in Es3i ? is E%!t('
• In Es3i;'0, it is null and we have to assign the !assword to log into
Es3i host through Vs!here "lient'
23) What is Tech support mode?
•  Te"h su!!ort %ode is "o%%and line inter$a"e used to %anage the
Es3 host'
• Bire"t 6""ess
• Vs!here "lient
• 7og into V8enter server
• Se"urit( !ro*le in So$tware'
• 8li") !ro!erties $or servi"es'
• Sele"t the servi"e want to start'
• 8li") o)' ''''''
• ++
2() 8 am not able to connect to #s$ ser!er through web
browser how to sol!e it?
2,) What is di% between #s$i installable and embedded?
• Es3i installable "o%es in =ootable 8d'
• Es3i e%bedded is integrated with the hardware b( hardware
vendors'
2.) 8 am not able to access #s$ ser!er !ia !sphere client and
why?
• 5ing and "he") wither its !inging are not'
3*) What are the !irtual machine fles?
• 'V%3
• 'V%d)
• 'V%3$ 
• Vsw!Jallo"ated %e%or( $or V% reserved %e%or( $or V%'
32) What is !md4 fle?
• Virtual %a"hine Gard dis) *le'
33) What is !m$ fle?
• V%3 is a 8on*guration *le'
• It "ontains 8on*guration in$o and G@W sittings o$ the V%'
3) My !m$ fle is corrupted how can 8 power on the VM
• 8reate a new VM in 8usto% %ode
• Mat"h the v%d) *le o$ "orru!ter v%3 and !ower on'
3') What are the snapshot related fles?
• 'V%snHSna!shot V% "ontent is stored in these *le'
• 'V%sdHSna!shot Meta dataH8ontains in$o about all sna!shots'
• 'V%d)HBelta *le H6"tual storage "ontent is stored'
3&) What are the types o" networ4 cards a!ailable in VM?
• Vlan,V%3net,e.000
3,) What is !m$net?
3.) :ow many networ4 cards 8 can confgure to VM?
• .0 "ards in ;'0
• Right 8li")
• Edit settings
• Ne3t
1) What are persistent and non;persistent dis4s?
• 5ersistentD&I$ an( "hanges are %ade to the VM, "hanges are
i%%ediatel( and !er%anentl( written to the dis)'
• Non&5ersistentD&I$ an( "hanges are %ade to the VM, "hanges to the
dis) are dis"arded when (ou !ower o 1or2 revert to the sna!shot'
2) What is hot add and hot plug?
• Got add %eans adding Ra% to the V%'
• Got !lug %eans adding 8u!s to the V%'
3) What are the storage controllers in VM?
• IBE
• S6T6
• S8SI
• S6S
) What is the ma$ hard dis4 we can confgure to VM?
• Ma3 hard dis) is .Tb'
') What are VMware tools?
• VMware tools are nothing but Brivers used $or the enhan"ed
!er$or%an"e o$ the VM 1li)e %ouse, )e(bord, e"t'2 and used in G6'
&) What is cloning?
• 8loning is a te"hnolog( to "reate identi"al "o!ies o$ an e3isting VM'
() What is guest customi7ation?
• uest "usto%ization is used to !revent "onKi"ts that o""urs at the
ti%e o$ "loning and de!lo( o$ V% 1li)e host na%e, li"en"es, Sid, ti%e
zone e"t2'
.) What is sysprep?
• S(s!re! *les are needed $or guest "usto%ization to "lone a V%'
'*) What is 58?
• Se"ure IdD these are used in Windows o!erating s(ste% to uniLuel(
identi$( S(s and user'
 
•  This o!tion %ust be sele"tedC else new "lone will be sa%e as the
!arent "lone'
'1) Can 8 clone when Vm is powered on?
•  es, we "an "lone when V% is !owered on, that is )nown as Got
"loning'
'2) Can 8 clone a Vm "rom one data center to another and
"rom one VCenter to another?
•  es it !ossible to "lone V% $ro% one data "enter to another and
$ro% one V8enter to another'
'3) What is snap shot <what is meant by consolidating a
snapshot)?
• 5oint in ti%e ba")u! o$ a V%'
• Sna!shot allows us to !reserve the state o$ the V%, so we "an
return to the sa%e state re!eatedl('
• 8onsolidatingD & deleting a sna! shot be$ore u, so the "hild "ontent
will %eagre with the !arent'
') :ow many snap shots we can confgure "or VM?
• <+
ser!er and what are the supporting ata
bases?
•  + 8!us
• Ora"le&&&/g,.0g
'() What is 5= fle?
• Bata Sour"e Na%e 1BSN2 is used to "onne"t the data base o$ OB=8
1o!en data base "onne"tivit(2drives
',) What is lin4ed mode?
•  9oining two or %ore V8enter servers is )nown as 7in)ed %ode, so we
"an view and %anage the V8enter'
'.) What happens i" VCenter ser!er crashes?
• BRS will not wor)'
• 4T wor)s $or one $ailure'
• Bvswit"h wor)s, but we "ant %a)e "hanges'
&*) What is V5witch?
• VSwit"h is so$tware i%!lantation o$ !h(si"al swit"h' This dire"ts
networ) tra" between V%s and lin)s to e3ternal networ)s'
&1) What is istributed Virtual 5witch?
• Bvswit"h $un"tions as a single swit"h a"ross all the hosts'
•  Bistributed Virtual swit"h allows V% to %aintain "onsistent networ)
"on*guration as the( %igrate a"ross %ulti!le hosts'
&2) What are the de"ault port groups in #s$ and #s$i
Es3D&
• V% !ort grou!' Es3iD&
• V% !ort grou!'
&) What is =ic teaming?
• 8onne"ting %ulti!le !h(si"al ada!ters to a single Virtual swit"h is
)nown as Ni" tea%ing'
• 4or 4ailover and 7oad balan"ing'
&') What are the "ailo!er detection methods?
• 7in) State
• =ea"on !robing
• 5ort based load distribution
&() What are tra>c shaping policies?
• 6verage =andwidth
• 5ea) =andwidth
• =urst Size
• 5ro%is"uous ModeD&
• M68 address 8hange'
• 4orged Trans%its'
• In V8enter &&Go%e&&Inventor(&&Networ)ing
• Right "li") on the data"enter&& New Bvswit"h
• Na%e, Nu%ber o$ u!lin) !orts
• 6dd host now 1or2 later, ne3t and ne3t, *nish'
(*) 8s d!5witch a host specifc+ cluster+ VCs specifcs?
• Bvswit"h is a V8s s!e"i*"'
(1) What are p!lan?
• 4ibre "hannel
• Is"si Gardware
• Is"si So$tware
• N4SD&Networ) *le s(ste%'
• N4S is a *le sharing !roto"ol that Es3i host used to "o%%uni"ate
with storage devi"es'
(&) :ow can you increase the si7e o" data store?
• 8on*guration tabHstorageHright "li") on BatastoreH!ro!ertiesH
in"rease Batastore'
#s$?
• Gaving %ulti!le !aths to an Es3 server to "onne"t to the
Batastore1S6N2 6vailable %ulti!athing
•   4i3ed or 5re$erred
• Most re"entl( used
• 8on*guration tab&& storage ada!ter&&add is"si so$tware ada!ter'
• BetailsH!ro!erties&&B(na%i" 1or2 Stati" Bis"over(, give server i!,
add 7un !ath, ne3t'
(.) What is WW=?
• WWN is World Wide Na%e, it is a na%ing "onvention used $or the
7un, when we use G=6' 14ibre "hannel "able2
,*) What is 8@=?
• IQN is Is"si Quali*ed Na%e, it is a na%ing "onvention used $or the
7un, when we use is"si hardware or is"si so$tware' 1Ethernet "ables2
,1) What is 7oning?
• Bividing 4" swit"h into dierent zones $or !roviding se"urit( to host
be$ore "onne"ting to San Batastore'
,2) What is 9un mas4ing?
• E3!osing one %ore 7un to a s!e"i*ed host is )nown as 7un %as)ing'
,3) What is Vmotion
• Migrating V%s $ro% one host to another host without downti%e'
• 4or %aintenan"e and load balan"ing'
 
• V%s should be in shared data store'
• Sa%e 8!us'
• No lo"all( atta"hed devi"es'
,') What is 5Vmotion?
• Migrating V%s $ro% one data store to another data store is )nown
as Sv%otion'
,&) 6rere-uisites o" 5Vmotion?
,() What is a cluster?
• 6 "luster is a "olle"tion o$ Es3 servers and its asso"iated V%s'
,,) What is #VC?
• Enhan"ed V%otion "o%!atibilit( whi"h !revents V%otion %igration
$ro% $ailing be"ause o$ 8!us in"o%!atibilit('
,.) What are the pre re-uisites "or #VC?
•  The 8!us %ust be $ro% sa%e vendor'
• Es3 <'; u!date + or 7ater'
.*) Why would one change the swap fle location o" VM?
• Moving the swa! *le to an alternate lo"ation "an be done to lower
the "ost or higher !er$or%an"e storage or non&re!li"ated storage $or
disaster re"over( solution'
• VMware re"o%%ends to store the Swa! *le in the sa%e dire"tor( as
V%'
• BRS 1distributed resour"e s"heduler 2 6uto%ati" distribution o$ V%
$ro% one Es3 serve to another Es3 is )nown as BRS'
.2) What is 6M?
• B5M 1distributed !ower %anage%ent2 !la"es host in standb( $or
o!ti%ize !ower usage'
6uto%ation %odes
• V%&Gost 6nit(
.) What is :/?
• G6 1Gigh 6vailabilit(2 is a host level $eature whi"h restarts the V%s
to other Es3 servers in "ase o$ host $ailure'
.') What is /dmission control policy?
• 6d%ission "ontrol !oli"( hel!s ensure su"ient resour"es to !rovide
Gigh 6vailabilit('
• 5er"entage o$ "luster resour"es reserved as $ailover s!are "a!a"it('
• S!e"i$( $ailover Gosts'
• ? Gost $ailures'
.() What is a slot
• 6 slot is a logi"al re!resentation o$ the %e%or( and 85U resour"es
that satis$( the reLuire%ents $or an( !owered&on virtual %a"hine in
the "luster'
.,) What are the slot si7es
• Ma3 usages o$ 8!u and Me%or( reservations o$ the V%'
• I$ no reservations then the de$ault o$ +;A MGz $or 8!u and Me%or(
overhead $or Me%or( is used'
..) What is host isolation?
• Gost Isolation res!onse deter%ines what ha!!ens to the V%s when
host loses the networ) heartbeat but "ontinues running'
1**) esponses a!ailable?
• 7eave !ower on
1*1) what is :/ restart priority?
• G6 restart !riorit( deter%ines whi"h V% should !ower on *rs'
1*2) Can 8 stop a single VM to restart?
•  es
1*3) what is :/ "or VM?
• G6 agent %onitors VMware tools in ea"h V% running on the host
and i$ it doesnt re"eive heartbeat, it restarts the V% on the sa%e
host'
• In ;'0 G6 agent is 4BM 14ault do%ain %anager2
• In ?'. 66M 16uto%ati" availabilit( %anager 2
• When G6 is enabled, it auto%ati"all( installed in Es3 and %onitors
it'
1*&) what are the re-uirements "or :/?
• Min < = ra% $or Es3'
1*() what is T?
• 4ault Toleran"e !rovides zero down ti%e, zero data loss and
"ontinues availabilit( o$ the a!!li"ations'
1*,) what are the re-uirements o" ault Tolerance?
• V% should be in shared Batastore'
• Single V"!u $or V%'
• < ni"s o$ %ini%u% o$ .='
• 8!us %ust %a"h and be $ro% a s!e"i*" list o$ !ro"essors'
• Onl( ? $t enabled V% in a single Es3'
1*.) what is f$ed baseline and dynamic base line?
 
• B(na%i" !at"h =aselineD & The "ontents o$ a d(na%i" baseline are based on available !at"hes that %eet the s!e"i*ed "riteria' 6s the set o$ available !at"hes "hanges, d(na%i" baselines are u!dated as well' ou "an e3!li"itl( in"lude or e3"lude an( !at"hes'
11*) in how many ways can you upgrade #s$ ser!er and
:ow?
•  ou "an u!grade Es3 server in < wa(sD
• Insert the advan"ed version o$ Es3 server 8d into the drive and
reboot the s(ste%, it will as) (ou to u!grade the server'
• =( using !at"hes 1u!date %anager installed, "onne"ted to V8S2
• =( using ISO i%age o$ the advan"ed version1u!date %anager
installed and "onne"ted to V8S2
111) how do u upgrade VCenter ser!er?
• 7et us dis"uss the "ase o$ u!grading V8enter server $ro% ?'. to ;'0
• While installing the V8S ?'. (ou will be as)ed to give the data
sour"e na%e' BSN is used to establish the "onne"tion to the data
base' ive the BSN b( using native "lient' 5reserve that BSN na%e
sa$el('
• Install %ulti!le ES- and VMs in the V8S'
• 6gain install V8S;'0 in an( o$ the %a"hines and use the sa%e BSN
as used while installing ?'.'
• Ma)e sure (ou "o!( the SS7 "erti*"ates to the new server $older'
• 8rash or !ower o$ the ?'. %a"hine
• 7ogin to the %a"hine o$ ;'0, (ou "an see the ES- servers and VMs
running in it'
• 7ogin to V8enter server via Vs!here "lient or web "lient
• 5ower o the VM
• U!grade Gardware and (es
• 5ower on the VM
113) what are the Virtual machine hardware !ersions in 3'+
* and'?
•  Es3<'; is ?
 
11') what are operating systems that support hot add and
hot plug?
• Windows +00< server A? bit enter!rise edition'
• Windows +00> server <+ bit Standard Edition
  Enter!rise Edition
• Windows +00> server A? bit   Standard Edition   Enter!rise Edition   Bata"enter Edition
• Windows : Enter!rise and Ulti%ate A?&bit
11&) what is 62V and !2!?
• 8onverting a 5h(si"al %a"hine to a virtual %a"hine is "alled as 5+V
• 8onverting a Virtual %a"hine to a virtual %a"hine is "alled as v+v
1VMs running on a Wor) Station2'
11() in how many ways can we con!ert p2!?
•  There are < wa(s to 5+VD&
• =ootable 8d or host i%aging !ro"ess'
• VMware "onverter standalone'
11,) what are the de"ault installed plugins in VCenter ser!er
• VMware V8enter storage %onitoring'
12*) what is VMware con!erter agent?
 
122) what is V5hield edge and !cd?
VShield edgeD&
123) what is VM/?
•  The vs!here Manage%ent 6ssistant 1VM62 allows ad%inistrators and
develo!ers to run s"ri!ts and agents to %anage Es3i hosts and
V8enter Server s(ste%s' VM6 is a virtual %a"hine that in"ludes !re&
!a")aged so$tware, a logging "o%!onent, and an authenti"ation
"o%!onent that su!!orts non&intera"tive login'
12) what is VC98?
•  The vs!here 8o%%and&7ine Inter$a"e 1vs!here 87I2 "o%%and set
allows (ou to run "o%%on s(ste% ad%inistration "o%%ands
against ES-@Es3i s(ste%s $ro% an( %a"hine with networ) a""ess to
those s(ste%s' ou "an also run %ost vs!here 87I "o%%ands
against a V8enter Server s(ste% and target an( ES-@Es3i s(ste%
that V8enter Server s(ste% %anages' Vs!here 87I in"ludes the
ES-87I "o%%and set, vicfg- "o%%ands, and so%e other
"o%%ands
12') what is 6owerC98?
• VMware vs!here 5ower87I is a !ower$ul "o%%and line tool that lets
(ou auto%ate all as!e"ts o$ vs!here %anage%ent, in"luding
networ), storage, VM, guest OS and %ore' 5ower87I is distributed as
a Windows 5owerShellsna! in, and in"ludes %ore than <00
5owerShell "%dlets, along with do"u%entation and sa%!les
12&) what is CA8?
12() what is #A9/?
• EU76D End user 7i"ense agree%ent is the "ontra"t between the
li"ensor and !ur"haser, establishing the !ur"haserPs right to use the
so$tware'
12,) what is esource pool?
• 6 Resour"e !ool is a logi"al aggression o$ resour"es 1li)e "!u and
%e%or( 2
12.) what are reser!ations+ limits and e$pandable
reser!ations?
• ReservationsD & The %ini%u% a%ount o$ resour"es that are reLuired
b( the resour"e !ool' 4or e3a%!le, (ou "an set a 85U reservation,
whi"h is the %ini%u% a%ount o$ 85U that this !ool %ust have'
• 7i%itsD & The %a3i%u% a%ount o$ resour"es that are given to the
resour"es !ool' =( de$ault, the resour"e !ool is given unli%ited
a""ess to the %a3i%u% a%ount o$ resour"e'
• E3!andable ReservationD &6n attribute that is s!e"i*" to a resour"e
!ool' This attribute allows a resour"e !ool that "annot satis$( a
reservation reLuest to sear"h through its hierar"h( to *nd
unreserved "a!a"it( to satis$( the reservation reLuest'
13*) what are 5hares in esource pool?
• SharesD&It guarantees "ertain a%ount o$ resour"es to resour"e !ool
1li)e 8!u and Me%or(2'shares wor) li)e virtual %a"hine shares'
131) what is memory o!er commitment?
• Me%or( over "o%%it%ent o""urs when !h(si"al %e%or( allo"ated
to the host is less than the su% o$ %e%or( allo"ated to the virtual
%a"hines'
e$plain each one o" them?
•  Trans!arent !age sharingD &Trans!arent !age sharing allows !ages or
*les with identi"al "ontents to be stored on"e'
• Me%or( ballooning %e"hanis%D & It is a"tive when %e%or( s"ar"e,
$or"es V%s to use their own !aging area' VMware tools start an 6!!
"alled as =alloon drivers and that %e%or( is given to the needed
V%'
• Me%or( "o%!ressionD &Es3 "o%!resses !ages in Ra% onl(' Me%or(
"o%!ression is another te"hniLue that the VM)ernel uses to re"lai%
host !h(si"al %e%or(' This te"hniLue atte%!ts to re"lai% so%e
%e%or( b( "o%!ressing !ages'
• G(!ervisor Swa!!ingD & The Es3 server swa!s least used !ages to
the Gard dis)' This te"hniLue is used to !age virtual %a"hine
%e%or( to dis)' This is used when other te"hniLues are te%!oraril(
unable to re"lai% %e%or( Lui")l( enough to satis$( "urrent s(ste%
de%and'
 
133) how do you monitor the per"ormance o" #5B and VM?
• Monitoring the 5er$or%an"e o$ ES-D & When (ou "onne"t to ES-
server, (ou "an see the !er$or%an"e tab on the s"reen, it dis!la(s
the "hart and gra!hs o$ the Es3 server'
• Monitoring the 5er$or%an"e o$ VMD & 8li") on V%, !er$or%an"e tab'
13) what is #5B top?
• ES-TO5 is a tool o$ten used at VMware to diagnose and identi$(
!er$or%an"e !roble%s'
13') what is the di%erence between #s$ top and res$ top?
•  The $unda%ental dieren"e between res3 to! and Es3 to! is that
(ou "an use res3 to! re%otel(, where as (ou "an start Es3 to! onl(
through the servi"e "onsole o$ a lo"al Es3 host'
13&) what are the C6A parameters to chec4 and what they
mean?
13() what are the memory parameters to chec4 and what
they mean?
13,) what are the networ4 parameters to chec4 and what
they mean?
 
• @var@log@v%)ernel 8ore VM)ernel logs, in"luding devi"e dis"over(, storage and networ)ing devi"e and driver events, and virtual %a"hine startu!'
• @var@log@v%)warning Su%%ar( o$ Warning and 6lert log %essages
e3"er!ted $ro% the VM)ernel logs'
• @var@log@v%)su%%ar( Su%%ar( o$ ES- host startu! and shutdown, and an hourl( heartbeat with u!ti%e, nu%ber o$ virtual %a"hines running, and servi"e "onsole resour"e "onsu%!tion'
• @var@log@%essages Messages $ro% the Servi"e 8onsole 7inu3 )ernel, in"luding servi"e startu! and shutdown'
• @var@log@v%ware@hostd'log Gost %anage%ent servi"e logs, in"luding virtual %a"hine and host Tas)s and Events, "o%%uni"ation with the vs!here 8lient and V8enter Server v!3a agent, and SB "onne"tions'
• @var@log@boot&logs@s(sboot'log Earl( VM)ernel startu!, %odule
loading, and host initialization'
11) what are VCenter ser!er log fles?
• When an ES- host is %anaged b( V8enter Server, two "o%!onents are installed, ea"h with its own logsD
• @var@log@v%ware@v!3@v!3a'log V8enter Server v!3a agent logs, in"luding "o%%uni"ation with V8enter Server and the Gost Manage%ent hostd agent' VMware Gigh 6vailabilit( logsD
• I$ %anaged b( V8enter Server ;'0 or later @var@log@v%ware@$d%@
• I$ %anaged b( V8enter Server ?'. or earlier @var@log@v%ware@aa%@
12) Where is the VCenter ser!er and con!erter log fles
located?
13) what is !p$a+ !p$d+ hostd?
• GostdD &The hostd !ro"ess runs dire"tl( on the Es3i host and is
res!onsible $or %anaging %ost o$ the o!erations on the Es3i host'
• V!3dD &V!3d is a !ro"ess whi"h runs on the V8enter server'
• V!3aD &V!3a is a V8enter agent' It a"ts as an inter%ediar( between
v!3d and hostd'
• Servi"e v%ware&v!3a restart 1or to sto!, start2
 
1') :ow to restart management agents in #s$ and #s$i?
• Es3D& servi"e %g%t&v%ware restart1or to sto!, start2
• Es3iD & B8UI&&4+&&Restart %anage%ent agent'
'?
• G6 in ?'0D &Onl( Networ) heartbeat is !resent, 5ri%ar( and
se"ondar( hosts 1; !ri%aries are alwa(s !resent2' No Batastore
heartbeat'
• G6 in ;'0D& Networ) heartbeat and Batastore heartbeat are !resent,
Master and slaves' Onl( one Master and re%aining are slaves'
1() what is M?
• 4BM 14ault do%ain %anager2 is G6 agent that starts on the hosts
when G6 is enabled'
•  The Batastore heartbeat is used to %a)e the "o%%uni"ation
between a %aster and $ailed or Isolated or !artitioned host'
1.) what are the ser!ices in VCenter ser!er?
• VMware V8enter Or"hestrator "on*guration
• VMware Virtual "enter Manage%ent Web servi"es
• VMware Virtual "enter Server
• VMware V8MSBS
1'2) :ow to confgure #s$ frewall?
1'3) :ow do u collect log fles and in how many ways?
1') what is a template?
 
1'') when !irtual machine is con!erted to template what are
the fles which get changed?
• V%3 *le get "hanged to v%t3
1'&) what is the di%erence between template and 0V
template?
1'() what are the de"ault roles a!ailable in VCenter ser!er
and what is no access role and e$plain when it is used?
Be$ault Roles 6vailableD&
<6hysical machine or Virtual machine) and why?
• It !re$er to install V8enter server in a virtual %a"hine, even i$ the
hardware $ails also there will be no !roble% and it does not ae"t
the V%'
1'.) what is the command used to 4eep #5B ser!er in
maintenance mode?
• es3"$g & hosto!s &&o!eration enter
1&*) what is the command used to e$it #5B ser!er "rom
maintenance mode?
• es3"$g&hosto!sHo!eration e3it
1&1) what is the command used to create a V5witch?
• es3"$g vswit"h a vSwit"h0
• In the above "o%%and I have "reated a virtual swit"h na%e
vswit"h0
1&2) what is the command used to create a port group?
• es3"$g &vswit"h&add&!g is"si &l vSwit"h0
1&3) what is the command used to create a ser!ice console
port?
 
1&) what is the command used to create a 4ernel port?
1&') what is the command used to confgure nic teaming to
!switch?
1&&) what is the command used to create a !md4 fle?
• Gere in this "o%%and to "reated a virtual %a"hine *le o$ .0=D
• V%)$stools " .0= !ath to v%d)
1&() what is the command used to e$tend !md4 fle?
• Gere in the "o%%and, to e3tend the v%d) *le with .0= *le, now
%( total *le size would be +0='
• V%)$stools &- .0= !ath to v%d)
1&,) what is the command used "or 5!motion?
• It Moves a virtual %a"hine "on*guration *le and o!tionall( its dis)s
while the virtual %a"hine is running'
•  The below "o%%and !ro%!ts (ou $or the in$or%ation it needs to
"o%!lete the storage %igration'
•   Sv%otion &&intera"tive
1&.) what is the command used "or update patches?
•  The "o%%and used to "on*gure onl( to download the host !at"h isD
• V%ware u%ds'e3e&&set&"on*g &enable host. &enable win0 &enable
•  The "o%%and used to start the download !at"h isD
• V%ware u%ds'e3e &download
•  To set the !ath where the !at"hes to be storedD
• V%ware u%ds'e3e &set&"on*g !ath "D download
1(*) what is the command used to fnd #s$ !ersions?
1(1) what is the command used to unregister a !irtual
machine?
•  The $ollowing "o%%and is used to unregister the virtual %a"hine
$ro% the inventor(
• V%ware "%d
1(2) what is the command used to list all the networ4 cards?
• es3"$g ni"s &l
1(3) what is the command used to change the de"ault
gateway?
 
1() what is the command used to change the hostname?
1(') e$plain any f!e troubleshooting issues while installing
#5B ser!er?
!irtual machine?
a snapshot?
Vmotion "or a !irtual machine?
1(.) e$plain three troubleshooting issues while enabling T?
1,*) e$plain f!e troubleshooting issues while installing
update manager and updating #5B ser!er?
1,1) e$plain f!e troubleshooting issues while per"orming
62V and V2V?