Manage VxRail Networking VXRAIL-OPERATE-V2 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1application · medium

   A VxRail administrator is troubleshooting intermittent connectivity between two hosts in the cluster. The hosts are on the same VLAN and the distributed switch shows both uplinks as active. Which tool should the administrator use to check for packet loss or errors on the physical links?

   • AThe physical switch's interface statistics and logs
   • BvSphere Client's performance charts for the distributed switch
   • Cesxtop on one of the hosts
   • DThe VxRail Manager's network troubleshooting page
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2. 2application · medium

   A VxRail cluster is experiencing network issues after a recent firmware update on the top-of-rack switches. The administrator suspects the switch firmware is incompatible with the VxRail network configuration. What is the first step to verify this?

   • AContact the switch vendor for support.
   • BCheck the VxRail compatibility matrix for the switch firmware version.
   • CReview the switch logs for error messages.
   • DRoll back the switch firmware immediately to the previous version.
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4. 3application · medium

   A VxRail administrator is planning a maintenance window to update the firmware on the network switches. The cluster has a single management network and no redundant management path. What should the administrator do to minimize the risk of losing management access during the update?

   • ASchedule the update during a time when no VMs are running.
   • BEnsure out-of-band management access is available to the switches.
   • CUse the VxRail lifecycle manager to update the switch firmware.
   • DBack up the switch configuration before the update.
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5. 4application · medium

   A VxRail administrator is troubleshooting a problem where VMs on the same host cannot communicate with each other, but they can communicate with VMs on other hosts. The VMs are on the same VLAN and port group. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe host's firewall is blocking VM-to-VM traffic.
   • BThe distributed switch has a misconfigured private VLAN.
   • CThe VMs have incorrect IP addresses.
   • DThe physical switch has port security enabled that blocks intra-VLAN traffic.
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6. 5application · medium

   A VxRail administrator needs to remove a VLAN that is no longer in use. The VLAN is configured on the distributed switch and the physical switches. What is the correct order of operations?

   • AChange the VLAN ID on the port group to a different value before deleting.
   • BDelete the distributed port group first, then remove the VLAN from the physical switches.
   • CRemove the VLAN from the physical switches first, then delete the distributed port group.
   • DRemove the VLAN from both simultaneously.
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