An administrator needs to ensure that all ESXi hosts in a cluster have identical network configuration, including VLANs, vSwitches, and NIC teaming policies. The admin wants to enforce this configuration and be alerted if any host drifts. What should the administrator use?

Use a vLCM image to define the network configuration and attach it to the cluster.

Create a host profile from a reference host, attach it to the cluster, and configure an alarm for compliance.

Manually configure each host and use a script to verify the settings periodically.

Create a baseline with the network settings and attach it to the cluster.

A vSphere administrator needs to apply a specific set of critical security patches to a cluster of ESXi hosts. The patches are available as an offline bundle. The admin wants to scan the hosts to see which patches are missing before applying them. What should the administrator do?

Upload the offline bundle to each host and run esxcli software vib update on each.

Create a vLCM image with the patches and attach it to the cluster.

Use the 'Host Profiles' feature to include the patches and apply them to the cluster.

Create a baseline from the offline bundle, attach it to the cluster, and scan the hosts.

Which of the following can be updated during a vLCM image remediation?

Virtual machine hardware version

In which scenario would an administrator most likely use vSphere Host Profiles?

To monitor the health status of ESXi hosts

To back up the configuration of a single ESXi host

To ensure that all hosts in a cluster have identical network and storage settings

To migrate virtual machines between hosts without downtime

When would an administrator detach a host profile from a cluster?

When the profile needs to be edited

When the profile is no longer needed for compliance checking or application

When the cluster is being upgraded to a new ESXi version

When a host is added to the cluster

VMwareCertified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)

Domain 6Objective 4

Host and Cluster Management VCP-DCV Practice Questions (Page 2)

Part of the Administrative and Operational Tasks domain, which makes up ~20% of our current practice bank. VMware does not publish an official question count, but from its 135-minute exam (~55–90 total, ~11–18 in this domain), expect 2–4 from this objective — we provide 48 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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19concepts

19 Concepts in This Objective

Host Profiles Overview
Creating Host Profiles
Editing Host Profiles
Attaching and Detaching Host Profiles
Applying Host Profiles
Checking Host Compliance
Remediating Hosts with Host Profiles
Managing Host Profile Compliance Alarms
vSphere Lifecycle Manager Overview
Managing vLCM Baselines
Attaching Baselines to Clusters and Hosts
Scanning Hosts for Compliance
Remediating Hosts with Baselines
Managing vLCM Images
Attaching vLCM Images to Clusters
Checking Cluster Image Compliance
Remediating Clusters with vLCM Images
Handling vLCM Image and Baseline Conflicts
vLCM and vSAN Cluster Considerations

Questions 6–10

6application · medium
An administrator needs to ensure that all ESXi hosts in a cluster have identical network configuration, including VLANs, vSwitches, and NIC teaming policies. The admin wants to enforce this configuration and be alerted if any host drifts. What should the administrator use?
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7application · medium
A vSphere administrator needs to apply a specific set of critical security patches to a cluster of ESXi hosts. The patches are available as an offline bundle. The admin wants to scan the hosts to see which patches are missing before applying them. What should the administrator do?
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8foundation · easy
Which of the following can be updated during a vLCM image remediation?
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9foundation · easy
In which scenario would an administrator most likely use vSphere Host Profiles?
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10foundation · easy
When would an administrator detach a host profile from a cluster?
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