NSX Architecture and Components VCP-NV Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   Which component is responsible for the actual forwarding of packets in the NSX data plane?

   • ATransport nodes
   • BvCenter Server
   • CNSX Manager
   • DNSX Controller
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2. 2expert · hard

   A network administrator is troubleshooting a performance issue on an NSX-T overlay network. The administrator suspects that the Geneve encapsulation is causing excessive overhead. The administrator wants to reduce the overhead. Which action should the administrator take?

   • AIncrease the MTU on the underlay network.
   • BDisable Geneve encapsulation and use VLANs instead.
   • CUse a different encapsulation protocol, such as VXLAN.
   • DEnable Geneve offload on the physical NICs.
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4. 3expert · hard

   An administrator is designing an NSX-T overlay network for a large environment with multiple clusters. The administrator wants to ensure that the overlay network can handle the traffic between VMs on different clusters. Which component is responsible for forwarding traffic between VMs on different clusters?

   • AThe NSX Edge node, which routes traffic between clusters.
   • BThe NSX Manager cluster, which forwards traffic between clusters.
   • CThe vCenter Server, which forwards traffic between clusters.
   • DThe N-VDS on each transport node, which encapsulates and forwards traffic over the underlay network.
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Which statement best describes the primary benefit of the Virtual Cloud Network approach as enabled by NSX?

   • AIt requires all workloads to be migrated to a single public cloud provider to be effective.
   • BIt provides consistent networking and security policies across heterogeneous environments, independent of the underlying physical infrastructure.
   • CIt automatically replaces all existing firewall and load balancer hardware with a single NSX appliance.
   • DIt eliminates the need for any physical network infrastructure in the data center.
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6. 5foundation · easy

   What is the process of removing the Geneve header from a packet called?

   • ADecapsulation
   • BEncapsulation
   • CSwitching
   • DRouting
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