VMware Certified Professional - VMware vSphere Foundation 5.2 Administrator Practice Exam 2025: Latest Questions

An administrator needs to confirm whether a VM is running on an ESXi host with access to hardware virtualization extensions to support nested virtualization testing. Where in vSphere Client is the most appropriate place to verify this capability for the host?

A new ESXi host has been added to vCenter Server, but the administrator wants to ensure it uses the correct time source to avoid authentication and certificate issues. What is the recommended configuration approach?

A VM was accidentally powered off during maintenance. The administrator needs to quickly identify who initiated the power-off action using vSphere Client. Where should they look first?

An administrator wants to ensure that a set of VMs receives a minimum amount of CPU resources during contention while still allowing them to use more when available. Which resource control should be configured?

An administrator is deploying a new cluster and wants centralized identity management so that users can authenticate with corporate accounts and be placed into groups for role-based access. Which vCenter capability best addresses this requirement?

A VM experiences intermittent network connectivity. The administrator suspects a physical NIC issue on the ESXi host. Which combination of tools in vSphere Client provides the most direct evidence to confirm link flaps or packet errors at the host level?

After adding a new ESXi host to vCenter, the administrator notices VMs cannot be migrated to it using vMotion, even though the host appears healthy. All hosts are in the same cluster. Which configuration item is the MOST likely prerequisite to check first?

An administrator wants to apply consistent networking configuration (port groups and uplink policies) across multiple ESXi hosts and simplify ongoing management. Which approach is most appropriate?

A cluster experiences performance issues during peak hours. The administrator finds several VMs with CPU Limits configured years ago for testing. What is the most likely impact of CPU Limits on VM performance in a busy cluster?

An organization requires that administrators can perform routine VM operations but must not be able to change host networking or disable security logging. Which is the best practice approach to meet this requirement in vSphere?

An administrator is asked to explain the main role of vCenter Server in a vSphere environment. Which statement best describes vCenter Server?

A virtual machine shows poor network performance. The administrator notices that the VM is using an emulated legacy NIC type. Which change is most likely to improve VM network performance with minimal overhead?

An organization wants to ensure administrators use roles consistent with least privilege. Where should the administrator primarily apply roles to simplify management while following best practices?

A team wants a repeatable way to deploy new VMs with consistent settings (guest OS options, hardware settings, and a standardized naming/IP customization process). Which vSphere feature best fits this requirement?

After enabling a cluster for vSphere HA, several hosts show an HA configuration warning. The hosts can ping each other on the management network, but the warning persists. Which configuration issue most commonly causes this symptom?

A VM intermittently experiences CPU latency during busy periods. The administrator wants to determine whether the VM is being CPU-ready constrained by contention on the host. Which metric is most directly relevant?

An administrator must allow a storage team to manage only datastores (create, rename, and browse datastores) without granting rights to power on/off VMs. What is the best approach?

A company wants to ensure that VM management traffic and vMotion traffic are isolated from each other for performance and security. What is the recommended design approach?

A VM has critical workloads and must be protected against a single datastore failure. The environment uses shared storage and supports synchronous replication at the datastore level. Which vSphere capability provides the most appropriate protection at the VM storage layer?

A cluster uses vSphere HA. An administrator wants to verify that HA will still restart VMs if the management network becomes isolated but storage remains accessible. Which mechanism allows HA to detect host isolation accurately in this condition?

An ESXi host fails to add to vCenter Server with the error: "The host's SSL thumbprint does not match." The host was reinstalled and reuses the same hostname and IP address. What is the best corrective action?

A vSphere administrator wants to ensure that vMotion traffic is isolated from management traffic on the same vSwitch while still using the same physical uplinks. Which configuration best meets this requirement?

A VM is experiencing intermittent high CPU Ready time. The cluster uses DRS. What is the most appropriate first step to troubleshoot the issue?

An administrator needs to allow a helpdesk group to power on/off virtual machines and reset guest OS passwords using VMware Tools, but the group must not be able to delete VMs or modify host/network configuration. Which approach best meets the requirement?

A cluster has mixed workloads. During business hours, the administrator wants critical VMs to remain on higher-performance hosts, while noncritical VMs can be migrated away when contention increases. Which feature best supports this design with minimal manual intervention?