2V0-21.23 Question 154
Single answerYou are tasked with deploying a new vSphere environment for a customer. The customer requires high availability, centralized management, and the ability to scale the environment in the future. After installing the ESXi hosts and connecting them to shared storage, what is the next step in setting up the environment to meet these requirements?
- A
Deploy and configure vCenter Server to manage the ESXi hosts.
- B
Configure Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) on the ESXi hosts.
- C
Set up a single standalone ESXi host for management purposes.
- D
Enable vSphere High Availability (HA) on each ESXi host manually.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
To meet the customer's requirements for high availability, centralized management, and scalability, deploying and configuring vCenter Server is the critical next step. vCenter Server allows you to manage multiple ESXi hosts as a cluster and enables advanced features such as vSphere HA and DRS, which fulfill the customer's needs. Without vCenter Server, these capabilities cannot be implemented effectively.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Deploying vCenter Server is the next logical step after installing the ESXi hosts, as it provides centralized management, high availability, and scalability through features like DRS and HA.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While DRS is a useful feature, it requires a vSphere cluster managed by vCenter Server. You cannot configure DRS directly on ESXi hosts without first deploying vCenter Server.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. A single standalone ESXi host does not meet the customer's requirement for centralized management, high availability, or scalability.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. vSphere High Availability (HA) is configured at the cluster level within vCenter Server, not manually on individual ESXi hosts.