2V0-21.23 Question 3
Select 3An administrator is planning a new VMware vSphere 8.x deployment in an environment with existing physical servers. The environment requires high availability, vMotion capabilities, and centralized management. Before starting the deployment, the administrator needs to ensure all pre-requisites are met. Which of the following are necessary pre-requisites for this VMware vSphere 8.x implementation?
- A
A supported 64-bit x86 processor with hardware virtualization support (Intel VT-x or AMD-V) enabled in the BIOS
- B
A minimum of 8 GB of RAM per ESXi host
- C
A valid vSphere License for vCenter Server and ESXi
- D
Installation of VMware Tools on all virtual machines before deploying vSphere
- E
Shared storage accessible to all ESXi hosts for features like vMotion and High Availability
- F
A physical server with a minimum of 2 TB of RAM to run ESXi
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Correct answers: A, C, E
Explanation
To successfully implement VMware vSphere 8.x, certain pre-requisites must be met, including hardware compatibility (e.g., supported 64-bit processors with virtualization features), proper licensing, and shared storage for features like vMotion and High Availability. While additional resources like sufficient RAM and VMware Tools improve functionality, they are not strict pre-requisites for deployment.
- A. Correct.
Correct: VMware vSphere requires a supported 64-bit x86 processor with hardware virtualization (Intel VT-x or AMD-V) enabled in the BIOS as a fundamental pre-requisite for ESXi installation.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect: While more RAM is recommended for larger workloads, 8 GB of RAM is not a hard requirement per ESXi host. VMware recommends a minimum of 16 GB per host for production environments in vSphere 8.x.
- C. Correct.
Correct: A valid vSphere license is required to deploy and manage vCenter Server and ESXi hosts in a production environment.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect: VMware Tools is required for optimized guest OS performance but is not a pre-requisite for deploying vSphere 8.x.
- E. Correct.
Correct: Shared storage accessible to all ESXi hosts is necessary for enabling advanced features such as vMotion and High Availability.
- F. Incorrect.
Incorrect: A physical server with 2 TB of RAM is not a pre-requisite for ESXi. The actual hardware requirements depend on the intended workloads and are typically much lower than 2 TB.