2V0-21.23 Question 389
Select 2A VMware administrator is tasked with expanding the capacity of a datastore to accommodate growing virtual machine storage demands. The datastore is currently backed by an NFS share. What steps should the administrator take to successfully modify the datastore's capacity?
- A
Increase the size of the underlying NFS share on the storage system.
- B
Expand the datastore capacity using the 'Increase Datastore Capacity' option in vSphere Client.
- C
Rescan the storage adapters on the ESXi host to detect the updated capacity.
- D
Delete the existing datastore and recreate it with the new capacity.
- E
Enable Storage DRS to automatically adjust the datastore size.
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Correct answers: A, C
Explanation
To modify the capacity of an NFS-backed datastore, the administrator must increase the size of the underlying NFS share on the storage system. Once the size is increased, the ESXi host must perform a rescan of storage adapters to recognize the updated capacity. This process ensures the datastore reflects the newly available space without disrupting existing data.
- A. Correct.
Correct. To expand the capacity of an NFS-backed datastore, the underlying NFS share must first be increased on the storage system.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. The 'Increase Datastore Capacity' option is not applicable for NFS datastores, as their size is determined by the underlying NFS share.
- C. Correct.
Correct. After increasing the size of the NFS share, the ESXi host needs to rescan the storage adapters to detect the updated capacity.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Deleting and recreating the datastore is unnecessary and could result in data loss.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Storage DRS does not modify datastore sizes; it is used for load balancing across datastores.