2V0-21.23 Question 414
Select 4An administrator is tasked with upgrading the ESXi hosts in a vSphere environment using VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM). The environment has a single cluster with 5 ESXi hosts managed by vCenter Server. The administrator wants to ensure compliance with a desired image for all hosts in the cluster while minimizing downtime during the upgrade process. What steps should the administrator take to achieve this goal?
- A
Create a new desired image baseline in vLCM and attach it to the cluster.
- B
Perform a compliance check for the cluster against the desired image.
- C
Manually place all hosts in maintenance mode before starting the remediation process.
- D
Initiate the remediation process to apply the desired image to the cluster.
- E
Enable Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) to automate the migration of VMs during host maintenance.
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Correct answers: A, B, D, E
Explanation
To upgrade and ensure compliance with a desired image for a cluster using vLCM, the administrator must create and attach a desired image baseline, perform a compliance check, and initiate the remediation process. Enabling DRS helps minimize downtime by automating VM migrations during maintenance. Manual intervention for placing hosts in maintenance mode is not required because vLCM handles this automatically in conjunction with DRS.
- A. Correct.
Correct: A desired image baseline is required in vLCM to define the target ESXi version and components for the cluster.
- B. Correct.
Correct: Performing a compliance check ensures that the cluster is evaluated against the desired image to identify discrepancies that need remediation.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect: vLCM and DRS work together to automatically place hosts into maintenance mode during remediation, so manual intervention is not necessary.
- D. Correct.
Correct: The remediation process applies the desired image to the cluster, upgrading the hosts to the target ESXi version.
- E. Correct.
Correct: Enabling DRS allows VMs to be migrated automatically to other hosts during maintenance mode, reducing downtime and maintaining availability.