VCP-CMA 2024 Question 252
Single answerAn organization is using VMware Aria Automation to manage their cloud environment. The administrator wants to enforce specific restrictions on virtual machine (VM) configurations, such as limiting the size of disks and ensuring all VMs are tagged with a cost center label. Which type of policy should the administrator use to enforce these requirements?
- A
Approval Policy
- B
Quota Policy
- C
Tag-Based Policy
- D
Lease Policy
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Tag-Based Policies are the correct choice because they allow administrators to enforce specific configuration rules on resources, such as requiring tags for cost center tracking or restricting disk sizes. The other policy types serve different purposes, such as managing approvals, quotas, or lease durations, and do not address the scenario requirements.
- A. Incorrect.
Approval Policies are used to manage and enforce approvals for certain user requests, such as provisioning or deleting resources, and are not suited for enforcing specific VM configurations.
- B. Incorrect.
Quota Policies are designed to control resource consumption by setting limits on resources like CPU, memory, or storage for users or groups, but they do not enforce configuration requirements like disk size or tags.
- C. Correct.
Tag-Based Policies are used to enforce specific requirements, such as ensuring resources have specific tags (like cost center labels), or restricting configurations like disk sizes. This is the correct policy type for the described scenario.
- D. Incorrect.
Lease Policies govern the lifespan of provisioned resources and ensure that resources are reclaimed after a specific period. They are not used to enforce configuration restrictions or tagging requirements.