VCP-CMA 2024 Question 265
Single answerYou are managing a critical workload in VMware Aria Automation Config and notice that a configuration drift has occurred on one of the virtual machines. The drift violates compliance policies defined in the system. What action should you take to restore the virtual machine to its desired state while ensuring minimal manual intervention?
- A
Trigger the 'Enforce' operation in VMware Aria Automation Config for the affected virtual machine.
- B
Reboot the virtual machine to automatically restore its desired state.
- C
Manually update the configuration of the virtual machine based on the compliance report.
- D
Delete the virtual machine and redeploy it using the original blueprint.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Configuration drift occurs when the actual state of a system deviates from the desired state defined in a configuration management system. VMware Aria Automation Config provides an 'Enforce' operation that automatically restores the workload to its desired state, ensuring compliance with minimal manual effort. This is the most efficient and reliable way to manage drift in a workload.
- A. Correct.
Triggering the 'Enforce' operation in VMware Aria Automation Config ensures that the virtual machine's configuration is reverted to its desired state as defined in the configuration management system, addressing the drift automatically.
- B. Incorrect.
Rebooting the virtual machine does not address configuration drift and will not restore the desired state.
- C. Incorrect.
Manually updating the configuration is time-consuming and error-prone, and it defeats the purpose of using an automation tool like VMware Aria Automation Config.
- D. Incorrect.
Deleting and redeploying the virtual machine is unnecessary and disruptive when the configuration drift can be resolved using the automation capabilities of VMware Aria Automation Config.