VCP-VCF Administrator 2024 Question 221
Single answerAn organization is planning to expand its VMware Cloud Foundation environment to support a new business unit with specific network isolation and security requirements. The current NSX setup is shared across multiple workloads, and there are concerns about overlapping IP address spaces and scalability. Which scenario would justify deploying a new NSX Fabric instead of expanding the existing one?
- A
The organization wants to implement micro-segmentation for a specific application.
- B
The new business unit requires a completely isolated networking and security domain with no dependencies on the existing NSX environment.
- C
The organization needs to add a few more VLANs to the existing workload domains for better traffic management.
- D
The existing NSX Manager is reaching its resource limits and cannot support additional workloads.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Deploying a new NSX Fabric is justified when there is a need for complete isolation, such as when a new business unit has specific requirements for networking and security that cannot coexist with the existing NSX setup. This ensures scalability, avoids IP conflicts, and provides dedicated resources for the new unit. Other scenarios, such as adding VLANs or addressing resource limits, can typically be handled within the existing NSX environment without deploying a new fabric.
- A. Incorrect.
While micro-segmentation can enhance security for specific applications, it does not necessarily require a new NSX Fabric. This can be achieved within the existing NSX setup.
- B. Correct.
A new NSX Fabric is appropriate when a completely isolated networking and security domain is required. This ensures no dependencies or conflicts with the existing NSX environment, which aligns with the scenario described.
- C. Incorrect.
Adding VLANs to manage traffic does not justify deploying a new NSX Fabric. This is a minor configuration change and can be handled within the existing NSX environment.
- D. Incorrect.
While resource limits on the existing NSX Manager are a concern, this issue can often be resolved by upgrading the hardware or scaling out the NSX environment, rather than deploying an entirely new NSX Fabric.