VCP-VCF Administrator 2024 Question 325
Select 3An administrator is attempting to create a snapshot of a virtual machine in VMware Cloud Foundation. The task fails with the error: 'Snapshot operation failed due to insufficient disk space on the datastore.' Upon investigating, the administrator finds that the datastore has 5% free space remaining. What steps should the administrator take to resolve this issue?
- A
Increase the size of the datastore to accommodate the snapshot requirements.
- B
Delete unused or stale snapshots from the same datastore to free up space.
- C
Migrate some virtual machine disks to another datastore with sufficient free space.
- D
Reduce the size of the virtual machine's virtual disk to make space for snapshots.
- E
Enable Storage DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler) to automatically balance datastore usage.
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Correct answers: A, B, C
Explanation
When troubleshooting snapshot issues related to insufficient disk space, administrators should focus on freeing up space or expanding the datastore. Increasing datastore size, deleting unused snapshots, or migrating VMs to another datastore are viable solutions. Reducing VM disk size is not recommended, and Storage DRS cannot directly address the immediate space issue.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Increasing the size of the datastore is a valid method to resolve the issue of insufficient space, enabling the snapshot operation to succeed.
- B. Correct.
Correct. Deleting unused or stale snapshots can help free up space on the datastore to allow new snapshots to be created.
- C. Correct.
Correct. Migrating virtual machine disks to another datastore with sufficient space can resolve the issue without requiring additional storage expansion.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Reducing the size of the virtual machine's virtual disk is not a practical or recommended approach for resolving snapshot space issues, as it may disrupt the VM's functionality.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While Storage DRS can help balance datastore usage in some scenarios, it does not directly resolve the immediate issue of insufficient space for snapshots.