VCP-VMC 2024 Question 125
Select 2You are tasked with setting up a VMware Cloud Foundation environment in your organization. As part of the deployment, you need to install and configure the vSphere components. During the setup, you are required to ensure vCenter Server is highly available. Which of the following steps would you take to achieve this during the installation process?
- A
Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) in an Active-Passive configuration using vSphere HA.
- B
Configure the vCenter High Availability (vCenter HA) feature after deploying the VCSA.
- C
Install multiple vCenter Server instances in the same vSphere environment.
- D
Set up a load balancer to distribute traffic between vCenter Server nodes.
- E
Enable vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT) for the vCenter Server Appliance.
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Correct answers: B, D
Explanation
To achieve high availability for vCenter Server, you need to configure the vCenter HA feature, which provides an Active-Passive-Witness setup to ensure failover in case the active node fails. Additionally, for environments with high traffic demands, a load balancer can help optimize traffic distribution. The other options either do not meet the requirements or are unsupported configurations.
- A. Incorrect.
Deploying the VCSA in an Active-Passive configuration with vSphere HA is not a supported method for achieving vCenter Server high availability. vSphere HA protects against ESXi host failures, but does not directly address vCenter HA requirements.
- B. Correct.
Configuring the vCenter High Availability (vCenter HA) feature is a supported and optimal way to ensure vCenter Server remains available in the event of a failure. It uses an Active-Passive-Witness architecture.
- C. Incorrect.
Installing multiple vCenter Server instances in the same environment would not provide high availability for a single vCenter Server instance. It would result in separate vCenters managing different resources.
- D. Correct.
Setting up a load balancer to distribute traffic between vCenter Server nodes is a valid step for certain environments where traffic optimization is needed, particularly in conjunction with vCenter HA.
- E. Incorrect.
vSphere Fault Tolerance (FT) cannot be used with the vCenter Server Appliance. FT is not supported for VMs running vCenter Server.