VCP-VMC 2024 Question 36
Single answerYou are tasked with configuring a virtual machine in VMware vSphere for a customer. The customer has specified that the VM must have the ability to support hot-adding of CPUs and memory in the future. Which virtual machine component must be configured to meet this requirement?
- A
VMware Tools
- B
Virtual Hardware Compatibility Version
- C
VMware vSphere HA
- D
VM Options Configuration
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
To support hardware hot-add for CPUs and memory, the Virtual Hardware Compatibility Version of the virtual machine must be set to a version that supports these features. This ensures that the VM can take advantage of modern hardware capabilities, including the ability to add resources dynamically without needing to power off the VM.
- A. Incorrect.
VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance and manageability of virtual machines. However, it does not enable or manage hardware hot-add features for CPU or memory.
- B. Correct.
Virtual Hardware Compatibility Version determines the features and capabilities available to the virtual machine, including support for hardware hot-add functionality. To enable hot-adding of CPUs and memory, the VM must be running a compatibility version that supports this feature.
- C. Incorrect.
VMware vSphere HA is a feature to improve availability by restarting virtual machines on other hosts in case of failure. It does not configure specific VM hardware features like CPU or memory hot-add.
- D. Incorrect.
VM Options Configuration allows for advanced settings for virtual machines, but it does not directly relate to enabling hardware hot-add functionality for CPUs or memory.