VCP-VMC 2024 Question 96
Single answerAn organization is planning to modernize its data center by migrating workloads from an on-premises vSphere environment to VMware Cloud on AWS. They need to ensure minimal downtime during the migration and want to keep the same IP addresses for the workloads post-migration. Which VMware HCX feature would address this requirement?
- A
HCX vMotion
- B
HCX Replication-Assisted vMotion (RAV)
- C
HCX Network Extension
- D
HCX Interconnect Appliance
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
To ensure that workloads retain their IP addresses post-migration, VMware HCX Network Extension is the appropriate feature. This allows on-premises Layer 2 networks to be stretched to the VMware Cloud environment, ensuring seamless workload functionality and minimal reconfiguration.
- A. Incorrect.
HCX vMotion supports live migration of workloads with zero downtime, but it does not address the requirement of keeping the same IP addresses post-migration.
- B. Incorrect.
HCX Replication-Assisted vMotion (RAV) enables bulk migration of workloads with minimal downtime but does not natively ensure the retention of IP addresses.
- C. Correct.
HCX Network Extension allows the extension of on-premises Layer 2 networks to the cloud, enabling workloads to retain their IP addresses after migration.
- D. Incorrect.
HCX Interconnect Appliance is a component of HCX that enables communication between the source and destination environments, but it does not directly address the IP retention requirement.