VMware and Windows Interview Questions: Part 8
1.
Can
you map a single physical NIC to multiple virtual switches ?
o No
2.
Can
you map a single virtual switch to multiple physical NICs?
o Yes. This method is called NIC teaming.
3.
In
vSphere 5.5, VMKernel portgroup can be used for:
o vMotion
o Fault Tolerance Logging
o Management traffic
4.
Major
difference between ESXi 5.1 and ESXi 5.5 (above) free versions
o Till ESXi 5.1 free version there was a limit to
the maximum physical memory to 32 GB. But from 5.5 onwards this limit has been
lifted.
5.
What
is IPAM server in Windows server 2012?
o IPAM is IP Address Management server in
Windows Server 2012. It enables central management of
both DHCP and DNS servers. It can also be used to discover, monitor, and audit
DHCP and DNS servers.
6.
How
to promote a server to domain controller in Windows server 2012?
o DCPROMO was the conventional tool used to
promote a normal server to DC. This is now deprecated in Server 2012.
o In Server 2012, you can convert a server into DC
using the server manager console. Under Server Manager, add a new role
"Active Directory Domain Services"
7. What
is Pluggable Storage Architecture in VMware?
o To manage storage multipathing, ESX/ESXi uses a
special VMkernel layer called Pluggable Storage Architecture (PSA)
o Handles I/O queueing to the logical devices.
Handles physical path discovery and removal
8. Which
is the partition type used in VMware ESXi scratch partition?
o VFAT
9. What
is NMP and its role in VMware?
o NMP is Native Multipath Plugin
o It is the default multipath plugin in VMware
o Manages physical path claiming and unclaiming
o Registers and de-registers logical devices
o Associates physical paths with logical devices
o Processes I/O requests to logical devices
10. What
are the sub plugins in NMP?
o SATP and PSP are the two sub plugins of NMP
o SATP or Storage Array Type Plugins take care of
the fail over mechanism of datastore and keeps track of paths available to a
LUN or datastore
o PSP or Path Selection Plugins determines which
physical path should be used to issue I/O requests to a storage device
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