GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) — Question 9

While building multiple virtual machines on a single host operating system, you have determined that each virtual machine needs to work on the network as a separate entity with its own unique IP address on the same logical subnet. You also need to limit each guest operating system to how much system resources it has access to. Which of the following correctly identifies steps that must be taken towards setting up these virtual environments?

Answer options

• A. The virtual machine software must define a separate virtual network Interface to each virtual machine and then define which unique logical hard drive partition should be available to the guest operating system.
• B. The virtual machine software must define a separate virtual network interface since each system needs to have an IP address on the same logical subnet requiring they use the same physical interface on the host operating system.
• C. The virtual machine software must define a separate virtual network interface to each virtual machine as well as how much RAM should be available to each virtual machine.
• D. The virtual machine software establishes the existence of the guest operating systems and the physical system resources to be used by that system will be configured from within the guest operating system.
• E. The virtual machine software must define a separate physical network interface to each virtual machine so that the guest operating systems can have unique

Correct answer: E

Explanation

Option E is correct because it ensures that each virtual machine can have its own unique IP address, which is necessary for them to operate independently on the same subnet. The other options do not properly address the requirement for separate physical network interfaces or focus on other aspects that do not meet the specific needs of the virtual environment setup.