VMware Cloud Management and Automation Fundamentals — Question 68

A vSphere administrator needs to create an exact replica of a virtual machine as a safeguard prior to changing the virtual machine configuration.
Which vSphere feature accomplishes this requirement?

Answer options

• A. vSphere Fault Tolerance
• B. Snapshots
• C. vSphere vMotion
• D. Cloning

Correct answer: D

Explanation

Cloning is the correct answer because it creates an exact duplicate of a virtual machine, allowing for a safe backup before any configuration changes. Snapshots can capture the state of a VM at a point in time but do not create a separate copy, while vSphere Fault Tolerance provides continuous availability and vMotion allows for live migration of VMs but does not serve as a safeguard for configuration changes.