VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x Administrator (2025) — Question 17

An administrator has been tasked with updating the version of VMware Tools on virtual machines that have been migrated into a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) instance so that they are compliant with the company's security policies. The following information is shared with the administrator about this task:
The VMs have been migrated from environments running earlier releases of vSphere.
The VMs are spread across multiple clusters within a single workload domain in the VCF instance.
The upgrade must not initiate a reboot of the VMs to avoid downtime to the business.
Which three steps should the administrator perform in order to complete this task? (Choose three.)

Answer options

• A. Select the VI workload domain so that all VMs across all clusters are automatically selected.
• B. Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager in the VI workload domain vCenter to initiate the upgrade.
• C. Select the cluster hosting the VMs to upgrade.
• D. Select the Upgrade to Match Host option.
• E. Use SDDC Manager in the management domain to initiate the upgrade.
• F. Select the Set Auto Update option and set its value to On.

Correct answer: B, D, F

Explanation

The correct answer includes using vSphere Lifecycle Manager to perform the upgrade, which is essential for managing updates across VMs. Selecting the Upgrade to Match Host option ensures compatibility with the host, and setting Auto Update to On ensures that future upgrades are automatically handled. The other options, while related to VM management, do not directly contribute to achieving the task of upgrading VMware Tools without causing downtime.