VMware vSAN Administrator (2025) — Question 56

A financial services company is deploying a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)-based solution for its core banking applications. The architect needs to ensure that the design can handle peak transaction loads while maintaining the performance SLA.
Which two approaches should be included in the design validation strategy? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Conduct stress testing using representative workloads to evaluate system behavior under extreme load conditions.
• B. Simulate peak transaction loads in a staging environment to validate resource scalability and vSAN performance.
• C. Rely on vendor-supplied performance benchmarks that were provided for the selected hardware and validate manually the Live Recovery configuration.
• D. Perform the live recovery test for the master recovery plan to ensure the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) is within the defined SLA.
• E. Deploy the solution to production first and optimize based on live performance feedback from end users.

Correct answer: A, B

Explanation

Options A and B are correct as they involve testing the system under stress and simulating peak loads to ensure it meets performance requirements. Options C, D, and E are less effective because relying solely on vendor benchmarks does not accurately reflect real-world conditions, and performing live recovery tests or deploying first without prior validation can lead to performance issues that compromise the SLA.