VMware vSAN Administrator (2025) — Question 63

An architect is drafting a design document in preparation for the deployment of a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solution. To minimize costs, the customer has asked that the VCF solution utilize existing the vSphere infrastructure. The customer has migrated all virtual machines off this infrastructure in preparation for the deployment of VCF.

The following information has been provided about the existing vSphere infrastructure:

• There are three separate vSphere clusters, each consisting of five hosts.
• All networking is vSphere based, with a vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS) configured per vSphere cluster.
• All clusters use NFSv3 for shared storage.
• A single vCenter manages the three vSphere clusters.

Based on this information, the architect makes a decision to create a new VCF fleet with a single VCF instance.

What design implication should the architect document for this decision?

Answer options

• A. NSX will be automatically deployed during the creation of the VCF fleet.
• B. The ESX hosts will be converted to use vSphere Lifecycle Manager baselines during the creation of the VCF fleet.
• C. The vCenter VM must be migrated to a standalone host before the creation of the VCF fleet.
• D. The clusters will be automatically configured to use vSAN storage before the creation of the VCF fleet.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because NSX is integrated into the VCF architecture and will be deployed automatically when the VCF fleet is set up. Option B is incorrect because the decision to use vSphere Lifecycle Manager baselines isn't automatically tied to creating a VCF fleet. Option C is not necessary as the vCenter VM does not need to be on a standalone host for VCF deployment. Option D is wrong because the clusters will not automatically switch to vSAN storage, as they are currently using NFSv3.