VMware vSphere 8.x Professional — Question 61

An administrator is tasked with moving an application and guest operating system (OS) running on top of a physical server to a software-defined data center (SDDC) in a remote secure location.
The following constraints apply:
The remote secure location has no network connectivity to the outside world.
The business owner is not concerned if all changes in the application make it to the SDDC in the secure location.
The application’s data is hosted in a database with a high number of transactions.
What could the administrator do to create an image of the guest OS and application that can be moved to this remote data center?

Answer options

• A. Create a hot clone of the physical server using VMware vCenter Converter.
• B. Create a cold clone of the physical server using VMware vCenter Converter.
• C. Restore the guest OS from a backup.
• D. Use storage replication to replicate the guest OS and application.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because creating a cold clone allows the administrator to capture a snapshot of the physical server's state while it is powered off, ensuring data integrity during the transfer to the SDDC. A hot clone (option A) would not be suitable due to the high transaction volume of the database, as it may lead to inconsistent data. Restoring from a backup (option C) may not capture the latest state of the application, and using storage replication (option D) is not feasible due to the lack of network connectivity.