VMware vSphere 7.x Professional for Service Providers — Question 30

A vSphere administrator has renamed the inventory name of a virtual machine.
Which task should the administrator perform to ensure the virtual machine files are also renamed to match the new virtual machine name?

Answer options

• A. Take a virtual machine snapshot.
• B. Migrate the machine to another host with vSphere vMotion.
• C. Migrate the machine to another datastore with Storage vMotion.
• D. Unregister and register the virtual machine in vCenter Server.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because using Storage vMotion allows the administrator to move the virtual machine files while simultaneously renaming them to match the new inventory name. The other options, such as taking a snapshot or migrating to another host, do not facilitate the renaming of the virtual machine files.