VMware vSphere 8.x Professional (VCP-DCV 2022) — Question 28

In a vSphere High Availability (vSphere HA) cluster, which action does vSphere HA take when the VM Monitoring service does NOT receive heartbeats from a virtual machine (VM) in the cluster?

Answer options

• A. The VM is restarted on a different host in the cluster.
• B. The VM is suspended on the same host in the cluster.
• C. The VM is migrated to a different host in the cluster.
• D. The VM is restarted on the same host in the cluster.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

When vSphere HA does not receive heartbeats from a VM, it assumes the VM has failed and will attempt to restart it on the same host where it was running. Options A, B, and C are incorrect because they describe actions that are not taken in response to a lack of heartbeats, such as migrating or suspending the VM instead of restarting it.