VMware vSphere 8.x Professional (VCP-DCV 2022) — Question 54

An administrator is asked to take a snapshot of a virtual machine prior to an application upgrade. The virtual machine has one standard virtual machine disk
(VMDK) and one physical mode raw device mapping (RDM) attached.
Which statement is true with regard to taking this snapshot?

Answer options

• A. The administrator will be unable to snapshot the RDM.
• B. The administrator will be able to snapshot the standard VMDK in independent persistent mode.
• C. The administrator will be able to snapshot the RDM in independent persistent mode.
• D. The administrator will be able to snapshot both disks.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because RDMs in physical mode cannot be snapshotted due to their direct mapping to physical storage. Options B and C are incorrect as they misrepresent the capabilities regarding snapshotting RDMs. Option D is also incorrect since it implies that both disks can be snapshotted, which is not the case.