VMware vSphere 8.x Advanced Design (VCAP-DCV Design) — Question 24
An architect is designing an upgrade to an existing vSphere environment. The project has been created to provide options for enabling growth and scalability, without increasing the data center footprint. The CIO has also tasked the architect with updating data protection operations, from the current agent-based backup approach.
During a workshop with key stakeholders, the following information has been noted:
The existing vSphere environment uses an external fibre attached storage array for the vSphere environment
The storage array is connected via 4 Gbps fibre cards host bus adaptors (HBAs)
The storage array does not support VMware Storage APIs—Data Protection (VADP)
The architecture must support scaling virtual machines CPU, memory, and storage
The environment will grow by an additional 20% virtual machines year over year
Only two additional racks of equipment can be provisioned
Which design choice will meet these requirements?
Answer options
- A. The architecture will extend the Fibre Channel external storage array, scaling out storage and compute by buying additional storage or server capacity as required.
- B. The architecture will replace the Fibre Channel storage array with an updated model, scaling out storage capacity as required.
- C. The architecture will be based on vSAN Ready Nodes, scaling out storage and compute by buying additional hyper-converged servers as required.
- D. The architecture will be based on stretched vSAN Ready Nodes, scaling out storage and compute by buying additional hyper-converged servers as required.
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is C because vSAN Ready Nodes provide a hyper-converged infrastructure that supports scaling of both storage and compute while addressing the need for VADP support. Option A does not resolve the VADP limitation, and B only replaces the storage without meeting the scalability requirements. Option D, while also using vSAN, introduces complexity with stretched nodes that may not be necessary for the given constraints.