VMware vSphere 8.x Advanced Design (VCAP-DCV Design) — Question 74

An architect is designing a new vSphere architecture and notes the following information during the design workshops: vSphere distributed switches (VDS) will be used for all vSphere clusters. Switch naming will be based on cluster name, resource type function and switch number.
Port group naming will be based on function, role and VLAN number range.
Each host has two physical network cards each with two NIC ports:
Card A aligns to vmnic0 and vmnic1
Card B aligns to vmnic2 and vmnic3
The architecture must provide resilient network connections.
Management Services will use VLAN ID 43.
Virtual machines access VLAN ID 100.
The vSphere infrastructure will use a hyper-converged storage architecture.
How should the architect document the VDS physical design based on the noted information?

Answer options

• A. vSwitch Prod_DVS_01 will have 2 uplinks Port group name "pg_mgmt_43" uplink = vmnic0 teaming policy = active/passive Port group name "pg_VM_100" uplink = vmnic1 teaming policy = active/passive
• B. vSwitch Prod_DVS_01 will have 4 uplinks Port group name "pg_mgmt_43" uplink = vmnic0, vmnic2 teaming policy = active/passive Port group name "pg_VM_100" uplink = vmnic1, vmnic3 teaming policy = active/passive
• C. vSwitch Prod_DVS_01 will have 4 uplinks Port group name "pg_mgmt_43" uplink = vmnic0, vmnic1 teaming policy = active/passive Port group name "pg_VM_100" uplink = vmnic2, vmnic3 teaming policy = active/passive
• D. vSwitch Prod_DVS_01 will have 4 uplinks Port group name "pg_mgmt" uplink = vmnic0, vmnic2 teaming policy = active/passive Port group name "pg_VM" uplink = vmnic1, vmnic3 teaming policy = active/passive

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, as it correctly assigns 4 uplinks which aligns with the requirement for resilient network connections. It also appropriately maps the management services and VM access to the specified VLAN IDs using the correct uplink combinations. Options A, C, and D either fail to provide the correct number of uplinks or do not adhere to the VLAN naming conventions as specified in the design requirements.