VMware App Volumes (VCP-AM 2019) — Question 13

An administrator has discovered that space utilized by VMs does not decrease after deleting files and folders within the VMs. The administrator needs to be able to reclaim this space.
Which action could the administrator perform to accomplish this task?

Answer options

• A. Enable Storage I/O Control.
• B. Enable TRIM/UNMAP for the vSAN cluster.
• C. Reboot the VM to recreate the swap file.
• D. Assign a storage policy with thin provisioning.

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because assigning a storage policy with thin provisioning allows for the reclamation of unused storage space in the virtual machines. Options A and B do not directly address the issue of reclaiming space after file deletion, and option C does not resolve the storage utilization problem as restarting the VM only affects the swap file, not the overall disk space.