VMware App Volumes 4 Specialist — Question 7

During planned maintenance of a four-node vSAN cluster, an outsourced IT contractor accidentally removed a 2.5" SSD cache disk from one of the vSAN nodes.
The storage policy has been configured with FTT=1 RAID 1, and the disk management UI marked the disk group as absent.
Which remediation steps should the administrator select to ensure VMs become compliant with the storage policy as soon as possible?

Answer options

• A. replace the SSD cache disk > rescan > add disk back in disk group
• B. enter host in maintenance > remove from disk group > shutdown host > replace disk > power on host
• C. remove disk group > enter host in maintenance > fully evacuate all data > exit maintenance
• D. vSAN Health Check > retest > object health > repair objects immediately

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because replacing the SSD cache disk, rescanning, and adding it back to the disk group will quickly restore compliance with the storage policy. Options B and C involve unnecessary steps such as shutting down the host or fully evacuating data, which delay the process. Option D, while useful for checking the health of the system, does not directly address the immediate need to restore the disk group configuration.