VMware Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard Specialist — Question 51

An administrator must choose between deploying a virtual witness or physical witness for a vSAN Stretched Cluster. The administrator eventually decides to use a virtual witness.
What is a benefit of selecting this approach?

Answer options

• A. Reduced vSphere licensing
• B. Additional compute capacity for running VMs
• C. Shared metadata between separate clusters
• D. Increased vSAN datastore capacity

Correct answer: A

Explanation

Choosing a virtual witness reduces the need for physical hardware, which in turn lowers vSphere licensing costs, making it a cost-effective choice. The other options do not accurately reflect the benefits of a virtual witness; for instance, it does not inherently provide additional compute capacity or increase vSAN datastore capacity.