VMware Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard Specialist — Question 61

A vSAN administrator has a vSAN cluster that is using vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) to manage hypervisor, server drivers, and firmware. All hosts in the cluster are compliant according to the vLCM image.
A 10GB NIC on the servers is experiencing issues, the vSAN administrator determines a new network driver will resolve the problem. Unfortunately, the required
NIC driver is a newer version compared to the driver provided by the most recent Vendor Addon.
Which action should the vSAN administrator take to ensure the latest network driver is installed on the NIC before remediation?

Answer options

• A. Add an individual component to the vLCM image that has the updated NIC driver.
• B. Since server vendors release periodic server Vendor Addon updates, make sure the vLCM image is configured to use the most recent version of the vendor addon.
• C. Modify the vLCM image to omit the NIC Driver, and then manually update the servers with the required NIC driver.
• D. Remove the Vendor Addon from the vLCM image, and then manually install the network driver on the servers.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct choice is A because adding an individual component to the vLCM image allows the updated NIC driver to be included without affecting other compliant components. Option B is incorrect as relying solely on the vendor addon may not provide the needed driver version. Option C would complicate management by requiring manual updates, while option D would also require manual installation, which defeats the purpose of using vLCM for streamlined updates.