VMware 5V0-35.21 Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 3

A published catalog is a catalog that is made available for access by organizations outside the VMware Cloud Director installation.A published catalog can be consumed by a different VMware Cloud Director instance in a different country, as long as the system administrator has enabled external catalog publishing for the organization that owns the catalog, and the remote organization has subscribed to the catalog1.A published catalog can contain vApp templates and media files that are synchronized between the publisher and the subscriber, and can be used to deploy vApps and VMs in the remote organization2.

The other options are not correct. A subscribed catalog is a catalog that is created by subscribing to a published catalog from another organization.A subscribed catalog cannot be shared across VMware Cloud Director instances, as it is dependent on the published catalog1. A content library catalog is a catalog that is synchronized with a vSphere content library, which is a container for VM templates, vApp templates, and other types of files.A content library catalog cannot be shared across VMware Cloud Director instances, as it is specific to a vCenter Server instance3. A shared catalog is a catalog that is shared with other users or organizations within the same VMware Cloud Director installation. A shared catalog cannot be shared across VMware Cloud Director instances, as it is limited to the local installation.

References:1:Configure the Catalog Synchronization Settings for VMware Cloud ...2:Working with Catalogs - VMware Docs3:Create a Content Library Catalog: [Share a Catalog]

In VMware vRealize Operations, policies determine how objects are analyzed and managed. They include settings for metrics collection, alert definitions, symptoms, recommendations, and more. If an administrator disables some virtual machine metrics in the Production policy, only objects assigned to that specific policy will be affected. The changes won't impact other policies or globally affect all objects. This is because policies are hierarchical and inherit settings from their parent policies, unless overridden by the child policies. In the exhibit, the Production policy and the TestDev policy are both child policies of the Company default policy, which is a child policy of the vSphere solution's default policy, which is a child policy of the Base settings. Therefore, any changes made to the Production policy will only apply to the objects assigned to that policy, and not to the objects assigned to the TestDev policy or any other policy.References:

vRealize Operations Policies, page 1-2

Manage Policies, page 3-4

Disable Metrics Collection, page 5

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the Wait Cycle and the Cancel Cycle are the settings that determine how long a symptom condition must be true or false before the symptom is triggered or cancelled. The default cycle for both settings is 5 minutes, which means that each cycle corresponds to one collection interval of 5 minutes. Therefore, if a symptom has a Wait Cycle of 3 and a Cancel Cycle of 2, it will take 15 minutes (3 cycles x 5 minutes) for the symptom to be triggered after the condition becomes true, and 10 minutes (2 cycles x 5 minutes) for the symptom to be cancelled after the condition becomes false. The other options are incorrect because they do not match the calculation based on the given settings and the default cycle.References:Symptom Definition Settings;Alert Definition Best Practices

The administrator needs the Active Directory domain administrator account and password to configure service discovery to identify which virtual machines are running Active Directory services.Service discovery is a feature of vRealize Operations that allows the administrator to discover and monitor the applications and services running on the virtual machines in the environment1. Service discovery can be performed using two methods: credential-less and credential-based.Credential-less service discovery uses VMware Tools to query the guest operating system for the list of running processes, and then matches them with a predefined set of signatures to identify the applications and services2.Credential-based service discovery uses the credentials provided by the administrator to log in to the guest operating system and run commands or scripts to discover the applications and services3.Credential-less service discovery can be used for most common applications and services, such as web servers, database servers, or file servers, but it has some limitations, such as not being able to discover clustered or distributed applications, or applications that run on non-standard ports4. Credential-based service discovery can be used for more complex and customized applications and services, such as Active Directory, Exchange, or SharePoint, but it requires the administrator to provide the appropriate credentials for each guest operating system. For Windows operating systems, the credentials must be either a local administrator account or a domain administrator account. For Active Directory services, the domain administrator account is preferred, as it has the necessary permissions to access the Active Directory information and configuration. Therefore, the administrator needs the Active Directory domain administrator account and password to configure service discovery to identify which virtual machines are running Active Directory services. No credentials are needed since credential-less service discovery can be used (option A) is not a correct answer, as credential-less service discovery cannot discover Active Directory services, which require credential-based service discovery. Local Windows administrator account and password (option B) is not a correct answer, as the local administrator account may not have the sufficient permissions to access the Active Directory information and configuration, which require the domain administrator account. Active Directory domain user account and password (option D) is not a correct answer, as the domain user account may not have the necessary permissions to access the Active Directory information and configuration, which require the domain administrator account.References:

1: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 237.

2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 238.

3: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 239.

4: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 240.

[5]: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 241.

[6]: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 242.

[7]: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 244.

Workload Optimization is a feature of VMware vRealize Operations that enables self-driving operations management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor, analyze, and automate the performance, capacity, cost, and configuration of applications, infrastructure, and services12.

Workload Optimization allows administrators to set a goal for workload optimization, which defines how vRealize Operations balances the resource utilization across clusters and data centers.The goal can be one of the following options34:

Balance: This option proactively moves workloads so that the resource utilization ensures maximum headroom for all resources. This means that vRealize Operations tries to distribute the workload evenly across the clusters and data centers, and avoid resource contention or overcommitment. This option is suitable for scenarios where workload performance is the first priority, and where there is a need for extra space for growth or spikes in demand.

Moderate: This option minimizes the workload contention by moving workloads away from clusters and data centers that are experiencing high resource utilization. This means that vRealize Operations tries to reduce the risk of performance degradation or SLA violations by ensuring that there is enough capacity to meet the workload demand. This option is suitable for scenarios where workload availability and reliability are the main goals, and where there is a moderate tolerance for resource imbalance or inefficiency.

Consolidate: This option proactively minimizes the number of clusters and data centers used by workloads by moving workloads to the clusters and data centers that have the lowest resource utilization. This means that vRealize Operations tries to optimize the resource efficiency and reduce the operational cost by freeing up unused or underutilized resources. This option is suitable for scenarios where workload consolidation and cost optimization are the primary objectives, and where there is a high tolerance for resource contention or overcommitment.

Therefore, the configuration that proactively moves workloads so that the resource utilization ensures maximum headroom for all resources is Balance.

References:

1:vRealize Operations - VMware2:vRealize Operations Manager User Guide3:Workload Optimization Details - VMware Docs4:Workload Optimization in vRealize Operations Manager: [vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Concepts Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Extensibility Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Troubleshooting Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager API Programming Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Certification Exam Guide]

According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, one of the best ways to quickly identify the underlying problem of slow application VMs is to use the out-of-the-box Performance dashboards that display contention on both VMs and ESXi hosts. These dashboards show the key performance indicators (KPIs) of CPU, memory, disk, and network for the selected objects, and highlight any contention or saturation issues that may affect the performance. The administrator can use these dashboards to drill down into the details of the metrics, alerts, events, and properties of the objects, and isolate the root cause of the problem. The other options are not correct because:

Under Inventory, selecting Manage Agent, then selecting the VMs, and running Remote Checks on ICMP, HTTP checks is not a helpful action, as it only verifies the connectivity and availability of the VMs, but does not provide any information about the performance or contention of the VMs or the ESXi hosts2.

Under Report, using Configuration Report - Virtual Machines to list down possible changes that have occurred is not a helpful action, as it only shows the configuration details of the VMs, such as name, UUID, power state, guest OS, CPU, memory, disk, and network, but does not show any performance or contention metrics or alerts of the VMs or the ESXi hosts3.

Under Administration, choosing Configuration, selecting Object Relationships, and then identifying the VMs and ESXi hosts relationship to generate a correlation of the metric, and finally, isolate the issue is not a helpful action, as it only shows the hierarchical and logical relationships between the objects, such as parent, child, sibling, and peer, but does not show any performance or contention metrics or alerts of the objects4.References:1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 57-59, 62-632: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 69-703: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 81-824: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 84-85.

Keeping Self-Provider Mode Off is the correct setting of Widget-2 in Dashboard-B to satisfy the requirement. Self-Provider Mode is a widget setting that determines whether the widget can provide data to itself or receive data from another widget. If Self-Provider Mode is On, the widget provides data to itself based on its configuration and does not receive data from other widgets. If Self-Provider Mode is Off, the widget receives data from another widget that is configured as a provider. In this case, the requirement is that Widget-2 of Dashboard-B should be populated with the information from Widget-1 of Dashboard-A, which means that Widget-2 should receive data from Widget-1. Therefore, Widget-2 should have Self-Provider Mode Off, and Widget-1 should have Widget-2 as a receiver in its widget interactions. Keeping Refresh Content Off or On is not relevant to the requirement, as it only affects the frequency of data refresh in the widget. Keeping Self-Provider Mode On is the opposite of what is needed, as it would prevent Widget-2 from receiving data from Widget-1.References:Configuring Widgets, section ''Widget Settings''.Configuring Widget Interactions, section ''Widget Interactions''.vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section ''Create and Configure Dashboards''.

vRealize Operations continuous availability (CA) separates the vRealize Operations cluster into two fault domains, stretching across vSphere clusters, and protects the analytics cluster against the loss of an entire fault domain. A fault domain consists of one or more analytics nodes grouped according to their physical location in the data center. To activate CA, you must have at least one data node deployed, in addition to the primary node and the witness node. The primary node and the data node must reside in different fault domains, and the witness node must reside in a third location. Therefore, the minimum number of fault domains required to achieve vRealize Operations continuous availability with a primary node, data node, and witness node is two.References:About vRealize Operations Continuous Availability;Continuous Availability Considerations

A vRealize Operations cluster in a Continuous Availability configuration consists of three node types: primary node, primary replica node, and witness node. These node types are deployed across two fault domains, which are separate physical locations that can tolerate failures of an entire rack or site.The witness node is deployed in a third location to monitor the network connectivity between the two fault domains and prevent split-brain scenarios1.

The primary node is the first node that is deployed in the cluster and acts as the master node. It is responsible for managing the cluster configuration, user interface, alerting, and reporting.The primary node is deployed in fault domain 11.

The primary replica node is the second node that is deployed in the cluster and acts as the backup node for the primary node. It is responsible for replicating and synchronizing the data and configuration from the primary node. The primary replica node can take over the functions of the primary node in case of a failure.The primary replica node is deployed in fault domain 21.

The witness node is the third node that is deployed in the cluster and acts as the arbitrator node. It is responsible for monitoring the network connectivity and availability of the primary node and the primary replica node. The witness node can detect a split-brain situation, which occurs when the network connection between the two fault domains is lost and both nodes assume the role of the master node. The witness node can resolve the split-brain situation by making one of the nodes offline to avoid data inconsistency.The witness node is deployed in a third location that is independent of the two fault domains1.

The other options are not node types that are configured in a Continuous Availability configuration. A secondary node is a node that is added to the cluster to increase the capacity and performance of the cluster.A secondary node can be deployed in either fault domain, but it is not required for Continuous Availability1. A remote collector node is a node that is deployed outside the cluster to collect data from remote or isolated data sources.A remote collector node can be deployed in any location, but it is not part of the Continuous Availability configuration2. A secondary replica node is not a valid node type in vRealize Operations.

References:1:About vRealize Operations Continuous Availability2:Remote Collector Nodes