{"id":4394,"date":"2020-03-03T06:33:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T06:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/?p=4394"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:49:31","slug":"vmware-interview-questions-and-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware Interview Questions and Answers in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 11<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read<\/span><\/span>\r\n<p>If you were looking for VMware interview questions and answers then you have landed on the right page where you will learn a lot of things beneficial for your professional career. Nowadays, VMware courses are attracting expert developers with high salary pay and several job openings. It is a great opportunity to get certified by VMware and get a job in top companies in the world. Whether you are experienced or a newbie, these VMware interview questions and answers are equally important and beneficial to becoming an expert VMware developer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a14656de0ede\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_VMware\" >What is VMware?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_a_Hypervisor_in_VMware_and_Describe_its_Main_Purpose\" >What is a Hypervisor in VMware and Describe its Main Purpose?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Do_You_Know_About_VMware_Server\" >Do You Know About VMware Server?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Why_We_Need_Virtualization\" >Why We Need Virtualization?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_The_Main_Difference_Between_Type1_and_Type2_Hypervisors\" >What is The Main Difference Between Type1 and Type2 Hypervisors?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_The_Difference_Between_vpxd_and_vpxa\" >What is The Difference Between vpxd and vpxa?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_ESXi\" >What is ESXi?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#How_to_Install_ESXi\" >How to Install ESXi?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Do_You_Know_About_The_ESXi_Shell\" >Do You Know About The ESXi Shell?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_NFS\" >What is NFS?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#How_Many_Types_of_Virtualization_are_Used\" >How Many Types of Virtualization are Used?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Presentation_Virtualization\" >Presentation Virtualization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Storage_Virtualization\" >Storage Virtualization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Server_Virtualization\" >Server Virtualization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Application_Virtualization\" >Application Virtualization<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Network_Virtualization\" >Network Virtualization<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_VMware_vSphere\" >What is VMware vSphere?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#How_to_install_vSphere\" >How to install vSphere?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#14_How_many_disk_types_are_in_vSphere\" >14. How many disk types are in vSphere?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Discuss_the_Fault_Tolerance_of_VMware\" >Discuss the Fault Tolerance of VMware<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#How_Can_We_Configure_The_Fault_Tolerance\" >How Can We Configure The Fault Tolerance?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_VMotion_and_when_it_is_used\" >What is VMotion and when it is used?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_vCenter\" >What is vCenter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#How_to_install_the_vCenter_server\" >How to install the vCenter server?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Your_Company_Wants_To_Use_Oracle_Databases_so_can_you_use_Oracle_with_vCenter\" >Your Company Wants To Use Oracle Databases, so can you use Oracle with vCenter?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#How_to_Install_VMware_Tools_Linux\" >How to Install VMware Tools Linux?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_Are_The_Main_Differences_Between_VMware_Clone_and_Template\" >What Are The Main Differences Between VMware Clone and Template?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_Virtual_Desktop_Infrastructure\" >What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Why_We_Need_VMware_Tools\" >Why We Need VMware Tools?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_VMware_High_Availability\" >What is VMware High Availability?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Do_You_Know_About_VMKernal_and_Is_it_Important\" >Do You Know About VMKernal and Is it Important?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Compare_ESX_and_ESXi\" >Compare ESX and ESXi<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_vSAN\" >What is vSAN?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Define_vSAN_Configuration_Options\" >Define vSAN Configuration Options<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Differentiate_Cold_And_Hot_Migration\" >Differentiate Cold And Hot Migration<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Hot_Migration\" >Hot Migration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-38\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Cold_Migration\" >Cold Migration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Name_Of_Any_Three_Virtual_Machine_Files\" >Name Of Any Three Virtual Machine Files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-40\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Why_VMware_Esx_Server_is_Desired_Over_a_Virtual_Server\" >Why VMware Esx Server is Desired Over a Virtual Server?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-41\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_Method_You_Will_Implement_to_Prevent_Storage_Failure\" >What Method You Will Implement to Prevent Storage Failure?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-42\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_do_you_do_to_Customize_the_Linux_Virtual_Machine_Clone\" >What do you do to Customize the Linux Virtual Machine Clone?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-43\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Do_You_Know_About_The_New_Features_of_ESXi_Hypervisor_That_Enhance_The_Functionality\" >Do You Know About The New Features of ESXi Hypervisor That Enhance The Functionality?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-44\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_RDM\" >What is RDM?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-45\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_Are_The_RDM_Modes\" >What Are The RDM Modes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-46\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_Snapshot\" >What is Snapshot?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-47\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_Are_The_Settings_Needed_to_Initiate_a_Snapshot\" >What Are The Settings Needed to Initiate a Snapshot?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-48\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_DRS\" >What is DRS?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-49\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Enlist_The_Core_Services_of_a_VC\" >Enlist The Core Services of a VC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-50\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#List_The_Types_of_Partitions_Used_in_The_ESX_Server\" >List The Types of Partitions Used in The ESX Server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-51\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_Are_The_Monitoring_Methods_For_vSphere_HA\" >What Are The Monitoring Methods For vSphere HA?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-52\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Why_do_We_need_VLAN\" >Why do We need VLAN?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-53\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Do_You_Know_About_The_Consolidated_Backups\" >Do You Know About The Consolidated Backups?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_SRM\" >What is SRM?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-55\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#How_to_create_SRM_in_VMware\" >How to create SRM in VMware?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-56\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_is_DPM_in_VMware\" >What is DPM in VMware?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-57\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#What_Are_The_Key_Benefits_of_a_Distributed_Switch\" >What Are The Key Benefits of a Distributed Switch?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-58\" href=\"https:\/\/www.temok.com\/blog\/vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\/#Discuss_The_Basic_Differences_Between_VMware_and_Hyper-v\" >Discuss The Basic Differences Between VMware and Hyper-v<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vmware-interview-questions-and-answers\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VMware_Interview_Questions_and_Answers\"><\/span><strong>VMware Interview Questions and Answers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-what-is-vmware\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_VMware\"><\/span><strong>What is VMware?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>VMware is a top company in providing cloud infrastructure and digital workspace technology to accelerate the digital transformation for efficiently evolving IT environments. The products provided by VMware are mainly categorized as client\/desktop and server applications.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-what-is-hypervisor-in-vmware-and-describe-its-main-purpose\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Hypervisor_in_VMware_and_Describe_its_Main_Purpose\"><\/span><strong>What is a Hypervisor in VMware and Describe its Main Purpose?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Before we start the VMware introduction, it is necessary to understand the virtualization concept. Virtualization is the name of an act in which a single machine acts as a guest for practical usage of bandwidth, CPU memory, and other computing resources. A virtual machine monitor or hypervisor is a software or process that creates and runs different virtual machines. The main purpose of a hypervisor is to run more than one virtual computer on a single host machine (or physical server machine).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-do-you-know-about-vmware-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_You_Know_About_VMware_Server\"><\/span><strong>Do You Know About VMware Server?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is a product of VMware that helps to make partitions of a single physical server into different virtual machines.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-why-we-need-virtualization\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_We_Need_Virtualization\"><\/span><strong>Why We Need Virtualization?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fetaured.jpg?resize=750%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Why We Need Virtualization\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fetaured.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fetaured.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is a necessary part of virtualization interview questions whenever you are asked about virtualization questions you will be asked why you need it. In some special cases, when we need to run multiple machines to perform a task without increasing the cost then we use virtualization and share resources of a single physical machine. VM Virtualization decreases the length of your physical network and makes it easy to manage.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-what-is-the-main-difference-between-type1-and-type2-hypervisors\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_The_Main_Difference_Between_Type1_and_Type2_Hypervisors\"><\/span><strong>What is The Main Difference Between Type1 and Type2 Hypervisors?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following are the types of virtualization:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Hypervisors that can run on hardware directly are known as Type1 such as ESXi hypervisors<\/li>\r\n<li>The type of hypervisors that run on software and are specially installed on the top of the Operating System such as VMware Workstation is known as Type2.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-what-is-the-difference-between-vpxd-and-vpxa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_The_Difference_Between_vpxd_and_vpxa\"><\/span><strong>What is The Difference Between vpxd and vpxa?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Vpxd<\/strong>: it is the main service that provides the functionality to a vCenter Server.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Vpxa<\/strong>: it runs on the ESXi hosts that are connected to the Vcenter Server. It is a bridge between hostd and vpxd.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-what-is-esxi\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_ESXi\"><\/span><strong>What is ESXi?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is a Type1 hypervisor that runs on the hardware of the host server without an underlying operating system and reduces costs. ESXi improves efficiency by minimizing the resources required to run hypervisor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-how-to-install-esxi\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Install_ESXi\"><\/span><strong>How to Install ESXi?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You will download the software from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/esxi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VMware\u2019s download page<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you want to install ESXi on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.temok.com\/what-is-bare-metal-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bare-Metal hardware<\/a> or any other server, run the VMware ESXi installer. Don\u2019t forget to check the compatibility of your server to reduce the failure. You will click on F11 to accept the End User License Agreement (EULA). The System will find the drives where you want to install. After this step, the screen for keyboard layout selection will appear on your monitor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9-do-you-know-about-the-esxi-shell\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_You_Know_About_The_ESXi_Shell\"><\/span><strong>Do You Know About The ESXi Shell?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Yes, it is a command-line interface, mainly used for diagnostics and repairs purposes. Whenever you want to use the ESXi shell, open it by vCenter Server Enable\/disable, SSH or DCUI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"10-what-is-nfs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_NFS\"><\/span><strong>What is NFS?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is a file-sharing protocol over TCP\/IP networks and provides communication between ESXi hosts and storage devices or NAS (Network Attached Storage ). Network File System holds different templates and ISO files to allow a user to view, store, or share files on remote computing machines as though they were a local computer. When you enter the password for root then the installation will begin and after the boot process, the server will obtain the IP address manually or using the DHCP server.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"11-how-many-types-of-virtualization-used-discuss-in-details\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Many_Types_of_Virtualization_are_Used\"><\/span><strong>How Many Types of Virtualization are Used?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When you start the preparation for VMware interview questions and answers, you must prepare VMware technical questions and theoretical questions in detail. Do good research and try to figure out more and more VMware questions. \u00a0Mainly, the following types of virtualization are used:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image.png?resize=624%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How Many Types of Virtualization are Used\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image.png?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Presentation_Virtualization\"><\/span><strong>Presentation Virtualization<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As the name indicates, presentation virtualization is a delivery method of applications that delivers applications or desktops with the help of a shared server and allows the control of client applications from a central machine connected with client desktops.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Storage_Virtualization\"><\/span><strong>Storage Virtualization<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This is the concept of using different storage devices in a manner that appears to be a single storage pool. Using storage virtualization, we can integrate the hardware of the VMware data center and networks into one logical view on SAN (storage area network) used to centralize the storage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Server_Virtualization\"><\/span><strong>Server Virtualization<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is the process of running multiple servers virtually on a single physical server. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Application_Virtualization\"><\/span><strong>Application Virtualization<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Application virtualization is becoming popular nowadays, it allows users to use different software applications on their computers without installing them on their machines. It can be done by Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, VMware ACE, or application streaming.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Network_Virtualization\"><\/span><strong>Network Virtualization<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Network virtualization combines multiple physical networks into a single virtual network or divides a physical network into small independent virtual networks to boost IT productivity and improve recovery times with excellent security features.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"12-what-is-vmware-vsphere\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_VMware_vSphere\"><\/span><strong>What is VMware vSphere?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is a prominent server virtualization product by VMware for complete virtualization infrastructure management. VM sphere is mainly based on ESXi server and vCenter servers. VM sphere certification is a proven record of a professional career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4398\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-1.png?resize=624%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"What is VMware vSphere\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-1.png?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-1.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"13-how-to-install-vsphere\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_install_vSphere\"><\/span><strong>How to install vSphere?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>vSphere is a client-side application as you can see in the diagram given above. You can install vSphere using the Vcenter server installation or with the help of a web browser to make the connection with the ESXi host.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Click on the autorun.exe file and start the installation process by selecting the VMware vSphere Client. Set your default language, accept the agreement, and specify your installation location. You will see the VMware VSphere Client icon on the desktop, open it and enter the hostname or IP address with user credentials to log in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"14-how-many-disk-types-are-in-vsphere\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_How_many_disk_types_are_in_vSphere\"><\/span><strong>14. How many disk types are in vSphere?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can assign the following three disk types in vSphere:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Thin provision:<\/strong> Thin disks have a dynamic nature and are mostly used in virtual machines because we can add space on demand. As compared to thick disks, think disks don\u2019t take much time to add new space or extend the existing space. Using thin provision, storage capacity can be utilized 100% because when the size of data increases we can easily add new space.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Thick Provisioned Lazy zeroes:<\/strong> it is the physical disk space assigned to the virtual disks by default when you create a new virtual machine and can be converted into thin disks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Thick Provision Eager Zeroes: <\/strong>in VMware, it is the fault tolerance disk space allocated at the time of creation. As compared to other disks, it takes additional time to create a virtual disk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"15-discuss-the-fault-tolerance-of-vmware\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discuss_the_Fault_Tolerance_of_VMware\"><\/span><strong>Discuss the Fault Tolerance of VMware<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is a feature of VM vSphere to provide continuous protection and enhance the High Availability technology. This process is well-aligned and creates a virtual machine that shares the same virtual files as the parent virtual machine. The parent machine will produce the outputs and both act as a single machine. When a failure occurs then the child machine will take over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"16-how-can-we-configure-the-fault-tolerance\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Can_We_Configure_The_Fault_Tolerance\"><\/span><strong>How Can We Configure The Fault Tolerance?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-2.png?resize=624%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How Can We Configure The Fault Tolerance\" width=\"624\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-2.png?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-2.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Following are the steps to configure fault tolerance in a VMware:<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\r\n\r\n<\/h3>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Visit Host in the vSphere web client and go to manage<\/li>\r\n<li>Choose VMkernel adapters under networking<\/li>\r\n<li>Click a host by clicking on add host networking<\/li>\r\n<li>Choose VMkernel network adapter under connection type<\/li>\r\n<li>Select a new vSphere standard switch option under select target device page<\/li>\r\n<li>Now open port properties and check fault tolerance<\/li>\r\n<li>Make sure the configuration of a network for the vMotion VMkernel interface<\/li>\r\n<li>Review the settings and click on the finish<\/li>\r\n<li>Right-click on the fault tolerance and turn on the fault tolerance<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>\r\n\r\n<\/h3>\r\n<p>You have created the VMkernel port group now you can turn on FT by simply right-clicking the VM and selecting Fault Tolerance from the menu as you can in the picture given below.<\/p>\r\n<h3 id=\"17-what-is-vmotion-and-when-it-is-used\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_VMotion_and_when_it_is_used\"><\/span><strong>What is VMotion and when it is used?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>VMotion is the live migration of workloads from one physical server to another with zero downtime. Using VMotion, you can perform hardware maintenance without scheduling downtime.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"18-what-is-vcenter\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_vCenter\"><\/span><strong>What is vCenter?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is a central unit of VMware vSphere that facilitates simplified and efficient server management. vSphere accommodates thousands of ESXi hosts with the ability to handle and multi ESXi hosts in VMware vSphere environment.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"19-how-to-install-vcenter-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_install_the_vCenter_server\"><\/span><strong>How to install the vCenter server<\/strong>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>you need to understand the minimum hardware requirements before installing your Vcenter server.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Visit the official website of <a href=\"https:\/\/my.vmware.com\/web\/vmware\/downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VMware<\/a> and download the ISO file of the vCenter Server.<\/li>\r\n<li>Run the Autorun.exe file select the vCenter Server for Windows option and click on the install button to start this process.<\/li>\r\n<li>Accept the license agreement and check the Embedded Deployment option\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Enter your system name and create a new vCenter Single Sign-on configuration, give password and site name then proceed next<\/li>\r\n<li>Use a Windows local system account and an embedded database for this deployment<\/li>\r\n<li>Carefully verify the configured ports and leave the destination dictionary default<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Review your settings and click Install to finish your installation process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"20-your-company-want-to-use-oracle-databases-so-can-you-use-oracle-with-vcenter\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Company_Wants_To_Use_Oracle_Databases_so_can_you_use_Oracle_with_vCenter\"><\/span><strong>Your Company Wants To Use Oracle Databases, so can you use Oracle with vCenter?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Absolutely yes, I will use the JDBC driver and perform this task without any trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"21-how-to-install-vmware-tools-linux\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Install_VMware_Tools_Linux\"><\/span><strong>How to Install VMware Tools Linux?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Power on your virtual machine, log in as root user, and open a command shell. Open the main menu of the VM machine click on Guest and Install\/Upgrade VMware Tools. For more information, you can also visit VMware\u2019s official knowledge base.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"22-what-are-the-main-differences-between-vmware-clone-and-template\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_The_Main_Differences_Between_VMware_Clone_and_Template\"><\/span><strong>What Are The Main Differences Between VMware Clone and Template?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Following are the main differences between a Clone &amp; Template:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4404\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clone-vs-template.png?resize=581%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"What Are The Main Differences Between VMware Clone and Template\" width=\"581\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clone-vs-template.png?w=581&amp;ssl=1 581w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/clone-vs-template.png?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"23-what-is-virtual-desktop-infrastructure\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Virtual_Desktop_Infrastructure\"><\/span><strong>What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>VDI VMware is defined as the hosting of desktop environments (virtualized physical computers or laptops) on a central server. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure is a type of Desktop virtualization where a thin client is used to connect end-users to their desktops. All real-time computing actions and activities are performed on the server and users use VMware Horizon view for the connection to the desktop. For an in-depth understanding, you can view the diagram given below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-3.png?resize=624%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-3.png?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-3.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"24-why-we-need-vmware-tools\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_We_Need_VMware_Tools\"><\/span><strong>Why We Need VMware Tools?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>VMware tools are used to increase the management and performance of virtual machines. By installing VMware tools, you may experience improvements in the following issues:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Bad video resolution<\/li>\r\n<li>Restricted and slower cursor movement<\/li>\r\n<li>Difficulties in copying and pasting and drag, drop operations<\/li>\r\n<li>Insufficient color depth<\/li>\r\n<li>Time synchronization of guest and host operating systems<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"25-what-is-vmware-high-availability\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_VMware_High_Availability\"><\/span><strong>What is VMware High Availability?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is configured on the cluster and performs its operations on the host level. A Cluster is a group of servers working together on the same tasks to deliver high-quality of speed and reduce downtime. So, VMware HA decreases the failure risk by migrating and restarting all VMs running under any of the hosts to another host under the same cluster. All Servers send heartbeats to each other after a five-second interval, if any server loses three consecutive heartbeats then VMWare High Availability detects the failures of servers and initiates the failover action.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"26-do-you-know-about-vmkernal-is-it-important\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_You_Know_About_VMKernal_and_Is_it_Important\"><\/span><strong>Do You Know About VMKernal and Is it Important?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Yes, it is a Virtualization interface between a virtual machine and an ESXi host that stores different Virtual Machines. It is also responsible for allocating memory, CPU, Storage, and other resources. VMKernal controls the vMotion, traffic management, Fault tolerance, and other special services.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"27-compare-esx-and-esxi\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compare_ESX_and_ESXi\"><\/span><strong>Compare ESX and ESXi<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/esx-vs-esxi.png?resize=581%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Compare ESX and ESXi\" width=\"581\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/esx-vs-esxi.png?w=581&amp;ssl=1 581w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/esx-vs-esxi.png?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"28-what-is-vsan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_vSAN\"><\/span><strong>What is vSAN?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Virtual Storage Area Network is software-defined storage and fully integrated with the vSphere to enhance the efficiency of storage. SAN is based on the local storage of ESXi hosts and creates distributed shared storage solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"29-define-vsan-configuration-options\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Define_vSAN_Configuration_Options\"><\/span><strong>Define vSAN Configuration Options<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Hybrid and All-Flash are the configuration options in vSAN, where Hybrid uses magnetic and flash-based storage disks. Magnetic disks for storage and flash-based for caching. All-flash is used both for caching and storage of data.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"30-differentiate-cold-and-hot-migration\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differentiate_Cold_And_Hot_Migration\"><\/span><strong>Differentiate Cold And Hot Migration<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In the case of server failover, the virtual machines are transferred from one server to another either using hot or cold migration.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"31-hot-migration\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hot_Migration\"><\/span><strong>Hot Migration<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is the process of transferring OS and applications to physical machines while the applications or operating systems are still in running condition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"32-cold-migration\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cold_Migration\"><\/span><strong>Cold Migration<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It involves suspended virtual machines or turned-off migration and moving storage disks from one to another database.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Name_Of_Any_Three_Virtual_Machine_Files\"><\/span><strong>Name Of Any Three Virtual Machine Files<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Virtual Machine requires many files to perform correctly, here are some:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>VMSD \u2013 VM snapshot state file<\/li>\r\n<li>NVMEM \u2013 page file of VM<\/li>\r\n<li>VMX \u2013 VM configuration file<\/li>\r\n<li>NVRAM \u2013 BIOS file of VM<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"34-why-vmware-esx-server-is-desired-over-a-virtual-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_VMware_Esx_Server_is_Desired_Over_a_Virtual_Server\"><\/span><strong>Why VMware Esx Server is Desired Over a Virtual Server?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>VMware Esx server has excellent resource management because there is a virtual layer in the kernel that communicates with the hardware directly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"35-what-method-you-will-implement-to-prevent-storage-failure\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Method_You_Will_Implement_to_Prevent_Storage_Failure\"><\/span><strong>What Method You Will Implement to Prevent Storage Failure?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I will take backups of each Virtual machine on a separate storage medium continually to restore when we need it in case of any storage failure. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"36-what-do-you-do-to-customize-the-linux-virtual-machine-clone\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_do_to_Customize_the_Linux_Virtual_Machine_Clone\"><\/span><strong>What do you do to Customize the Linux Virtual Machine Clone?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>These types of operating systems are open source and VC itself includes the tools for customization.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"37-do-you-know-about-the-new-features-of-esxi-hypervisor-that-enhance-the-functionality\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_You_Know_About_The_New_Features_of_ESXi_Hypervisor_That_Enhance_The_Functionality\"><\/span><strong>Do You Know About The New Features of ESXi Hypervisor That Enhance The Functionality? <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following enhancements are made in ESXi Hypervisor:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Hot-pluggable PCIe SSD Devices<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is a very cool feature that you can add or remove SSD (Solid State Disks) devices while the vSphere host is running.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Support for Reliable Memory Technology<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To prevent memory error, reliable memory technology is used to enhance the placement of the Virtual Machine kernel and initial thread and many more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>CPU C-states Enhancements<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>C-state is a good feature that is used to give extra power savings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"38-what-is-rdm\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_RDM\"><\/span><strong>What is RDM?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Raw Device Mapping (RDM) is a file stored in VMFS volume that acts as a proxy for raw physical devices and allows the storage of a virtual machine\u2019s data on LUN (Logical Unit Number) directly. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"39-what-are-the-rdm-modes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_The_RDM_Modes\"><\/span><strong>What Are The RDM Modes?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Visual compatibility mode and Physical compatibility mode are the RDM modes as you can see in the picture given below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4401\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-4.png?resize=624%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"What Are The RDM Modes\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-4.png?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/image-4.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"40-what-is-snapshot\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Snapshot\"><\/span><strong>What is Snapshot?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is a duplicate copy of a virtual machine with a timestamp that can be restored in some special cases called a snapshot. We take the snapshots when we need to install or upgrade the software. It is a proactive approach to remove the snapshot when completed to experience an excellent performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"41-what-are-the-settings-needed-to-initiate-a-snapshot\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_The_Settings_Needed_to_Initiate_a_Snapshot\"><\/span><strong>What Are The Settings Needed to Initiate a Snapshot?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Properly configured Virtual Machine having attached hardware<\/li>\r\n<li>State of the VM Hard disk file so that we can revert if you need<\/li>\r\n<li>State of the Virtual Machine Memory<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"42-what-is-drs\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_DRS\"><\/span><strong>What is DRS?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) helps to balance the resources between the hosts by clustering or pooling methods automatically.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"43-enlist-the-core-services-of-a-vc\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enlist_The_Core_Services_of_a_VC\"><\/span><strong>Enlist The Core Services of a VC<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following are the core services of VC:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Event logging<\/li>\r\n<li>task scheduling<\/li>\r\n<li>VM provisioning<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"44-list-the-types-of-partitions-used-in-esx-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"List_The_Types_of_Partitions_Used_in_The_ESX_Server\"><\/span><strong>List The Types of Partitions Used in The ESX Server<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>These are the types of partitions:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>\/-root<\/li>\r\n<li>Swap<\/li>\r\n<li>\/var\/core<\/li>\r\n<li>\/opt<\/li>\r\n<li>\/tmp<\/li>\r\n<li>\/home<\/li>\r\n<li>\/var<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"45-what-are-the-monitoring-methods-for-vsphere-ha\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_The_Monitoring_Methods_For_vSphere_HA\"><\/span><strong>What Are The Monitoring Methods For vSphere HA?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Following are the host monitoring methods used in Master and Slave hosts:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Network Heartbeat<\/li>\r\n<li>Datastore Heartbeat<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"46-why-we-need-vlan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_We_need_VLAN\"><\/span><strong>Why do We need VLAN?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a type of network in which we break down the broadcast traffic into different logical groups to separate the one broadcast domain into small pieces.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We need this action to separate the networks within the broadcast domain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"47-do-you-know-about-the-consolidated-backups\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_You_Know_About_The_Consolidated_Backups\"><\/span><strong>Do You Know About The Consolidated Backups?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Yes, it is a framework for backup that is used to take the backups of VMs and ESX servers with the support of 3<sup>rd<\/sup> party utilities. Keep in mind it is not a backup service. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"48-what-is-srm\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_SRM\"><\/span><strong>What is SRM?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>(Site Recovery Manager) is a helpful tool to manage data recovery by enabling failover &amp; disaster recovery testing and prioritizing the recovery in a specific order.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"49-how-to-create-srm-in-vmware\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_create_SRM_in_VMware\"><\/span><strong>How to create SRM in VMware?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Click on the virtual machine, open the settings editor, and click on Add<\/li>\r\n<li>Open the hardware wizard, click on the hard disk, and create a New Virtual Disk<\/li>\r\n<li>Select SCSI or IDE disk according to your virtual storage disk<\/li>\r\n<li>Fix the size of your newly created virtual disk<\/li>\r\n<li>Higher disk space means higher performance<\/li>\r\n<li>Choose the filename and storage location for the virtual disk file<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"50-what-is-dpm-in-vmware\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_DPM_in_VMware\"><\/span><strong>What is DPM in VMware?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Distributed Power Management (DPM) continuously monitors the requirements of resources in a cluster and consolidates the workloads when there are low usages of resources. When resource requirements are increased in case of higher usage of resources then DPM makes the availability of resources to ensure the service levels are met.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"51-what-are-the-key-benefits-of-a-distributed-switch\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Are_The_Key_Benefits_of_a_Distributed_Switch\"><\/span><strong>What Are The Key Benefits of a Distributed Switch?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The following are the main benefits:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>NetFlow support<\/li>\r\n<li>Central Management of all ESXi hosts where a single switch manages the multiple hosts<\/li>\r\n<li>The ability to enable NIOC (Network IO Control)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"52-discuss-the-basic-differences-between-vmware-and-hyper-v\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Discuss_The_Basic_Differences_Between_VMware_and_Hyper-v\"><\/span><strong>Discuss The Basic Differences Between VMware and Hyper-v<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4406\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hyper-v-vs-vmvsphere.png?resize=569%2C293&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Discuss The Basic Differences Between VMware and Hyper-v\" width=\"569\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hyper-v-vs-vmvsphere.png?w=569&amp;ssl=1 569w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.temok.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Hyper-v-vs-vmvsphere.png?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 11<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read<\/span><\/span>If you were looking for VMware interview questions and answers then you have landed on the right page where you will learn a lot of things beneficial for your professional career. 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