VMware Interview Questions V1.0

8/13/2019 VMware Interview Questions V1.0

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1. What versions of ESX Server you have knowledge?

Vmware ESX Server 3.5 !."

#. What versions of Virtual$enter server you have knowledge ?

V$enter Server #.5 !"

3. %oles and res&onsi'ilities on V(ware ?

!. E)&lain a'out your V(ware environment? *o of ESX Servers+ *o of V( inea$h ESX Server+ What features are used? ,ow are they $onne$ted to storage?

5. What is the ma)imum no of virtual ma$hines $an 'e $reated on a Single ESXServer with high end $onfiguration ?

ESX Server 3.5 - an $reate u&to 1#/ V(

ESX Server !." - an $reate u&to #50 V( s

0. ESX server su&&orts how many &ro$essors ?

ESX Server 3.5 - 3# 2ro$essors

ESX Server !." - 0! 2ro$essors

/. ESX server su&&orts what $a&a$ity of % ( ?

ESX Server 3.5 - #50 4 % (

ESX Server !." - 1 6 % (

7. ,ow many &ro$essors $an 'e allo$ated to V( ?

ESX !." - 7 2ro$essors

8. ,ow many *9 s $an 'e allo$ated to V( ?

7 Ethernet ada&ators

1".What is the ma)imum % ( $an 'e allo$ated to V(?

ESX !." - #50 4 % (

ESX 3.5 - 0! 4 % (


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11.What files are asso$iated with V( ?

a. .vm) : onfiguration files

'. .vmdk - Virtual harddisk file

$. .nvram - 2hoeni) 'ios file

d. .vmsn - Swa& file

e. .log - ;og files

1#.What is Servi$e onsole ?

9t is interfa$e to intera$t and manage Virtualis in servi$e $onsole ?ESX A4-*9 S -l

18.,ow $an you format V(AS file system in Servi$e $onsole?

Bsing V(AStools $ommand

#".,ow to $lone a V( in Servi$e $onsole without Virtual enter ?


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(aking a $o&y of folder using $& $ommand

#1.What is a $old migrate ?

(igrating a &owered of virtual ma$hine from one ESX to other ESX Server

##.What is a storage vmotion ?

(igrating (oving a &owered on V( from one datastore to the otherdatastore

#3.What ha&&ens to Virtaul (a$hines+ when one server in , $luster goesdown ?

6he V(>s will get restart on the other ESX Server

#!.What ha&&ens to Virtual ma$hines+ when one server in @%S $luster goesdown?

6hat V(>s will 'e &owered off and will 'e in shutdown state.

#5. an we esta'lish a , $luster with different &ro$essor ?

*o

#0.9n $luster if Virtual $enter goes down what ha&&ens ?

@%S $luster will not fun$tion 'ut V(>s will still $ontinue to run and in ,luster , agents on &rimary ESX server will take the res&onsi'ility.

#/.What is the &ort no of Virtual enter server ?

8"#

#7.Whi$h We'server will 'e used 'y Virtual enter server?

&a$he

#8.,ow do you $reate %esour$e &ools ?

%ight $li$k on ESX Server and sele$t *ew resour$e &ool

3".What is the differen$e 'etween ;imit C %eservation in %esour$e &ools?;imit will restri$t the 4uest D S to use the ma)imum &hysi$al resour$es like% ( C 2ro$essor

%eservation will ensure guarantees the reserved $a&a$ity from the &hysi$alresour$es

31.What is the use of Shares ?


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@efining &riority to the V(>s to use &hysi$al resour$es like 2B C(emory

3#.What is differen$e 'etween availa'le memory and %eservation ?

vaila'le memory is free memory availa'le to all the V(>s and reservation isthe memory o$$u&ied 'y V(>s when &owered on

33.What is role as a Vmware administrator ?

3!.What kind of a$tivities will 'e &erformed on a daily 'asis in ESX Server ?

35.E)&lain a'out your environment ,ow many es) servers+ $onfiguration of es)servers+ how many virtual ma$hines+ storageF

30.,ow do e)tent datastores ?

Sele$t datastore : 2ro&erties : 9n$rease E)tent

3/. an we atta$h ! 6 2artition as V(AS filesystem ?

*o ma)imum # 6 2artition $an 'e atta$hed

37.What is the use of &romis$uous mode in 6raffi$ sha&ing ?

9t allows to listen all the traffi$ going in the swit$h+ a&&li$ations like 9@S+ 92S+*etwork monitoring tools will use this feature.

38.What traffi$ sha&ing &oli$ies are availa'le ?

!".Whi$h daemon in ESX Server is res&onsi'le for res&onding to Virtual enter ?

V&)a servi$e

!1.What is the ma)imum no of ESX Servers $an 'e added to Virtual $enter ?

3"" ESX Servers

!#.What ha&&ens to virtual $enter if you $hange the &assword of root a$$ount inESX Server ?

*o 9m&a$t as V$enter server uses v&) user a$$ount!3.What will you do if DS 4ets $orru&ted in V( ?

We $an re&air using 9SD image

!!.,ow do you trou'leshoot ESX Server?

!5.,ow do you &ower on V( in Servi$e $onsole?


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Vmware-$md G onfiguration fileF start

!0.Where do you $onfigure S(62 Server?

V$enter Server - Server Settings - (ail

!/.What are the default traffi$ routing settings?

!7.What is the re$ent 2at$h name C num'er released 'y V(ware for ESX Serverand Virtual enter?

!8.What is V C e)&lain te$hni$al fun$tionality of V ?

5".,ow do you $onfigure 9S S9 storage devi$es?

51.,ow does V; * C 2ort grou&s differ?

5#.What settings should 'e done in 2hysi$al swit$h if ll V; * information

should 'e e)&osed to ESX Server?

53.9f huge num'er of Virtual ma$hines to 'e de&loyed+ then how do you do this ?

5!.9f you want to roll 'a$k $hanges in V( then what will you do ?

55.,ow do you restore 'a$ku& of a V( ?

50.,ow do you verify the version of ESX Server from servi$e $onsole and as wellin V9 lient ?

5/.,ow do you get the list of V( running in Servi$e $onsole ?

57.,ow do you get resour$e usage information from servi$e $onsole ?

58.Where does the V( log files stored ?

0". an 9 use s$hedule tasks in V9 lient $onne$ted to ESX host ?

01.What is the differen$e 'etween volume 'ased migration and disk 'asedmigration ?

62. how do you configure logical volumes in linux ?

63. How do you parse commands to Redhat kernel ?

64. hat !oot modes availa!le in Redhat ?

6". what tools did u use for p2v ?

66. hat versions of p2v used for migration ?

6#. hat do u mean !y hot cloning and cold cloning ?


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6$. %s it possi!le to do hot cloning for linux !ox ?

6&. hat errors you faced during p2v take few cases and explain and how did u resolve ?

#'. hat steps you will take to resolve kernel panic error in ()* ?

#+. How do you approach to resolve ,inux !oot pro!lems after migration from physical server ?

#2. How do you resolve !lue screen errors after migration from physical server and which case itthrows a !lue screen ?

#3. How many servers did you do p2v- How did you plan ?

#4. How to list the patches installed in ()* )erver ?

(sxcfg update /uery

#". hich command is used to check the ()* updates and install ?

(sxcfg update

#6. hat are the disadvantages of 0motion ?

##. How do you stop migration of 01 to different esx server in R) luster ?)etting the R) luster in artially automatic mode.

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