Question 1

What is the maximum number of NFS datastores than can be connected to a single ESX host by default?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 8 
C) 32 
D) 64

Question 2

A software ISCSI initiator supports static discovery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is the maximum number of virtual machines per VMFS volume?

Accepted Answer

A) 64 
B) 128 
C) 96 
D) 256

Question 4

What is the default path selection policy for ALUA (Asymmetric Logical Unit Access) arrays?

Accepted Answer

A) Fixed 
B) Fixed AP 
C) Round Robin 
D) Most recently used

Question 5

What are the benefits of an ISCSI hardware initiator over a software-based one? Choose two.

Accepted Answer

A) Hardware initiators are significantly cheaper. 
B) Hardware initiators reduce CPU load on the ESX/i host. 
C) Hardware initiators are supported by VMware, whereas software initiators are not. 
D) Hardware initiators reduce memory load on the ESX/i host.

Question 6

What type of adapter is used to connect to NFS-based storage?

Accepted Answer

A) FC 
B) Ethernet 
C) ISCSI

Question 7

Which of the following is required for communication with a Fibre Channel SAN?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethernet adapter 
B) Fibre Channel host bus adapter 
C) Ethernet host bus adapter

Question 8

What is the term for the unique identifier assigned to every element in a Fibre Channel network?

Accepted Answer

A) WWE 
B) WWF 
C) WWN 
D) WWW

Question 9

What is the maximum size of a VMFS Volume?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 TB 
B) 2 TB minus 512 kB 
C) 64 TB minus 16 kB 
D) 64 GB

Question 10

Guy, a VMware administrator, has completed added four VMkernel ports to his software ISCSI initiator. Each of the ports is assigned to its own 1Gb network interface card. However, during throughput testing he is not achieving a throughput greater than 80 Mbps. What is the reason for this?

Accepted Answer

A) Guy has not rebooted the host. 
B) Guy has not changed the path selection policy to Round Robin. 
C) Guy has not changed the path selection policy to Fixed. 
D) Guy has not changed the path selection policy to MRU.

Exam 3: ESX I Storage