A cloud administrator is preparing to deploy a new VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 instance using the Cloud Builder UI. The administrator has filled out the deployment parameter sheet and is at the validation stage. The validation fails with an error related to NTP server reachability from the ESXi hosts. Which action must be taken to resolve this issue before proceeding with the bring-up process?
An infrastructure team is managing a VCF environment with several VI Workload Domains. The team needs to apply a critical security patch to the NSX Managers. According to VMware best practices for VCF lifecycle management, what is the correct sequence of actions to perform this update using SDDC Manager?
A VCF administrator notices that the certificates for a vCenter Server in a VI Workload Domain are about to expire. The administrator intends to replace them using a certificate signed by a corporate Certificate Authority (CA). Which TWO steps are mandatory parts of this process within the SDDC Manager UI? (Select TWO)
A financial institution is deploying a new VCF 5.2 instance with a Consolidated Architecture. Due to strict security policies, all administrative passwords must be rotated every 90 days. An administrator needs to update the root password for all ESXi hosts in the management domain. What is the recommended method to accomplish this task?
A cloud architect is designing a VI Workload Domain for a new containerized application platform using vSphere with Tanzu. The platform requires persistent storage for stateful applications. Which storage policy component must be configured and associated with the Supervisor Cluster to enable developers to dynamically provision persistent volumes for their pods?
True or False: In a VMware Cloud Foundation Stretched Cluster architecture, the witness host must be deployed in the management domain.
A systems administrator is tasked with deploying an NSX Edge Cluster for a new VI Workload Domain to provide north-south connectivity. The physical network uses BGP for dynamic routing. Which component is responsible for establishing the BGP peering session with the physical top-of-rack switches? ```mermaid graph TD subgraph VCF Workload Domain T0[Tier-0 Gateway] EdgeCluster[NSX Edge Cluster] T1[Tier-1 Gateway] Segments[Overlay Segments] end subgraph Physical Network ToR1[ToR Switch 1] ToR2[ToR Switch 2] end EdgeCluster -- hosts --> T0 T0 -- BGP Peering --> ToR1 T0 -- BGP Peering --> ToR2 T1 -- connects to --> T0 Segments -- attach to --> T1 ```
An administrator is troubleshooting a failed workload domain deployment. After reviewing the logs in SDDC Manager, the administrator suspects a name resolution issue. Which command-line utility on the SDDC Manager appliance would be most effective for verifying forward and reverse DNS resolution for the new ESXi hosts?
A manufacturing company uses VMware Cloud Foundation to host its production control systems. A new cluster is being added to an existing VI Workload Domain. The administrator has commissioned the new hosts in SDDC Manager. What is the next step in the process to create the new cluster within the workload domain?
During a vSAN health check in a VCF environment, an administrator sees a warning for 'Network health - All hosts have a vSAN vmknic configured'. Upon investigation, one host in a 4-node cluster is missing its vmkernal port tagged for vSAN traffic. This host is not contributing storage to the cluster. What is the most likely cause of this issue?