Saturday, May 21, 2022

VMware Administrators: Interview QnA


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Question 1: Thick Provisioning Types

  • Lazy Zeroed: Allocates all space at creation but zeros out blocks only when they are first written. Faster to create, slightly slower on first write.

  • Eager Zeroed: Allocates and zeros out all disk blocks at creation. Slower to create but best performance during runtime.


Question 2: Memory Reclaiming Process

  • Transparent Page Sharing (TPS): Eliminates redundant memory pages across VMs.

  • Memory Ballooning: Uses VMware tools driver to reclaim unused memory from VMs.

  • Memory Compression: Compresses memory pages before swapping to disk to reduce latency.

  • Memory Swap: Swaps VM memory pages to disk when overcommitted, last resort option.


Question 3: Did HA and DRS work if vCenter is down?

  • HA (High Availability): Yes, HA continues to function as it is configured at cluster level and works with ESXi hosts directly.

  • DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler): No, DRS depends on vCenter and will not function if vCenter is down.


Question 4: What is VMware HA master election process?

  • When HA is enabled, one ESXi host is elected as the master.

  • Election process occurs when:

    • HA is first enabled.

    • Current master fails or is disconnected.

  • Election criteria:

    • Host with access to the greatest number of datastores.

    • If tied, the host with the highest Managed Object ID (MOID) is chosen.

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