Ware interview questions 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( in ea$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 ESX Server with high end $onfiguration ? ESX Server 3.5 - .an $reate u&to 1#/ V( ESX Server !." - .an $reate u&to #50 V(1s 0. ESX server su&&orts how many &ro$essors ? ESX Server 3.5 - 3# 2ro$essors ESX Server !." - 0! 2ro$essors /. ESX server su&&orts what $a&a$ity of %3( ? ESX Server 3.5 - #50 45 %3( ESX Server !." - 1 65 %3( 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 %3( $an 'e allo$ated to V(? ESX !." - #50 45 %3( ESX 3.5 - 0! 45 %3(

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 Virtuali<ation environment 13.What is V(=ernal ? 9t is an virtual Ethernet ada&tor used to $ommuni$ate with 92 Storage and vmotion &ur&ose 1!.,ow many networks will 'e installed 'y default in ESX Server ? # *etworks - V( *etwork for Virtual ma$hines and Servi$e .onsole for ESX (anagement &ur&ose 15.Whi$h ntwork is used for storage &ur&ose ? V(=ernal 10.,ow many virtual swit$hes $an 'e $reated in ESX Server ? ESX 3.5 - 1#/ ESX !." - #50 1/.When 9 try to &ower on V( it is dis&laying error message .an>t ma& memory for V(? .annot allo$ate memory. What are the reasons for the same ? @ue to insuffi$ient Servi$e $onsole memory this error will 'e dis&layed+ 5y in$reasing servi$e $onsole memory we $an over$ome this error. 17.,ow $an you $he$k the 2hysi$al *9.>s in servi$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 ?

(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 other datastore #3.What ha&&ens to Virtaul (a$hines+ when one server in ,3 $luster goes down ? 6he V(>s will get restart on the other ESX Server #!.What ha&&ens to Virtual ma$hines+ when one server in @%S $luster goes down? 6hat V(>s will 'e &owered off and will 'e in shutdown state. #5..an we esta'lish a ,3 $luster with different &ro$essor ? *o #0.9n $luster if Virtual $enter goes down what ha&&ens ? @%S $luster will not fun$tion 'ut V(>s will still $ontinue to run and in ,3 .luster ,3 agents on &rimary ESX server will take the res&onsi'ility. #/.What is the &ort no of Virtual .enter server ? 8"# #7.Whi$h We'server will 'e used 'y Virtual .enter server? 3&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$es like %3( C 2ro$essor %eservation will ensure guarantees the reserved $a&a$ity from the &hysi$al resour$es 31.What is the use of Shares ?

@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 ? 3vaila'le memory is free memory availa'le to all the V(>s and reservation is the 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 E ,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 ! 65 2artition as V(AS filesystem ? *o ma)imum # 65 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$$ount in ESX Server ? *o 9m&a$t as V$enter server uses v&) user a$$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?

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 Server and Virtual .enter? !8.What is V.5 C e)&lain te$hni$al fun$tionality of V.5 ? 5".,ow do you $onfigure 9S.S9 storage devi$es? 51.,ow does V;3* C 2ort grou&s differ? 5#.What settings should 'e done in 2hysi$al swit$h if 3ll V;3* 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 $onsole and as well in V9 .lient ? 5/.,ow do you get the list of V( running in Servi$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 'ased migration ?
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. 6#. hat versions of p2v used for migration ? hat do u mean !y hot cloning and cold cloning ?

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 it throws 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

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hich command is used to check the ()* updates and install ? (sxcfg.update

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hat are the disadvantages of 0motion ?

##. How do you stop migration of 01 to different esx server in 2R) 3luster ? )etting the 2R) 3luster in 4artially automatic mode.