Scenarios - VMware Interview Questions with Answers

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Detail interview questions with answers

Question #1 (Whiteboard & Marker Required)

Please draw on the whiteboard a high level drawing that details a cluster of 4 ESXi host,
connected to a vCenter, that has 20 VMs evenly balanced across the hosts. There are 2
network switches (A & B) connected to data, and service console. The hosts are connected to
4-500GB shared storage LUNs that are presented via fiber channel.

Note: Most qualified VM Engineer will be able to draw something. If you are recruiting to fill an
engineering spot that will be representing your team it is important that he can whiteboard a
high level design with confidence.

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Question #2

Explain the process of P2V and the cleanup process that is required after a Windows Servers
have been converted from a physical server into a VM.

Answers: Uninstall all no longer required applications for physical hardware, remove hidden
devices, and adjust drive sizes, memory and vCPUs. Install VMtools and set screen resolution.
Adjust OS swap file.

Question #3

A new type of SAN storage has been added to the environment to replace the old SAN
storage. After presenting the new data-stores and migrating the VMs to them, users report
slower performance. What could need to be done to the VM file system to fix this?

Answer: Run a block alignment which requires a reboot of the VM.

Question #4

You have a cluster of 8 ESXi hosts in a cluster that require installation of a new security patch
that will require a reboot of each host. Explain how you would reboot each host without
impacting the VMs.

Answer: Place each host in maintenance mode, which will automatically vMotion the VMs off,
then patch and reboot the host. Once all is okay and the host is back online, then remove the
host from maintenance mode. Repeat the process on the other 7 hosts.

Question #5

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Describe how you would determine when additional ESXi hosts are required? Explain how
you determined this?

Answer: By setting thresholds and monitoring host memory and CPU utilization.

Question #6

How many ESXi hosts have you been responsible for managing in the last 3 years? Ask about
the challenges faced.

Answer: More than 30 ESXi hosts is best to provide them with enough hands-on time to
experience most of the common issues associated with virtual infrastructures.

Question #7

How many P2Vs have you completed in the last 3 years? Ask about the issues they had.

Answer: More than 25 P2Vs is best because each P2V is unique and develops knowledge of
workarounds important for future consolidation projects.

Question #8

How many VM gold templates have you created? Explain the process you used for resetting
any 3rd party applications such as antivirus and backup agents, or any other application which
requires a unique key.

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Answer: Windows GUIDs are unique IDs that need to be reset or they will be duplicated and
cause issues. Also, it is important to sysprep each Windows Server created.

Question #9

Do you have any experience with cloud automation scripting that leverages Amazon AWS or
other cloud computing provider APIs?

Note: Any experience in this area will be beneficial to longer term growth of your environment.

Question #10

What are your recommendations for backing up VMs? Follow up question, what are your
recommendations for monitoring?

Note: These VMware technical interview questions will help you determine what 3rd party
applications they are familiar with and allow the candidate to show you if they are passionate
about the technology.

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