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| What is the default location for a VM to store it's files? |
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Definition
| The default location for VM configuration files to be stored is a named folder (usually that of the VM) on the datastore that the VM was created(referred to as the “working directory”). |
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Term
| How do you avoid the default location for VM storing it's files? |
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Definition
| You can use Storage Profiles to use predetermined settings to place disks on the proper datastore. You could also manually chose to change the location of a virtual disk. You could change locations of the swap files. |
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Term
| Name the two steps required to hot extend a virtual disk. |
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Definition
1. In the vSphere client select the VM you would like to extend, right click and select 'Edit Settings'. Then on the hardware tab select 'hard disk' and in the right pane increase the size.
2. You need to go into the operating system itself and extend your partitions into the free space. |
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Term
| Outline the process to associate a VM with a storage profile |
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Definition
1. Right click the VM and select 'Edit Settings', then navigate to the Profiles tab
2. Associate the VM home files with a storage profile from the Home VM storage profile menu
3. You can then either select to propagate that to the virtual disks, or associate each virtual disk with the VM Storage Profile menu |
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| Name 6 practices that would help you to secure your vms |
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Definition
1. Install Antivirus and stagger the scans to avoid contention
2. Leave the default of copy/paste operations disabled
3. Remove unnecessary HW devices
4. Limit guest OS system writes to host memory
5. Configure VM logging levels
6. Secure FT logging network traffic
source: blog.mwpreston.net |
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Term
| Name two locations that advanced VM parameters can be added |
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Definition
1. Manually add to a VM's .vmx file (VM must be powered off to do so)
2. Configure using the Options tab and configuration parameters.
It is rare to need to this. Only do so when the normal configurations options do not meet your needs. |
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