Question 1 (choose 3)
An administrator is tasked to monitor configuration drifts of vSphere clusters in a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployment. What three steps
need to be completed to achieve this goal? (Choose three.)
- AOption A:
vCenter version must be 9.0 or later.
- BOption B:
vCenter must be configured with a VCF Operations collector.
- COption C:
Create a Schedule Drift Detection in VCF Operations.
- DOption D:
vCenter version must be 8.0 U3 or later.
- EOption E:
Create a config template in VCF Operations.
- FOption F:
Assign the config template to a Policy.
- GOption G:
Configure vSphere Configuration Profiles for every cluster.
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Correct answer: D, E, F
In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, configuration drift detection is handled through VCF Operations Configuration Management integrated with vSphere Configuration Profiles .
According to the VCF 9.0 documentation:
vCenter Version Requirement (D): Configuration drift monitoring requires vCenter 8.0 Update 3 or later , as this introduces the enhanced configuration profile capabilities necessary for drift comparison.
Create a Configuration Template (E): VCF Operations requires a defined baseline configuration template to compare cluster states against.
Assign the Template to a Policy (F): Policies enforce and monitor configuration compliance. Assigning the template to a policy allows drift detection against the desired state.
Incorrect options:
vCenter 9.0 (A) is not required; 8.0 U3 is sufficient.
A collector (B) is not specifically required for drift detection.
Scheduling drift detection (C) is part of policy evaluation, not a standalone mandatory step.
Configuring vSphere Configuration Profiles (G) is beneficial but not mandatory for drift monitoring via VCF Operations.
Thus, the three required steps are: vCenter 8.0 U3 or later, create a configuration template, and assign it to a policy.
[References:VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Operations Guide (Configuration Management and Drift Detection), vSphere 8.0 U3 Configuration Profiles Documentation., , ]