A vApp is performing poorly and an administrator determines that the memory resources are low.
How should the administrator resolve this issue?
A. Configure a memory reservation for the vApp.
B. Configure a memory reservation for each VM in the vApp.
C. Rebuild the vApp using the wizard and assign memory reservations to the vApp.
D. Rebuild the vApp using the wizard and assign memory reservations to each VM.
Correct Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Memory reservations allow administrators to guarantee that a set amount of memory will be allocated to the vApp. The reservation will ensure that memory is not reclaimed below the reservation.
Incorrect Answers:
B: In a vApp, resources are allocated to the vApp rather than the VMs in the vApp.
C: It is not necessary to rebuild the vApp as you can edit the vApp setting is the vSphere client.
C: It is not necessary to rebuild the vApp as you can edit the vApp setting is the vSphere client. Furthermore, in a vApp, resources are allocated to the vApp rather than the VMs in the vApp.
References:
Liebowitz, Matt, Christopher Kusek and Rynardt Spies, VMware vSphere Performance: Designing CPU, Memory, Storage, and Networking for Performance-Intensive Workloads, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, p 118
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc_50/GUID-9902FD4C-4727-43F7-AEAF-901DA4CB4D60.html
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc_50/GUID-3049545A-704A-4585-A671-887986600BCF.html