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An administrator is planning a vSphere infrastructure with the following specific networking requirements:
The ability to shape inbound (RX) traffic
Support for Private VLANs (PVLANs)
Support for LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol)
What is the minimum vSphere Edition that will support these requirements?
A. vSphere Essentials Plus
B. vSphere Standard
C. vSphere Enterprise
D. vSphere Enterprise Plus
Correct Answer: D
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Only vSphere Enterprise Plus supports the shaping of inbound network traffic through the Network I/O feature.
Only vSphere Enterprise Plus supports Private VLANs (PVLANs) through the Distributed Switch feature.
Only vSphere Enterprise Plus supports LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) through the Distributed Switch feature.
Incorrect Answers:
A, B, C: vSphere Essentials Plus, vSphere Standard, and vSphere Enterprise Plus do not have the Network I/O feature which is required to support network traffic shaping and do not have the Distributed Switch feature which is required to support Private VLANs (PVLANs) and LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol).
References:
http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/compare
http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/distributed-switch.html
http://www.vmware.com/products/vsphere/features/network-io-control.html
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc%2FGUID-FA7A38BA-002B-4AF0-B50A-9F371B2AF06A.html