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CV0-004 Practice Question: During a disaster recovery test, a cloud…
During a disaster recovery test, a cloud administrator finds that the replicated VMs in the secondary site fail to start because they are assigned to a resource pool that does not exist in the secondary site. Which of the following should the administrator have done to prevent this issue?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates assume the issue is storage-related or hardware-related, overlooking the fact that logical constructs like resource pools must be explicitly mapped in a disaster recovery configuration, even when using replication technologies.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Map the resource pools between primary and secondary sites.
The issue stems from the replicated VMs being assigned to a resource pool that doesn't exist on the secondary site. By mapping resource pools between primary and secondary sites during replication setup, the administrator ensures that the destination resource pool is created or mapped correctly, allowing the VMs to start without dependency errors. This is a common prerequisite in vSphere Replication or similar disaster recovery tools where resource pool configurations must be mirrored to avoid startup failures.
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Map the resource pools between primary and secondary sites.
Why this is correct
Resource pool mappings allow VMs to start on appropriate clusters or hosts in the DR site.
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Use storage snapshot replication instead.
Why it's wrong here
Snapshot replication does not resolve resource pool mapping.
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Ensure the secondary site has identical hardware.
Why it's wrong here
Identical hardware is not required if resource pools are properly mapped.
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Configure the replication job to use a different datastore.
Why it's wrong here
Datastore selection does not affect compute resource pools.
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