PK0-005 Practice Question: Basics of IT Infrastructure and IT Project Management
A project manager is leading a project to virtualize a company's physical servers. The project team is evaluating hypervisors and needs to ensure that the chosen solution supports live migration of virtual machines and high availability. Which two features should the project manager verify are supported by the hypervisor? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is selecting features like distributed resource scheduling or thin provisioning that improve efficiency but do not provide the core capabilities of live migration and high availability.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Live migration
Live migration and high availability clustering are the two features that directly enable moving running VMs and ensuring automatic failover. Live migration allows maintenance without downtime, while HA clustering restarts VMs on other hosts during failures. Together, they provide the required uptime and flexibility for a virtualized environment.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Live migration
Why this is correct
Live migration allows a running virtual machine to be moved from one physical host to another with minimal downtime. This is essential for high availability and maintenance without disrupting services. The project manager should verify that the hypervisor supports this feature, as it directly addresses the requirement to maintain uptime during hardware failures or planned maintenance.
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Virtual switch tagging
Why it's wrong here
Virtual switch tagging (VLAN tagging) is a networking feature that allows segmentation of traffic. It is important for network design but does not enable live migration or high availability. The project manager should not confuse network configuration with the core hypervisor features needed for VM mobility and failover, which are live migration and HA clustering.
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Distributed resource scheduling
Why it's wrong here
Distributed resource scheduling automatically balances workloads across hosts based on resource usage. While it can improve performance and efficiency, it is not strictly necessary for live migration or high availability. The project manager might consider it for optimization, but the core requirements are live migration and HA clustering, which provide the fundamental capabilities for uptime and mobility.
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High availability clustering
Why this is correct
High availability clustering enables automatic restart of virtual machines on another host if the primary host fails. This ensures continuous operation and minimizes downtime. The project manager must confirm that the hypervisor supports clustering, as it is a key component for achieving the project's high availability objective and complements live migration.
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Thin provisioning
Why it's wrong here
Thin provisioning allocates storage on demand, which can improve storage utilization but does not directly contribute to live migration or high availability. While it is a useful storage feature, it is not a requirement for moving running VMs or ensuring automatic failover. The project manager should focus on features that provide operational continuity rather than storage efficiency.
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