VCP-DCV Quick Boot Practice Question
A company manages a vSphere 8 cluster with vLCM enabled. The administrator needs to remediate the cluster to apply a security patch. What should the administrator do to minimize performance impact on running workloads?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common trap is to think that moving workloads off hosts reduces impact, but Quick Boot is more efficient because it reduces the actual reboot time within maintenance mode.
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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Enable Quick Boot in the cluster image configuration.
Quick Boot significantly reduces host reboot time during remediation, minimizing the time hosts spend in maintenance mode and thus reducing performance impact on running workloads. Options B, C, and D are incorrect: vSphere Live Migration (B) is for vMotion, not patching; legacy baselines (C) are deprecated with vLCM; disabling DPM (D) does not directly address remediation performance impact.
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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Enable Quick Boot in the cluster image configuration.
Why this is correct
Quick Boot reduces the host reboot time by skipping hardware reinitialization, thus minimizing the time in maintenance mode.
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Use vSphere Live Migration to move workloads before remediation.
Why it's wrong here
vSphere Live Migration is not a feature; vMotion is used, but the question asks about minimizing performance impact during remediation, not before.
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Use legacy baselines instead of vLCM to allow rolling updates.
Why it's wrong here
vLCM does not support legacy baselines; rolling updates are automatic.
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Disable Distributed Power Management (DPM) to prevent hosts from powering off during remediation.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling DPM is a good practice but does not directly minimize performance impact; Quick Boot is more impactful.
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