VCP-DCV vSphere Lifecycle Management Practice Question
A vSphere administrator is managing a cluster with vLCM and receives a notification that a new ESXi patch is available. The administrator updates the desired image to include the patch and attempts to remediate, but the remediation fails with 'Cannot retrieve software depots'. What could be the issue?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse a depot retrieval failure with a host communication issue or image validation problem, but the specific error message directly points to the depot URL being inaccessible, not to host connectivity or dependency checks.
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
✓
The software depot URL in the image is incorrect or unreachable.
The error 'Cannot retrieve software depots' indicates that vLCM is unable to reach the software depot URL specified in the desired image. This typically occurs when the URL is incorrect, the depot server is down, or network/firewall rules block access to the depot. Since the administrator updated the image and remediation fails at the depot retrieval stage, the most direct cause is an unreachable or misconfigured depot URL.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
The software depot URL in the image is incorrect or unreachable.
Why this is correct
vLCM uses depot URLs to fetch VIBs; if wrong, retrieval fails.
- ✗
The hosts cannot communicate with the vCenter Server.
Why it's wrong here
If hosts couldn't communicate, vLCM would not show compliance status.
- ✗
The image validation failed due to missing dependencies.
Why it's wrong here
Validation would occur before remediation.
- ✗
The desired image was not saved after adding the patch.
Why it's wrong here
The image must be saved; otherwise, remediation would not start.
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