VCP-DCV vSphere Lifecycle Management Practice Question
A vSphere administrator is using vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) to manage a cluster with a single image. After a recent hardware upgrade, one host in the cluster has a new network adapter that is not listed in the vSphere Compatibility Guide for the current ESXi version. The administrator attempts to remediate the cluster. What will happen?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is thinking that vLCM will attempt remediation and then report issues, rather than blocking the update upfront due to hardware incompatibility.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The remediation will fail with an error indicating that the host hardware is not compatible with the image.
vLCM enforces hardware compatibility before remediation. A network adapter not on the vSphere Compatibility Guide for the target ESXi version causes the host to be non-compliant, and remediation fails with a compatibility error. The correct answer reflects this pre-check behavior.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The remediation will succeed, but the network adapter will be disabled until a compatible driver is installed.
Why it's wrong here
vLCM does not partially remediate or disable hardware. If a component is incompatible, the entire remediation is blocked to avoid leaving the host in an unsupported state. The adapter would not be automatically disabled; the update simply would not run.
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The remediation will proceed, but the host will be marked as non-compliant after the update.
Why it's wrong here
vLCM performs compatibility checks before remediation. If a host component is not supported, remediation is blocked entirely, not allowed to proceed and then flagged. The host would already be non-compliant during the pre-check, so the update would not start.
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The remediation will succeed, and vLCM will automatically download and install the required driver from the internet.
Why it's wrong here
vLCM does not automatically fetch drivers from the internet. It only uses components from configured depots and the desired image. If a driver is missing or incompatible, the administrator must add it to the image or update the hardware, but vLCM will not autonomously download drivers.
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The remediation will fail with an error indicating that the host hardware is not compatible with the image.
Why this is correct
vLCM validates the desired image against each host's hardware compatibility. If a network adapter is not on the vSphere Compatibility Guide for the target ESXi version, the host fails the compatibility check, and remediation cannot proceed. The error will explicitly state the incompatibility.
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