VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Networking Practice Question
A vSphere administrator needs to provide redundancy for VM traffic on a vSphere Standard Switch by using multiple physical uplinks. Which teaming configuration should be used to ensure that if one uplink fails, traffic automatically fails over to another?
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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Set load balancing to 'Route based on originating virtual port' and make one uplink active and one standby.
Option D is correct because setting load balancing to 'Route based on originating virtual port' with one active and one standby adapter explicitly configures a failover pair: if the active uplink fails, the standby automatically takes over, ensuring redundancy. Option A is incorrect because while an active/active configuration with 'Route based on IP hash' can provide failover, it is designed primarily for load balancing and requires proper EtherChannel setup on the physical switch; for simple redundancy, the active/standby configuration is the direct and recommended approach. Option B is incorrect because enabling 'Use explicit failover order' does not by itself designate a standby adapter; you must also configure the active/standby assignments. Option C is incorrect because having only one active uplink with no standby leaves no failover target if that uplink fails. Therefore, D is the correct answer.
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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Set load balancing to 'Route based on IP hash' and make both uplinks active.
Why it's wrong here
IP hash load balancing with active/active provides redundancy if one link fails, but the question asks to ensure failover; active/active also works, but active/standby is more explicit. However, the distracter is plausible but less typical for basic failover.
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Enable 'Use explicit failover order' and configure 'Network failures' detection.
Why it's wrong here
This describes failover detection, not the teaming policy itself.
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Set load balancing to 'Explicit failover order' and set one uplink as active.
Why it's wrong here
Explicit failover order is not a load balancing policy; it is a part of the teaming configuration but not the primary setting.
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Set load balancing to 'Route based on originating virtual port' and make one uplink active and one standby.
Why this is correct
This provides clear active/standby failover; if the active uplink fails, standby takes over.
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