VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Practice Question
An administrator is configuring multipathing for a Fibre Channel storage array. The administrator wants to maximize throughput by using all available paths. Which path selection policy should be chosen?
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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Round Robin (VMW_PSP_RR)
Round Robin (VMW_PSP_RR) policy distributes I/O across all active paths, which maximizes throughput by utilizing all available paths. Option A (Fixed) uses a single preferred path and does not utilize all paths. Option B (MRU) uses one path until failure, then switches, so it does not use all paths simultaneously. Option C (Vendor-specific) refers to a policy that may be provided by the storage vendor, but the given code VMW_PSP_FIXED_AP is actually a variant of the Fixed policy for Active/Passive arrays, so it also does not use all paths. Therefore, Round Robin is the correct choice.
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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Fixed (VMW_PSP_FIXED)
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: Fixed uses a single path, not all paths.
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Most Recently Used (VMW_PSP_MRU)
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: MRU uses one path at a time.
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Vendor-specific (VMW_PSP_FIXED_AP)
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect: FIXED_AP also uses a single preferred path.
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Round Robin (VMW_PSP_RR)
Why this is correct
Correct: Round Robin spreads I/O across all active paths, maximizing throughput.
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