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Configure and Manage vSphere Networking →easyMultiple ChoiceObjective-mapped

VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Networking Practice Question

This VCP-DCV practice question tests your understanding of configure and manage vsphere networking. This is a configuration task: choose the command set that satisfies every stated requirement. Small differences — like 'secret' vs 'password' or 'transport input ssh' vs 'all' — change whether the answer is correct. After answering, compare your reasoning against the explanation and wrong-answer breakdown below. Once you have made your selection, read the full explanation to reinforce the concept and understand why each distractor is designed to mislead on exam day.

Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

<config>
  <vswitch name="vSwitch0">
    <portgroup name="VM Network">
      <vlan>0</vlan>
      <nicteaming>
        <policy>
          <failover>yes</failover>
          <loadbalance>srcmac</loadbalance>
          <active>vmnic0,vmnic1</active>
        </policy>
      </nicteaming>
    </portgroup>
  </vswitch>
</config>

An administrator is reviewing the network configuration of a standard switch. The exhibit shows the current settings for a port group. Which change would improve load distribution for VM traffic?

Question 1easymultiple choice

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Exhibit

Refer to the exhibit.

<config>
  <vswitch name="vSwitch0">
    <portgroup name="VM Network">
      <vlan>0</vlan>
      <nicteaming>
        <policy>
          <failover>yes</failover>
          <loadbalance>srcmac</loadbalance>
          <active>vmnic0,vmnic1</active>
        </policy>
      </nicteaming>
    </portgroup>
  </vswitch>
</config>

A
Change the VLAN ID to 100.
Why wrong: VLAN does not affect load balancing.
B
Enable failover on the port group.
Why wrong: Failover is already enabled.
C
Change the load balancing policy to Route based on IP hash.
IP hash provides better distribution.
D
Set one NIC as active and the other as standby.
Why wrong: This would reduce throughput.

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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

✓

Change the load balancing policy to Route based on IP hash.

Option C is correct because Route based on IP hash uses a hash of source and destination IP addresses to determine which uplink to use for each traffic flow, ensuring that all packets in a given flow use the same uplink while distributing different flows across multiple uplinks. This improves load distribution for VM traffic compared to the default Route based on the originating virtual port, which only considers the vNIC port ID and can lead to uneven distribution when multiple VMs share the same port group.

Key principle: Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

✗
Change the VLAN ID to 100.
Why it's wrong here
VLAN does not affect load balancing.
✗
Enable failover on the port group.
Why it's wrong here
Failover is already enabled.
✓
Change the load balancing policy to Route based on IP hash.
Why this is correct
IP hash provides better distribution.
Related concept
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
✗
Set one NIC as active and the other as standby.
Why it's wrong here
This would reduce throughput.

Common exam traps

Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword

The trap here is that candidates often confuse 'failover' with 'load balancing' and assume enabling failover (Option B) will distribute traffic, but failover only provides redundancy, not active load sharing, while Route based on IP hash (Option C) is the correct method for distributing VM traffic across multiple uplinks.

Detailed technical explanation

How to think about this question

Route based on IP hash implements a hash function over the source and destination IP addresses (Layer 3) to select an uplink, which requires the physical switch ports to be configured in an EtherChannel or Link Aggregation Group (LAG) to avoid packet reordering and MAC flapping. In contrast, Route based on originating virtual port (default) uses the virtual switch port ID, which can cause all traffic from a single VM to use one uplink even if the VM has multiple flows. A real-world scenario where IP hash excels is in environments with many VMs generating diverse IP conversations, such as a web server farm, where it provides near-linear throughput scaling across uplinks.

KKey Concepts to Remember

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.

TExam Day Tips

Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.

Key takeaway

Answer the scenario, not the keyword: identify the specific constraint before choosing the most familiar-sounding option.

Real-world example

How this comes up in practice

A help-desk technician troubleshoots why a newly connected PC cannot reach shared printers on the same floor. The cable is good, the switch port is active, but the PC is in VLAN 20 and the printers are in VLAN 10. The uplink trunk only allows VLAN 10. A trunk being up does not mean every VLAN crosses it.

What to study next

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What does this VCP-DCV question test?

Configure and Manage vSphere Networking — This question tests Configure and Manage vSphere Networking — Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer..

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Change the load balancing policy to Route based on IP hash. — Option C is correct because Route based on IP hash uses a hash of source and destination IP addresses to determine which uplink to use for each traffic flow, ensuring that all packets in a given flow use the same uplink while distributing different flows across multiple uplinks. This improves load distribution for VM traffic compared to the default Route based on the originating virtual port, which only considers the vNIC port ID and can lead to uneven distribution when multiple VMs share the same port group.

What should I do if I get this VCP-DCV question wrong?

Identify which exam domain this question belongs to, review the core concept, then practise similar questions from the same domain.

What is the key concept behind this question?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

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