VCP-DCV vSphere Lifecycle Management Practice Question
An administrator wants to schedule a recurring maintenance window for vSphere Lifecycle Manager image-based remediation of a cluster. Which feature should be used?
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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vCenter Server scheduled tasks.
VCenter Server scheduled tasks can be used to schedule recurring vSphere Lifecycle Manager image-based remediation tasks. Option A is incorrect because vSphere Lifecycle Manager cluster settings do not include scheduling capabilities; they define the desired image and remediation settings but not the schedule. Option B is incorrect because vSphere vMotion is a live migration feature, not a scheduling tool. Option D is incorrect because the vSphere DRS maintenance mode schedule is used to put hosts into maintenance mode at specific times, but it does not trigger vSphere Lifecycle Manager remediation.
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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vSphere Lifecycle Manager cluster settings.
Why it's wrong here
Cluster settings do not include scheduling.
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vSphere vMotion.
Why it's wrong here
vMotion is for migrating VMs, not scheduling.
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vCenter Server scheduled tasks.
Why this is correct
Scheduled tasks can run vLCM remediation operations.
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vSphere DRS maintenance mode schedule.
Why it's wrong here
DRS schedules host maintenance mode, not vLCM remediation.
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