VCP-DCV vSphere Lifecycle Management Practice Question
During a cluster upgrade using vLCM, the pre-check reports that Quick Boot is disabled. How does this affect the upgrade?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is assuming a pre-check warning about Quick Boot is a hard failure; candidates may pick 'upgrade will fail' when in fact it only affects reboot speed and the upgrade proceeds normally.
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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Hosts will reboot normally
Quick Boot is a vSphere feature that speeds up host reboots by skipping certain hardware initialization steps, but it is not required for an upgrade. If the vLCM pre-check reports Quick Boot is disabled, the upgrade can still proceed; hosts will simply perform a normal reboot, which takes longer. The pre-check is informational, not a blocker.
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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Quick Boot speeds up reboot
Why it's wrong here
This describes what Quick Boot does rather than how its absence affects the vLCM upgrade, so it does not answer the question asked. It is tempting because the statement is factually true, but it would be the correct choice only if the question asked for a definition of Quick Boot rather than the upgrade impact.
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No effect
Why it's wrong here
There is an effect: reboot time is longer without Quick Boot.
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Hosts will reboot normally
Why this is correct
Quick Boot being disabled means the host performs a full BIOS/UEFI POST during reboot rather than skipping hardware initialisation. The vLCM pre-check flags this only as a warning, not a blocker, so remediation proceeds and each host restarts through its normal boot path, satisfying the cluster upgrade without additional configuration.
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Upgrade will fail
Why it's wrong here
A disabled Quick Boot does not cause the vLCM upgrade to fail; the pre-check merely reports that hosts will use a standard full reboot rather than Quick Boot. It is tempting because pre-check warnings often precede blocking errors, but this check is advisory, affecting reboot duration only, not upgrade success.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official VMware exam blueprint
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