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VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Practice Question

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Error: Cannot add host 'esxi-05.lab.local' to vSAN cluster.
Cause: Host esxi-05.lab.local does not have a VMkernel interface with vSAN traffic enabled.
   VMkernel interfaces on host:
   vmk0: Management (10.0.0.5)
   vmk1: vMotion (10.0.1.5)
   vmk2: Provisioning (10.0.2.5)

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator attempts to add a host to a vSAN cluster and receives this error. Which step should the administrator take to resolve the issue?

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Create a new VMkernel adapter (vmk3) on the host's network and enable vSAN traffic.

vSAN requires a dedicated VMkernel interface with the vSAN service enabled. The host has management, vMotion, and provisioning interfaces but none with vSAN enabled. The administrator must create a new VMkernel adapter (e.g., vmk3) on a host network and enable the vSAN service on it.

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Reconfigure the vMotion interface (vmk1) to also carry vSAN traffic.
Why it's wrong here
Best practice is to not share vSAN with vMotion; also the vSAN service must be enabled.
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Add the host to the cluster without vSAN and enable vSAN later.
Why it's wrong here
The host must have a vSAN VMkernel to be added to a vSAN cluster.
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Create a new VMkernel adapter (vmk3) on the host's network and enable vSAN traffic.
Why this is correct
vSAN requires its own VMkernel interface with vSAN enabled.
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Enable vSAN traffic on the existing vmk0 interface.
Why it's wrong here
vmk0 is used for management; mixing vSAN with management is possible but not best practice; however, the error indicates no vSAN interface exists, so enabling on an existing interface could work but a dedicated interface is recommended.

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