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VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Practice Question

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Storage DRS Configuration for Datastore Cluster 'DS-Cluster':
  Automation Level: Manual
  Runtime Settings:
    Invocation Frequency: 8 hours
    Threshold: Utilization 80% (Conservative)
    I/O Metrics: Enabled
    I/O Latency Threshold: 15 ms
  Power Management: Disabled
  Advanced Options:
    minSpaceUtilizationDiff: 50 GB
    minIOLatencyDiff: 5 ms

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator configures Storage DRS for a datastore cluster. The cluster has datastores with varying performance. Which statement about Storage DRS behavior is correct?

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Storage DRS will generate recommendations but will not perform migrations automatically.

With manual automation, Storage DRS only generates recommendations and does not automatically migrate VMs. The administrator must review and apply recommendations manually.

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Storage DRS will automatically migrate VMs when utilization exceeds 80%.
Why it's wrong here
Automation Level is Manual, so no automatic migrations occur.
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Storage DRS will only balance based on space, ignoring I/O metrics.
Why it's wrong here
I/O Metrics are enabled, so both space and I/O are considered.
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Storage DRS will balance datastores every 8 hours regardless of thresholds.
Why it's wrong here
Invocation frequency is 8 hours, but migrations only occur if recommendations are applied manually.
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Storage DRS will generate recommendations but will not perform migrations automatically.
Why this is correct
Manual automation means recommendations only.

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VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Practice Question

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