VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Practice Question
What is the maximum number of paths that vSphere supports for a single storage device?
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32
vSphere supports up to 32 paths per storage device. 4 paths is common for some arrays, 8 is typical but not the maximum, and 256 is too high.
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8
Why it's wrong here
vSphere supports up to 32 paths to a single storage device, so 8 understates the limit and would mislead path-redundancy planning. It is tempting because eight paths is a typical four-HBA, dual-fabric configuration, and it would be correct for that specific host design rather than the supported maximum.
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256
Why it's wrong here
vSphere supports a maximum of 32 paths per storage device, so 256 exceeds the documented limit and misstates the platform ceiling. It is tempting because large path counts appear in some array vendor documentation, and it would be relevant when sizing paths on a different hypervisor or storage platform.
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32
Why this is correct
32 paths is the documented ceiling vSphere supports per single storage device, satisfying the stem's constraint on maximum path count. This limit applies across FC, iSCSI and SAS arrays, where the Pluggable Storage Architecture's path selection modules manage all available routes to a given LUN without exceeding that figure.
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4
Why it's wrong here
vSphere supports up to 32 paths to a single storage device, so 4 understates the limit and would misconfigure multipathing expectations. It is tempting because four paths is a common dual-fabric, dual-HBA design, and it would be accurate for that specific deployment topology rather than the platform maximum.
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