VCP-DCV vSphere Performance and Scaling Practice Question
What is the maximum number of virtual CPUs (vCPUs) that can be allocated to a virtual machine on vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus?
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Why each option matters
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256
256 vCPUs. vSphere 8 Enterprise Plus supports up to 256 virtual CPUs per virtual machine. Option A (128) was the maximum in vSphere 6.5 and earlier, not vSphere 8. Option B (512) exceeds the vSphere 8 limit. Option C (64) is below the current maximum and incorrect.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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128
Why it's wrong here
128 was the limit in earlier versions.
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512
Why it's wrong here
Not supported.
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64
Why it's wrong here
64 is lower than the actual maximum.
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256
Why this is correct
vSphere 8 supports up to 256 vCPUs per VM.
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