VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Practice Question
Which feature allows a VM to use storage directly from the host's local disks, pooled across a cluster?
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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vSAN
vSAN pools local disks from multiple hosts into a shared datastore. VMFS is a filesystem, NFS is network storage, vFlash is caching.
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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VMFS
Why it's wrong here
VMFS is a filesystem for shared storage, not local disk pooling.
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vFlash
Why it's wrong here
vFlash provides flash caching, not storage pooling.
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NFS
Why it's wrong here
NFS is network-attached storage.
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vSAN
Why this is correct
vSAN creates a distributed datastore from local disks.
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