VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Practice Question
Which THREE of the following are true about vSphere Storage DRS?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to assume Storage DRS requires vMotion for all operations, but while Storage DRS does use Storage vMotion for migrations, the requirement for vMotion (host-based) is a common confusion—Storage DRS actually relies on Storage vMotion, not host vMotion, though both are often enabled together.
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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Storage DRS can be configured with affinity rules.
Storage DRS can be configured with affinity rules to control which datastores a virtual machine's files should be placed on or kept together, ensuring performance or compliance requirements are met. This is a core feature that allows administrators to define VM-to-datastore affinity and anti-affinity rules within a datastore cluster.
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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Storage DRS always automatically migrates VMs.
Why it's wrong here
Automation level can be set to manual or automated with threshold.
- ✗
Storage DRS works only with VMFS datastores.
Why it's wrong here
Storage DRS also supports NFS datastores.
- ✓
Storage DRS can be configured with affinity rules.
Why this is correct
Affinity rules allow keeping VMs on specific datastores.
- ✓
Storage DRS can move virtual machine files between datastores.
Why this is correct
Storage DRS performs storage vMotion to balance load.
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Storage DRS requires vMotion.
Why this is correct
Storage vMotion is used for migrations.
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Variation 1. An administrator wants to use Storage DRS to balance space usage across datastores. What must be configured?
easy- A.Host affinity rules
- B.SIOC
- ✓ C.Storage DRS automation level
- D.Storage policy
Why C: The storage DRS automation level (manual, partially automated, fully automated) controls whether migration recommendations are generated or applied automatically. SIOC, policies, and host affinity are not required for space balancing.
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