VCP-DCV vSphere Performance and Scaling Practice Question
Which TWO are correct statements about vSphere resource pools? (Select two.)
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
✓
Resource pools can be nested.
Correct: A (resource pools can be nested) and E (resource pools can have shares, limits, and reservations). Option B is false because resource pools aggregate resources for multiple VMs, not isolate individual VMs. Option C is false because child resource pools do not inherit settings from their parent by default; they have their own allocations unless explicitly configured. Option D is false because resource pools are available on standalone hosts as well as clusters.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Resource pools can be nested.
Why this is correct
Resource pools support hierarchical nesting.
- ✗
Resource pools can be used to isolate performance for individual VMs.
Why it's wrong here
Resource pools group VMs; per-VM settings are configured directly on the VM.
- ✗
Resource pools inherit settings from parent pools by default.
Why it's wrong here
Child pools do not automatically inherit; they have independent settings.
- ✗
Resource pools are only available in clusters.
Why it's wrong here
Resource pools can be created on standalone hosts as well.
- ✓
Resource pools can have shares, limits, and reservations.
Why this is correct
These are the core configuration parameters of resource pools.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
Courseiva writes every VCP-DCV question from scratch — 281 in total, each with an explanation and a wrong-answer breakdown. None are copied from real exams or dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This VCP-DCV practice question is part of Courseiva's free VMware certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the VCP-DCV exam.