VCP-VVF IT Architectures Technologies Standards Practice Question
An administrator is designing a vSphere Foundation 9.0 cluster and wants to ensure that virtual machines are automatically balanced across hosts based on active memory and CPU utilization rather than just static allocation. Which DRS metric setting should be emphasized?
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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Default DRS load balancing utilizing active memory and CPU metrics.
VMware DRS uses active metric data to evaluate real-time workload demand and perform load-balancing migrations when inequality thresholds are crossed.
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 space utilization thresholds.
Why it's wrong here
Storage DRS manages datastore capacity and I/O latency, not host CPU/memory balancing.
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Host hardware fan speed and ambient thermal telemetry.
Why it's wrong here
Thermal metrics are used for hardware health monitoring, not DRS workload balancing.
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Default DRS load balancing utilizing active memory and CPU metrics.
Why this is correct
Correct. DRS evaluates active resource usage to determine when to trigger migrations for optimal load balancing.
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Fault Tolerance secondary heartbeat intervals.
Why it's wrong here
FT heartbeats check VM availability, not host resource load balancing.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official VMware exam blueprint
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