VCP-VVF Vmware Vsphere Foundation Fundamentals Practice Question
An administrator is examining advanced memory management mechanisms in ESXi using esxtop. Which THREE memory reclamation techniques does ESXi utilize when physical host memory becomes constrained? (Choose three.)
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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Transparent Page Sharing (TPS) to de-duplicate identical memory pages across virtual machines.
ESXi uses ballooning, transparent page sharing (TPS), guest memory swapping, and hypervisor swapping.
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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Transparent Page Sharing (TPS) to de-duplicate identical memory pages across virtual machines.
Why this is correct
TPS identifies and merges identical memory pages to save physical RAM.
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Storage DRS datastore capacity migration.
Why it's wrong here
Storage DRS operates on storage capacity, not memory reclamation.
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Automatic conversion of virtual machine hard disks from thin to thick provisioned.
Why it's wrong here
Storage provisioning formats are unrelated to memory reclamation.
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Memory ballooning via the vmmemctl driver inside the guest operating system.
Why this is correct
Ballooning reclaims guest memory under host pressure.
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Hypervisor-level swapping of virtual machine memory to ESXi swap space.
Why this is correct
ESXi swaps VM memory to disk when other reclamation methods are insufficient.
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