VCP-VVF IT Architectures Technologies Standards Practice Question
An administrator is planning the storage architecture for a vSphere Foundation 9.0 cluster utilizing external NFS version 4.1 datastores. What is a key architectural advantage of NFS 4.1 compared to NFSv3 in vSphere?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Native multipathing support built into the NFS 4.1 client for load balancing and path failover.
NFS 4.1 adds native multipathing support (SESSION trunking/multipathing) directly within the ESXi client, whereas NFSv3 relied on multiple mount points or third-party workarounds for multipathing.
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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Mandatory integration with Fibre Channel zoning tables.
Why it's wrong here
NFS operates over IP networks, not Fibre Channel SAN fabrics.
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Native multipathing support built into the NFS 4.1 client for load balancing and path failover.
Why this is correct
Correct. NFS 4.1 supports native session multipathing, improving resilience and throughput compared to NFSv3.
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Automatic conversion of file shares into block-level VMFS datastores at the hypervisor layer.
Why it's wrong here
NFS remains a file-level protocol and does not convert into VMFS block datastores.
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Elimination of IP address requirements by using MAC-layer bridging.
Why it's wrong here
NFS is an IP network protocol requiring valid IP addresses.
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