VCP-VVF Troubleshoot And Optimize Practice Question
An administrator is troubleshooting a performance issue in a vSphere Foundation 9.0 environment where virtual machines are experiencing high memory latency and paging. Which THREE esxtop memory metrics or fields should the administrator examine in the memory view ('m') to diagnose the issue? (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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SWCUR (Current swap space used)
In esxtop memory view ('m'), critical metrics include SWCUR (current swap), SWTPS (swap pages/sec), MCTLSZ (balloon size), and overhead memory metrics.
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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SWCUR (Current swap space used)
Why this is correct
SWCUR shows how much VM memory is currently swapped to disk.
- ✗
DAVG (Device latency)
Why it's wrong here
DAVG is a storage performance metric.
- ✓
MCTLSZ (Ballooned memory size)
Why this is correct
MCTLSZ indicates how much memory the balloon driver has reclaimed from the VM due to host pressure.
- ✗
%CSTP (Co-stop percentage)
Why it's wrong here
%CSTP is a CPU scheduling metric, not a memory metric.
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SWTPS (Swap throughput / pages swapped per second)
Why this is correct
SWTPS shows the rate at which memory pages are being swapped in and out, indicating active memory pressure.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official VMware exam blueprint
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