VCP-VVF Troubleshoot And Optimize Practice Question
An administrator is troubleshooting high CPU usage on an ESXi host and suspects a runaway virtual machine. Using esxtop, which TWO columns in the CPU panel should the administrator examine to identify the specific VM consuming the most physical CPU resources? (Choose 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
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%RUN (Percentage of time scheduled on a physical CPU)
In esxtop (CPU view), %USED and %CSTP or %RDY are used, but %USED and %RUN indicate active CPU consumption. Specifically, %USED represents physical CPU used, and %RUN represents CPU time scheduled on physical cores.
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 usage)
Why it's wrong here
SWCUR is a memory swapping metric.
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%RUN (Percentage of time scheduled on a physical CPU)
Why this is correct
%RUN indicates how much CPU time the world was actively running on physical cores.
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MCTLSZ (Ballooned memory size)
Why it's wrong here
MCTLSZ is a memory metric, not a CPU metric.
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DAVG (Device latency)
Why it's wrong here
DAVG is a storage latency metric.
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%USED (Percentage of physical CPU used)
Why this is correct
%USED shows the actual physical CPU resources consumed by the world (VM).
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official VMware exam blueprint
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