VCP-VVF IT Architectures Technologies Standards Practice Question
An infrastructure architect is evaluating storage protocols and features for a vSphere Foundation 9.0 environment. Which THREE advanced vSphere storage features rely on VAAI (vStorage APIs for Array Integration)? (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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Block Zero / Full Copy (accelerated cloning and zeroing operations)
VAAI offloads storage operations to hardware arrays, supporting features like Hardware Accelerated Locking (ATS), Block Zero (Full Copy/Zeroing), and Thin Provisioning reclaim.
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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Block Zero / Full Copy (accelerated cloning and zeroing operations)
Why this is correct
Correct. Block Zero offloads disk zeroing and cloning tasks directly to the storage array.
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Thin Provisioning Space Reclamation (UNMAP)
Why this is correct
Correct. UNMAP allows ESXi to reclaim freed space on thin-provisioned storage arrays.
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Hardware-Accelerated Locking (Atomic Test and Set - ATS)
Why this is correct
Correct. ATS optimizes locking mechanisms on VMFS datastores.
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Software iSCSI software-based software checksum calculation
Why it's wrong here
Software checksums are handled by host CPU network stacks, not VAAI array offload.
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Guest operating system registry file defragmentation
Why it's wrong here
Registry defragmentation is an internal guest OS task, not a VAAI storage offload.
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