VCP-VVF Troubleshoot And Optimize Practice Question
When reviewing vSphere HA settings, an administrator notices that host monitoring is disabled. What is the immediate functional consequence of disabling host monitoring in a vSphere HA cluster?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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vSphere HA will not automatically detect host failures or restart virtual machines when a host goes down.
Disabling host monitoring stops ESXi hosts from exchanging heartbeats over the network. As a result, vSphere HA will not automatically detect host failures and trigger virtual machine restarts.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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vSphere DRS is automatically disabled across all cluster nodes.
Why it's wrong here
DRS operates independently of HA host monitoring, although they share the cluster container.
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vSphere HA will not automatically detect host failures or restart virtual machines when a host goes down.
Why this is correct
Host heartbeats are the primary mechanism by which HA detects failures. Without monitoring, automated failover does not occur.
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Virtual machine guest operating systems will experience unresponsiveness due to lack of VMware Tools heartbeats.
Why it's wrong here
VMware Tools heartbeats govern VM monitoring (guest OS heartbeat), not host-to-host HA monitoring.
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ESXi management agents (sfcb and hostd) will restart every 60 seconds.
Why it's wrong here
Disabling host monitoring does not trigger agent restarts.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official VMware exam blueprint
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