VCA-DCV VMware Certified Associate questions with correct answers

What is data center virtualization? - Answer Data center virtualization is the conversion of physical hardware devices into software resources. The hypervisor (ESXi) talks directly to the physical hardware, presents virtual copies of hardware to virtual machines, and isolates virtual machines from each other. vMotion - Answer Enables running virtual machines to be migrated from one ESXi host to another without experiencing any downtime, both ESXi hosts must be connected to the same shared storage and must share common networking. Change the location of the VM itself (suspends VM and copies bitmap of VM from one host to another and resumes it on new host) This transfers the RAM and System State Data of VM without changing the disk location. Storage vMotion - Answer Enables running virtual machines to be migrated from one data store to another without experiencing any downtime. Operates on data stores. vSphere Long Distance vMotion - Answer Migrates VMs across WAN links with little to no latency. (max 150ms RTT latest documentation 100ms RTT over WAN) vSphere Data Protection - Answer A solution for backing up and restoring virtual machines. Creates a backup of the entire virtual machine, performing virtual machine restores. Enables local and off-site disaster recovery. Allows restoration of the replicated backup data to a new target location or to the source location. Checks VMware tools heartbeat. vSphere Replication - Answer Is a hardware-independent technology that allows running virtual machines to be replicated to another site. At the level, storage independent and mobile. would be considered a small-scale disaster