VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) Practice Exam

If a resource pool named Marketing HTTP has a Memory Limit of 24 GB and a CPU Limit of 10,000 MHz, which statement is true regarding the three virtual machines within it?

1. All three virtual machines can power on, but will have memory contention.

2. All three virtual machines can power on without memory contention.

3. Only two of the three virtual machines can power on.

4. Only one of the virtual machines can power on.

The correct answer is: Only two of the three virtual machines can power on.

In the context of resource pools in a virtualized environment, the Memory Limit and CPU Limit set boundaries on the resources that can be allocated to virtual machines within that pool. The resource limits apply to the total available resources for all virtual machines contained in the pool. In this case, the Memory Limit for the Marketing HTTP resource pool is 24 GB. This limit means that all virtual machines within the pool combined cannot exceed this amount of memory. If the total memory requirement of the three virtual machines exceeds 24 GB, then not all of them will be able to power on simultaneously, resulting in contention over memory resources. If there are scenarios where the cumulative memory needs of the three virtual machines exceed the specified 24 GB, and depending on their individual configurations (such as how much memory each virtual machine is allocated), it can result in only two of the three being able to power on without exceeding the memory limit. This scenario would demonstrate that only two virtual machines can run within the constraints of the pool, while the third would remain off due to insufficient available memory. Therefore, understanding the implications of resource limits within a resource pool clarifies that in a case where the total allocated memory is equal to or exceeds the limit, it leads to the outcome that typically