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

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Why might the output of esxcli network vm list show fewer virtual machines than those seen in the vSphere Web Client?

The additional machine is currently powered off.
There are network connectivity issues.
Multiple virtual NICs are connected to it.
The additional machine is not registered with the vCenter.

The correct answer is: The additional machine is currently powered off.

When using the esxcli network vm list command, only the virtual machines that are currently powered on will be displayed. This command directly interacts with the ESXi host to gather real-time information, which means that it does not account for virtual machines that are powered off. In contrast, the vSphere Web Client provides a broader perspective, displaying all registered virtual machines in the vCenter inventory, regardless of their power state. Therefore, if there are additional virtual machines shown in the vSphere Web Client that are not visible in the esxcli output, it is likely because they are powered off. The other options do not explain why there would be a discrepancy between the outputs of these two tools. While network connectivity issues may affect the ability to obtain information about virtual machines, they wouldn't result in fewer VMs being displayed overall if they are powered on. Having multiple virtual NICs connected to a VM or the registration status with vCenter also does not impact the visibility of powered-down virtual machines when querying through esxcli. Thus, the powering-off state of the additional virtual machine logically explains the observed difference.