Tech Yearners

25 VMware Interview Questions: Tough & Technical VMware Interview Questions and answers In this post I’ll share a list of 25 VMware interview questions that I have crafted to screen for the best talent to manage and support VMware vSphere. Why is my list any different from the hundreds of others on the web? Well, first of all, it’s not a VCP test brain-dump… Secondly, these interview questions are carefully crafted to narrow the talent pool to the most qualified, not the most memorized. These interview questions require hands on experience to answer! Understanding Virtualization with VMware VMware Technical Interview Questions The list of questions below is intentionally broken up into 5 groups: System Requirements for ESXi 5.5 ESXi 5.5 Installation System Requirements for vCenter vCenter Installation Managing vSphere Resources These 5 groups will test for technical proficiency that an experienced VMware administrator will [or should have]. The list is also...

1. What is a .vmdk file? This isn't the file containing the raw data. Instead it is the disk descriptor file which describes the size and geometry of the virtual disk file. This file is in text format and contains the name of the –flat.vmdk file for which it is associated with and also the hard drive adapter type, drive sectors, heads and cylinders, etc. One of these files will exist for each virtual hard drive that is assigned to your virtual machine. You can tell which –flat.vmdk file it is associated with by opening the file and looking at the Extent Description field. 2. What are the different types of virtualization? Server Virtualization – consolidating multiple physical servers into virtual servers that run on a single physical server. Application Virtualization – an application runs on another host from where it is installed in a variety of ways. It could be done by application streaming, desktop virtualization or VDI, or a VM package (like VMware ACE creates with a ...