VMware 3V0-21.23 Based on Real Exam Environment

The solution will configure the six (6) available network connections into load balanced pairs.

Configuring the six network connections into load-balanced pairs ensures that network traffic is distributed efficiently across the available physical NICs, providing redundancy and preventing any single network adapter from becoming a bottleneck. This aligns with the requirement to separate and balance traffic types, ensuring that no single network adapter is overloaded.

The solution will deploy a vSphere distributed switch with three (3) uplink port groups.

Using a vSphere Distributed Switch with three uplink port groups provides a clean separation of traffic types (management, replication, vMotion, and workload traffic). The distributed switch allows for better scalability, visibility, and management of network traffic in a multi-NIC setup, meeting the need to segregate network traffic and ensure redundancy at the switch level.

The solution will configure the Route Based on Physical NIC Load load balancing method.

The Route Based on Physical NIC Load load balancing method distributes traffic based on the current load of each physical NIC, ensuring that network traffic is balanced efficiently across all available NICs. This helps maintain optimal performance and ensures that one NIC is not overwhelmed by traffic from different types of network operations.

Given that VMware Tools 11 or higher is installed on all virtual machines and VMware PowerCLI is available in the environment, the architect can leverage PowerCLI to interact with VMware Tools and collect information about active services running inside the virtual machines.

VMware PowerCLI allows you to query virtual machines for information about their services by accessing the guest operating system, provided VMware Tools is installed and running. You can use PowerCLI cmdlets to retrieve service data, such as which services are running on the VM, their statuses, and other details necessary for planning the migration.

This option is cost-effective since there is no budget available for additional discovery tooling, and it aligns well with the existing tools and infrastructure already in place.

1. Production Workloads:

300 x Small: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM

400 x Medium: 2 vCPU, 6 GB RAM

100 x Large: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

TotalvCPUsrequired for production:

Small: 300 x 1 = 300 vCPUs

Medium: 400 x 2 = 800 vCPUs

Large: 100 x 4 = 400 vCPUs

Total production vCPUs= 300 + 800 + 400 =1,500 vCPUs

2. Development Workloads:

200 x Small: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM

Total vCPUsrequired for development:

Small: 200 x 1 =200 vCPUs

3. Workload Distribution:

Production workloads are split evenly across the primary and secondary site:750 vCPUs per site(1,500/2).

All development workloads run in the secondary site:200 vCPUs.

4. vCPU to Physical Core Ratio:

Production workloads:10:1 ratio(vCPU to core ratio).

Development workloads:20:1 ratio(vCPU to core ratio).

5. Hosts Configuration:

Each host has24 physical coresand768 GB of RAM.

Since the maximum vCPU-to-core ratio for production is 10:1, each host can support240 vCPUs(24 cores x 10).

For development, with a ratio of 20:1, each host can support480 vCPUs(24 cores x 20).

6. Host Calculation:

Production Workloads(750 vCPUs per site):

750 vCPUs for production divided by 240 vCPUs per host =3.125 hosts(rounding up =4 hostsper site for production).

Development Workloads(200 vCPUs):

200 vCPUs divided by 480 vCPUs per host =0.416 hosts(rounding up =1 hostfor development).

7. Resiliency:

N + 1 resiliencymeans we need one extra host per site to provide redundancy.

8. Total Hosts:

4 hostsfor production in the primary site.

4 hostsfor production in the secondary site.

1 hostfor development in the secondary site.

1 additional hostfor N + 1 resiliency in both sites.

Total hosts required= 4 (primary production) + 4 (secondary production) + 1 (secondary development) + 2 (N + 1) =12 hosts.

The architect should recommend overlay-backed NSX segments to meet the design requirements. These segments can span across physical network boundaries and locations, which is essential for the design.Additionally, NSX supports automatic BGP configuration for Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches, providing the required dynamic routing between the physical and virtual networks. This solution offers the scalability and flexibility needed for the multi-location environment described in the requirements.