Exam 3V0-21.21 topic 1 question 41 discussion

I'll go for D. "will install ESXi on local disks" so Auto deploy with stateful install mode will install image locally

D because that is the only Install option. The stateless cache is stateless. Future upgrades could be handled by LCM or using autodeploy. The key is to use local disks hence the only viable option is statefull install on local disk.

There is a requirement to streamline initial and future installations of ESXi hosts. Therefore, I would go for Stateless cache rather than stateful. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.esxi.install.doc/GUID-A5F8F467-4E8D-467A-9A40-3B18E18120B4.html

The answer is D Auto Deploy Stateful Installs – This feature allows you to install hosts over the network without setting up a complete PXE boot infrastructure. After the initial network boot, these hosts boot like other hosts on which ESXi is installed. https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2005131

key requirement "initial and future" => B, local disk to be used for caching mode. Next boot untill use Auto Deploy.

I am in doubt between the B and D. They state streamline initial and future installations. With D its' installed once but then future updates must go manually, but with B stateless caching we just change image and its again booted from auto deploy updated so also future is covered.

Obviously D

it's D without doubt. refer to the doc about auto deploy

added to previous reply Stateless Caching: Similar to Stateless installations. However, the ESXi image and configuration is cached on local storage. If communication with the Auto Deploy server is disrupted, the host is able to boot using the cached data.

D. Auto Deploy with stateful install mode Stateful Install: When a host is booted for the first time, the host profile configuration states Auto Deploy is to install ESXi on local host storage. All consecutive host boots, only the local storage is used until the image profile configuration is changed. Stateless: Auto Deploy is used to install ESXi in memory on the target host. The state information of the ESXi host is managed by Auto Deploy. No local storage is required.

should this not be D?