A mechanism that enables a virtual machine to have direct access to a LUN on the physical storage subsystem (Fibre Channel or iSCSI only). At the same time, the virtual machine has access to the disk that is using a mapping file in the VMFS name space.
read-only user
A role in which the user is allowed to view the 220 701inventory but not allowed to perform any tasks.
redo-log file
The file that stores changes made to a disk in all modes except the persistent and independent-persistent modes. For a disk in nonpersistent mode, the redo-log file is deleted when you power off or reset the virtual machine without writing any changes to the disk. You can permanently apply the changes saved in the redo-log file to a disk in undoable mode so that they become part of the main disk files. See also disk mode.
remote console
An interface that provides nonexclusive access to a virtual machine from the server on which the virtual machine is running and from workstations connected to that server.
resource pool
A division of computing resources used to manage allocations between virtual machines.
resume
To return a virtual machine to operation from its suspended state. When you resume a suspended virtual machine, all applications are in the same state as when the virtual machine was suspended. See also suspend.
revert to snapshot
To restore the status of the active virtual machine to its immediate parent snapshot. This parent is represented in the Snapshot manager by the snapshot appearing to the left of the You are here 220 702 icon. See also Go to snapshot, Snapshot Manager, You are here icon.
role
A defined set of privileges that can be assigned to users and groups to control access to VMware vSphere objects.
root user
The superuser who has full administrative privileges to log in to an ESX Server host. The root user can manipulate permissions, create users and groups, and work with events.
SAN (storage area network)
A large-capacity network of storage devices that can be shared among multiple VMware ESX server hosts. A SAN is required for VMotion.
SATA (serial advanced technology attachment)
A standard, based on serial signaling technology, for connecting computers and hard drives. Also called Serial ATA.
scheduled task
A vCenter Server activity that is configured to occur at designated times. In VMware Converter, scheduled tasks consist of migrations and configurations of virtual machines.
SDK (software development kit)
A set of tools for programmers who are developing software for a particular platform. A VMware SDK might include an API, an IDL, client stubs, sample code, and documentation.
server
(1) A system capable of managing and running virtual 220 701 machines. (2) A process capable of accepting and executing instructions from another process.
server-based licensing
A mode of licensing VMware software in which all license keys are administered by a license server, which manages a central license pool. Feature entitlement is checked out and returned on demand. See also host-based licensing.
service console

A data object consisting of an authorization role, a user or group name, and a managed entity reference. A permission allows a specified user to access the entity (such as a virtual machine) with any of the privileges pertaining to the role.
persistent mode
A disk mode in which all disk writes issued by software 640 802 Dumps running inside a virtual machine are immediately and permanently written to a virtual disk that is configured as an independent disk. As a result, a virtual disk or physical disk in independent-persistent mode behaves like a conventional disk drive on a physical computer. See also disk mode, nonpersistent mode.
physical CPU
A single physical CPU in a physical machine.
physical disk
In hosted products, a hard disk in a virtual machine that is mapped to a physical disk drive or partition on the host machine. A virtual machine’s disk can be stored as a file on the host file system or on a local hard disk. When a virtual machine is configured to use a physical disk, vCenter Server directly accesses the local disk or partition as a raw device (not as a file on a file system). See also virtual disk.
physical Ethernet
Manages network traffic between machines on the physical network. A switch has multiple ports, each of which can be connected to a single other machine or another switch on the network.
physical network
A network of physical machines (plus cabling, switches, routers, and so on) that are connected so that they can send data to and receive data from each other. See also virtual network.
policy
A set of system enforced rules that automatically execute or inhibit actions upon entities such as virtual machines, processes, and users. Policies are set in the policy editor.
port group
A construct for configuring virtual network 640-802 options such as bandwidth limitations and VLAN tagging policies for each member port. Virtual networks that are connected to the same port group, share network policy configuration. See also virtual network, VLAN (virtual local area network).
privilege
Authorization to perform a specific action or set of actions on a managed object or group of managed objects.
property
An attribute of an object. In the VMware vSphere SDK, a property can be a nested data object, a managed object reference, or other data such as an integer or string.
property collector
A managed object used to control the reporting of managed object properties and the primary means of monitoring status on host machines.
provisioning
The process of creating a functioning virtual machine by assigning resources such as CPU, memory, and virtual hardware and then deploying a system image.
quick switch mode
A display mode in which the virtual machine’s display fills most of 640-802 the screen. In this mode, tabs at the top of the screen enable you to switch quickly from one running virtual machine to another. See also full screen switch mode.
raw disk
See physical disk.
RDM (raw device mapping)

Amount of storage that is used only by a virtual machine and is not shared with other virtual machines. (This terms was formerly called unshared storage.) Also, the amount of guaranteed storage which can be reclaimed if a virtual machine is migrated out of a datastore or is deleted.
NTFS file system
The correct, redundant use of new technology vcp 4 file system.
NTP (Network Time Protocol)
A protocol for distributing the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks.
open virtual appliance (OVA)
A packaging format for virtual machines that allows virtual machine templates to be distributed, customized, and instantiated on any OVA supporting VMM.
Open Virtualization Format (OVF)
A distribution format for virtual appliances that uses existing packaging tools to combine one or more virtual machines with a standards-based XML wrapper. OVF gives the virtualization platform a portable package containing all required installation and configuration parameters for virtual machines. This format allows any virtualization platform that implements the standard to correctly install and run virtual machines.
OUI (organizationally unique identifier)
An IEEE-assigned manufacturer ID value for MAC addresses, vmware vcp 4 Fibre Channel nodes, and ports.
package
An installable bundle for distribution to end users. The package might include one or more virtual machines and an application used to run virtual machines.
page file
A component of an operating system that provides virtual memory for the system. Recently used pages of memory are swapped out to this area on the disk to make room in physical memory (RAM) for newer memory pages. Also called a “swap file.” See also virtual memory.
PAM (pluggable authentication module)
A mechanism (developed at Sun Microsystems) for integrating a variety of existing authentication technologies in a UNIX or Linux environment. A set of modules can be plugged in to customize the authentication of users or programs.
paravirtual device
A device designed with specific awareness that it is running in a virtualized environment.
paravirtual appliance
Free virtual machines that are intended to demonstrate the Virtual Machine Interface (VMI) for virtual machine hypervisors. See also hypervisor.
parent
(1) The source virtual machine from which you take a snapshot 640 802 or make a clone. If you delete the parent virtual machine, any snapshot becomes permanently disabled. (2) In a VMware vSphere inventory, the managed entity that immediately encloses a given entity (considered the child entity). See also full clone, linked clone, snapshot, template.
Perfmon
A tool that enables user-level applications to collect and access performance statistics. Some form of performance monitoring is available on all Windows, Linux, and UNIX platforms, although the specific information collected and made available varies.
permission

The process of moving a virtual machine that is powered on and meets selected requirements, including the activation of VMotion on both the source and target hosts. When you migrate a virtual machine using VMotion, the operations of the virtual machine can continue without interruption.
MKS (mouse, keyboard, screen)
A set of basic input-output services for user vcp-410 interaction with a virtual machine.
MoRef (managed object reference)
A managed object has a MoRef that is server-specific. The MoRef is a pointer to an object.
MSCS (Microsoft Cluster Service)
Software that distributes data among the nodes of the cluster. If one node fails, other nodes provide failover support for applications such as databases, file servers, and mail servers.
name
A path (such as a URL) that refers to an object or the name of an item of information in the server.
NAS (network-attached storage)
A complete storage system that is designed to be attached to a traditional data network.
NAT (network address translation)
In hosted networking, a type of network connection that enables you to connect your virtual machines to an external network when you have only one IP network address and the host computer uses that address. The VMware NAT device passes network data between one or more virtual machines and the external network. It identifies vmware vcp 410 incoming data packets intended for each virtual machine and sends them to the correct destination. See also host-only networking.
nbtstat command
A diagnostic command that helps determine how a system name or IP address is resolved. Because it can display current connections using NetBIOS over TCP/IP, nbtstat is useful for determining whether Windows systems are online from a NetBIOS view. See also NetBIOS (network basic input/output system).
NetBIOS (network basic input/output system)
An API that enables applications on different computers to communicate across a LAN. NetBIOS provides the name service and offers two communication modes: session service for connection-oriented communication and datagram distribution service for connectionless communication.
Network access
Policies that give you detailed and flexible control over the network access you can provide to users of your ACE instances. Using a packet filtering firewall, the network access feature lets you specify exactly which machines or subnets an ACE instance or its host system may access.
network quarantine
A set of controls, governed by policies, that ensure only up-to-date virtual machines have access to specified resources on an organization’s network. These controls enable administrators to specify which machines or subnets a virtual machine may access.
NIC (network interface card)
An expansion board that provides a dedicated connection between a computer and a network. Also called a network adapter.
NIC teaming
The association of multiple NIC adapters with a single virtual vmware vcp 410 switch to form a team. Such teams can provide passive failover and share traffic loads between members of physical and virtual networks.
NLB (Network Load Balancing)
A Microsoft clustering technology that load balances incoming IP traffic across a cluster of nodes for applications such as Web servers and terminal services.
nonpersistent mode
A disk mode in which all disk writes issued by software running inside a virtual machine appear to be written to the independent disk. In fact, they are discarded after the virtual machine is powered off. As a result, a virtual disk or physical disk in independent-nonpersistent mode is not modified by activity in the virtual machine. See also disk mode, persistent mode.
not-shared storage

An encrypted block of text within a license file, determining entitlement to one specific licensed feature.
license mode
The method used for licensing VMware software. A license file can be located on an ESX server host or on a license server. vCenter Server uses server-based licensing. ESX server licensing can Passed VCP410 be server-based or host-based at the option of the system administrator. See also host-based licensing, server-based licensing.
link
A hyperlink that contains a path to another object. As on the Web, links can be relative to the current object path, relative to the current server’s object root, or on a specific server, as interpreted by the current client’s host name resolver.
linked clone
A copy of the original virtual machine. The copy must have access to the parent virtual machine’s virtual disks. The linked clone stores changes to the virtual disks in a separate set of files. See also full clone.
LMHOSTS (LAN Manager HOSTS) file
A text file in a Windows network that maps NetBIOS host names to IP addresses.
lockout
See administrative lockout.
LUN (logical unit number)
An identifier for a disk volume in a storage array.
LUN Masking
A process that is used for permission management to Passed VCP 4 make a LUN available to some hosts and not to other hosts. Also referred to as Selective Storage Presentation, Access Control, and Partitioning, depending on the vendor.
managed entity
A managed object that is present in the inventory. See also inventory, managed object.
managed object
An object that resides on a server and is passed between the client and the Web service only by reference. A managed object has operations associated with it but might not have properties. See also.
managed object reference
A data object created to uniquely identify a managed object.
message
A data element that is used by an operation to carry data. vcp 410 It lists the data types exchanged between the Web service and the client.
migration
The process of moving a virtual machine between hosts. Unless VMotion or Storage VMotion is used, the virtual machine must be powered off when you migrate it. See also migration with VMotion
migration with VMotion

A process that backs up an entire storage volume.
inactive
A feature is not currently functioning because of a constraint other than user choice. Can also be used when the feature is turned off by indirect user choice. For example, a feature can VCP-410 questions be “disabled” by direct user choice or made “inactive” by indirect user choice.
incremental backup
A process that backs up only those files that have changed since the last backup, whether it is a full or incremental backup.
independent disk
A type of virtual disk that is not affected by snapshots. You can configure independent disks in persistent and nonpersistent modes. See also nonpersistent mode, persistent mode.
internal storage configuration
Storage virtualization devices are those that aggregate capacity from multiple heterogeneous arrays and manage a logical representation of this capacity. Models that belong to this group are array-based controllers only and not server-based or switch-based controllers. Most of these devices can also have physical disks installed internally that are presented to hosts as physical SAN LUNs, which are not virtualized. When these devices are supported in the internal storage configuration, this refers to the LUNs presented from disks internal to the array and not those virtualized from other arrays which they aggregate.
inventory
A hierarchical structure used by the vCenter Server or the VCP-410 dumps host agent to organize managed entities. This hierarchy is a list of all the monitored objects in vCenter Server.
inventory mapping
Mapping between resource pools, networks, and virtual machine folders on the protection site and their destination counterparts on the recovery site.
IP storage
Any form of storage that uses TCP/IP network communication as its foundation. Both Network File System (NFS) and iSCSI storage can be used as virtual machine datastores. NFS can also be used for direct mounting of .ISO files for presentation to virtual machines as CD-ROM discs.
ISV (independent software vendor)
A company that develops and sells software for use on other companies’ platforms. Includes systems management vendors, imaging and provisioning vendors, storage management vendors, and so on.
LAN segment
A private virtual network that is available only to virtual machines within the same team. See also team, virtual network.
legacy virtual machine
A virtual machine supported by the product in use but not current for that product.
license activation code (LAC)
A unique code associated with one or more VMware products Passed VCP-410 purchased. You receive this code after your order is processed. If you purchase your products from a VMware partner, you receive your license activation code after you register your partner activation code for your VMware account.
license file
A text file determining the license mode and entitlement to licensed features.
license key

An operating system that runs inside a virtual machine. See also host operating system.
guest user
An unauthenticated user who can log in to a system with VCP-410 exam a temporary user name and password. A guest user has restricted access to files and folders and has a set of restricted permissions
handle
A temporary token used by a Web service client to invoke Web service operations that require a reference to an object. Like a file handle, an object handle is a temporary handle that always refers to the same object.
HBA (host bus adapter)
A device that connects one or more peripheral units to a computer and manages data storage and I/O processing (often for Fibre Channel, IDE, or SCSI interfaces). An HBA can be physical (attached to a host) or virtual (part of a virtual machine).
HCL (hardware compatibility list)
The definitive list of hardware that VMware supports.
headless
Describes a program that runs in the background without any interface connected to it. A running virtual machine that has no console connections is running headless.
heartbeat
A signal emitted at regular intervals by software to demonstrate that it is still active. The signal emitted by a Level 2 Ethernet transceiver at the end of every packet to show that the collision-detection circuit is still connected.
host
A computer that uses virtualization software to run virtual VCP-410 exam questions machines. Also called the host machine or host computer. The physical computer on which the virtualization (or other) software is installed.
host agent
Software that performs actions on behalf of a remote client when installed on a virtual machine host.
host-based licensing
In ESX server software, one of two modes for licensing VMware software. License files reside on the host. Feature availability is tied strictly to the host in which the file resides. See also server-based licensing.
hosted products
VMware products (including Workstation, VMware Player, VMware Server, VMware ACE, and Lab Manager) that run as applications on physical machines with operating systems such as Microsoft Windows or Linux. See also hypervisor.
host-only networking
In hosted products, a type of network connection between a virtual machine and the host. With host-only networking, a virtual machine is connected to the host on a private network, which normally is not visible outside the host. Multiple virtual machines configured with host-only networking on the same host are on the same network. See also NAT (network address translation).
host operating system
An operating system that runs on the host machine. See also guest operating system.
hot fix
An installable file that resets a user’s password, renews VCP-410 study guide an expired virtual machine, or enables a copy-protected virtual machine to run from a new location.
hyperthreading
A technology that allows a single physical processor to behave like two logical processors. The processor can run two independent applications at the same time.
hypervisor
A platform that allows multiple operating systems to run on a host computer at the same time.
image-level (volume-level) backup

fault
A data object containing information about an exception condition encountered by an operation.
FC (Fibre Channel)
An ANSI-standard, gigabit-speed network technology VCP-410 dumps used to build storage area networks and transmit data. Fibre Channel components include HBAs, switches, and cabling.
file
A container for raw data, such as text or an image.
file allocation table (FAT)
An area on a disk that stores information about the location of each piece of every file on the disk and about the location of unusable areas of the disk.
file system cache
A storage mechanism that speeds access to files stored on a disk by caching frequently accessed data. The maximum disk cache for 32-bit operating systems is 512MB; for 64-bit operating systems, the maximum is 1TB. All platforms use file system caches for improved performance.
folder
A managed entity used to group other managed entities. Folder types are determined by the types of child entities they contain. See also child.
FQDN (fully qualified domain name)
The name of a host that includes the host name and the VCP-410 domain name. For example, the FQDN of a host named esx1 in the domain vmware.com is esx1.vmware.com.
full clone
A complete copy of the original virtual machine, including all associated virtual disks. See also linked clone.
full screen switch mode
A display mode in which the virtual machine’s display fills the entire screen. (The user has no access to the VMware Workstation user interface.) The user cannot create, reconfigure, or start virtual machines. A system administrator performs those functions. See also quick switch mode.
full virtual machine backup
Backs up all files that make up the entire virtual machine. These files include disk images, .vmx files, and so on.
Go to snapshot
To restore a snapshot of the active virtual machine. See also revert to snapshot.
GOS (guest operating system)
See guest operating system.
group
A set of users assigned a common set of privileges. A VCP-410 braindump group may contain other groups. See also service console.
growable disk
A type of virtual disk in which the disk space is not preallocated to its full size. The disk files begin small and grow as data is written to the disk.
guest operating system

A property of a virtual disk that defines its external behavior (how the virtualization layer treats its data. It is invisible to the guest operating system. Available modes vary by product. See also VCP-410 questions persistent mode, nonpersistent mode and append mode.
distributed virtual port group
A dvPort group is a port group associated with a DVS. It specifies port configuration options for each member port. A dvPort group defines how a connection is made through the DVS to the network.
DNS (Domain Name System)
An Internet data query service that translates host names into IP addresses. Also called Domain Name Server or Domain Name Service.
dvPort (distributed virtual port)
A port on a DVS that connects to a host’s service console or VMkernel or to a virtual machine’s network adapter.
DVS
See vNetwork Distributed Switch (DVS)
enable
A state in which actions and features are active. The feature is turned on by a choice the user makes.
enumeration
The act of discovering resources available in a virtual VCP-410 study guide machine environment. In particular, discovering all resources of a given type or a list of resources discovered by enumeration.
Ethernet switch
A physical switch that manages network traffic between machines. A switch has multiple ports, each of which can be connected to a machine or to another switch on the network. See also virtual switch.
EULA (end user license agreement)
The software license that details any restrictions placed on users.
event
An action that is of interest to vCenter Server. Each event triggers an event message. Event messages are archived in the vCenter Server database. Messages appear in two locations in the user interface: the Events option in the navigation bar and the Events tab for objects under the Inventory button.
event declaration
Type of event (alert, error, info, warning, or user) and its name, arguments, and message format.
existing partition
A partition on a physical disk. See also physical disk.
fabric
A Fibre Channel network topology in which devices pass VCP-410 exam questions data to each other through interconnecting switches. A fabric is used in many SANs. Fabrics are typically divided into zones. Also called switched fabric or Fibre Channel fabric. See also FC (Fibre Channel).
FAT (file allocation table)
See file allocation table (FAT).