VMware VCP550PSE Exam Questions
VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (PSE) (Page 12 )

Updated On: 24-Feb-2026

Which is the simplest baseline group combination an administrator could create to upgrade hosts, VMware tools, and virtual machine hardware to the latest versions using Update Manager?

  1. One baseline group that contains the host upgrade baselines and one baseline group that contains the VM Hardware and VMware Tools upgrade baselines
  2. One baseline group that contains the host upgrade and vCenter upgrade baselines
  3. One baseline group that contains the host, VMware tools, and VM Hardware upgrade baselines
  4. One baseline group that contains the Data Center upgrade baseline and one baseline group that contains the VM upgrade baseline

Answer(s): A



During an upgrade, the ESXi 5.x installer finds an existing version of ESXi and a VMFS3 volume. No virtual machines exist on the host or VMFS3 volume. The requirement is to upgrade to VMFS5.

Which option should be chosen to meet this requirement?

  1. Upgrade ESXi and preserve the VMFS datastore
  2. Install ESXi and preserve the VMFS datastore
  3. Install ESXi and overwrite the VMFS datastore
  4. Upgrade ESXi and overwrite the VMFS datastore

Answer(s): C



What happens to the status of users already logged into ESXi Shell when a vSphere administrator enables lockdown mode?

  1. Users remain logged in and can run commands, except to disable lockdown mode.
  2. Users remain logged in and can run commands, including disabling lockdown mode.
  3. Users are immediately logged out of ESXi Shell.
  4. Users are logged out after a timeout specified by the vSphere administrator.

Answer(s): A



The vSphere administrator attempts to connect to an ESXi host via an SSH client and receives the following security alert:

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The vSphere administrator needs to determine whether the RSA key fingerprint shown in the security alert is the fingerprint of the intended ESXi host.

Which tool should the vSphere administrator use?

  1. Direct Console User Interface
  2. vSphere Client
  3. vSphere Web Client
  4. vSphere Management Assistant

Answer(s): A



The vSphere administrator is configuring directory services for an ESXi host:
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What should the vSphere administrator do to configure the host to use CAM services?

  1. Check the Use vSphere Authentication Proxy checkbox.
  2. Set Select Directory Service Type to CAM services.
  3. Specify CAM$ for the Domain.
  4. Set Trusted Domains to cam\name.tld where name.tld is the domain that the host is joining.

Answer(s): A






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