VMware VCP550PSE Exam
VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (PSE) (Page 7 )

Updated On: 1-Feb-2026

An administrator needs to implement trusted SSL certificates for all vCenter 5.5 components.

Which component needs an SSL certificate?

  1. Update Manager
  2. Auto Deploy
  3. ESXi Dump Collector
  4. Network Syslog Collector

Answer(s): A



The oncall system administrator has made a change on the ESXi host requiring a restart of the management network. Lockdown mode is enabled.

Which action should the administrator take to restart the management network?

  1. Use the vSphere client to enable local authentication services, then logon directly to the ESXi Shell and run services mgmt-vmware restart.
  2. Use an SSH client to logon to the command line and run services mgmt-vmware restart.
  3. Use the vSphere client to enable the DCUI and then logon to the ESXi Shell and use the menu to restart the management network.
  4. Logon directly to the DCUI and use the menu to restart the management network.

Answer(s): D



A vSphere administrator has created a vSphere Standard Switch with one virtual machine port group and one physical uplink. The administrator needs to ensure that the virtual machines on this port group can communicate only with each other.

What should the administrator do?

  1. Remove the physical uplink from the vSphere Standard Switch
  2. Create a Private VLAN and apply it to the virtual machine port group on the vSphere Standard Switch
  3. Enable Port Security on the vSphere Standard Switch
  4. Enable the Fenced setting on the virtual machine port group

Answer(s): A



A vSphere administrator needs to add redundancy to an ESXi 5.x management network on a vSphere Standard Switch.

Which method should the administrator use to create redundant management networks?

  1. Configure the management network vSwitch with two active uplinks
  2. Configure an additional management portgroup on the same vSwitch
  3. Create a second management network on a second vSwitch in the same subnet
  4. Create a second management network on the same vSwitch in the same subnet

Answer(s): A



An administrator is building a new vSphere Standard Switch with two active uplinks. The physical switch ports for these uplinks are placed in an etherchannel.

Which load balancing policy should the administrator use to support the etherchannel configuration?

  1. Route based on IP hash
  2. Route based on the originating virtual port
  3. Route based on source MAC hash
  4. Route based on physical NIC load

Answer(s): A



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