Tag: Supervisor
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VKS Namespace Network Options and Their Implications (VCAP-VKS Exam Series, Part 12)
Objective 3.2 asks you to evaluate the implication for Namespace Network options. Here is what each of the three models commits you to, which fields lock the moment you click Create, and the subnet prefix arithmetic that decides how many VKS nodes a namespace will ever hold.
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VKS Load Balancer Sizing and Its Effect on Supervisor Functionality (VCAP-VKS Exam Series, Part 11)
Objective 3.1 is not about throughput. Load balancer sizing on VCF 9.0 decides whether a Supervisor enables at all, and this Part maps every shortfall to the exact symptom it produces.
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VKS Content Libraries and Kubernetes Releases, Subscribed, Local and Air-Gapped (VCAP-VKS Exam Series, Part 9)
A subscribed library, a local library for the air gapped case, and the VKr naming rule that decides whether kubectl get kr shows anything at all. Objective 2.5 for 3V0-24.25, run against a VCF 9.0 Supervisor.
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Supervisor Storage Policies and Persistent Volume Integration Across Zones (VCAP-VKS Exam Series, Part 7)
Objective 2.3 hinges on one thing candidates skip: every storage policy you attach to a vSphere Namespace produces two storage classes, and picking the wrong one wedges every claim on a three zone namespace. Here is the lab, the failure and the exam angle.
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Supervisor Capabilities, Services and Architecture Topologies (VCAP-VKS Exam Series, Part 5)
Objective 2.1 asks you to configure Supervisor capabilities, services and topologies. Here is which activation choice is permanent, which you can change on a Tuesday afternoon, and what a control plane resize actually costs in wall clock.
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Reference Architecture for a VKS Deployment, NSX, VDS and Zones (VCAP-VKS Exam Series, Part 4)
Objective 1.3 asks you to pick a reference architecture, not describe one. Here are the four published vSphere Zone models, the four Supervisor networking paths, and the single decision you can never take back.
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VMs and Containers, Choosing the Right Compute Model (VCAP-VKS Exam Series, Part 2)
Objective 1.1 asks you to pick a compute model, not define a container. Here is how vSphere Pods, VM Service virtual machines and VKS clusters actually differ on a VCF 9.0 Supervisor, with a selection matrix, measured provisioning times and the trap that catches vSphere admins.
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