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VMware 3V0-23.25 Exam - Topic 3 Question 5 Discussion

A cache drive failed on one of the vSAN OSA nodes in the cluster.When the drive failed, vSAN started a resync to ensure the health of the data, and all objects are showing a healthy and compliant state.The vSAN administrator needs to replace the failed cache drive.Which set of steps should the vSAN administrator take?
C) Remove the existing vSAN disk group, and physically replace the device. Then, check to verify that the ESX host automatically detects the new device. Afterwards, manually recreate the Disk Group.
A) Place the disk group into maintenance mode, and select Full Data Migration. Then, physically replace the failed cache device. Afterwards, vSAN will rebuild the disk group automatically.
B) Physically replace the failed cache device, and vSAN will automatically allocate the storage.
D) Physically replace the failed cache device, and vSAN will automatically create a new disk group. Then, remove the disk group with the failed device.

VMware 3V0-23.25 Exam - Topic 3 Question 5 Discussion

Actual exam question for VMware's 3V0-23.25 exam
Question #: 5
Topic #: 3
[All 3V0-23.25 Questions]

A cache drive failed on one of the vSAN OSA nodes in the cluster.

When the drive failed, vSAN started a resync to ensure the health of the data, and all objects are showing a healthy and compliant state.

The vSAN administrator needs to replace the failed cache drive.

Which set of steps should the vSAN administrator take?

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Suggested Answer: C

In vSAN Original Storage Architecture, a disk group consists of one flash cache device and one or more capacity devices. The cache device is a required component of the disk group, so a failed cache device cannot be replaced as an isolated drive while preserving the same disk group. The supported operational approach is to remove the affected disk group, physically replace the failed cache device, verify that ESX detects the new device, and then manually recreate the disk group using the replacement cache device and the appropriate capacity devices. The scenario states that vSAN has already completed resynchronization and that all objects are healthy and compliant, so removing the failed disk group no longer risks object noncompliance. Selecting Full Data Migration on a failed cache device is not the correct workflow because the cache failure affects the entire disk group. Simply inserting a replacement drive does not cause vSAN OSA to automatically rebuild the disk group. Reference topics: vSAN OSA Disk Groups, Replace a Cache Device, Remove Disk Group, Recreate Disk Group.


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