VMware 5V0-21.21 Exam - Topic 6 Question 96 Discussion

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Question #: 96
Topic #: 6

A customer is planning to deploy a vSAN cluster to host their in-house distributed ERP system. The hardware specifications for their server nodes include:

* 2 x Intel Xeon CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz

* 1TB memory

Which boot device is supported for the vSAN ESXi nodes for this customer?

AA 16GB single-level cell (SLC) SATADOM device must be used.

BA 4GB USB or SD device must be used.

CA 16GB multiple-level cell (MLC) SATADOM device must be used.

DESXi Hosts must boot from a PMEM device.

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Suggested Answer: A

If the memory of the ESXi host has 512 GB of memory or less, you can boot the host from a USB, SD, or SATADOM device. If the memory of the ESXi host has more than 512 GB, consider the following guidelines. * You can boot the host from a SATADOM or disk device with a size of at least 16 GB. When you use a SATADOM device, use a single-level cell (SLC) device. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vsan-planning.doc/GUID-B09CE19D-A3F6-408C-AE69-35F65CBE66E1.html

by Carry at May 15, 2026, 12:53 AM

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Mila

21 days ago

I think the boot device options are pretty specific, but I remember something about USB or SD devices being common for ESXi hosts.

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