Exam 2V0-16.25 Topic 3 Question 47 Discussion

Actual exam question for VMware's 2V0-16.25 exam
Question #: 47
Topic #: 3

An administrator is tasked with adding a 96-core VMware ESX host to a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF)
9.0 vCenter cluster. The vCenter has been previously licensed for 1024 cores and the existing hosts equal 960 cores. The administrator adds the host to the vCenter cluster and places the cluster back into production.
What issue will occur if the administrator performs no additional actions to this vCenter?

A. The new ESX host will operate in evaluation mode until more capacity is added to the license to license the host. If the host is not licensed when the evaluation period expires, the host will be limited to 64 cores until 32 cores or greater is added to the license. B. The new ESX host has been limited to 64 cores until more capacity is added to the license to license the host. Once 32 cores or greater is added to the license, the full 96 cores of the new host will be useable. C. The new ESX host will operate in evaluation mode until more capacity is added to the license to license the host. If the host is not licensed when the evaluation period expires, it is disconnected from the vCenter instance. D. No issue will occur. The new host was added to the vCenter cluster successfully and will operate for the valid period of the applied license.

Suggested Answer: C Vote an answer

ThevSphere Foundation 9.0 licensing modelusesper-core licensing.
* Current license covers1024 cores.
* Existing hosts =960 cores, leaving64 cores licensed.
* Adding a96-core host# 32 cores exceed the license.
Result:
* The new host runs inevaluation mode.
* If not licensed after the evaluation period, the host isdisconnected from vCenter.
Other options:
* A. Limited to 64 cores# Not how VMware licensing enforcement works.
* B. Limited to 64 cores until license upgrade# Incorrect; VMware does not partially disable cores.
* D. No issue# Incorrect; licensing compliance will cause issues.
References:
VMware Licensing Guide -Per-Core Licensing Enforcement
VMware Docs: vSphere License Enforcement

by Victor at Oct 28, 2025, 06:36 PM

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