Exam 2V0-15.25 Topic 4 Question 19 Discussion
Actual exam question for VMware's 2V0-15.25 exam
Question #: 19
Topic #: 4
Question #: 19
Topic #: 4
An administrator has been tasked with deploying a new workload domain consisting of six VMware ESX hosts with VMware vSAN into an existing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) instance. After starting the deployment from VCF Operations, they discover that only four of the six hosts required are listed for selection in the UI. The administrator checks the Unassigned Host Inventory view in the vSphere Client and confirms that all six hosts are listed.
Which step should the administrator perform to identify why the two hosts are not available for selection?
Which step should the administrator perform to identify why the two hosts are not available for selection?
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When deploying a new workload domain in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), only ESXi hosts that fully meetall pre-requisitesare displayed in the VCF Operations UI for selection. Although all six hosts appear in theUnassigned Host Inventoryin vCenter, VCF performs additional validation before making them selectable for workload domain deployment.
One of the mandatory requirements for any vSAN-enabled workload domain is that the ESXi hosts must be associated with aNetwork Pool configured for vSAN traffic. A network pool defines the host network configuration (VLANs, MTU, NIC mapping) used during domain deployment.
If the two missing hosts are associated with a network pool thatdoes not have vSAN traffic enabled, or are associated withno network pool at all, VCF willexcludethem from the workload domain deployment wizard.
This is documented behavior: VCF filters out hosts when required network intents-such as vSAN-are not present.
Other options are incorrect:
* A. Management port group enabled for vSAN traffic- vSAN shouldneverrun on the management PG.
* B. FTT setting- Has no effect on host visibility; applies only after deployment.
* C. Disk partitions- Affects vSAN disk claim but doesnotprevent host selection in VCF.
One of the mandatory requirements for any vSAN-enabled workload domain is that the ESXi hosts must be associated with aNetwork Pool configured for vSAN traffic. A network pool defines the host network configuration (VLANs, MTU, NIC mapping) used during domain deployment.
If the two missing hosts are associated with a network pool thatdoes not have vSAN traffic enabled, or are associated withno network pool at all, VCF willexcludethem from the workload domain deployment wizard.
This is documented behavior: VCF filters out hosts when required network intents-such as vSAN-are not present.
Other options are incorrect:
* A. Management port group enabled for vSAN traffic- vSAN shouldneverrun on the management PG.
* B. FTT setting- Has no effect on host visibility; applies only after deployment.
* C. Disk partitions- Affects vSAN disk claim but doesnotprevent host selection in VCF.
by Rebecca at Jan 15, 2026, 12:34 AM
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