Exam 3V0-23.25 Topic 1 Question 68 Discussion

Actual exam question for VMware's 3V0-23.25 exam
Question #: 68
Topic #: 1
A VCF Deployment Specialist is adding a Supplemental vVols (Virtual Volumes) datastore to a vSAN cluster to host a legacy IBM DB2 database.
The storage array is connected via 25 GbE iSCSI. The ESXi hosts can successfully ping the array controller, but the vVols datastore fails to mount in vCenter.
```
[root@esx-01:~] esxcli storage core adapter list
vmhba64: iSCSI Software Adapter (Online)
[vCenter UI - Storage Providers]
Provider: Dell-PowerMax-VASA
Status: Offline
```
What is the fundamental architectural constraint causing the vVols datastore to fail, and what role does the VASA Provider play in this storage topology?

Suggested Answer: B Vote an answer

by Ivan at Jun 01, 2026, 06:26 AM

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