Exam 220-1001 topic 1 question 56 discussion

Virtualization software ( hyper-v, vm ware, virtual box) has a power button to power on the virtual machine, so in the real would you would press the power button. But comptia questions are not the real world, so virtual cpu is the closest thing to the power button.

This question is confusing because the term online/offline could refer to the machine state or its connectivity state. so I am going with V-Switch because everything else has to be provisioned before you create a virtual machine.And nothing there refers to powering on the VM.

D. Virtual switch Explanation: In a virtualized environment, a virtual switch connects virtual machines to the physical network or to other virtual machines. If a virtual machine (VM) is offline but the hypervisor itself is running, the issue is often related to network connectivity, which is typically managed through the virtual switch. If the VM does not have a proper network configuration or virtual switch assigned, it may be unable to connect to the network, affecting its functionality.

The answer is Virtual Switch the tech needs to check that the virtual network switch is correctly configured and connected and will allow the VM to access the network and be online

C is the correct answer

this discussion should be a reminder that most commenters here are intentionally trying to mislead people or don't know much or don't read to understand.if you use a VM then you know Offline or online basically means on or off its right there on hyperVisor UI. "hypervisor is not offline" is another giveaway that this means on or off.

Virtual switch. duh.

Unfortunately the wording of this question makes it difficult. "Online" could mean either powered on or connected to a network. The only answer that solves getting a VM online to a network is to create a virtual switch. All of the other answers don't solve the problem with starting a virtual machine, only creating it in the first place which was done already.

How do I connect my VM to direct Internet? Connect virtual machines to the internet Open Hyper-V Manager. ... Select the server in the left pane, or click "Connect to Server..." in the right pane. In Hyper-V Manager, select Virtual Switch Manager... from the 'Actions' menu on the right. Under the 'Virtual Switches' section, select New virtual network switch

A virtual switch connects virtual machines (VMs) with both virtual and physical networks. This allows virtual machines to exchange data traffic between one another as well as with the organization's intranet and the internet.

Maybe if they asked what should you use to power on the VM it might hint to the answer better. I was not understanding that the VM being switched off was the issue. Not the best worded question because I have used VMs and they virtual power button is what you can use to turn it on.

The wording is kinda messed up here, The VM offline my mind went right to network issue. But think about it you need a cpu for the Vm to run

If "offline" and "online" means connection to network, then it should be the switch issue.

y not virtual RAM?

Ok imo the most possible answer is A (VM security), Booting the OS guest has nothing to do with the vCPU bc it's already installed and the hypervisor will allocate the minimal cores required to boot, so if any thing has to do with the cpu is that the OS guest may run slow. The same concept here applys on the RAM, and Storage. The vSwitch is for connecting OS guests to the network and manage them connections, that's all :)

this is a really difficult question! but I will go with virtual switch and this is why I believe is the answer: cpu/storage/ram must be attached to the VM to have a OS running but I were to disable the virtual NIC adapter I wouldn't be able to have access to the Internet. It's true that virtual switch allows virtual machines to communicate but if this is not enabled on the Hypervisor I am going to see a offline VM but that not necessarily means that is not powered on. it's just that it can't be reachable by other VMs. Again this is my personal believe and I will go with this option but please do your research!

Is this not a multiple choice Q? As I believe a virtual RAM is also a must present when creating a VM, isn't that right?