VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) Practice Exam

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Which of the following is NOT a requirement for configuring SIOC?

The datastore must consist of only one extent.
Auto-tiered storage must be SSD or SATA.
The datastore must be VMFS.
The host must be running vSphere 5.0 or later.

The correct answer is: Auto-tiered storage must be SSD or SATA.

Configuring Storage I/O Control (SIOC) in a VMware environment has specific prerequisites that ensure its proper functioning. One of those requirements is that the datastore must consist of only one extent, which means configurations involving multiple extents would not be eligible for SIOC. Additionally, the datastore must be using VMFS, which is the VMware File System utilized primarily for storing virtual machines, and this is also a necessary component for enabling SIOC. Furthermore, SIOC requires the host to be running vSphere 5.0 or later. This stipulation ensures compatibility with the features and capabilities introduced in that version related to storage resource management. On the other hand, the statement regarding auto-tiered storage needing to be SSD or SATA is not a requirement for configuring SIOC. SIOC can function with various types of storage backends, and while certain performance advantages may be noted with SSDs, the technology itself does not limit SIOC's configuration to only SSD or SATA. Thus, this option accurately reflects a condition that is not necessary for SIOC configuration.