During the staging of a patch on a vCenter Server Appliance, an error was encountered and the process stopped. An administrator resolved the root cause and is ready to continue with the staging of the patch.
From the vCenter Management Interface, which action should the administrator take to continue the process from the point at which the error occurred?
To continue the staging of a patch on a vCenter Server Appliance after resolving an error, the administrator should use the Resume option. This option is available in the vCenter Management Interface specifically to allow the resumption of the staging process from the point at which it was interrupted. This ensures the process does not restart from the beginning, thus saving time and avoiding redundancy.
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-vcenter-upgrade/GUID-3E7C2187-42A4-4DD4-9EC8-80D8B0077F82.html
f vCenter Server encounters a problem staging the patches, the vCenter Server Management Interface displays the Resume button. Correct the problem preventing the patches from staging, and click Resume to finish staging the patches. The staging process resumes from the point at which vCenter Server encountered the problem.
B The article payam listed appears correct, which is quoting vSphere 8 and not 7, shows that a RESUME button exists in Procedures, # 5. 'If vCenter Server encounters a problem staging the patches, the vCenter Server Management Interface displays the Resume button.' the sub link in the supplied article; https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-vcenter-upgrade/GUID-3E7C2187-42A4-4DD4-9EC8-80D8B0077F82.html#GUID-E5E78149-4AC8-4DD7-BBA8-19CC17711D40 also describes a resume button 'If a problem that prevents the successful staging of the patches occurs, vCenter Server suspends the staging process. Review the error messages, correct the problem, and, in many cases, you can resume staging the patches from the point at which vCenter Server encountered the problem.'
B. Use the Resume option to resume the staging. If vCenter Server encounters a problem staging the patches, the vCenter Server Management Interface displays the Resume button. Correct the problem preventing the patches from staging, and click Resume to finish staging the patches. The staging process resumes from the point at which vCenter Server encountered the problem.
no resume option !
yes.. agree... B!
B: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vcenter.upgrade.doc/GUID-FF533442-66F0-4797-976D-1DA99102DD0A.html
As per this doc : docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vcenter.upgrade.doc/GUID-FF533442-66F0-4797-976D-1DA99102DD0A.html Resume the stagging is correct.
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Selected Answer: B
If vCenter Server encounters a problem staging the patches, the vCenter Server Management Interface displays the Resume button. Correct the problem preventing the patches from staging, and click Resume to finish staging the patches. The staging process resumes from the point at which vCenter Server encountered the problem. Ref. https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-vcenter-upgrade/GUID-3E7C2187-42A4-4DD4-9EC8-80D8B0077F82.html
B is exact correct. If vCenter Server encounters a problem staging the patches, the vCenter Server Management Interface displays the Resume button. Correct the problem preventing the patches from staging, and click Resume to finish staging the patches. The staging process resumes from the point at which vCenter Server encountered the problem.
Option A is the correct action the administrator should take: Use the Stage and Install option to resume the staging. This will allow the administrator to pick up the patch staging process from the point where it was interrupted due to the error and continue with both staging and installing the patch on the vCenter Server Appliance.
In the context of vCenter Server Appliance patch staging, there is no "Resume" option available in the vCenter Management Interface. Therefore, Option B is not a valid choice. The correct approach is to use the "Stage and Install" option to continue the process from the point where the error occurred, as mentioned in Option A. To clarify, when staging a patch in vCenter Server Appliance, if an error occurs during the process, the administrator can identify and resolve the root cause of the issue. Once the issue is fixed, the administrator should proceed with the "Stage and Install" option, which will continue the patch staging process from where it was interrupted, ensuring both staging and installation of the patch occur as intended.