An administrator is preparing to deploy a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) fleet to an environment that does not have Internet access. Which two binaries must be uploaded to the VCF Installer appliance before initiating the deployment? (Choose two.)
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Answer
- A. Identity Broker
- B. ESX
- C. NSX Correct
- D. VCF Operations Correct
- E. Lifecycle Manager
Explanation
In VCF 9.x, air-gapped bring-up requires staging the required binaries in the VCF Installer. The documented list explicitly includes NSX and VCF Operations among the components to upload. The product guide states: “VMware Cloud Foundation required binaries include… NSX … VMware Cloud Foundation Operations … vCenter … SDDC Manager…” (exact list excerpt). This list does not call for ESX images or the legacy “Lifecycle Manager.” Therefore, from the given options the two binaries that must be uploaded are NSX and VCF Operations. ESX is pre-imaged on hosts per preparation guidance and is not a required VCF Installer binary; “Lifecycle Manager” is not used in VCF 9.0 bring-up.