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posted on 12 Jun 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

25 Questions

  • Q1. Explain about your production environment? How many cluster’s, ESX, Data Centers, H/w etc ?
  • Q2. How does VMotion works? What’s the port number used for it? ANS--> TCP port 8000
  • Q3. Prerequisites for VMotion? Ans--> a)ESX Servers must be configured with VMkenerl ports enabled for vmotion and on the same network segment b)ESX Servers must be managed by the same Virtual Center server c)...
  • Q4. How does HA works? Port number? How many host failure allowed and why? ANS--> Maximum allowed host failures within a HA cluster is 4. What happens if 4 hosts have failed and a 5th one also fails. I have st...
  • Q5. What are active host / primary host in HA? Explain it? ANS--> When you add a host to a VMware HA cluster, an agent is uploaded to the host and configured to communicat with other agents in the cluster. The...
  • Q6. Prerequisites for HA ? First, for clusters enabled for VMware HA, all virtual machines and their configuration files must reside on shared storage (Fibre Channel SAN, iSCSI SAN, or SAN iSCI NAS), because y...
  • Q7. How do DRS works? Which technology used? What are the priority counts to migrate the VM’s?
  • Q8. How does snap shot’s works?
  • Q9. What are the files will be created while creating a VM and after powering on the VM?
  • Q10. If the VMDK header file corrupt what will happen? How do you troubleshoot?
  • Q11. Prerequisites VC, Update manager?
  • Q12. Have you ever patched the ESX host? What are the steps involved in that?
  • Q13. Have you ever installed an ESX host? What are the pre and post conversion steps involved in that? What would be the portions listed? What would be the max size of it?
  • Q14. I turned on Maintenance mode in an ESX host, all the VM’s has been migrated to another host, but only one VM failed to migrate? What are the possible reasons?
  • Q15. How will you turn start / stop a VM through command prompt?
  • Q16. I have upgraded a VM from 4 to 8 GB RAM; it’s getting failed at 90% of powering on? How do you troubleshoot?
  • Q17. Storage team provided the new LUN ID to you? How will you configure the LUN in VC? What would be the block size (say for 500 GB volume size)?
  • Ans. 

    To configure the new LUN in VC, I will follow the given steps and set the block size based on the volume size.

    • Add the new LUN to the storage array

    • Rescan the storage adapters in vSphere Client

    • Create a new datastore using the new LUN ID

    • Set the block size based on the volume size (e.g. 1MB for 500GB volume size)

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  • Q18. I want to add a new VLAN to the production network? What are the steps involved in that? And how do you enable it?
  • Q19. Explain about VCB? What it the minimum priority (*) to consolidate a machine?
  • Q20. How VDR works?
  • Q21. What’s the difference between Top and ESXTOP command?
  • Q22. How will you check the network bandwidth utilization in an ESXS host through command prompt?
  • Q23. How will you generate a report for list of ESX, VM’s, RAM and CPU used in your Vsphere environment?
  • Q24. What the difference between connecting the ESX host through VC and Vsphere? What are the services involved in that? What are the port numbers’s used?
  • Q25. How does FT works? Prerequisites? Port used?

Interview Preparation Tips

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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 23 Aug 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Mid to hard Coding questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Coding question
  • Q2. Data structure and computer network questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java based exception handling question
  • Q2. Situation based questions
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Situation based questions
  • Q2. About myself and coding knowledge
Round 5 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. About my self and Relocation
  • Q2. About skills and coding knowledge

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Q1. Case. There is a housing society “The wasteful society”, you collect all the household garbage and sell it to 5 different businesses. Determine what price you will pay to the society members in Rs/kg, given you want to make a profit of 20% ... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Quick sorting is asked in this round
  • Q2. Tree traversal was asked
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Merge sort was asked
  • Q2. Binary search was asked

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Q1. What is difference between Docker and Virtual Machine?
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Linked list one easy question

Round 2 - Case Study 

Can't disclose NDA it was regarding class diagram

Round 3 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is your favourite company
  • Ans. 

    My favorite company is Google.

    • Innovative technology

    • Diverse range of products and services

    • Strong focus on user experience

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How can you explain the path of ip to url
  • Ans. 

    IP address is converted to URL through DNS resolution process involving multiple steps.

    • IP address is obtained from the domain name system (DNS) server when a user enters a URL in a web browser.

    • The DNS server looks up the IP address associated with the URL in its database.

    • The DNS server then returns the IP address to the user's device, allowing it to establish a connection to the server hosting the website.

    • For example, ...

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why this company
  • Ans. 

    I chose this company because of its innovative projects, strong company culture, and opportunities for growth.

    • Innovative projects: I am excited about the cutting-edge technology being developed at Mts.

    • Strong company culture: I value a supportive and collaborative work environment.

    • Opportunities for growth: I see potential for career advancement and skill development here.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is the thing you wanna improve
  • Ans. 

    I want to improve my problem-solving skills by learning new programming languages and technologies.

    • Learn a new programming language like Python or Java

    • Explore new technologies like cloud computing or machine learning

    • Practice solving coding challenges on platforms like LeetCode or HackerRank

  • Answered by AI

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Top VMware Software Mts Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What are decorators in Python and how define it. and what is a function object
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 (6)

 Senior Business Analyst

 (4)

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Networking questions
  • Q2. VMware VSphere questions
  • Q3. OS related questions
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Scenario based questions
  • Q2. Will you be ok working in shifts
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions about values
  • Q2. Salary negotiations

Top VMware Software Technical Support Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is networking? What is IPV4? Explain network layer Implement networking layer concept in real life
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Q1. Admin Questions :- What is Relationships what are types of relationships
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Reverse binary tree.
  • Q2. DSA problems.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare algos and Data structures mainly.

Top VMware Software Mts Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What are decorators in Python and how define it. and what is a function object
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Business Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

user image Perumal Raj

posted on 10 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Excel questions
  • Q2. Vlookup question
Round 2 - Behavioral 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Scenario based questions
  • Q2. Conflict management questions

Business Analyst Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. You have 10 boxes of balls (each ball weighing exactly10 gm) with one box with defective balls (each one of the defective balls weigh 9 gm). You are given an electronic weighing machine and only one chance at it. How will you find out which... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Simple competitive questions

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions in resume
  • Q2. Domain questions
  • Q3. Live scenario related questions
Round 3 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Salary discussion
  • Q2. About vmware and company culture

Software Engineer2 Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. - Given a water -tight orientable 2-manifold, how to find if a point is inside or outside its volume? - Given a bunch of points with their coordinates, how to merge closeby points together? - How to determine if the normals of the two trian... read more
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Member Technical Staff interview

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posted on 11 Jan 2022

Technical Lead Interview Questions & Answers

user image Sanjay Kumar Yadav

posted on 19 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. OOPS hibernate
  • Q2. String Angular javascript node js
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Work invironmet
  • Ans. 

    Collaborative, fast-paced, innovative work environment with emphasis on teamwork and continuous learning.

    • Open communication and collaboration among team members

    • Fast-paced and dynamic work environment

    • Emphasis on innovation and creativity

    • Teamwork and support for continuous learning and growth

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. My thoughts ,what is work process

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident and be clear with your point or goals

Technical Lead Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. 1. Explain 5 mins the flow from requirement analysis to production deployment and tools used in the process. 2. What is auto-scaling in a microservices architecture? 3. Difference between micro-service and serverless. 4. If you were going t... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What is Difference between vMotion, FT and HA What is VPXA
  • Ans. 

    vMotion, FT, and HA are VMware technologies for virtual machine mobility, fault tolerance, and high availability. VPXA is a vCenter Server agent.

    • vMotion allows live migration of virtual machines between hosts without downtime

    • FT provides continuous availability for virtual machines by creating a secondary VM that mirrors the primary VM

    • HA automatically restarts virtual machines on different hosts in case of host failure

    • V...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How do you handle multiple severity-1 tickets
  • Ans. 

    Prioritize and delegate tasks, communicate with stakeholders, and work efficiently under pressure.

    • Prioritize severity-1 tickets based on impact and urgency

    • Delegate tasks to team members based on expertise and workload

    • Communicate with stakeholders about the status and resolution of tickets

    • Work efficiently under pressure to resolve tickets in a timely manner

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Top VMware Software Technical Support Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. What is networking? What is IPV4? Explain network layer Implement networking layer concept in real life
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Q1. Admin Questions :- What is Relationships what are types of relationships
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VMware Software Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in VMware Software interview?
VMware Software interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the VMware Software interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for VMware Software interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at VMware Software. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at VMware Software expect are VMware, Python, Automation, Virtualization and Networking.
What are the top questions asked in VMware Software interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the VMware Software interview -

  1. You are given a binary array with N elements: d[0], d[1], ... d[N - 1]. You can...read more
  2. How does HA works? Port number? How many host failure allowed and why? ANS--> M...read more
  3. Prerequisites for HA ? First, for clusters enabled for VMware HA, all virtual m...read more
How long is the VMware Software interview process?

The duration of VMware Software interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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