What is true about a virtual machine with (orphaned) appended to the display name?
A.
The virtual machine has been cloned and removed from vCenter Server’s inventory.
B.
The template that the virtual machine was created from no longer exists.
C.
The virtual machine creator no longer wants the virtual machine and has marked it for deletion.
D.
The virtual machine exists in the vCenter Server database, but the ESXi hosts no longer recognize it.
Explanation:
https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%
2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.troubleshooting.doc_50%2FGUID-BFD8C9BC-30FB-4A92-AFEC-
2FC9FF387920.html
https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.troubleshooting.doc_50%2FGUID-BFD8C9BC-30FB-4A92-AFEC-2FC9FF387920.html
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D correct
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003742
An orphan virtual machine is one that exists in the vCenter Server database but is no longer present on the ESX host.
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Please note this is VSPHERE 6.5 !!!!!!!!
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D is correct.
Virtual machines that reside on an ESXi host that vCenter Server manages might become orphaned in rare cases. Such virtual machines exist in the vCenter Server database, but the ESXi host no longer recognizes them.
https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.troubleshooting.doc/GUID-BFD8C9BC-30FB-4A92-AFEC-2FC9FF387920.html
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