You are the VMware consultant at a large enterprise. A senior manager is in charge of a project
that needs new infrastructure for its application. The application will be used by 3,200 users. Three
virtual machines are requested via the help desk. One of the three is a virtual machine with 32
vCPUs allocated for processing. The notes of the request say that the large number of vCPUs (the
company template is 2 vCPUs) is justified by the senior manager. The notes also reference the
following details from the application manual:
For every 100 users in the workload, the processing tier of the application requires one agent
handler service.
Each agent handler requires one single-core CPU.
Which of the following should the VMware consultant do next?

A.
Configure the 32-vCPU box as requested and talk to the users during the rest of the project to
understand the application as much as possible for ease of support and to understand the impact.

B.
Create a proof of concept server with 2 vCPUs and engage with the user/application vendor to
understand actual resources required for the company workload and support
requirements.Suggest other deployment strategies, such as scaling out the processing tier with a
lower number of vCPUs per guest virtual machine but more virtual machines within the tier.

C.
Deny the virtual machine request and suggest that the processing tier be physical.

Explanation: