VMware 2V0-41.24 - VMware NSX 4.X Professional V2

When a stateful service (such as NAT or firewall) is enabled for the first time on a Tier-0 Gateway, the Service Router (SR) is instantiated on the NSX Edge node and automatically connected with the Distributed Router (DR). This connection enables the Tier-0 Gateway to handle stateful services by routing traffic through the SR, which manages stateful packet processing, while the DR provides distributed routing functionality.

An error with code 1001 during the configuration of a time-based firewall rule often indicates a time synchronization issue. Restarting the NTP service on the ESXi host can resolve this issue by ensuring that the host’s time is synchronized correctly, which is essential for time-based rules to function accurately.

None: No permissions are granted, restricting the user’s access entirely.

Read: Grants read-only access, allowing the user to view configurations and settings without making changes.

Auditor: Similar to Read, but typically includes access to audit logs and more detailed viewing permissions for compliance purposes.

Full Access: Grants complete control over all NSX configurations and settings, allowing unrestricted access.

The VLANs used in VRF Lite are configured on the uplink interface of the VRF gateway, which enables traffic segmentation and routing within the VRF context.

The uplink trunk segment is where multiple VLANs can be configured and tagged, allowing them to be used by the VRF Lite setup for routing and segmentation across the network.

To activate Malware Prevention on the NSX Application Platform, the steps are:

In the NSX Manager UI, select System and in the Configuration section, select NSX Application Platform.

Navigate to the Features section, locate the NSX Malware Prevention feature card, and click Activate or anywhere in the card.

In the NSX Malware Prevention activation window, select one of the available cloud regions from which you can access the NSX Advanced Threat Prevention cloud service.

Click Run Prechecks. This precheck process can take some time as the system validates that the minimum license requirement is met and that it is eligible for use with the NSX Advanced Threat Prevention cloud service. The system also validates that the selected cloud region is reachable.

Click Activate. This step can take some time1. Therefore, the correct answer is D. The other options are incorrect because they involve activating or deploying NSX Network Detection and Response, which is a different feature from Malware Prevention. References: Activate NSX Malware Prevention

The Tier-0 gateway is the valid insertion point for North-South network introspection in an NSX environment. North-South traffic refers to traffic entering or leaving the data center, and the Tier-0 gateway is responsible for routing this traffic between the NSX environment and external networks. Placing network introspection at the Tier-0 gateway allows for inspection and security policies to be applied to traffic as it moves in and out of the data center.

Virtual Tunnel Interfaces (VTI) are used in route-based VPNs. In this type of VPN, the tunnel is treated like a regular interface on the router. This allows for the configuration of routing protocols and the application of routing decisions to the traffic flowing through the VPN tunnel. VTIs simplify the management of routing and make it more flexible in VPN scenarios.

Core Files should be excluded when collecting support bundles through NSX Manager because they may contain sensitive information, such as memory dumps that could reveal sensitive data from processes at the time of an issue. Excluding core files helps ensure that potentially sensitive data is not unintentionally shared.

vrf 3: The VRF ID for the Tier-0 Service Router (SR) is 3, as indicated in the output. To check the BGP neighbor status, you need to enter the correct VRF context.

sa-nsxedge-01(tier0_sr)> get bgp neighbor: This command retrieves the BGP neighbor status on the Tier-0 Service Router, which is where BGP neighbors are configured in NSX environments.

The pktcap-uw command is specifically used on ESXi hosts for packet capture. It provides a detailed packet capture utility that allows administrators to capture traffic at various points on the ESXi host, such as virtual switches, uplinks, and VMkernel interfaces, making it a powerful tool for network troubleshooting on ESXi nodes.