Exam NCA-7.5 Topic 5 Question 26 Discussion

AHV provides integrated IP Address Management through a managed virtual network. Enabling IPAM on the VM's existing virtual network and defining a DHCP address pool allows AHV to intercept the guest's DHCP request and allocate an available address from that pool. During VM or vNIC configuration, the administrator can then select DHCP assignment, allowing the platform to manage address allocation automatically.
Option B is the complete action for converting the VM's current network into an IPAM-capable network.
Although an IPAM-enabled network can also be created from the beginning, option C creates a different network and does not, by itself, ensure that the existing VM is connected to it. Option A may provide conventional external DHCP, but it does not constitute AHV-managed IPAM. Option D is invalid because the Controller VM is not intended to be repurposed as an administrator-configured DHCP server.
The DHCP pool must contain valid addresses for the subnet and exclude reserved infrastructure addresses.
The VM must also be attached to that managed network and configured for DHCP; otherwise, AHV cannot complete the allocation.
NHCF/NCA reference: Networking-AHV networking basics, managed networks, IPAM and virtual-network configuration; NCA Section 2, "Identify virtual networking tasks." Official references: AHV IP Address Management , Creating an AHV VM .