A VMware administrator is tasked to upgrade a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environment that is running on DellEMC PowerEdge servers.
During the ESXi software upgrade for the VI Workload Domain hosts, the administrator receives an error stating that the correct storage driver is not available, although the storage adapters are enabled in the BIOS.
Which action should the administrator take to fix this issue?

A. Use the image for the ESXi build in the VCF bill of materials.

B. Upgrade the storage adapter firmware to the latest version.

C. Upgrade the BIOS firmware to the latest version.

D. Use the Dell EMC customized image for the ESXi build in the VCF bill of materials.

Which product SSL certificate replacement can be automated using the SDDC Manager?

A. vRealize Automation

B. vRealize Log Insight

C. NSX Manager

D. Horizon

A service provider has a number of VMware Cloud Foundation workload domains and would like to sell Tanzu Namespaces as a managed service.
Which two functions will help the service provider with Tanzu resource management? (Choose two.)

A. Separate NSX-T instances

B. Resource Limits

C. Container Network Interfaces

D. Resource Pools

E. Object Limits

Which three options are valid use cases for multiple clusters in a workload domain? (Choose three.)

A. One stretched cluster across two regions and two workload domains

B. Two clusters forming one stretched workload domain

C. One cluster stretching two workload domains

D. One cluster distributed across two racks and one workload domain

E. Workload domain with multiple availability zones each containing clusters

F. Workload domain with multiple clusters in one rack

A VMware Cloud Foundation administrator is required to enable Workload Management (vSphere with Tanzu) on an existing workload domain cluster, which is currently licensed with a vSphere Enterprise Plus license.
Which action, if any, is required to complete this task?

A. Add a license for vSphere with Tanzu with sufficient CPU capacity to both the SDDC Manager and vCenter Server, and then assign the license to the cluster in vCenter Server.

B. Add a license for vSphere with Tanzu with sufficient CPU capacity to the SDDC Manager inventory, and then assign the license to the cluster in SDDC Manager.

C. No action is required since the vSphere Enterprise Plus license supports vSphere with Tanzu.

D. No action is required since SDDC Manager licenses include an entitlement for vSphere with Tanzu.

Which type of service is provided when deploying a 3-node clustered Workspace ONE Access using vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager?

A. Runtime Services

B. Operations Management Services

C. Identity and Access Management Services

D. Automation Services

A systems administrator wants to integrate Microsoft Certificate Authority with SDDC Manager and has already established a connection between the components.
Which pre-requisite step is required for this integration to work?

A. Verify that the Microsoft Certificate Authority Server has the RBAC roles configured on the same machine where the Certificate Authority role is installed.

B. Verify that the Microsoft Certificate Authority Server has been configured for basic authentication.

C. Verify that a customized certificate template has been configured on the SDDC Manager.

D. Verify that the self-signed certificates have been replaced with signed certificates from Microsoft Certificate Authority.

In which order should the VMware Cloud Foundation components in a Management Domain be upgraded?

A. vRealize Suite, SDDC Manager and VMware Cloud Foundation services, NSX-T Datacenter, vCenter Server, ESXi servers

B. SDDC Manager and VMware Cloud Foundation services, vRealize Suite, NSX-T Datacenter, vCenter Server, ESXi servers

C. SDDC Manager and VMware Cloud Foundation services, NSX-T Datacenter, vCenter Server, ESXi servers, vRealize Suite

D. SDDC Manager and VMware Cloud Foundation services, vRealize Suite, NSX-T Datacenter, ESXi servers, vCenter Server

Which statement is true regarding NSX Manager configuration in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment?

A. NSX Managers can be deployed to different VLANs.

B. The cluster virtual IP address is attached to all NSX Managers.

C. The cluster virtual IP address is used for API and GUI access to NSX Managers.

D. Traffic is load-balanced across all NSX Managers while using the virtual IP address.

A customer would like to use VCF in two new regional data centers, and they have a hard requirement to stretch layer 2 networks across the two sites. Both sites have a 130ms latency.
What would be the ideal solution?

A. VCF with NSX-T Federation

B. VCD with NSX-T IPSEC

C. VCF with NSX-T Bridging

D. VCF with NSX-T Multi-Site

A VMware administrator is deploying a NSX Edge cluster using SDDC Manager. The manager wants to know if the NSX Edge nodes can be removed at a later time, knowing that there is no budget for adding additional hardware to the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) infrastructure.
Which three statements accurately answer this manager’s question about NSX Edge nodes? (Choose three.)

A. They can be removed at any time if they are in a powered-off state.

B. They can only be removed if the NSX Edge cluster is available in the SDDC Manager inventory and is active.

C. They can only be removed if the NSX Edge cluster is not stretched.

D. They can be removed if there are at least two nodes in the NSX Edge cluster.

E. They can only be removed if the NSX Edge node is available in the SDDC Manager inventory.

F. They can only be removed if the NSX Edge node was deployed from NSX-T Manager directly.

An administrator is deploying a new VMware Cloud Foundation workload domain.
Which three options are supported for supplemental storage? (Choose three.)

A. VMFS on iSCSI

B. SMB

C. VMFS on FC

D. vVols

E. NFS v.3

F. NFS v.2

Which two options can be used to create a new VMware Cloud Foundation VI workload domain? (Choose two.)

A. REST API

B. SDDC Manager UI

C. Cloud Builder UI

D. PowerCLI

E. vCenter UI

Which two functions are served by a storage policy in vSphere with Tanzu Namespace? (Choose two.)

A. Kubernetes Cluster Nodes’ datastore placement

B. Content library created for TKG releases

C. Container Backup volumes

D. NSX-T Tier-0 Gateway placement

E. Container Persistent volumes

An administrator is tasked with deploying a new VI Workload Domain into an existing VMware Cloud Foundation environment.
Which three initial shared storage types are supported? (Choose three.)

A. vVols

B. NFS v3

C. NFS v4.1

D. vSAN

E. SMB 3.0

F. VMFS on iSCSI

What is a valid way to replace the expiring evaluation Tanzu license for a vSphere with Tanzu cluster?

A. 1. Connect to the SDDC Manager.2. In the navigation pane, click Solutions.3. Find the cluster, click “Update Workload Management license”, and select the appropriate license.

B. 1. Connect to the SDDC Manager.2. Go to Administration > Licensing.3. Add the license key for vSphere with Tanzu.

C. 1. Connect to the vCenter Web Console.2. Go to Menu > Home > Administration > Licenses3. Click “Add New Licenses”, and enter the license key.

D. 1. Connect to the vCenter Web Console.2. Go to “Hosts and Clusters”, and right click on the cluster that supports namespace creation.3. Click “Assign license”, and select the appropriate license.

A VMware Cloud Foundation administrator has been tasked with replacing self-signed certificates with those signed by a third-party Certificate Authority. A security policy disallows the integration and use of Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services and prefers an external provider.
Which two steps must be taken in order to configure these certificates? (Choose two.)

A. Generate Certificate Signing Requests from SDDC Manager.

B. Ensure that the external provider has Administrator rights in vCenter.

C. Create and package the certificates in a domain_name.tar.gz file.

D. Use the sddcmanager-ssl-util.sh utility to list and delete existing certificates.

E. Generate public-private key pairs using the external provider.

An architect needs to create a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) VI Workload Domain design with these requirements:
Design blueprint needs to be repeatable for additional regions
Multiple availability zones -
Seven nodes per availability zone to host the workloads
vSAN storage will be used
What is the maximum accepted latency supported by vSAN between the two availability zones?

A. 5 ms

B. 10 ms

C. 100 ms

D. 150 ms

A systems administrator is tasked to configure MTUs for the VCF components and plans on using the recommended MTU size of the Management VLAN for the two Availability Zones in implementing the stretched cluster.
What is the recommended MTU size?

A. 1500

B. 9000

C. 1600

D. 1492

An administrator is tasked with changing the password of the SDDC Manager super user account in a newly installed VCF environment.
Which method must the administrator use to complete this task?

A. 1. SSH in to the SDDC Manager VM using the vcf user account.2. Switch to the root user.3. Enter the passwd vcf command.4. Enter and retype the new password.

B. 1. Log in to SDDC manager UI as a user with the ADMIN role.2. Go to Administration > Security > Password Management.3. Select the SDDC Manager account from the component drop-down menu.4. Click Rotate Now button.

C. 1. Log in to the SDDC manager UI as a user with the ADMIN role.2. Go to Developer Center > API Explorer.3. Expand APIs for managing users.4. Update password for roof user.

D. 1. SSH in to the SDDC Manager VM using the vcf user account.2. Switch to the root user.3. Enter the passwd admin command.4. Enter and retype the new password.

What is the correct upgrade order for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) components for a VI workload domain with a stretched vSAN cluster?

A. 1. NSX-T2. vCenter Server3. ESXi hosts4. vSAN Witness host

B. 1. vCenter Server2. NSX-T3. ESXi hosts4. vSAN Witness host

C. 1. vSAN witness host2. NSX-T3. ESXi hosts4. vCenter Server

D. 1. vSAN witness host2. NSX-T3. vCenter Server4. ESXi hosts

During a design workshop, an architect discussed strategies to backup and restore the SDDC Manager in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment. The customer asks for more clarification about the functionality and need for an external SFTP server.
Which two statements should the administrator share with the customer? (Choose two.)

A. It stores backup for vSAN encryption keys.

B. It provides better protection and decouples NSX-T backup from the SDDC Manager.

C. It is a prerequisite for restoring Cloud Builder file-based backups.

D. It is a prerequisite for restoring SDDC Manager file-based backups.

E. It stores backup for vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager.

An administrator needs additional capacity on a vSAN cluster. Each host currently has only one disk group.
Which two approaches can be used to expand storage capacity in this situation? (Choose two.)

A. Add an additional disk group.

B. Increase the number of cache disks in the existing disk group.

C. Increase the number of capacity disks in the existing disk group.

D. Disable compression.

E. Disable deduplication

A systems administrator needs to apply a custom ESXi image to a host using VMware Imaging Appliance (VIA).
Which statement is correct when preparing a host for imaging?

A. VIA service does not support UEFI boot mode.

B. PXE Boot must be configured as the second boot option.

C. Onboard NICs should be enabled on the server.

D. VMware Cloud Builder appliance must be deployed in a tagged VLAN/Network.

A systems administrator is tasked with creating a new VI workload domain that will leverage either an external NFS or a VMFS on FC storage as the principal storage.
Which action is required to fulfill this requirement?

A. Create a new network pool for vMotion and NFS networks.

B. Create a new network pool for vMotion, vSAN, and NFS networks.

C. Create a new network pool only for vMotion network.

D. Create a new network pool for vMotion and vSAN networks.

Which order of steps should an administrator use to replace a failed host in a stretched cluster?

A. 1.Decommission the failed host.2. Remove the host using cluster APIs.3. Add the newly commissioned host to the cluster using cluster APIs.4. Commission the new host with the correct network.

B. 1. Decommission the failed host.2. Remove the host using cluster APIs.3. Commission the new host with the correct network.4. Add the newly commissioned host to the cluster using cluster APIs.

C. 1. Remove the host using cluster APIs.2. Decommission the failed host.3. Commission the new host with the correct network.4. Add the newly commissioned host to the cluster using cluster APIs.

D. 1. Remove the host using cluster APIs.2. Decommission the failed host.3. Add the newly commissioned host to the cluster using cluster APIs.4. Commission the new host with the correct network.

A VMware architect has been tasked to deploy a VCF environment for a large federal organization. Security, availability, and redundancy are key requirements for the deployment. The administrator has been asked to keep the cost down as well.
A standard deployment of VCF is being planned for the headquarters. The first VI domain is estimated to have 5,000 VMs.
Which vCenter Server appliance sizing should the architect use for the VI workload domain?

A. Large vCenter Server appliance with default storage size

B. Small vCenter Server appliance with X-Large storage size

C. Medium vCenter Server appliance with large storage size

D. Medium vCenter Server appliance with default storage size

A systems administrator is tasked to deploy VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and has already deployed the VMware Cloud Builder appliance.
What is the next step the systems administrator should take?

A. Upload the Deployment Parameter Workbook.

B. Configure the Management Domain using custom certificates.

C. Deploy the Management Domain using VMware Cloud Builder.

D. Prepare and configure the ESXi hosts to be used in the deployment.

A systems administrator is tasked with deploying a new VI Workload Domain cluster to support the HR system. A new storage policy must be created to satisfy the following requirements:
•	Support two host failures
•	Use the least amount of hosts
•	Minimize storage capacity usage
Which configuration will satisfy these requirements?

A. 6 Hosts, FTT=2, RAID 1

B. 6 Hosts, FTT=2, RAID 5/6

C. 5 Hosts, FTT=2, RAID 5/6

D. 5 Hosts, FTT=2, RAID 1

Which vSphere Lifecycle Manager (LCM) function is supported in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)?

A. Manage certificate replacement for ESXi hosts.

B. Rotate passwords for ESXi hosts.

C. Downgrade VM hardware version.

D. Install and update third-party software on ESXi hosts.

Which tool can be used to add a new vSphere Cluster to an existing VI Workload Domain?

A. vSphere Client

B. VMware Imaging Appliance

C. SDDC Manager

D. Cloud Builder

An architect is designing networking for a developer-ready infrastructure on VMware Cloud Foundation.
Which use case would require the architect to consider a CIDR range larger than /27 for Egress?

A. More than 30 services are required

B. More than 30 pods are required

C. More than 30 load balancers are required

D. More than 30 namespaces are required

Which license is required to enable Workload Management on VMware Cloud Foundation?

A. VMware Tanzu Basic

B. VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus

C. VMware vSphere Evaluation

D. VMware vSphere Standard

Which two requirements are needed to add new hosts to an existing VI workload in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment? (Choose two.)

A. The host uses only the VLAN network.

B. The host uses heterogenous hardware.

C. The host uses a minimum of four network ports.

D. The host uses the same storage type as the existing cluster hosts.

E. The host uses the same network pool.

VCF design workshops have been conducted, and the architect collected the following customer requirements for the newly planned VCF infrastructure:
•	The new VCF infrastructure is targeting two zones: DEV/UAT and DMZ.
•	The infrastructure team requested that the number of management components be minimized as much as possible.
•	Eight hosts should be ordered for the DEV/UAT environment.
•	Four hosts should be ordered for the DMZ environment.
•	The DEV/UAT workloads must comply with an erasure coding vSAN storage policy and have the ability to tolerate the failure of two hosts.
Which workload domain sizing will be required to achieve these requirements?

A. 12-hosts workload domain for both zones, having an 8-hosts DEV/UAT cluster, and a 4-hosts DMZ cluster

B. 8-hosts DEV/UAT workload domain, having an 8-hosts DEV/UAT cluster, and a 4-hosts DMZ workload domain, having a 4-hosts DMZ cluster

C. 8-hosts DEV/UAT workload domain, having a 4-hosts DEV cluster, and a 4-hosts UAT cluster, in addition to a 4-hosts DMZ workload domain, having a 4-hosts DMZ cluster

D. 12-hosts workload domain for both zones, having a 4-hosts DEV cluster, a 4-hosts UAT cluster, and a 4-hosts DMZ cluster

Which two prerequisites must be met before creating a vSphere with Tanzu Namespace? (Choose two.)

A. Define CPU and Memory limits

B. Create storage policies for persistent storage

C. Enable a cluster with vSphere with Tanzu

D. Enable Harbor Image Registry

E. Assign user and groups access

What is required as part of enabling the Harbor Image Registry?

A. Access Control

B. Tanzu Enabled Cluster

C. Resource Limits

D. Storage Policy

What is a characteristic about the Credentials Worksheet in the Deployment Parameter Workbook?

A. Passwords can be different per user.

B. Passwords can be common only for appliance users.

C. Passwords must be different per user.

D. Passwords must be common across all users.

What is a valid procedure to replace an expired vSAN license in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment?

A. 1. Add a new vSAN license to the SDDC Manager and vCenter Server.2. Reassign the vSAN license to the cluster in the vCenter Server.3. Remove the expired vSAN license from the SDDC Manager and vCenter Server.

B. 1. Add a new vSAN license to the vCenter Server.2. Connect to SDDC Manager via SSH, and then restart Lifecycle Management using systemctl restart lcm.3. Verify in the vCenter Server whether a new vSAN license has been assigned to the cluster.

C. 1. Add a new vSAN license to the SDDC Manager.2. Connect to SDDC Manager via SSH, and then restart Domain Manager using systemctl restart domainmanager.3. Verify in the SDDC Manager whether a new vSAN license has been assigned to the cluster.

D. 1. Add a new vSAN license to the SDDC Manager.2. Reassign the vSAN license to the cluster in the SDDC Manager.3. Remove the expired vSAN license from the SDDC Manager.

Which two use cases would require the creation of multiple clusters in a workload domain? (Choose two.)

A. Different virtual machine workload types

B. Different application licensing models

C. Bare-Metal vs. virtual workloads

D. Different host CPU types

E. Different memory requirements

Which two roles are played by a Spherelet in a Tanzu-enabled VCF workload domain? (Choose two.)

A. It starts and monitors vSphere pods running on the workload domain cluster.

B. It communicates with the vSphere with Tanzu embedded Harbor registry.

C. It runs as a VIB on all Supervisor Cluster ESXi hosts configured with the vSphere Networking Stack.

D. It enables an ESXi hypervisor to act as a Kubernetes master node.

E. It enables an ESXi hypervisor to act as a Kubernetes worker node.

A VMware Cloud Foundation consultant has a requirement to enable task-based backups for the SDDC Manager. What are two steps that need to be pre-configured to achieve this goal? (Choose two.)

A. Register with a VADP image-level backup solution.

B. Create an Image-Based backup job.

C. Register VCSA with a backup proxy.

D. Create a File-Based backup job.

E. Register an external backup repository.

Which functionality does a NSX Tier-1 Gateway provide to a vSphere with Tanzu deployment?

A. Downlink connection to segments

B. Downlink connection to Tier-0 gateway

C. Layer 2 Switching

D. Static or dynamic routing

An administrator wants to delete a VMware Cloud Foundation Workload Domain and re-use the attached ESXi hosts by returning them to the list of unassigned hosts in the SDDC Manager inventory.
Which action needs to be taken to complete this task?

A. ESXi hosts need to be re-imaged and updated.

B. ESXi hosts need to be decommissioned and re-imaged.

C. ESXi hosts need to be re-imaged and rejoined.

D. ESXi hosts need to be decommissioned and updated.

A developer is deploying pods with Persistent Volumes (PV) on vSphere with Tanzu.
Which component determines the datastore that the PV will be placed on?

A. CNS-CSI

B. Hostd

C. SPBM

D. Spherelet

What do VM Storage Policies match to when using vSphere with Tanzu?

A. Kubernetes storage classes in the Supervisor Cluster

B. Kubernetes datastores in a namespace

C. Kubernetes storage classes in a namespace

D. Kubernetes datastores in the Supervisor Cluster

What is a supported function of the vSphere Lifecycle Manager (LCM) in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)?

A. Upgrade SDDC Manager

B. Downgrade VM hardware version

C. Check hardware compatibility of hosts and clusters

D. Upgrade vCenter Server

Which two roles are provided by a local NSX Manager appliance? (Choose two.)

A. Compliance

B. Controller

C. Policy

D. Authorization

E. Orchestrator

The vSAN Witness appliance for a VMware Cloud Foundation stretched vSAN cluster stopped working. The administrator needs to roll out a new appliance to replace the old one.
Which tool should the administrator use to perform this task?

A. vSphere Update Manager

B. SDDC Manager

C. vSphere Client

D. vSAN PowerCLI

An architect needs to enable the workload management for a VCF VI workload domain and plans on using the minimum requirement for deploying a highly available NSX edge cluster.
What is the minimum requirement for this deployment?

A. A cluster of two small NSX edge nodes

B. A cluster of three large NSX edge node

C. A cluster of two large NSX edge nodes

D. A cluster of one large NSX edge node