An administrator is preparing to deploy a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) fleet to an
environment that does not have Internet access. Which two binaries must be uploaded to the VCF
Installer appliance before initiating the deployment? (Choose two.)
C, D
Explanation:
In VCF 9.x, air-gapped bring-up requires staging the required binaries in the VCF Installer. The
documented list explicitly includes NSX and VCF Operations among the components to upload. The
product guide states: “VMware Cloud Foundation required binaries include… NSX … VMware Cloud
Foundation Operations … vCenter … SDDC Manager…” (exact list excerpt). This list does not call for
ESX images or the legacy “Lifecycle Manager.”
Therefore, from the given options the two binaries that must be uploaded are NSX and VCF
Operations. ESX is pre-imaged on hosts per preparation guidance and is not a required VCF Installer
binary; “Lifecycle Manager” is not used in VCF 9.0 bring-up.
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After a migration to VCF 9.0, an administrator must import only logging data newer than 90 days
from Aria Operations for Logs 8.x into VCF Operations for Logs. If VCF Operations for Logs has enough
space available, what is the correct way to achieve this?
C
Explanation:
VCF 9.0 introduces Log Data Transfer initiated from VCF Operations. The docs say: “You can transfer
log data for up to 90 days from Aria Operations for Logs 8.x… The migrated logs are stored in VCF
Operations for logs.” and “To transfer logs… navigate to the Logs Data Transfer card in Administration
> Control Panel… click the INITIATE TRANSFER button… You can select the duration of logs to
transfer…” (emphasis added).
They further clarify that simple forwarding does not transfer already ingested logs: “Forward logs…
does not transfer already ingested logs. Transfer historical logs up to 90 days… using the Log Data
Transfer feature in VCF Operations.”
Hence, the correct action is to initiate the transfer in VCF Operations (Administration > Control Panel
> Logs Data Transfer).
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Which tool does an administrator use to collect and validate the initial inputs for the deployment of a
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) fleet?
C
Explanation:
VCF 9.0 replaces legacy bring-up tooling with the VCF Installer, which provides a deployment wizard
that validates configuration before bring-up. The guide describes: “The deployment wizard validates
your inputs… and displays errors and warnings if any.” and that administrators “Download and
complete the planning and preparation workbook and have the information ready for validating
inputs in the deployment wizard.”
While the workbook is used to collect information, the validation of those inputs is performed by the
VCF Installer wizard prior to deployment. SDDC Manager is used after bring-up for lifecycle
operations, and Cloud Builder is not used in VCF 9.0 deployments. Therefore, VCF Installer is the
correct tool for collecting (via wizard prompts) and validating initial deployment inputs.
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Which two resources can be configured in a VM Class in VMware vSphere with vSphere Supervisor?
(Choose two.)
A, B
Explanation:
A VM Class predefines hardware for Supervisor-managed VMs: “The VM class… defines such
parameters as the number of virtual CPUs, memory capacity, and reservation settings.”
Administration steps show these are configurable: “You can configure hardware resources such as
CPU, memory, and different devices” when editing a VM class.
Additionally, the DCLI/API specification underscores CPU and Memory fields: “--cpu-count …
Required.” and “--memory-mb … Required.” for a VM class.
While network adapters, PCI devices, and instance storage can also be added via advanced config,
the question asks for two; CPU and Memory are canonical, always-present VM Class resources per
the core definition above.
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An administrator must deploy a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) instance using a supported
VCF Operations model with the smallest possible resource footprint. Which VCF Operations
deployment model should be used?
C
Explanation:
VCF 9.0 documents two Operations for Logs/Operations models—Simple (Standard) and High
Availability (Cluster)—and highlight that Simple is the minimal footprint option intended for
test/dev: “Architecture flexibility: Can be deployed in a Simple or Highly Available Cluster
deployment. Recommended deployment is a HA Cluster… Simple deployment is for test/dev
environments, it is not for production use cases.”
By contrast, HA/clustered models increase resources to provide redundancy at scale. Since the
requirement is the smallest resource footprint, the Simple model is the correct selection.
(Stretched/Continuous Availability options are not listed VCF Operations models in this context.)
An administrator is tasked to deploy a new vSAN Storage Cluster to an existing VCF instance. The VCF
instance is deployed as a single workload domain. What must the administrator do to achieve this
without deploying additional management components?
C
Explanation:
Comprehensive and Detailed
The VCF 9.0 Architecture and Deployment Guide explains that within a single Workload Domain,
administrators can scale resources by adding additional clusters, including compute or vSAN storage
clusters. Specifically, “A Workload Domain can contain multiple clusters. You can deploy a new
cluster, such as a vSAN cluster, into an existing domain without introducing new management
components.” .
Options A and D both introduce new workload domains or VCF instances, which require their own
management stack (vCenter, NSX Manager, etc.) and are unnecessary in this scenario. Option B is
incorrect because “vSAN storage-only nodes” are supported in vSAN but are not the method for
adding a new cluster within VCF automation. The correct approach is deploying a second cluster
inside the same workload domain—this reuses the existing management components while meeting
the requirement for a new vSAN storage cluster.
Which two types of group can be created to collect and manage objects in Istio Service Mesh?
(Choose two.)
B, C
Explanation:
Comprehensive and Detailed
The Istio integration in VCF 9.0 defines two main logical groupings for organizing workloads within a
service mesh: Cluster groups and Service groups. The documentation notes: “Cluster groups allow
you to organize and manage objects across different Kubernetes clusters. Service groups let you
aggregate and manage services that share common policies, routing rules, or observability
requirements.” .
These groups enable administrators to apply consistent service mesh policies across multiple
deployments and clusters. They also simplify administration by centralizing traffic management,
routing, and observability of workloads. Security, API, and Node are not Istio-specific grouping
constructs but instead are other concepts used elsewhere (e.g., security policies, API endpoints,
node objects in Kubernetes). Therefore, the correct group types used in Istio Service Mesh are
Cluster and Service groups.
An administrator must configure a new Project in the Development tenant of VCF Automation. The
requirement is to minimize ongoing management overhead as new developers onboard. Which four
steps should be taken? (Choose four.)
A, B, D, G
Explanation:
Comprehensive and Detailed
According to the VCF Automation 9.0 Guide, project creation requires administrative login at the
tenant level: “To create a new project, log in as a Project Administrator of that tenant.” . After
creation, projects must be mapped to Cloud Zones to determine compute placement. The document
also emphasizes: “For scalable user management, assign groups from Active Directory to roles within
projects rather than individual users.” This reduces management overhead as new members join.
Namespaces are not mandatory unless Kubernetes Supervisor is being integrated, which is not
required in this scenario. Likewise, logging in as an Organization Administrator (F) is not needed for
tenant-level project creation. Therefore, the correct steps are: Log in as Project Admin (A), Create a
Project (D), Assign a Cloud Zone (B), and Use Active Directory Groups for membership (G). This
ensures minimal ongoing administrative effort.
During creation of a new Organization for All Applications in VCF Automation, which four NSX
constructs are automatically configured at the regional networking step? (Choose four.)
A, B, E, G
Explanation:
Comprehensive and Detailed
The VCF Automation Networking Guide (9.0) documents that when an Organization for All
Applications is created, networking constructs are provisioned automatically to provide immediate
connectivity. Specifically, “During region creation, the system automatically deploys a Default VPC, a
Provider Tier-0 Gateway, a VPC connectivity profile, and default SNAT rules to enable outbound
access.” .
DNAT rules are not provisioned by default (they must be configured for inbound services). Likewise,
NSX Transit Gateway is a multi-region design element, not automatically deployed for a single org
setup. A VDS is a vSphere construct and not part of the NSX automation performed at this stage.
Therefore, the automatically created items are: Default VPC (A), Provider Tier-0 Gateway (B), SNAT
rule (E), and VPC Connectivity Profile (G).
An administrator creates a custom alert in VCF Operations for a VM with a symptom definition:
“Read Latency > 1 ms.” The alert should trigger immediately once the symptom condition occurs.
What additional step is required to ensure the alert functions?
A
Explanation:
Comprehensive and Detailed
The VCF Operations 9.0 Monitoring Guide specifies: “For any alert definition to be active in the
environment, it must be associated with and enabled in an Active Policy.” . Creating symptom and
alert definitions only defines conditions; they do not generate alerts until policies include them. REST
notification plugins or payload templates are used for outbound integrations, not for enabling alerts.
A super metric is only needed for custom composite KPIs, not for native read latency which is a
standard metric already available. Therefore, the required step is to enable the alert in an Active
Policy so that when the symptom triggers (latency > 1 ms), the alert activates.
A large corporation recently experienced a power outage at one of its primary data centers resulting
in service disruption for customers in that region. An administrator is tasked to assess the current
infrastructure and propose a plan to improve resiliency.
Current configuration:
Single-site vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) cluster
12 hosts
Cluster resource utilization (CPU, memory, and storage) is under 30%
Which solution would improve resiliency and minimize service disruption in data center outages with
a recovery point objective (RPO) of zero without requiring additional hosts?
A
Explanation:
The VCF 9.0 Design Guide highlights that for resiliency across sites with RPO = 0, the recommended
approach is a vSAN Stretched Cluster. Documentation states: “Stretched clusters provide site-level
resilience by mirroring data across two fault domains (sites). In the event of a full site outage,
workloads remain available with no data loss (RPO = 0).” Relocating six hosts to another site creates
the two fault domains required for vSAN Stretched Cluster. Options B and C provide backup or
redundancy but not synchronous replication with zero RPO. Option D (fault domains) protects against
host/rack failures, not entire data center loss. Therefore, the correct solution is to relocate hosts and
configure a stretched cluster.
An organization wants to enable Service and Application Discovery across their VMware Cloud
Foundation (VCF) fleet. Which optional VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solution must the
administrator enable or deploy to facilitate this capability?
D
Explanation:
The VCF Operations for Networks (formerly vRNI) enables Application Discovery and Network
Visibility. According to VCF 9.0: “Operations for Networks provides flow-based application discovery,
dependency mapping, and security planning. This allows administrators to visualize application
topology and relationships across the VCF fleet.” By contrast, VCF Operations for Logs provides log
aggregation, while the Collector provides integration for metrics, not discovery. The vSphere
Supervisor enables Kubernetes workloads, not application discovery. Therefore, to achieve Service
and Application Discovery, administrators must deploy VCF Operations for Networks.
An administrator is responsible for monitoring VMware vSAN performance across a VMware Cloud
Foundation (VCF) instance. The administrator confirms VCF Operations is configured correctly. When
viewing Storage Operations, the vSAN Cluster Performance widget is not displaying any dat
a. What additional configuration should the administrator complete to ensure the widget displays
data?
D
Explanation:
According to the VCF 9.0 Operations and vSAN Integration Guide, performance metrics in the vSAN
Cluster Performance widget are only available when the vSAN Performance Service is enabled. The
documentation states:
“The vSAN Performance Service must be enabled in vCenter Server for each vSAN cluster to collect
and visualize performance statistics in VCF Operations. Without this service, performance
dashboards and widgets will not display data.”
Option A (Support Insight) relates to telemetry with VMware, not performance widgets.
Option B (Cloud proxy as Collector) is required for general collection but not specific to vSAN widget
visibility.
Option C (SMART data collection) provides disk health analytics, not cluster-level performance stats.
Option D is correct, because enabling the vSAN Performance Service ensures that VCF Operations
receives and displays data in the vSAN Performance dashboards.
Therefore, the administrator must enable the vSAN Performance Service for all vSAN clusters in
vCenter.
An administrator is tasked to configure network connectivity to the organization's corporate network
for their container workloads to be deployed on VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) clusters backed
by VMware NSX networking on a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployment. Which gateway
connectivity type should the administrator deploy?
D
Explanation:
The VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 networking design documentation specifies that container
workloads running on VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) with NSX networking require external
connectivity via a Centralized Connectivity model. This is implemented using an NSX Tier-0 (T0)
Gateway which provides north-south routing to the corporate physical network.
The guide states: “In VKS deployments backed by NSX networking, workloads achieve external
reachability through a centralized Tier-0 Gateway, ensuring integration with corporate networking
and enterprise services.” This model ensures traffic consolidation, policy enforcement, and simplified
routing for Kubernetes workloads.
Round-robin Connectivity is not a supported NSX gateway connectivity model.
Distributed Connectivity refers to east-west NSX overlay communication, not north-south
connectivity.
Physical Connectivity is not precise, as workloads do not connect directly to the physical network;
instead, they use logical routing.
Centralized Connectivity is the correct model, where the T0 Gateway centralizes external routing for
container workloads.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – NSX Networking and VKS Deployment Guide (Tier-0
Gateway connectivity model).
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What is the purpose of Istio Service Mesh?
B
Explanation:
The VCF 9.0 Service Mesh Integration Guide defines Istio as: “Istio Service Mesh provides an
infrastructure layer that transparently handles service-to-service communication, securing,
observing, and controlling traffic between microservices.” The key purpose is enabling structured
and observable communication between applications. While Istio includes discovery and load
balancing, those are features, not the overarching purpose. A centralized routing table (Option D) is
not the core definition. VMware documentation highlights Istio’s role in service-to-service
communication, observability, and policy enforcement within the service mesh. Therefore, the
correct answer is B.