VMware 2V0-16.25 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

VMware 2V0-16.25 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  What are the two methods to add a widget to a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations for Logs dashboard? (Choose two.)

  A. Clone the widget from an existing dashboard.
  B. Create the widget in Explore Logs and click Add to Dashboard.
  C. Drag and drop the widget in the dashboard design pane.
  D. Import the widget in the dashboard design pane.
  E. Open Management Pack Builder and clone the widget.
  B. Create the widget in Explore Logs and click Add to Dashboard.
  C. Drag and drop the widget in the dashboard design pane.

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  Two supported methods exist for adding widgets toVCF Operations for Logs dashboards:

  From Explore Logs - Create a widget (e.g., query result) and select Add to Dashboard. (B)

  Dashboard Design Pane - Use the design interface todrag and drop widgets. (C)

  Other options:

  Option A: Clone widget from existing dashboard# Not a supported method.

  Option D: Import widget in design pane# Import is for dashboards, not individual widgets.

  Option E: Management Pack Builder# Not related to Logs dashboard widgets.

  References: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.3 - Creating and Customizing Dashboards in VCF Operations for Logs VMware Docs: Log Insight Dashboards and Widgets

• Question 2:

  An administrator is tasked to create a new storage policy for an eight-node VMware vSAN Original Storage Architecture (OSA) cluster. The following specifications have been provided:

  Tolerate up to two host failures. Ensure maximum usable capacity.

  Which storage policy settings must the administrator configure?

  A. 1 failure - RAID-1
  B. 2 failures - RAID-5
  C. 3 failures - RAID-1
  D. 1 failure - RAID-5
  B. 2 failures - RAID-5

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  For an 8-node vSAN OSA cluster, the administrator needs a storage policy that:

  Tolerates 2 host failures, and Provides maximum usable capacity.

  RAID-5/6 (erasure coding) is more capacity-efficient than RAID-1 mirroring.

  To tolerate2 failures, the correct policy is RAID-5 with FTT=2. RAID-1 (mirroring) would consume far more capacity, reducing usable space.

  Other options:

  Option A: 1 failure - RAID-1# Only tolerates one failure.

  Option C: 3 failures - RAID-1# Provides higher resilience but uses much more capacity, not maximum efficiency.

  Option D: 1 failure - RAID-5# Tolerates only one failure.

  References:

  VMware vSphere 9.0 - vSAN Storage Policy Rules (FTT and RAID)

  VMware Docs: vSAN Erasure Coding (RAID-5/6)

• Question 3:

  An administrator is tasked to optimize storage utilization in an existing VMware vSAN Original Storage Architecture (OSA) cluster. The cluster has the following configuration:

  Eight-node cluster with 1 disk group per node.

  Virtual machines (VMs) are configured with 1 failure - RAID-1 storage policy.

  Storage utilization is at 70%.

  Which action can the administrator take to reduce the existing storage utilization with the minimum impact to the cluster?

  A. Enable Deduplication and Compression on the cluster.
  B. Change the storage policy to 3 failure - RAID-1.
  C. Enable Compression only on the cluster.
  D. Change the storage policy to 2 failure - RAID-6.
  D. Change the storage policy to 2 failure - RAID-6.

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  In a vSAN Original Storage Architecture (OSA) cluster, the choice of storage policy directly impacts storage efficiency and resilience:

  Current Setup:

  Eight-node cluster, 1 disk group per node.

  VMs are using FTT=1 RAID-1 (mirroring) policy.

  Storage utilization is already at 70%.

  RAID-1 (Mirroring):

  Each piece of data is mirrored, requiring2x storage capacity.

  Space efficiency ~50%.

  RAID-6 (Erasure Coding, FTT=2):

  Requires a minimum of 6 hosts, satisfied here with 8.

  Uses erasure coding instead of full mirroring, giving ~67% space efficiency.

  Provides resilience against 2 host failures while using less space than RAID-1. Thus, switching from RAID-1 FTT=1 to RAID-6 FTT=2 reduces overall storage utilization while still improving resilience.

  Why not the other options?

  Option A: Enable Deduplication and Compression##In OSA, enabling this requires a cluster-wide disk group reformat, which is disruptive and not the minimal impact choice. Option B: Change policy to 3 failure - RAID-1##Increases

  redundancy but consumes much more capacity, worsening utilization. Option C: Enable Compression only##Not available in OSA (only in ESA). OSA supports deduplication + compression together, not compression-only. Option D: Change

  to 2 failure - RAID-6##Meets resilience requirements,reduces storage usage, and is supported on 8-node OSA clusters.

  References:

  VMware vSAN 9.0 Documentation - RAID-5/6 Erasure Coding requires 6+ hosts and improves space efficiency

  VMware vSAN Design Guide - RAID-1 vs RAID-5/6 efficiency and requirements

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Documentation - Changing storage policies triggers online reconfiguration without cluster-wide reformat

• Question 4:

  Which rule in a virtual machine (VM) storage policy is configured to ensure data redundancy in a VMware vSAN environment?

  A. Failures to Tolerate
  B. Disk Stripes Per Object
  C. Stripe Width
  D. Flash Read Cache Reservation
  A. Failures to Tolerate

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  The VM Storage Policy rule that controls data redundancy in vSAN is Failures to Tolerate (FTT).

  Defines the number of hardware failures (host, disk, network) that vSAN can tolerate while maintaining data availability.

  Configurations include RAID-1 (mirroring), RAID-5/6 (erasure coding).

  Other options:

  Option B: Disk Stripes Per Object# Defines performance striping, not redundancy.

  Option C: Stripe Width# Same as above, not redundancy.

  Option D: Flash Read Cache Reservation# Relates to caching performance, not redundancy.

  References:

  VMware vSphere 9.0 - Storage Policy Rules in vSAN

  VMware Docs: vSAN Failures to Tolerate

• Question 5:

  How does an administrator configure VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations for logs to send Notifications and Metrics to VCF Operations?

  A. Configure the Integration through VCF Operations for Logs.
  B. Launch the wizard from VCF Operations for Logs.
  C. Launch the wizard from VCF Operations.
  D. Configure the Integrations through VCF Operations.
  D. Configure the Integrations through VCF Operations.

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  To configure VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations for logs so that it can send notifications and metrics, administrators must use the Integrations workflow inside VCF Operations.

  You configure integrations centrally from the Administration > Integrations page in VCF Operations.

  Here you add the VCF Operations for Logs data source, configure credentials, and set up Webhooks for alerts.

  Once integration is completed, VCF Operations for Logs data can be consumed in VCF Operations dashboards and used for notifications and metrics.

  This process is not launched directly from "VCF Operations for Logs," but rather from VCF Operations itself, where all integrations (vCenter, vSAN, NSX, and Logs) are centrally managed.

  References:

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.2 - Integrating Data Sources with VCF Operations

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.3 - Configure VCF Operations for logs integration

• Question 6:

  An administrator needs to enable the enhanced capabilities of Storage Operations for vSAN 9.0 in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations.

  What three prerequisite steps must be completed in order to enable the advanced Diagnostic Troubleshooting, Benchmarking and Optimizing? (Choose three.)

  A. No configuration required, Run New Diagnostics is enabled automatically.
  B. Enable and start the vSAN Performance service in the target vCenter.
  C. Configure a vSAN account for the vCenter Integration Instance.
  D. Assign the VCF Operations Service Account administrative rights to vSAN Objects.
  E. Assign the credentials configured in the vCenter Integration instance have access to vSAN objects.
  F. Open port 5989 on each VCF Operations node on which the vSAN adapter exists.
  B. Enable and start the vSAN Performance service in the target vCenter.
  C. Configure a vSAN account for the vCenter Integration Instance.
  E. Assign the credentials configured in the vCenter Integration instance have access to vSAN objects.

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  To enable enhanced capabilities of Storage Operations for vSAN 9.0 in VCF Operations (Diagnostic Troubleshooting, Benchmarking, and Optimizing), administrators must complete several prerequisites that ensure vSAN health,

  performance, and permissions are properly set up.

  Enable and start the vSAN Performance service in the target vCenter (B):

  The vSAN Performance Service must be enabled for cluster-level monitoring.

  This provides the telemetry data needed for diagnostic and benchmarking capabilities in VCF Operations.

  Without enabling this service, no performance metrics can be collected.

  Configure a vSAN account for the vCenter Integration Instance (C):

  A dedicated vSAN service account must be configured so that VCF Operations can communicate with vCenter for vSAN data collection.

  This ensures secure and role-specific access for monitoring operations.

  Assign the credentials configured in the vCenter Integration instance to have access to vSAN objects (E):

  The credentials used in the vCenter integration must have the required privileges to access vSAN objects (such as datastore, cluster objects, and health checks).

  This ensures that VCF Operations can run diagnostics, benchmarking, and optimization functions without permission errors.

  Why the other options are incorrect:

  Option A: No configuration required, Run New Diagnostics is enabled automatically:#Incorrect. Configuration is required before these advanced features can be enabled. Option D: Assign the VCF Operations Service Account administrative

  rights to vSAN Objects:#Too broad and not a best practice. Instead, specific rights via the vCenter integration account (option E) are recommended. Option F: Open port 5989 on each VCF Operations node on which the vSAN adapter

  exists:#Not required for enabling vSAN advanced diagnostics in VCF 9.0. vSAN operations rely on vCenter connectivity, not direct port 5989.

  References:

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Documentation - vSAN and VCF Operations Integration

  VMware vSphere 9.0 - vSAN Performance Service Requirements

  VMware Docs: vSAN Performance Service Configuration

• Question 7:

  An administrator is informed that a digital certificate used by vSphere has been revoked by the issuing Certificate Authority (CA) before the scheduled expiration date. The administrator checks the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations but the CRL tab is not activated.

  What must the administrator do to view the CRL?

  A. Select the External Event Based Active Symptoms under Global Settings.
  B. Select the Activate Standard Certificate Validation under Global Settings.
  C. Set the Threshold For Adapters Certificate Expiration Alert to 6 under Global Settings.
  D. The CRL tab is not available when VCF Operations is licensed under vSphere Foundation.
  B. Select the Activate Standard Certificate Validation under Global Settings.

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  In VCF Operations, the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) tabis visible only when Standard Certificate Validationis activated in Global Settings.

  Once enabled, administrators can view the CRL tab and monitor revoked certificates.

  Other options:

  Option A External Event Based Active Symptoms# Related to alerting, not CRL.

  Option C: Threshold for Expiration Alert# Configures warnings, not CRL visibility.

  Option D:. Not available under vSphere Foundation license# Incorrect; CRL is available if validation is enabled.

  References:

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 - Certificate Validation Settings in Operations

  VMware Docs: Managing Certificates in vROps

• Question 8:

  An organization requires a centralized platform to monitor the performance, health, and capacity of their entire VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) environment.

  Which two components would provide this capability? (Choose two.)

  A. VCF Operations for Networks
  B. VCF Operations
  C. VCF Operations for Logs
  D. vSphere Supervisor
  A. VCF Operations for Networks
  B. VCF Operations

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  The requirement is for acentralized platformto monitorperformance, health, and capacityacross theentire VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) environment.

  VCF Operations

  Providesend-to-end performance monitoring, capacity management, and health analytics across vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, and NSX.

  IncludesFinOps and Capacity Planning,performance diagnostics, andAI-driven troubleshootingfor faster remediation.

  This is the primary component for monitoring theentire VCF environment.

  VCF Operations for Networks

  Extends observability tonetwork operationsby monitoring NSX health, VPCs, and network flows.

  Providestraffic summaries, alerts, and network capacity metrics.

  Integrated with VCF Operations to ensure acomplete platform-wide viewof health and performance.

  Why not the others?

  VCF Operations for Logs# Focused onlog management, troubleshooting, and diagnostics(not holistic performance/capacity monitoring).

  vSphere Supervisor# ProvidesKubernetes namespace and workload management, not centralized performance/capacity monitoring.

  References:

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.1 - Performance Monitoring and Capacity in VCF Operations

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.1 - VCF Health and Diagnostics in Operations

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.1 - Network Operations with VCF Operations for Networks

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.3 - Integration of Network Alerts into VCF Operations

• Question 9:

  An administrator has been tasked to share resources in the cluster between the Quality Assurance (QA) Department and Marketing Department. The following information has been provided:

  In the case of contention, the QA Department must not lose any performance.

  When the QA Department is not using all of its allocated resources, the Marketing Department requires the ability to consume them.

  The administrator has set up resource pools for the QA Department (RP-QA) and Marketing Department (RP-MKT).

  How should the resource shares be configured for each pool?

  A. Set both Resource Pools to Fixed.
  B. Set RP-QA to Fixed and RP-MKT to Scalable.
  C. Set RP-QA to Scalable and RP-MKT to Fixed.
  D. It is not possible to satisfy the requirements of both departments.
  B. Set RP-QA to Fixed and RP-MKT to Scalable.

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  The requirements:

  QA must not lose performance during contention# QA must haveguaranteed resources, soFixedis correct.

  Marketing can use leftover resources when QA is idle# Marketing must beScalable, so it can borrow resources from QA's allocation when available.

  Other options:

  Option A: Both Fixed# Marketing would not be able to use QA's unused resources.

  Option C: QA Scalable, MKT Fixed# QA would lose guaranteed resources, violating requirements.

  Option D: Not possible# Incorrect; VMware supports this configuration.

  References:

  VMware vSphere 9.0 - Resource Pool Allocation (Fixed vs. Scalable)

  VMware Docs: Using Resource Pools

• Question 10:

  An administrator enables the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations orchestrator Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client service on a VCF Operations orchestrator appliance.

  How many vSphere instances can be integrated in the vSphere Client through the VCF Operations orchestrator plug-in?

  A. 8
  B. 15
  C. 1
  D. 10
  C. 1

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  explanation:

  Explanation

  The VCF Operations Orchestrator Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Client allows orchestration workflows directly in the vSphere Client.

  However,only one vSphere instance can be integrated at a time with the vSphere Client via this plug-in.

  This limitation ensures a consistent, single orchestration endpoint per vSphere Client environment.

  Other options (8, 10, 15) apply to scaling of vCenter or data sources but not to the Orchestrator Plug-in integration.

  References:

  VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.1 - Orchestrator Plug-in Integration Limits

  VMware Docs: vRealize Orchestrator Plug-in for vSphere Web Client