Questions for the 2V0-11-25 were updated on : Dec 01 ,2025
An administrator configures a Local Content Library on vCenter Server A, enables publishing, and
creates Subscribed Content Libraries on vCenter Server B and vCenter Server C using the publishing
URL. However, the contents of the subscribed libraries on vCenter B and C are not synchronizing with
the source library on vCenter A.
Which step should the administrator take to troubleshoot the issue?
B
Explanation:
When subscribed Content Libraries are not synchronizing with the source Local Content Library, the
primary troubleshooting step, as described in the official VMware documentation, is toverify
network connectivitybetween the source vCenter (vCenter Server A) and the subscribing vCenters
(vCenter Server B and C). The administrator must ensure that all required network ports for Content
Library synchronization are open and accessible. Without proper network communication, the
subscribing vCenters cannot retrieve or sync content from the published library.
Other steps, such as recreating the libraries, enabling bidirectional sync, or manually importing
content, do not address the core issue of connectivity and port access, which is essential for
automated synchronization to function correctly.
An administrator recently incorrectly deployed a new isolated VI workload domain within an existing
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) instance.
How can the administrator reconfigure the VI workload domain to share the SSO domain from the
management workload domain?
D
Explanation:
According to VMware Cloud Foundation documentation, once a VI workload domain has been
deployed as an isolated domain (with its own SSO), it cannot be reconfigured after deployment to
join the management domain’s SSO domain. The official guidance states that the only supported
approach is to delete the incorrectly configured VI workload domain and create a new one through
SDDC Manager, ensuring it is properly configured to share the SSO domain with the management
domain during the deployment process. There is no supported process to convert or migrate an
existing isolated SSO VI workload domain to a shared SSO configuration after deployment.
An administrator is tasked with enabling Workload Management (vSphere Supervisor) on a VMware
Cloud Foundation (VCF) workload domain using the SDDC Manager UI.
Which three are prerequisites for enabling Workload Management? (Choose three.)
A,C,D
Explanation:
The official documentation for enabling Workload Management (vSphere Supervisor) on a VCF
workload domain requires the following prerequisites:
Verify that the vSphere Distributed Switch is configured with sufficient port groups (A):The vSphere
Distributed Switch must have the appropriate port groups created and configured to support the
networking requirements of the Supervisor Cluster.
Verify all hosts within the selected Sphere clusters have the proper vSphere with Tanzu licensing to
support Workload Management (C):All ESXi hosts in the target cluster must have vSphere with Tanzu
licensing to enable and use Workload Management features.
Verify at least one NSX Edge cluster is deployed and available (D):NSX Edge cluster is necessary to
provide network services, including load balancing and routing, which are required for the Supervisor
Cluster.A content library is not a prerequisite for enabling Workload Management, and while vSAN is
commonly used, it is not a strict requirement for all configurations of Supervisor Clusters.
An administrator needs to ensure that specific virtual machines within a VMware Cloud Foundation
(VCF) environment use storage that can tolerate at least two host failures within a vSAN cluster. Due
to financial limitations, the configuration used must prioritize providing the highest level of usable
disk space for the datastore.
Which three steps should be performed to meet the requirements? (Choose three.)
B,C,D
Explanation:
To meet the requirement for at least two host failures tolerance while also maximizing usable disk
space in a vSAN cluster, the recommended configuration is to useRAID-6 (Erasure Coding)with a "2
failures" policy. The necessary steps as described in VMware documentation are:
Create a new VM Storage Policy in the vSphere Client (D):Administrators should create a new policy
rather than modify the default, to apply specific rules for select VMs.
Set Failures to Tolerate to "2 failures - RAID-6 (Erasure Coding)" in the policy configuration (C):This
setting ensures that data can survive up to two host failures and provides higher usable capacity than
RAID-1 mirroring.
Apply the storage policy to the target VMs (B):The new policy must be applied to the required virtual
machines to ensure they benefit from the specified level of protection.
Using RAID-6 (Erasure Coding) is preferred for capacity efficiency, especially when compared to RAID-
1, and aligns with the financial consideration of maximizing usable disk space. Thin provisioning is
not directly related to fault tolerance or disk space efficiency in the context of failures to tolerate,
and modifying the default policy is not best practice for granular requirements.
Which step must an administrator take to configure Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) from SDDC
Manager while preparing to deploy VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle?
A
Explanation:
Before configuring Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) from SDDC Manager, the administrator
mustdeploy an NSX Edge Cluster. The official VMware Cloud Foundation documentation specifies that
an NSX Edge Cluster is required to provide the necessary network services and routing capabilities
for AVNs, which are used to support management components such as VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
Without the NSX Edge Cluster, AVN creation and related network functionalities cannot be
configured or used from SDDC Manager. Steps such as enabling AVNs in vCenter Server, ensuring a
load balancer, or assigning AVNs to specific ESXi hosts are not the prerequisites required by the
workflow.
An administrator needs to scale an NSX Edge cluster by adding additional Edge nodes.
Which three steps must be taken before scaling an Edge cluster from SDDC Manager? (Choose three.)
A,B,D
Explanation:
When scaling an NSX Edge cluster in VMware Cloud Foundation using SDDC Manager, the following
preparatory steps are explicitly required as per the official documentation:
Assign a unique management IP for each Edge node (A):Each new Edge node must have its own
unique management IP address for proper identification and network communication.
Assign two Tunnel Endpoint (TEP) addresses for each Edge node (B):Two TEP addresses are needed
for overlay network connectivity to ensure redundancy and optimal traffic flow.
Verify DNS records have been added for each new Edge node (D):Proper DNS records must exist for
management and operational connectivity, as DNS resolution is critical for Edge node
communication and cluster integration.Adding uplinks or placing the Edge cluster in maintenance
mode are not prerequisites for adding new Edge nodes, according to the preparation requirements
detailed in VMware documentation.
An administrator is troubleshooting a high CPU usage issue of the SDDC Manager VM. Access to
SDDC Manager UI is exhibiting degraded performance.
What two steps should the administrator take to diagnose the issue? (Choose two.)
B,D
Explanation:
When troubleshooting high CPU usage on the SDDC Manager VM, the recommended diagnostic
steps are:
Login to SDDC Manager using console with root credentials, run the top command to identify any
services that may be consuming high %CPU (B):The official documentation instructs administrators to
use system monitoring commands such as top or htop within the SDDC Manager appliance to
determine if specific processes or services are causing elevated CPU usage. This helps pinpoint the
root cause inside the VM.
Review the CPU usage of the ESXi management domain hosts to identify any that are overcommitted
(D):High CPU usage within the SDDC Manager VM could also result from overall CPU contention on
the physical ESXi hosts. Checking host-level CPU usage can help determine if the underlying
infrastructure is contributing to the performance issue. The documentation emphasizes reviewing
host resource metrics to ensure the management cluster is not overcommitted.
Other options such as rebooting the VM, upgrading vSphere, or modifying DRS settings are not
recommended as initial diagnostic steps according to official guidance. Rebooting or changing
configurations without proper analysis may disrupt services or not address the root cause.
An administrator has been tasked with deploying a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
environment and is preparing the physical hosts that will be used for the management domain. The
administrator has completed the following tasks for all of the physical hosts:
The required version of ESXi has been installed.
Networking has been configured for the ESXi management interface.
DNS entries have been created for forward and reverse name resolution.
NTP has been configured and the time synchronized with a centralized time source.
VLAN 10 has been presented to the ESXi hosts on the physical network infrastructure for the VCF ESXi
management network.
A combination of which two additional tasks must the administrator complete before starting the
bring-up of the management domain? (Choose two.)
D,E
An administrator can set resource limits and container defaults on a vSphere Namespace.
Which three resource limits can be set? (Choose three.)
A,B,C
Explanation:
Within a vSphere Namespace, administrators have the ability to configure resource limits to control
the amount of resources that workloads can consume. According to the official VMware Cloud
Foundation documentation, the three types of resource limits that can be set on a vSphere
Namespace are:
CPU:The administrator can specify the maximum CPU resources that can be used within the
namespace.
Memory:The administrator can define the maximum amount of memory allocated to workloads in
the namespace.
Storage:The administrator can configure storage limits, specifying how much storage capacity is
available to the namespace.
These resource limits are essential for managing and isolating resources across different namespaces
to prevent resource contention and ensure fair resource distribution. The documentation clearly
states that there is no option to set a resource limit based on the number of containers or network
bandwidth within the vSphere Namespace configuration. The focus is solely on controlling CPU,
memory, and storage resources.
What are the three prerequisites an administrator must meet to deploy VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
using SDDC Manager? (Choose three.)
B,D,E
Which two operations can be completed in the SDDC Manager UI on an NSX Edge cluster after it has
been deployed into a workload domain? (Choose two.)
B,E
Explanation:
After an NSX Edge cluster is deployed into a workload domain, SDDC Manager provides built-in
operations to adjust the cluster size. According to theVMware Cloud Foundation 5.2documentation:
“After you create an NSX Edge cluster, you can use SDDC Manager toexpand or shrinkit by adding or
deleting NSX Edge nodes.”
Breakdown of options:
B . Expand– You canaddone or more Edge nodes to increase the cluster size.
E . Shrink– You canremoveEdge nodes to decrease the cluster size.
These two actions are the only supported cluster scaling operations available in SDDC Manager post-
deployment. Other operations—such as Redeploy, Sync, or Delete—are not available via the UI for a
deployed Edge cluster and are either manual or unsupported in that context.
Summary:
Selected choicesBandEmatch the documented capability to scale an NSX Edge cluster via SDDC
Manager.
No other operations (A, C, D) are supported for an existing Edge cluster through the UI.
Following an update to the Information Security policy, an administrator has been reviewing the
status SSL certificates within the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solution.
The new Information Security Policy states:
All SSL certificates must be generated and signed from the shared Microsoft Certificate Authority
(CA).
The administrator has discovered the following:
All Aria Suite Components already use CA-signed Subject Alternate Name (SAN) SSL certificates.
All other VCF-based SSL certificates are either self-signed or generated using the VMware Certificate
Authority (VMCA).Which three steps must the administrator take to ensure the VCF solution remains
compliant and managed by SDDC Manager? (Choose three.)
C,D,F
Explanation:
As per theVMware Cloud Foundation Administration Guide, the official and supported process for
moving all solution certificates under a Microsoft Certificate Authority, while keeping management
and lifecycle operations compliant with SDDC Manager, is as follows:
C . Integrate the Microsoft CA into SDDC Manager.Exact Extract:
“To replace SSL certificates for VMware Cloud Foundation components using SDDC Manager, you
must first integrate your Microsoft CA with SDDC Manager. This allows SDDC Manager to automate
the certificate signing process using the organization’s enterprise CA.”
F . In SDDC Manager, replace the SSL certificates for vCenter, ESXi, NSX Manager, SDDC Manager and
Aria Suite Lifecycle.Exact Extract:
“With Microsoft CA integration, you can use SDDC Manager to generate and replace SSL certificates
for all key solution components, including vCenter, ESXi, NSX Manager, SDDC Manager, and Aria
Suite Lifecycle. This process ensures full visibility and management through SDDC Manager.”
D . In SDDC Manager, replace the SSL certificates for vCenter, NSX Manager, SDDC Manager and Aria
Suite Lifecycle.Exact Extract:
“Certificate replacement workflows in SDDC Manager allow you to select which managed
components have their certificates replaced with CA-signed certificates. You must select and update
all components that are not already using compliant CA-signed certificates.”
Why Not the Other Options?
A:ESXi certificate replacement should be managed via SDDC Manager for compliance, not directly in
vCenter.
B:OpenSSL CA is not part of the company’s security policy or supported by the current workflow.
E:Aria Suite Lifecycle and its components already use CA-signed certificates, so this action is not
needed.
Summary:
To ensure compliance with the updated security policy and maintain management with SDDC
Manager, the administrator must:
Integrate the Microsoft CA into SDDC Manager (C),
Use SDDC Manager to replace all relevant solution SSL certificates for vCenter, ESXi, NSX Manager,
SDDC Manager, and Aria Suite Lifecycle (F),
And use SDDC Manager’s certificate replacement workflow to update any components still requiring
CA-signed certificates (D).These steps are mandated and supported by VMware Cloud Foundation
official documentation.
What three steps are required to commission a new host into the SDDC Manager inventory? (Choose
three.)
A,C,F
Explanation:
As documented in the official VMware Cloud Foundation Administration Guide for Host
Commissioning:
A . Self-signed certificate regenerated based on FQDN of host.Exact Extract:
“During the commissioning process, SDDC Manager regenerates a self-signed certificate for the host
based on its FQDN to ensure secure communications and integration with the management
domain.”
C . Delete all disk partitions on HDD/SSD.Exact Extract:
“Before commissioning, all partitions must be deleted from the host's disks to allow SDDC Manager
to claim storage for vSAN or other use. Failure to remove partitions can cause the commissioning
workflow to fail.”
F . A supported version of ESXi installed on the host.Exact Extract:
“The host must be installed with a version of ESXi that is supported by the current release of VMware
Cloud Foundation. Unsupported versions will cause the commissioning operation to fail.”
Why Not the Other Options?
B:While having multiple 10Gbps NICs is recommended, it is not a strict commissioning requirement
for all host profiles.
D:Updating DNS is necessary, but the step of “adding the host directly to SDDC Manager using root
credentials” is incomplete, as SDDC Manager itself performs the addition and validation steps.
E:Manually adding hosts to vCenter is not permitted; SDDC Manager must orchestrate the entire host
onboarding process.
Summary:
The three required steps to commission a new host into the SDDC Manager inventory are:
A . Regenerate the self-signed certificate based on the FQDN,
C . Delete all disk partitions on HDD/SSD,
F . Ensure a supported version of ESXi is installed.
These steps are explicitly outlined in the VMware Cloud Foundation host commissioning
documentation.
Following an internal security audit of the new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) instance, the
following audit finding was documented for priority remediation:
All users from the custom administrators group could access the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI)
on all ESXi hosts within the workload domain. RISK=High, IMPACT=High
The company IT security policy around accessing ESXi servers states the following:
Users within the custom administrators group must access ESXi host configurations from within
vCenter Server or the vSphere Web Client only.
Only users within the restricted administrators group must be allowed direct access to ESXi
hosts.Which two actions should the administrator perform on each of the hosts within the workload
domain to remediate the security finding? (Choose two.)
C,E
Explanation:
From theVMware vSphere Security Guideand official documentation for Lockdown Mode:
C . Add the restricted administrators group to the DCUI.Access advanced system setting.Exact Extract:
“You can add users or groups to the DCUI.Access advanced system setting to allow them to access
the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) even when the host is in lockdown mode. Ensure that only
the authorized group (restricted administrators group) is included in this setting, and remove any
other groups that should not have DCUI access.”
E . Enable Normal Lockdown Mode.Exact Extract:
“When Normal Lockdown Mode is enabled, only users and groups in the DCUI.Access list can log in
to the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) of the host. All other local or direct access is denied
unless explicitly permitted in the DCUI.Access list. This mode allows vCenter-controlled access for all
other administrative operations, which matches the company's security policy requirements.”
Why Not the Other Options?
A:Disabling SSH and ESXi Shell is best practice but is not directly related to DCUI or lockdown mode.
B:Adding the custom administrators group would violate the stated security policy.
D:Strict Lockdown Mode prevents all DCUI access except for the root user, which is more restrictive
than what the policy requires. The policy permits a specific group to have DCUI access, which is
supported in Normal Lockdown Mode, not Strict.
Summary:
To meet the security policy and remediate the audit finding, the administrator mustadd only the
restricted administrators group to the DCUI.Access setting (C)andenable Normal Lockdown Mode
(E)on each ESXi host.
This configuration ensures that only members of the restricted administrators group can directly
access the DCUI, and all other users (including those from the custom administrators group) must
access the host through vCenter Server or the vSphere Web Client, fully aligning with the official
VMware documentation and security best practices.
An administrator is deploying a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environment. After uploading
the completed Deployment Parameter Workbook, the validation task fails and an error message is
displayed within the VMware Cloud Builder GUI.
Which log file can the administrator use to identify the cause of the validation error?
A
Explanation:
According to the official VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Guide and VMware Cloud Builder
troubleshooting documentation, theprimary log fileused for tracking and diagnosing bring-up and
validation errors in a new VCF deployment is:
A . vcf-bringup-debug.log
Exact Extract from VMware Documentation:
"The vcf-bringup-debug.log file records detailed information about all bring-up operations, including
parameter validation checks, environment checks, and errors encountered during the deployment
process. When a validation task fails in the Cloud Builder GUI, this log file provides the necessary
diagnostic information to identify the cause of the error."
Why Not the Other Options?
B . sos.log:Used for SDDC Manager service health and not specific to Cloud Builder validation or
deployment tasks.
C . domainmanager.log:Used for ongoing domain management and operations within SDDC
Manager, not for Cloud Builder or bring-up process.
D . jsongenerator-<timestamp>.log:Related to the generation of JSON files from the parameter
workbook, but not the source for in-depth validation or deployment errors.
Summary:
When a validation task fails during the deployment of a new VMware Cloud Foundation environment
in Cloud Builder, the administrator should review thevcf-bringup-debug.logfile to diagnose and
resolve the error, as directed by official VMware documentation.