Questions for the 2V0-13-25 were updated on : Dec 01 ,2025
Which two VCF components are replicated across availability zones in a VMware Cloud Foundation
(VCF) Fleet with Disaster Recovery model design with two availability zones?
B, D
Explanation:
In a VCF Fleet with Disaster Recovery (AZ model):
vCenter is replicated to ensure management of vSphere workloads continues after a site failure.
NSX is replicated for networking continuity (segments, TEPs, Edge services).
Other components:
SDDC Manager is fleet-level and not replicated per AZ.
VCF Automation and VCF Operations are optional add-ons and not replicated automatically by the
DR model.
Thus, vCenter and NSX are replicated across AZs for resiliency.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Fleet with Disaster Recovery (AZ Replication
Components).
Requirements and constraints:
3 datacenters within 1 mile radius, high-speed LAN connectivity
Private cloud must be hosted at HQ datacenter
Must protect against datacenter loss with no data loss (RPO = 0)
Which design model meets these requirements?
D
Explanation:
A stretched cluster model allows synchronous replication between sites with RPO = 0, ensuring no
data loss.
Since the datacenters are within low-latency (<5ms) distance, stretched vSAN clusters with fault
domains can span across them.
Other options:
A/B (disaster recovery models) rely on asynchronous replication, introducing potential data loss.
C (multi-rack fault domains) improves rack-level resiliency, not site-level protection.
Thus, the correct design is a VCF fleet with stretched cluster model across fault domains.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Stretched Cluster and Fault Domain Design Guidance.
Requirements:
Workloads across multiple datacenters (DC01, DC02)
Support two-factor authentication (2FA)
Reduce operational overhead
Which two design decisions should be documented for the VCF Single Sign-On (SSO) architecture?
D, E
Explanation:
The VCF Identity Broker (VIDB) enables integration with enterprise identity systems and supports
MFA. To reduce operational overhead:
Deploy VIDB once in the first VCF instance at DC01.
Point all additional VCF instances in the same private cloud to this VIDB.
This avoids deploying and managing multiple VIDB instances, reducing lifecycle overhead while still
enabling 2FA.
Options A/B introduce unnecessary duplication. Option C centralizes in DC02, but requirement
specifies DC01 is primary.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Identity Broker Design Guide.
An architect is designing a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solution for a customer. During the
discovery phase, the customer outlined the following availability requirements:
Business-critical workloads: RPO = 2 hours
Infrastructure components: RTO = 8 hours
Based on this context, what does the RTO metric represent?
A
Explanation:
RTO (Recovery Time Objective) measures the maximum downtime tolerated before a service must
be restored.
RPO (Recovery Point Objective) measures the maximum tolerable data loss.
In this scenario:
Business-critical workloads tolerate 2 hours of data loss (RPO).
Infrastructure must be operational again within 8 hours (RTO).
Thus, RTO = maximum allowable recovery time for service restoration.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Definitions.
Requirement: Ensure all management components are redundant at the component level.
Which design quality should classify this requirement?
C
Explanation:
Availability relates to ensuring services are continuously accessible, even in case of component
failure.
Making management components (e.g., vCenter, NSX Manager, SDDC Manager) redundant
guarantees higher availability.
Other qualities:
Performance = speed of execution.
Manageability = ease of administration.
Recoverability = ability to restore after failure (not redundancy itself).
Thus, the redundancy requirement directly maps to Availability.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Design Qualities Framework.
Discovery: Multiple business units (some from acquisitions) with separate AD instances. Each unit
operates independently and requires dedicated development environments.
Requirement: Provide self-service provisioning through VCF Automation.
Which two design decisions should be included? (Choose two.)
B, C
Explanation:
VCF Automation (Aria Automation) supports multi-tenancy with separate AD integration:
B: Each tenant must use their own AD instance, aligning with independence across business units.
C: Create a tenant per business unit, ensuring isolation and dedicated resource allocation.
D (projects per business unit) could work in a single-tenant scenario but doesn’t address multi-AD
separation.
A/E force consolidation into corporate AD or single projects, violating independence requirements.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – VCF Automation Multi-Tenancy and Identity Integration.
Requirement: The solution must identify any configuration changes made to the Management
Infrastructure every 30 days.
Which three design decisions should the architect make to meet the stated requirements? (Choose
three.)
A, B, D
Explanation:
To track configuration drift in VMware Cloud Foundation, the solution uses Configuration Templates
and drift checks:
A: Template for the Management Cluster ensures cluster-level baseline is tracked.
B: Scheduling drift checks every 30 days ensures changes are detected.
D: Template for NSX Manager ensures network and security components are included in drift
detection.
C (Management vCenter) is not separately templated, it’s part of cluster drift.
E (remediation every 30 days) is not required — detection is enough.
F (Host Profiles) is vSphere-specific, not aligned with VCF’s drift management framework.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Configuration Drift Management.
An architect is designing for a greenfield VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solution. This would be the
first VCF Fleet in the VCF solution, and the customer would like to start with a minimal footprint with
the option to scale up and out later.
Which VCF Operations deployment model should the architect choose?
C
Explanation:
VCF Operations offers different deployment models based on scale and availability requirements:
Simple Model → Recommended for minimal footprint and greenfield deployments, where the
organization wants to start small and expand later.
High Availability Model → Larger environments requiring immediate redundancy and scale.
Advanced / Standard Models → Targeted for more complex architectures with multi-site or advanced
collection needs.
Since the customer’s goal is minimal footprint with future scalability, the Simple Model is the correct
choice.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – VCF Operations Deployment Models.
An architect had been given a constraint to use an existing storage array to support the virtual
infrastructure design project.
The architect documents the following:
Assumption 01: The existing storage array has sufficient capacity and performance to support the
intended workloads.
Risk 01: There is a risk that the performance and capacity of the existing storage array may not be
sufficient for the solution.
How would the architect mitigate the risk?
A
Explanation:
The constraint forces the use of the existing array. However, there’s a risk that performance/capacity
may be insufficient. VMware’s best practice for risk mitigation in RACR is to plan for contingency.
A is correct because securing budget allocation for additional hardware addresses the risk if the array
cannot meet requirements.
B (RAID mirroring) improves redundancy, not performance or capacity.
C contradicts the constraint (cannot ignore existing array).
D (extra Fibre Channel switches) doesn’t address storage array performance/capacity.
Thus, the best mitigation is budget planning for new hardware if the array fails to meet
requirements.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Risk and Constraint Handling in Conceptual Design.
An organization is evacuating their current datacenter and moving all workloads to a new datacenter.
The organization has a total of 800 workloads to move, and the migration must be completed with
no downtime within a planned change window that is scheduled to occur in four weeks.
What migration method will meet the requirements?
D
Explanation:
The requirements specify:
Large-scale migration (800 workloads).
No downtime.
Strict change window (4 weeks).
HCX Replication Assisted vMotion (RAV) is the only method that combines large-scale migration
efficiency with zero downtime:
Workloads are replicated in advance.
During the cutover, a vMotion-like switchover completes with no outage.
Other methods:
Cross vCenter vMotion works for live moves but is not efficient for hundreds of VMs within a short
timeline.
HCX OS Assisted Migration is for physical-to-virtual or non-vSphere workloads (not applicable).
HCX Bulk Migration is efficient but introduces downtime during cutover.
Thus, HCX RAV best meets the no-downtime, large-scale requirement.
Reference: VMware HCX Migration Guide – Replication Assisted vMotion Use Cases.
Which design defines how to arrange and use components and features of the infrastructure to
satisfy service dependencies and other relationships specified in the Conceptual Model?
D
Explanation:
The Conceptual Model identifies high-level requirements, constraints, assumptions, and risks. The
Logical Design translates those into how solution components (clusters, networks, storage, security
zones, etc.) are structured to meet dependencies and requirements.
Physical Design comes after Logical Design and defines specific hardware, IP addresses, VLANs, etc.
High Availability Design is a subset of the logical/physical design focusing only on resiliency.
Configuration Guide is implementation-level documentation, not design.
Thus, the Logical Design defines how the infrastructure’s capabilities are arranged to satisfy
conceptual dependencies.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Architecture & Design Guide (Conceptual → Logical →
Physical methodology).
An architect is designing a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solution. They are meeting with the
key stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs) for the first time as part of the requirements
gathering process. The following information has been shared with the architect prior to the
meeting:
Names and job titles of the attendees
Project timelines and budget
What step should the architect perform as part of this initial requirements gathering workshop?
D
Explanation:
The first workshop focuses on understanding business drivers, objectives, and outcomes before
diving into design specifics. VMware design methodology stresses that architects should start with
business requirements and then move toward conceptual, logical, and physical designs.
A and C are premature — topology and design decisions should not be presented before business
outcomes are captured.
B focuses on product features, which is technical and should come later.
D is correct because identifying business objectives ensures the architecture aligns with customer
goals.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Design Methodology (Business → Conceptual → Logical
→ Physical).
During an initial design workshop with stakeholders, an Architect was provided with an overview of
the current state and other information required to proceed to the design phase.
Which statement should be documented as a requirement?
B
Explanation:
Requirements define what the solution must deliver.
B (block-based storage in WLD) is a technical requirement that specifies a mandatory design need.
Other options:
A (must use existing storage) is a constraint.
C (sufficient storage) is an assumption.
D (network team not trained) is a risk.
Hence, the valid requirement is that block-based storage must be used in the workload domain.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Requirements Classification (RACR framework).
An architect has compiled a list of design choices following a design workshop with the business
stakeholders.
Which statement represents a logical design decision?
A
Explanation:
Logical design decisions define how conceptual requirements are realized by technology features and
configurations.
A is a logical design choice because it specifies how replication will be configured (synchronous) to
meet an RPO requirement.
B is a requirement, not a design decision.
C is a physical design choice, as it specifies subnetting (/16 networks).
D is an application-level requirement, not a VCF infrastructure logical decision.
Thus, the logical design decision is using synchronous replication to satisfy RPO.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 – Logical vs Physical Design Distinctions.
Constraint: Existing stretched cluster model must be used.
Requirement: Minimize management infrastructure downtime.
Which Supervisor deployment model supports the design?
B
Explanation:
Since the constraint is existing stretched cluster model, the design assumes a single cluster across
two sites.
To meet the minimize downtime requirement, the Single Management Zone Supervisor with HA
control plane ensures control plane resiliency within that stretched cluster.
Options with “Simple Availability” do not meet the high availability requirement. Options with three
zones are not applicable because the constraint specifies a stretched cluster model.
Reference: VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu – Supervisor Deployment Models.