D-VCFVXR-A-01 Dell VCF on VxRail Achievement (VCF 5 on VxRail Implementation and Upgrade) Practice Questions
Prepare for D-VCFVXR-A-01 with more than an answer.
- Level
- Achievement (Dell Technologies Proven Professional)
- Valid for
- Not specified by Dell for this achievement assessment
Domains covered on the exam 12
- VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail Overview8%
- Deploy a Management Domain9%
- Deploy NSX Edge and AVN on the Management Domain8%
- Deploy vRealize Lifecycle Manager8%
- Deploy a VI Workload Domain9%
- Deploy NSX Edge on the VI Workload Domain8%
- Add a node to the VI Workload Domain8%
- Stretch a Cluster in the Management Domain8%
- Add a Second Cluster to the VI Workload Domain8%
- Prepare for a VCF 5 on VxRail Upgrade9%
- Upgrade the Management Domain to VCF 5 on VxRail9%
- Upgrade a VI Workload Domain to VCF 5 on VxRail8%
- 1
Before initiating the automated deployment of an NSX Edge cluster in the Management Domain from SDDC Manager, which TWO prerequisites must be verified? (Select TWO)
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Correct answer: B, E
Like all infrastructure components in VCF, the NSX Edge node virtual machines require pre-configured Forward and Reverse DNS records, as well as NTP synchronization, to deploy successfully via SDDC Manager.
Physical network preparation is mandatory. The VLANs intended for the Edge TEP (overlay) and the uplink (BGP peering) traffic must be provisioned and trunked to the VxRail nodes.
- 2
Which interface must an administrator use to initiate the supported deployment of vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager (Aria Suite Lifecycle) in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment?
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Correct answer: D
To maintain supportability and ensure proper integration with VCF inventory and networking (AVNs), vRealize (Aria) Suite Lifecycle Manager must be deployed using the automated workflow native to the SDDC Manager UI.
- 3
A financial services company is expanding their VCF 5 on VxRail environment to include advanced automation and operations capabilities. The infrastructure lead plans to deploy the Aria Suite (formerly vRealize Suite) components.
During the planning phase, the team reviews the networking architecture. They note that the Management Domain has been successfully deployed, but no Edge clusters or AVNs have been configured yet.
Based on VCF deployment requirements, what must the infrastructure lead do to successfully deploy Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager (vRLCM)?
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Correct answer: D
In VCF, the Aria (vRealize) Suite components, including Lifecycle Manager, are designed to be deployed onto Application Virtual Networks (AVNs). Therefore, an NSX Edge cluster must be deployed in the Management Domain to provide the Tier-0/Tier-1 routing required for the AVNs before vRLCM can be deployed.
- 4
When architecting a VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail solution, which two primary components are responsible for the automated lifecycle management of the entire hardware and software stack?
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Correct answer: C
In a VCF on VxRail environment, SDDC Manager orchestrates the lifecycle management of the VMware software stack (vCenter, NSX, ESXi), while it natively integrates with VxRail Manager to handle the hardware, firmware, and driver lifecycle management.
- 5
True or False: In a VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail deployment, the Management Domain can be scaled out to host tenant virtual machine workloads if the VI Workload Domain runs out of capacity.
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Correct answer: B
False. According to VMware and Dell best practices and standard architecture, the Management Domain is strictly reserved for infrastructure management components (SDDC Manager, vCenter, NSX Managers, Aria suite). Tenant workloads must be placed in a dedicated VI Workload Domain.
- 6
A large enterprise is planning a greenfield deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation 5 on VxRail. The lead architect is drafting the high-level design and needs to clearly delineate the responsibilities of the various management components to the implementation team.
The environment will consist of a 4-node Management Domain and an initial 3-node VI Workload Domain. The organization has strict security policies requiring that hardware-level telemetry and BIOS updates be handled by the hardware vendor's native tools, while the SDDC stack upgrades are orchestrated centrally.
Based on the standard VCF on VxRail architecture, which of the following accurately describes how these components will interact to meet the organization's requirements?
graph TD A[SDDC Manager] -->|Orchestrates| B[VMware Software Stack] A -->|API Integration| C[VxRail Manager] C -->|Manages| D[Hardware/Firmware/BIOS] B --> E[vCenter / NSX / ESXi]Show answer details
Correct answer: C
In VCF on VxRail, SDDC Manager is the centralized control plane for lifecycle management (LCM). When an update includes hardware/firmware, SDDC Manager calls the VxRail Manager APIs. VxRail Manager then performs the actual hardware-level updates (BIOS, firmware, drivers), ensuring vendor-native handling while maintaining a single pane of glass.
