2V0-15.25 VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Support Practice Questions
Prepare for 2V0-15.25 with more than an answer.
- Exam fee
- $250 USD
- Level
- Professional
- Valid for
- 2 years
Domains covered on the exam 5
- IT Architectures, Technologies, Standards15%
- VMware Cloud Foundation Fundamentals20%
- Plan and Design the VMware by Broadcom Solution15%
- Build, Manage, Operate, Consume, and Protect VMware Cloud Foundation25%
- VMware Cloud Foundation Support25%
- 1
A system administrator is reviewing the 'Observability Workbench' in VCF 9.0. What is the primary function of this specific tool within the VCF ecosystem?
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Correct answer: A
The Observability Workbench is a feature in VCF 9.0 designed for advanced troubleshooting. It aggregates metrics, logs, and traces to allow administrators to correlate events across different components (NSX, vSAN, vCenter) in real-time, going beyond simple health status.
- 2
Which VCF 9.0 component enables the creation of a 'Stretched Cluster' across two availability zones to provide zero RPO/RTO in case of a site failure?
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Correct answer: C
SDDC Manager automates the configuration of vSAN Stretched Clusters. This setup synchronously replicates data between two availability zones (sites), allowing for zero data loss (RPO=0) and rapid recovery (RTO~0) if one site fails.
- 3
What is the primary role of the 'SOS CLI' tool in the context of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 support?
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Correct answer: C
SOS (Supportability and Operations Service) CLI is the primary support tool located on the SDDC Manager. It is used to run health checks (
--health-check), collect support bundles (--collect-logs), and perform other diagnostic operations. - 4
When integrating an external identity provider (IdP) with VCF 9.0, which component acts as the central authentication broker for the SDDC?
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Correct answer: C
VCF uses the vCenter Single Sign-On (SSO) service in the Management Domain as the identity broker. SDDC Manager and other components integrate with this SSO, which can then be federated with external IdPs like Active Directory or Okta.
- 5
Which VCF 9.0 entity is defined as a logical abstraction of compute, storage, and networking resources dedicated to a specific business unit or application type?
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Correct answer: C
A Workload Domain (WLD) is the primary unit of resource allocation in VCF. It consists of one or more vSphere clusters with dedicated storage (vSAN/NFS/FC) and networking (NSX), managed by a dedicated vCenter Server instance.
- 6
A solutions architect is reviewing the infrastructure design for a new VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 deployment. The organization requires a strict adherence to the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) principles to ensure agility and standardization. Which architectural characteristic fundamentally distinguishes the SDDC model utilized in VCF from a traditional hardware-centric virtualization approach?
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Correct answer: D
The core principle of SDDC is the abstraction of the control plane from the data plane. By abstracting control logic, all infrastructure components (compute, storage, networking) are virtualized and delivered as a service, managed by software policy rather than manual hardware configuration. This contrasts with traditional virtualization which often only abstracted compute.
- 7
During a planning workshop for a VCF 9.0 implementation, the customer expresses concern about future scalability and hardware compatibility. They want to ensure the chosen hardware adheres to VMware's strictest reliability standards for VCF. Which specific resource must the architect consult to validate the Bill of Materials (BoM)?
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Correct answer: D
For VMware Cloud Foundation, utilizing vSAN ReadyNodes listed in the VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG) is the standard requirement to ensure all components (I/O controllers, drives, firmware) are validated for the specific VCF version. This ensures strict adherence to reliability standards.
- 8
A consultant is explaining the concept of 'Intrinsic Security' within the VCF 9.0 architecture to a security team. The team is skeptical about how VCF reduces the attack surface compared to their legacy perimeter-based model. Which statement accurately describes the intrinsic security benefit provided by the NSX component in VCF?
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Correct answer: C
Intrinsic security in VCF is primarily delivered via NSX micro-segmentation (Distributed Firewall). This allows security policies to be enforced at the kernel level for every vNIC, meaning east-west traffic is inspected within the hypervisor, eliminating the blind spots of perimeter-only security.
