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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Architect Question and Answers

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Architect

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Questions 1

An architect gathered the following requirements for a Supervisor image store.

The repository must support:

• Image scanning

• Replication

• Image signing

What component would the architect recommend?

Options:

A.  

Harbor

B.  

Azure ACR

C.  

Gitea

D.  

Docker Hub

Discussion 0
Questions 2

An architect was in an architectural workshop and noted the following business objectives:

    The solution must prioritize optimal end-to-end user shopping experience for customers accessing the website.

    The website must be available 24 x 7 x 365.

Which three conceptual model items relate to these business objectives? (Choose three.)

Options:

A.  

A requirement to have 99.99% availability uptime measured at the front-end application layer

B.  

A risk that the external internet network provider does not meet the service level agreement (SLA) requirements

C.  

A requirement to have 99.99% availability uptime measured at the network infrastructure layer

D.  

An assumption that site performance is not a key performance indicator (KPI) for the customer

E.  

A constraint of any planned changes limited to outside of business hours only

F.  

An assumption that there is sufficient budget for the design to meet the performance requirements

Discussion 0
Questions 3

VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) cluster exposes three layers of controllers to manage its lifecycle.

Which set correctly identifies these layers?

Options:

A.  

Virtual Machine Service, vCenter Appliance, Supervisor Service.

B.  

Cluster API, Node Problem Detector, CNI Plugin.

C.  

API Gateway, StatefulSet Controller, Ingress Controller.

D.  

Virtual Machine Service, Cluster API, and Cloud Provider Plugin.

Discussion 0
Questions 4

Which Container Network Interface (CNI) is selected by default in a VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) workload cluster?

Options:

A.  

Antrea

B.  

Flannel

C.  

Calico

D.  

Cilium

Discussion 0
Questions 5

An architect is expanding an existing private cloud infrastructure based on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The requirement is to deploy two additional instances of VCF at two separate datacenters within the existing private cloud with minimal additional footprint.

• Datacenter A is 90 miles from the existing VCF fleet instance with a network round trip time of 90ms.

• Datacenter B is 120 miles from the existing VCF fleet instance with a network round trip time of 120ms.

Which design decision would meet the requirement for this expansion?

Options:

A.  

Deploy two additional VCF instances within the existing VCF fleet, one each in datacenters A and B.

B.  

Deploy two additional VCF fleets, one for each VCF instance in datacenters A and

B.  

C.  

Deploy an additional VCF fleet in datacenter A and an additional VCF instance within the existing VCF fleet in datacenter B.

D.  

Deploy an additional VCF fleet in datacenter B and an additional VCF instance within the existing VCF fleet in datacenter A.

Discussion 0
Questions 6

An architect is documenting the design for a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solution and makes the following design decision:

    Two vSphere clusters will be deployed within the single VI workload domain.

What statement should the architect include as an implication of this design decision?

Options:

A.  

If the solution needs to be scaled at a future date, additional VI workload domains can be deployed.

B.  

Deploying multiple clusters in the single VI workload domain reduces the number of vCenter Server instances that must be managed.

C.  

Deploying multiple clusters within the single VI workload domain meets the requirement to segregate Production and Development workloads.

D.  

All clusters within the single VI workload domain must use vSAN as their principal storage type.

Discussion 0
Questions 7

Existing environment:

    3 vSphere clusters, 5 hosts each.

    Networking = vDS.

    Storage = NFSv3.

    Managed by single vCenter.Architect decides to create a new VCF fleet with a single VCF instance.

What design implication should be documented?

Options:

A.  

NSX will be automatically deployed during the creation of the VCF fleet.

B.  

The vCenter VM must be migrated to a standalone host before fleet creation.

C.  

The clusters will be automatically configured to use vSAN storage before the creation of the fleet.

D.  

The ESX hosts will be converted to use vSphere Lifecycle Manager baselines during the creation of the fleet.

Discussion 0
Questions 8

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?

Options:

A.  

Open the meeting with a diagram of the VCF topology that must meet the customer requirements in order to start a discussion.

B.  

Ask questions to agree on the key product features the SMEs want from the design.

C.  

Open the meeting with a list of the VCF design decisions from the public documentation to agree on any required changes.

D.  

Ask questions to start a discussion on the business objectives and desired outcomes.

Discussion 0
Questions 9

An architect is gathering business requirements for a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solution from the customer stakeholders and subject matter experts.

Which two factors should the architect discuss with the customer to determine any potential impact on the business requirements? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.  

Service-level agreements (SLAs)

B.  

Product versions

C.  

Organizational structure

D.  

Average virtual machine size

E.  

Storage capacity

Discussion 0
Questions 10

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.)

Options:

A.  

Configure a Configuration Template for the Management Cluster.

B.  

Schedule Configuration Drift to Check the configuration every 30 days.

C.  

Configure a Configuration Template for the Management vCenter.

D.  

Create a Configuration Template for the Management NSX Manager.

E.  

Schedule Configuration Drift to Remediate the configuration every 30 days.

F.  

Configure Host Profiles for the Workload Domain.

Discussion 0
Questions 11

An architect is responsible for the design of a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Fleet and the following risk has been identified:

RISK001: There is a risk that frequent infrastructure design changes may break Disaster Recovery (DR) plans and Service Level Objectives.

What should the architect suggest to mitigate this risk?

Options:

A.  

Setup monitoring & alerting against defined infrastructure service level objectives.

B.  

Develop a process to review and update DR plans between changes and schedule monthly end-to-end DR tests.

C.  

Limit infrastructure design change frequency to a maximum of once a month.

D.  

Configure VM replication with recovery point objective of 5 minutes or less for all workloads from the primary to DR site.

Discussion 0
Questions 12

Which type of storage is used by VKS pods to store non-persistent data?

Options:

A.  

Container image storage

B.  

vSphere local storage

C.  

Object storage

D.  

Ephemeral storage

Discussion 0
Questions 13

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?

Options:

A.  

VCF Automation

B.  

vCenter

C.  

SDDC Manager

D.  

NSX

E.  

VCF Operations

Discussion 0
Questions 14

A customer is deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) in an enterprise environment. During a series of workshops with stakeholders, the following requirements were identified:

    The network solution must be capable of complete logical isolation.

    The network solution must be capable of supporting independent upgrade cycles for network stacks.

    The network solution must be capable of tenant-specific customization of NSX configurations.

The architect has made the following design decisions:

    The solution will consist of a single VCF instance.

    The solution will include a management domain and two workload domains.

Based on the scenario, which additional design decision meets all of the stated requirements?

Options:

A.  

Deploy NSX only in the management domain and use VLAN-backed segments in the workload domains.

B.  

Use a global NSX Federation configuration across workload domains.

C.  

Use a shared NSX instance across both workload domains.

D.  

Deploy a dedicated NSX instance per workload domain.

Discussion 0
Questions 15

An architect is responsible for designing a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)-based Private Cloud solution. During the requirements gathering workshop with key customer stakeholders, the following information was captured:

• The solution must support the monitoring of up to 10,000 objects.

• The solution must support 24 months retention for all monitoring data.

When creating the design document, which design quality should be used to classify the stated requirements?

Options:

A.  

Performance

B.  

Manageability

C.  

Availability

D.  

Recoverability

Discussion 0
Questions 16

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.)

Options:

A.  

All tenants will be configured to use the corporate AD instance for authentication.

B.  

All tenants will be configured to use their dedicated AD instance for authentication.

C.  

A VCF Automation tenant will be created for each business unit.

D.  

A VCF Automation project will be created for each business unit.

E.  

All projects will be configured to use their dedicated AD instance for authentication.

Discussion 0
Questions 17

An architect is working with an organization on the creation of a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Private Cloud. The organization has provided the following business objectives:

    Reduce costs of duplicate systems.

    Eliminate risks of unsupported platforms.

    Reduce public cloud costs.

    Eliminate risks from poor documentation.

Use cases: Migration, Containerization, Centralization & Consolidation.

When considering these objectives and use cases, what should the architect include in the design documentation as a part of the Conceptual Model?

Options:

A.  

A constraint that the solution must be accessible via a HTTPS GUI to all relevant areas of the business.

B.  

A requirement that the solution will provide support for provisioning and managing workloads based on virtualization and containerization technologies.

C.  

An assumption that a complete mapping of application dependencies is not available.

D.  

A risk that the solution may not support the migration of containerized workloads.

Discussion 0
Questions 18

As part of an initial stakeholder meeting, one of the stakeholders has stated the following:

• According to the hardware standards, all new host server hardware must be deployed using our selected hardware vendor and server model.

How would the architect classify this statement?

Options:

A.  

An assumption

B.  

A constraint

C.  

A requirement

D.  

A risk

Discussion 0
Questions 19

Which four component areas are provided by a VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) cluster?

Options:

A.  

Identity federation, persistent logging, firewall services, and monitoring.

B.  

Authentication, external storage, virtual machine networking, and DNS services.

C.  

Authorization, backup services, VLAN segmentation, and DHCP.

D.  

Authentication and authorization, storage integration, pod networking, and load balancing.

Discussion 0
Questions 20

As part of the initial design workshop, one of the customer stakeholders has stated the following:

• All Virtual Machines must be encrypted.

How would the architect classify this statement?

Options:

A.  

A Risk

B.  

A Constraint

C.  

A Requirement

D.  

An Assumption

Discussion 0
Questions 21

Which VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Storage Model can be deployed to scale storage capacity independent of compute and network?

Options:

A.  

vSAN Compute Cluster Storage Model

B.  

vSAN ESA Storage Model

C.  

vSAN Capacity Cluster Model

D.  

vSAN ESA Storage Cluster Model

Discussion 0
Questions 22

A financial services company is deploying a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)-based solution for its core banking applications. The architect needs to ensure that the design can handle peak transaction loads while maintaining the performance SLA.

Which two approaches should be included in the design validation strategy? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.  

Perform the live recovery test for the master recovery plan to ensure the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) is within the defined SL

A.  

B.  

Conduct stress testing using representative workloads to evaluate system behavior under extreme load conditions.

C.  

Simulate peak transaction loads in a staging environment to validate resource scalability and vSAN performance.

D.  

Deploy the solution to production first and optimize based on live performance feedback from end users.

E.  

Rely on vendor-supplied performance benchmarks that were provided for the selected hardware and validate manually the Live Recovery configuration.

Discussion 0
Questions 23

Requirement: NSX VPC Full Services Model for single tenant, preventing BGP advertisements from being dropped due to loop detection.

Which element should be considered in the physical network design?

Options:

A.  

Adjust the default BGP timers.

B.  

Use a unique, private BGP AS number for each Tier-0 gateway.

C.  

Use iBGP as the routing protocol between the Tier-0 gateway and the physical network.

D.  

Configure edge datapath interface to transport only TEP traffic.

Discussion 0
Questions 24

An architect is designing a private cloud infrastructure for two departments (HR and Finance) based on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and has been given the following requirements:

    HR and Finance superusers require access to VCF Operations.

    VCF Operations access, monitoring, and logging information must not be shared across departments.

Which design decision would meet the requirement?

Options:

A.  

Deploy two VCF Fleet instances within the private cloud, one for HR and one for Finance.

B.  

Configure two tenant instances within VCF Operations, one for HR and one for Finance.

C.  

Deploy two VCF Operations instances within a VCF Fleet, one for HR and one for Finance.

D.  

Configure two sets of scopes and index partitions within VCF Operations, one for HR and one for Finance.

Discussion 0
Questions 25

During a requirements gathering workshop, the customer has provided a list of business and technical requirements.

Which requirement should be classified as a business requirement?

Options:

A.  

The solution needs to grow by 30% over the next three years.

B.  

The solution must consider security and resiliency to ensure continuity.

C.  

The solution must provide no Single Point of Failure (SPOF).

D.  

The solution should reduce operational costs.

Discussion 0
Questions 26

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?

Options:

A.  

VCF fleet with disaster recovery on a multi-rack cluster model

B.  

VCF fleet with disaster recovery on a single-rack cluster model

C.  

VCF fleet with fault domains on a multi-rack cluster model

D.  

VCF fleet with fault domains on a stretched cluster model

Discussion 0
Questions 27

An architect is responsible for designing a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)-based private cloud for a customer. The architect noted the following requirements during a design workshop:

    Co-locate application workloads with VCF management component workloads within the same vSphere cluster.

    Shared storage data is always available and 100% current in the event of a single site outage.

    Have two sites available no more than 10 miles apart (10ms latency) connected with high-speed network technology to host their virtual infrastructure.

    Protect against outages of a single site designated as an availability zone.

Which two storage technologies could meet the stated requirements? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.  

NVMe over TCP

B.  

NVMe over Fibre Channel (FC)

C.  

VMFS on Fibre Channel (FC)

D.  

vSAN

E.  

vSphere Virtual Volumes (vVols)

Discussion 0
Questions 28

A large financial institution is designing a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solution. During initial discovery meetings:

• Management of the physical network is outsourced.

• VMware team cannot reconfigure the physical network.

• Environment uses Link Aggregation.

How does this impact design?

Options:

A.  

NIC teaming for Virtual Standard Switch (vSS) must be configured.

B.  

LACP fallback must be configured.

C.  

Link Aggregation cannot be used for Workload Domains.

D.  

Link Aggregation cannot be used in the Management Domain.

Discussion 0
Questions 29

An architect is designing a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) fleet. The following information has been provided by the customer:

    Due to budget constraints, the solution must utilize the existing server hardware.

    The existing server hardware consists of server models from the same vendor but different generations.

    There are ten servers available for use in this solution.

    Management and Business workloads should be hosted in different clusters.

What design decision should the architect make for the lifecycle management of the solution based on this information?

Options:

A.  

Use a single vSphere Lifecycle Manager composite image for the management domain cluster.

B.  

Use separate vSphere Lifecycle Manager composite images for the management and workload domain clusters.

C.  

Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager baselines for the management domain cluster.

D.  

Use a single vSphere Lifecycle Manager composite image for the management and workload domain clusters.

Discussion 0