VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator Preparation Details
The VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator exam (2V0-17.25) validates your ability to deploy, configure, and manage a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 private cloud, covering vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and VCF Automation. This guide maps every exam objective to current Broadcom documentation for focused study. You can also explore more VMware certification study guides on the VMware Certification category to keep building your skills.
VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator Materials
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Section 2 – VMware Cloud Foundation Fundamentals
Objective 2.1 – Private Cloud Vision
Describe the principles of Private Cloud
What Is VMware Cloud Foundation?
Identify the use cases for Private Cloud
Getting Started with VMware Cloud Foundation
What Is VMware Cloud Foundation?
Identify the value proposition for Private Cloud
What Is VMware Cloud Foundation?
Objective 2.2 – VMware Compute Fundamentals
Given a scenario, deploy and configure VCF compute components (vCenter and ESX)
Managing ESX Hosts in VMware Cloud Foundation
Managing VCF Domains in VMware Cloud Foundation
Components Nodes in VCF and vSphere Foundation
Given a scenario, configure a vSphere Cluster
How Do You Create a vSphere Cluster with the vSphere Client
Managing VCF Domains in VMware Cloud Foundation
Given a scenario, deploy and configure virtual machines
Managing Network Connectivity in vCenter
Managing Virtual Private Clouds in vCenter
Given a scenario, manage a virtual machine through vCenter
Managing VCF Domains in VMware Cloud Foundation
SDDC Manager Workflows in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
Objective 2.3 – VMware Storage Fundamentals
Given a scenario, configure vSphere storage
Given a scenario, describe the use cases for VMware vSAN ESA or VMware vSAN OSA
Designing and Sizing vSAN Hosts
Given a scenario, deploy a VMware vSAN cluster
Stretching vSAN Clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation
Given a scenario, configure vSAN Storage policies
What are vSAN Default Storage Policies
Create and Assign a New Default Storage Policy for vSAN ESA Cluster
Given a scenario, identify the options for Resilience and Data Availability in VMware vSAN
Stretching vSAN Clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation
Monitoring and Troubleshooting vSAN
Given a scenario, describe the purpose of vSAN Space Efficiency
Increasing Space Efficiency in a vSAN Cluster
Using Deduplication and Compression in vSAN Cluster
Using RAID 5 or RAID 6 Erasure Coding in vSAN Cluster
Objective 2.4 – VMware Network Fundamentals
Given a scenario, differentiate between VCF networking components
Advanced Network Management with NSX
Managing Network Connectivity in vCenter
Given a scenario, configure virtual networking fabrics and features
Advanced Network Management with NSX
Managing Virtual Private Clouds in vCenter
Configuring NSX Federation for the Fleet Level Management Network in VCF
Given a scenario, configure virtual networking connectivity and routing
Deploying Supervisor with VCF Networking with VPC
Configure the Distributed Transit Gateway
Managing Network Connectivity in vCenter
Given a scenario, configure virtual networking services
Managing Networking Resources in the VCF Automation Provider Management Portal
Managing Provider Gateways in Your VCF Automation
Managing Networking in VCF Automation
Section 4 – Deploy, Configure, and Operate VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
Objective 4.1 – VCF: Deploy and Configure
Identify the components of a VCF Deployment
Components Nodes in VCF and vSphere Foundation
What is the VMware Cloud Foundation Installer?
Given a scenario identify the appropriate VMware Cloud Foundation deployment models
Paths to Building 9.0.x Environments
Start a New VCF Fleet or a New VCF Instance Deployment by Using the VCF Installer Deployment Wizard
Start a New vSphere Foundation Deployment by Using the VCF Installer Deployment Wizard
Given a scenario, describe the deployment of a VMware Cloud Foundation-based private cloud
Deploying a New VMware Cloud Foundation or VMware vSphere Foundation Platform
Use a JSON Specification File to Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere Foundation
Preparing ESX Hosts for VMware Cloud Foundation or vSphere Foundation
Given a scenario, identify the additional components required to complete the deployment of a VMware Cloud Foundation-based private cloud
Deploying VCF Automation as a Day-N Operation
Components Nodes in VCF and vSphere Foundation
Registering VCF Operations with the VCF Business Services console
Given a scenario, describe the deployment of and configure a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Network Gateway
Deploying Supervisor with VCF Networking with VPC
Configure the Distributed Transit Gateway
Given a scenario, describe the deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Networking
Advanced Network Management with NSX
Given a scenario, describe the deployment of a Workload Domain in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
Managing VCF Domains in VMware Cloud Foundation
Managing ESX Hosts in VMware Cloud Foundation
Given a scenario, configure Workload Domain storage
Stretching vSAN Clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation
Given a scenario, configure Supervisor within a Workload Domain
Configuring and Managing a Supervisor
Deploying Supervisor with a Simplified Deployment Flow
Objective 4.2 – VCF: Manage
Given a scenario, differentiate between the Fleet Management capabilities in VCF Operations
Scaling Up and Scaling Out Management Nodes in VCF
Add, Remove, or Move VCF Instances across VCF Fleets
Given a scenario, configure Identity Management and Role-based Access Control (RBAC) in VMware Cloud Foundation
Configuring VCF Single Sign-On
Configuring the VCF Automation Access Control
Managing Predefined User Roles in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, configure license management within VMware Cloud Foundation
Add a License to VCF Operations
Assign a Primary License to a vCenter Instance
Given a scenario, configure certificate management within VMware Cloud Foundation
Managing Certificates in VMware Cloud Foundation
FIPS Configuration for VCF Components
Given a scenario, configure Password Management within VMware Cloud Foundation
Managing Accounts and Passwords for VMware Cloud Foundation Components
Given a scenario, identify the tasks and processes required to complete the import of an existing vCenter into VMware Cloud Foundation
Converging Existing Virtual Infrastructure to a VCF or a vSphere Foundation Platform
Linking vCenter instances in VCF Operations
SDDC Manager Workflows in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
Given a scenario, manage the lifecycle of VMware Cloud Foundation
Lifecycle Management in VMware Cloud Foundation
Binary Management for VMware Cloud Foundation
Lifecycle Management of VCF Core Components
Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x Workload Domains to 9.0
Objective 4.3 – VCF: Operations
Given a scenario, identify the use case for VCF Network Operations and VCF Operations (Logs)
Configuring and Analyzing Logs
Given a scenario, describe the cluster components and deployment options of VCF Operations
Extending Monitoring Capabilities
Given a scenario, differentiate between metrics and properties
Viewing Metrics and Properties
Given a scenario, create custom Views and Reports in VCF Operations
Given a scenario, create and share dashboards in VCF Operations
Configuring Dashboards and Widgets
Using Predefined Dashboards for Quick Insights
Given a scenario, configure Alerting in VCF Operations
Configuring Alerts and Using Actions
Given a scenario, monitor log events in VCF Operations
Configuring and Analyzing Logs
Viewing and Configuring Audit Events
Given a scenario, monitor VMware Cloud Foundation components using VCF Health and Diagnostics
Using VCF Operations diagnostics
Troubleshooting Using Troubleshooting Workbench
Given a scenario, monitor networks using VCF Network Operations
Given a scenario, monitor vSAN storage using VCF Storage Operations
Monitoring and Troubleshooting vSAN
Given a scenario, configure VCF Operations policies
Configuring and Managing Policies
Given a scenario, monitor application using VCF Operations
Configuring Business Applications
Monitoring Application Services using Product-Managed Telegraf
Discovering Services and Applications using the Service Discovery Adapter
Given a scenario, monitor security hardening and compliance using VCF Operations
Monitoring Security Operations
Viewing and Configuring Compliance
Given a scenario, configure configuration drift in VCF Operations
Managing your Environment Configurations
Objective 4.4 – VCF: Consume and Automate
Given a scenario, identify the use case for VCF Automation
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Given a scenario, describe the components and deployment options of VCF Automation
Getting Started with the VCF Automation Provider Management Portal
Deploying VCF Automation as a Day-N Operation
Given a scenario, configure a Region in VCF Automation
Managing Regions in Your VCF Automation
Given a scenario, configure multi-organizational tenancy in VCF Automation
Managing VCF Automation Organizations
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Given a scenario, configure Provider Networking in VCF Automation
Managing Networking Resources in the VCF Automation Provider Management Portal
Managing Provider Gateways in Your VCF Automation
Given a scenario, configure a provider content library in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, complete tasks as an organizational administrator in VCF Automation
Administering VCF Automation Organizations
Getting Started with Organizations in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, configure organizational networks in VCF Automation
Managing Networking in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, create and manage content in VCF Automation
Managing Content Libraries in VCF Automation
Managing Blueprints in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, use extensibility to automate business processes in VCF Automation
Managing Event Subscriptions in VCF Automation
Publishing VCF Operations orchestrator Workflows to the VCF Automation Catalog
Managing Custom Resources in VCF Automation Blueprints
Given a scenario, create and manage organizational governance policies in VCF Automation
Managing Policies in VCF Automation
Provisioning Resources in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, describe the deployment of Supervisor-based Services in VMware Cloud Foundation
Managing VKS Clusters with VKS Cluster Management
Configuring and Managing vSphere Namespaces
Wrapping Up VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator
This guide walks through every domain of the VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator (2V0-17.25) exam, from vSphere compute and vSAN storage to NSX networking and VCF Automation. Working through each objective alongside the linked Broadcom documentation gives you a structured, hands-on path to certification. You can also explore more VMware certification study guides on the VMware Certification category to keep building your skills. Have a question or tip? Leave a comment below.
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