VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Automation Preparation Details
The VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Automation exam (3V0-21.25) tests your ability to configure provider and organization level automation, extensibility, and blueprint driven consumption in a VCF Automation environment. This guide maps every exam objective to official VMware documentation so you can study each topic in depth. You can also explore more VMware certification study guides on the VMware Certification to keep building your skills.
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Automation Materials
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Section 2 – VMware Products and Solutions
Objective 2.1 – vSphere Supervisor
Given a scenario, differentiate between the components within a vSphere Supervisor deployment/architecture
Supervisor Architecture and Deployment Options
vSphere Kubernetes Service Architecture and Components
Given a scenario, differentiate between the components within a supervisor-based NSX Network/architecture
Supervisor Architecture with VCF Networking with VPC
Supervisor Architecture and Deployment Options
Section 3 – Plan and Design the VMware Solution
Objective 3.1 – Design
Given a scenario, differentiate between VCFA Tenancy Deployment Models
Provider Consumption Organization
Given a scenario, identify the use case for different Organization Types (All Apps vs VM Apps)
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Managing Organizations for VM Apps in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Given a scenario, differentiate between the functional components in VCFA (i.e. Regions, Cloud Zones, Quotas, Flavors, VM classes, images, extensibility)
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Section 4 – Install, Configure, Administrate the VMware Solution
Objective 4.1- Provider Management
Given a scenario, configure the Provider Management portal
Getting Started with the VCF Automation Provider Management Portal
Log in to VCF Automation Provider Management Portal
Given a scenario, configure the Identity Provider for the Provider Management portal
Managing Identity Providers in VCF Automation
Log in to VCF Automation Provider Management Portal
Getting Started with the VCF Automation Provider Management Portal
Given a scenario, create and manage Regions within the Provider Management portal
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Quick Start Your VCF Automation Setup
Given a scenario, create and manage Provider Content Libraries within the Provider Management portal
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Quick Start Your VCF Automation Setup
Given a scenario, configure rights bundles to provide Organization access to VCF Operations Orchestrator
Managing Rights Bundles in VCF Automation
Managing VCF Automation Rights and Roles
Integrate VCF Operations orchestrator with VCF Automation with All Apps
Given a scenario, configure VCF Data Services in the Provider Management portal
Using VMware Data Services Manager with VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Given a scenario, configure provider-level certificate management within the Provider Management portal.
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Getting Started with the VCF Automation Provider Management Portal
Given a scenario, configure Organization branding within the Provider Management Portal
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Given a scenario, create a new Organization within the Provider Management portal
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Configure the Region Network Configurations of a VCF Automation Organization
Quick Start Your VCF Automation Setup
Given a scenario, enable and configure the Provider Consumption Organization (PCO)
Provider Consumption Organization
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Given a scenario, delete an Organization from within the Provider Management Portal
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Objective 4.2 – Organization Management
Given a scenario, configure Identity Providers within a VCF All Apps Organization.
Managing Identity Providers in VCF Automation
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Log in to VCF Automation Provider Management Portal
Given a scenario, configure Access Control within a VCF All Apps Organization.
Managing VCF Automation Rights and Roles
Managing Rights Bundles in VCF Automation
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Given a scenario, manage (add/remove) an integration within a VCF All Apps Organization (Orchestrator and Git)
Integrate VCF Operations orchestrator with VCF Automation with All Apps
Managing VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Orchestrator
Using the VCF Operations orchestrator Plug-In for VCF Automation for All Apps
Given a scenario, configure certificates and secrets within a VCF All Apps Organization.
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Given a scenario, create and manage Projects within a VCF All Apps Organization
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Getting Started with the Self-Service Catalog in VCF Automation
Managing Policies in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, create and manage Governance Policies within a VCF All Apps Organization
Managing Policies in VCF Automation
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Getting Started with the Self-Service Catalog in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, create and manage a Namespace Class within a VCF All Apps Organization
Supervisor Architecture and Deployment Options
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Supervisor Architecture with VCF Networking with VPC
Given a scenario, create and manage VPCs and VPC connectivity profiles within a VCF All Apps Organization
Supervisor Architecture with VCF Networking with VPC
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Configure the Region Network Configurations of a VCF Automation Organization
Given a scenario, create and manage Private Transit Gateway IP Blocks and IP Quotas within a VCF All Apps Organization
Supervisor Architecture with VCF Networking with VPC
Configure the Region Network Configurations of a VCF Automation Organization
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Objective 4.3 – Consumption
Given a scenario, create and manage an Organizational Content Library within a VCF All Apps Organization
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Overview of VCF Automation Provider Management
Given a scenario, upload and manage Images within a VCF All Apps Organization
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Getting Started with the Self-Service Catalog in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, create and manage Subscriptions within a VCF All Apps Organization
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Getting Started with the Self-Service Catalog in VCF Automation
Given a scenario, deploy different resources types within a VCF All Apps Organization
Getting Started with the Self-Service Catalog in VCF Automation
Custom Resource Types for VCF Automation Blueprints
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Given a scenario, create a Custom Property Group
Custom Resource Types for VCF Automation Blueprints
Getting Started with the Self-Service Catalog in VCF Automation
Developing Workflows with VCF Operations orchestrator
Given a scenario, create a Custom Resource Action
Custom Resource Types for VCF Automation Blueprints
Developing Workflows with VCF Operations orchestrator
Scripting Environments in VCF Operations Orchestrator
Given a scenario, create a Custom Resource
Custom Resource Types for VCF Automation Blueprints
Developing Workflows with VCF Operations orchestrator
Scripting Environments in VCF Operations Orchestrator
Given a scenario, create and manage Blueprints to deploy resources or services
Custom Resource Types for VCF Automation Blueprints
Getting Started with the Self-Service Catalog in VCF Automation
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Given a scenario, deploy resources using blueprints within the Service Catalog
Getting Started with the Self-Service Catalog in VCF Automation
Custom Resource Types for VCF Automation Blueprints
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Given a scenario, make Day 2 changes to a deployment or resource using Day 2 Actions.
Managing Policies in VCF Automation
Getting Started with the Self-Service Catalog in VCF Automation
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Given a scenario, deploy and configure VCF Operations Orchestrator for a VCF All Apps Organization
Integrate VCF Operations orchestrator with VCF Automation with All Apps
Managing VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Orchestrator
Managing Rights Bundles in VCF Automation
Identify the components of a VCF Operations Orchestrator workflow.
Developing Workflows with VCF Operations orchestrator
Key features of the VCF Operations orchestrator platform
Managing VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Orchestrator
Given a scenario, create a Workflow in VCF Operations Orchestrator.
Developing Workflows with VCF Operations orchestrator
Scripting Environments in VCF Operations Orchestrator
Key features of the VCF Operations orchestrator platform
Given a scenario, create an Action in VCF Operations Orchestrator.
Scripting Environments in VCF Operations Orchestrator
Developing Workflows with VCF Operations orchestrator
Key features of the VCF Operations orchestrator platform
Given a scenario, install and configure a VCF Operations Orchestrator Plug-in.
Using the VCF Operations orchestrator Plug-ins
Managing VCF Operations orchestrator plug-ins
Plug-ins installed with the VCF Operations orchestrator server
Section 5 – Operation Management
Objective 5.1 – Operation Management
Given a scenario, monitor VCF Automation using VCF Operations
VCF Automation for VM Apps Organization Account in VCF Operations
Managing VMware Cloud Foundation Operations Orchestrator
Given a scenario, monitor VCF Automation Provider Management
VCF Automation for VM Apps Organization Account in VCF Operations
Given a scenario, monitor VCF Automation All Apps Organizations
VCF Automation for VM Apps Organization Account in VCF Operations
Managing Organizations in VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
Wrapping Up VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Automation
This guide covered every domain of the VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Automation (3V0-21.25) exam, from Supervisor architecture and provider management to organization governance, blueprints, and VCF Operations Orchestrator extensibility. With official VMware documentation linked for each objective, you have a solid foundation for exam day. You can also explore more VMware certification study guides on the VMware Certification to keep building your skills. Have a question or tip? Leave a comment below.
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