Free VMware 2V0-16.25 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers

When deploying VMware vSphere Foundation using theVCF Installer wizard, host onboarding requires consistent access credentials.

If ESX hosts havedifferent root passwords, the wizard cannot proceed using a single credential.

In this case, administrators must use aJSON specification fileto defineper-host credentials, ensuring each host can be onboarded successfully.

The JSON specification allows defining host-specific parameters (IP, hostname, root password, networking, etc.).

Other options are incorrect:

A. Proceed with wizard and override host credentials during staging→ Not supported.

B. Use deployment wizard and enter credentials per host manually→ Wizard requires uniform credentials.

C. Set password to expire on all ESX hosts→ Irrelevant to deployment and would cause failures.

TheVCF Operations Orchestrator Plug-in for VMware vSphere Web Clientallows orchestration workflows directly in the vSphere Client.

However,only one vSphere instance can be integratedat a time with the vSphere Client via this plug-in.

This limitation ensures a consistent, single orchestration endpoint per vSphere Client environment.

Other options (8, 10, 15) apply to scaling of vCenter or data sources but not to the Orchestrator Plug-in integration.

To satisfy both IT and executive requirements:

IT team→ Needsdetailed technical metrics, which are available throughOut-of-the-Box dashboards in VCF Operations. (A)

Executives→ Need acustom KPI-focused dashboard, with summaries and high-level visibility. This can be shared via aURL linkthat always shows the latest data. (B)

Why others are incorrect:

C. Custom dashboard in VCF Operations for Logs→ Logs are not KPI-focused performance metrics.

D. Out-of-the-Box dashboards in VCF Automation→ VCF Automation is not designed for KPI reporting.

In aVMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) deploymentwithvCenter Supervisor Namespaces enabled, the method for creating VMs inside a Supervisor Namespace relies on thevSphere VM Service.

TheVM Serviceexposes VMs as Kubernetes-native objects that are managed usingkubectl.

Administrators (or DevOps engineers with appropriate permissions) must write aVM YAML manifest file, which specifies parameters such as apiVersion, kind: VirtualMachine, spec.imageName, spec.className, spec.storageClass, and spec.networkInterfaces.

The YAML manifest is thenapplied with kubectlto the Supervisor context.

This approach is documented as the supported method:

"As a DevOps engineer, provision a VM and its guest OS in a declarative manner by writing VM deployment specifications in a Kubernetes YAML file."

Why the other options are incorrect:

B. Deploy using the vSphere Client→❌The vSphere Client is used to configure Namespaces, permissions, and VM classes, butactual VM creation in Supervisor Namespaces is done via kubectl + YAML.

C. Use VCF CLI to deploy the VM→❌VCF CLI (kubectl vsphere login) is used only to authenticate and obtain context, not to create VMs.

D. Log in to VCF Automation Service Broker→❌This is used for vRealize Automation/Aria Automation integration, not for direct Supervisor Namespace VM creation.

After deployingvSphere Foundation, to centralizelog collection and analysis, you must add:

VCF Operations for Logs, which provides log ingestion, alerting, and centralized troubleshooting.

Other options:

B. VCF Operations→ Focuses on performance/capacity, not log collection.

C. VCF Operations for Networks→ Focuses on networking insights.

D. Fleet Manager→ Used for multi-instance management, not logging.

Aport groupon avSphere Distributed Switch (VDS)provides:

Logical grouping of virtual ports.

Definesnetwork policiessuch as VLAN IDs, traffic shaping, security policies, and teaming.

Used for segmenting traffic types (vMotion, vSAN, management, VM traffic).

Other options:

A. Enable vSAN connectivity→ Achieved by assigning vSAN traffic to a port group, but not the main definition.

B. Allocate CPU/memory resources→ Done via resource pools, not port groups.

D. Manage storage I/O performance→ Done with Storage I/O Control, not port groups.

In VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)Operations for Logs, clusters require aminimum of three healthy nodesto function in a fully active and resilient state. When a cluster is deployed with only two nodes (primary + one secondary), the environment does not meet the minimum recommended requirement. If thesecondary node fails, the cluster becomes degraded and functionality is reduced.

The correct remediation is:

Rebuild the failed secondary nodeso that the cluster can return to a healthy state.

After rebuilding, the node must be rejoined to the primary using theManagement → Clusterworkflow (secure token, IP/hostname of primary, etc.).

Why not the other options?

A. Scale up to Extra Large→❌Scaling up affects resource capacity (vCPU, RAM, disk) but does not solve the problem of missing nodes.

B. Scale up to Large→❌Same reason as above, scaling up does not restore HA.

D. Rebuild the secondary and add an additional node→❌While adding more nodes is a best practice (since HA clusters require three nodes), theminimum action requiredto restore a healthy active cluster is torebuild the failed node. Adding more nodes is optional for increased resiliency.

Therefore, the immediate and verified answer is torebuild the failed secondary node.

Theprimary purpose of vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM)is to:

Update, patch, and upgrade ESXi hosts, firmware, and drivers.

Manage host consistency across clusters withimage-based lifecycle management.

Other options are unrelated:

A. Configure network settings→ Done through vCenter or host client, not vLCM.

B. Monitor performance→ Done in vCenter/VCF Operations, not vLCM.

C. Create/manage VMs→ Managed through vCenter, not vLCM.

The scenario describes anautomated, repeatable workflow:

Create an AD computer object.

Deploy a VM from a template.

Power on the VM and join domain.

The correct tool isVCF Operations Orchestrator(formerly vRealize Orchestrator), which:

Provides automation and integration withActive DirectoryandvCenter APIs.

Can execute workflows for VM provisioning and domain joining.

Other options:

A. vSphere Supervisor→ Kubernetes workload management, not AD/VM automation.

B. VCF Operations→ Monitoring and analytics, not workflow automation.

C. VCF CLI→ Useful for manual scripting but not suited for automated workflows.

To supportcontainerized workloads within VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF), the essential component isvSphere Kubernetes Service (vSphere with Tanzu).

Provides nativeKubernetes integrationwith vSphere clusters.

Enables runningPods, Tanzu Kubernetes clusters, and containerized workloadson vSphere infrastructure.

Other options:

VCF Automation (A):Automates VCF lifecycle but not containers.

VCF Fleet Manager (B):Manages multi-instance environments, not workload containers.

VCF Operations (C):Provides monitoring/analytics but not container runtime.