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VMware Cloud Professional

Exam Details (Last Updated: 09/23/2022)

The VMware Cloud Professional (2V0-33.22) which leads to VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud 2022 (VCP-
VMC 2022) certification is a 70-item exam, with a passing score of 300 using a scaled scoring method. Candidates are
given 135 minutes to complete the exam, which includes adequate time to complete the exam for non-native English
speakers.

Exam Delivery
This is a proctored exam delivered through Pearson VUE. For more information, visit the Pearson VUE website.

Certification Information
For details and a complete list of requirements and recommendations for attainment, please reference the VMware
Education Services – Certification website.

Minimally Qualified Candidate

The minimally qualified candidate (MQC) can successfully identify the key components of a VMware Cloud solution and
how to support migrations from an on-premises data center into VMware Cloud (across different hyperscaler partners
including VMware Cloud on AWS). The successful candidate understands the networking requirements to support VMware
Cloud use cases and the benefit of VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG). The successful candidate also has a basic
understanding of storage concepts, security, business continuity and disaster recovery, as well as monitoring and
troubleshooting, in a VMware Cloud environment. The successful candidate possesses most of the knowledge in the exam
blueprint sections detailed below and may need to research some topis and require occasional assistance in carrying out
some tasks.

Products/Technologies
This exam validates breadth of knowledge of VMware Cloud across different hyperscalers including:

VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on Dell EMC

VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts

Google Cloud VMware Engine

Azure VMware Solution

Exam Sections
VMware exam blueprint sections are now standardized to the seven sections below, some of which may NOT be included
in the final exam blueprint depending on the exam objectives.
Section 1 – Architecture and Technologies
Section 2 – VMware Products and Solutions
Section 3 – Planning and Designing

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Section 4 – Installing, Configuring, and Setup

Section 5 – Performance-tuning and Optimization
Section 6 – Troubleshooting and Repairing
Section 7 – Administrative and Operational Tasks
If a section does not have testable objectives in this version of the exam, it will be noted below, accordingly. The objective
numbering may be referenced in your score report at the end of your testing event for further preparation should a retake
of the exam be necessary.
Sections Included in this Exam
Section 1 – Architecture and Technologies
Objective 1.1 – Explain the benefits of cloud computing
Objective 1.2 –Describe the functional components of a VMware Cloud solution
Objective 1.3 – Differentiate between VMware Cloud connectivity options
Objective 1.4 – Describe a cloud network architecture
Objective 1.5 – Describe networking in the software-defined data center (SDDC)
Objective 1.6 – Describe VMware SDDC components
Objective 1.7 – Explain Hybrid Linked Mode for the VMware SDDC
Objective 1.8 – Describe virtual machine components
Objective 1.9 – Describe VMware vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion technology
Objective 1.10 – Explain a high availability and resilient infrastructure
Objective 1.11 – Describe the different backup and disaster recovery options for VMware Cloud
Objective 1.12 – Explain scaling options in VMware Cloud environments
Objective 1.13 – Identify authentication options for the VMware Cloud Services Portal
Objective 1.14 – Describe the purpose of using Kubernetes
Objective 1.15 – Describe use cases for VMware Cloud on Dell EMC and VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts
Section 2 – VMware Products and Solutions
Objective 2.1 – Describe the VMware Cloud operating model
Objective 2.2 – Identify the role of other cloud services
Objective 2.3 – Explain the VMware multi-cloud vision
Objective 2.4 – Identify the appropriate backup or disaster recovery method for VMware Cloud given a scenario
Objective 2.5 – Describe how VMware and its hyperscaler partners address IT challenges
Objective 2.6 – Recognize VMware Cloud use cases
Objective 2.7 – Describe the function of VMware HCX
Objective 2.8 – Explain the NSX architecture in VMware Cloud
Objective 2.9 – Explain the functions of Kubernetes components
Objective 2.10 – Describe the functions of VMware Tanzu products in Kubernetes life cycle management

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Objective 2.11 – Explain Tanzu Kubernetes Grid concepts

Section 3 – Planning and Designing
Objective 3.1 – Understand configuration sizing requirements for a VMware Cloud SDDC
Objective 3.2 – Understand considerations for installing VMware Cloud on Dell EMC and VMware Cloud on AWS
Outposts on-premises
Section 4 – Installing, Configuring, and Setup
Objective 4.1 – Deploy and configure VMware HCX appliances
Objective 4.2 – Configure connectivity between clouds (VPN, AWS Direct Connect, VMware Managed Transit
Gateway)
Objective 4.3 – Set up Hybrid Linked Mode using the VMware Cloud Gateway Appliance
Objective 4.4 – Deploy and configure cloud business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) solutions
Objective 4.5 – Assess the requirements for cloud onboarding within a VMware single- or multi-cloud
environment
Objective 4.6 – Assess the required account access and privileges for an SDDC deployment within a VMware
single- or multi-cloud environment
Objective 4.7 – Understand the concept of different types of segments (compute and management)
Objective 4.8 – Understand hyperscaler networking considerations
Objective 4.9 – Understand the concept of dynamic SDDC scale-out
Objective 4.10 – Complete cluster operations
Section 5 – Performance-tuning and Optimization
Objective 5.1 – Determine networking performance
Objective 5.2 – Determine storage performance
Objective 5.3 – Optimize the guest OS configuration
Section 6 – Troubleshooting and Repairing
Objective 6.1 – Troubleshoot networking issues
Objective 6.2 – Troubleshoot internetworking
Objective 6.3 – Troubleshoot security
Objective 6.4 – Troubleshoot workloads
Objective 6.5 – Troubleshoot storage
Section 7 – Administrative and Operational Tasks
Objective 7.1 – Create and manage user account and role permissions
Objective 7.2 – Create a content library
Objective 7.3 – Create and manage network segments
Objective 7.4 – Create and manage VM snapshots
Objective 7.5 – Monitor VMware NSX networking within VMware Cloud

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Objective 7.6 – Determine the appropriate network connectivity option for connecting to and from VMware Cloud
Objective 7.7 – Recognize management and operational responsibilities in VMware Cloud on AWS
Objective 7.8 – Describe elements of the service management process
Objective 7.9 – Recognize update and upgrade responsibilities of various components for VMware Cloud on AWS

Recommended Training
Designing, Configuring, and Managing the VMware Cloud

References*
In addition to the recommended course modules listed above, item writers used the following references for information
when writing exam questions. It is recommended that you study the reference content as you prepare to take the exam, in
addition to any recommended training.

Link Topic
https://blogs.vmware.com/ Introduction to the VMware Cloud Operating Model

https://kb.vmware.com/ [VMC on AWS] Cannot change Storage Policy applied to any data except VM (83392)

https://docs.vmware.com/ VMware HCX Product Documentation, VMware Cloud Services Product

Documentation, VMware Tanzu Service Mesh Product Documentation, VMware Tanzu
Product Documentation, vSphere with Tanzu Configuration and Management
Documentation, VMware Cloud on AWS Product Documentation, VMware Cloud
Disaster Recovery Product Documentation, VMware Site Recovery Product
Documentation, VMware Cloud on AWS Operating Principles, VMware NSX-T Data
Center Product Documentation
https://www.vmware.com/to Kubernetes Namespace
pics/glossary.html

*The content in this exam covers breadth of knowledge of VMware Cloud across different hyperscalers including
VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud on Dell EMC, VMware Cloud on AWS Outposts, Google Cloud VMware Engine,
and Azure VMware Solution.

Sample Questions
Sample questions presented here are examples of the types of questions candidates may encounter and should not be
used as a resource for exam preparation.
Sample Question 1
When creating a hybrid cloud solution using Google Cloud VMware Engine, which inter-connectivity option would a cloud
administrator choose to provide the most secure layer 3 connection with the greatest possible throughput for application
connectivity?
A. Partner Interconnect
B. Partner VPN
C. Dedicated Interconnect
D. Cloud VPN

Answer: C

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Sample Question 2
An administrator will be implementing a third-party, cloud-based backup solution to provide backup services to virtual
machines running in VMware Cloud on AWS.

What is the recommended approach?

A. Deploy the solution inside the VMware Cloud on AWS environment to take advantage of the existing capacity
of the service.
B. Deploy the solution into the customer-owned virtual private cloud (VPC) that is connected to the SDDC. This
allows use of a high-speed, low latency ENI connection for data backup and recovery.
C. Deploy the solution on-premises. This affords the greatest degree of recoverability in the event that VMware
Cloud on AWS becomes unavailable.
D. Deploy the solution into a virtual private cloud (VPC) located in another AWS availability zone (AZ). This
provides increased resiliency in the event of a localized AZ failure that may impact the VMware Cloud on AWS
environment.

Answer: B

Sample Question 3
A cloud administrator is managing an Azure VMware Solution environment. Currently, the environment consists of a single
cluster. Due to increased demand, the cloud administrator is tasked with adding an additional six hosts to the environment.
The newly provisioned hosts must be able to provide access to existing VMware NSX networks.
What should the administrator do to achieve this goal?
A. Provision a new cluster.
B. Provision a new private cloud.
C. Create a new Azure VMware Solution tenant.
D. Contact VMware support to request a cluster expansion.

Answer: A

Sample Question 4
Which three strategies are key when transitioning to a cloud operating model? (Choose three.)
A. Continuity
B. Endpoint
C. Application
D. Financial
E. Migration
F. Cloud

Answers: C, D, F

Sample Question 5
A cloud administrator needs to deploy a three-tiered application that needs to be compliant with the following security
policies:
• The web layer should be accessible only from testing networks
• The application layer should be accessible only by the web services
• The database layer should be accessible only by the application services

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Based on the given scenario, which three VMware NSX components would be necessary at a minimum to provide a
compliant architecture for the application to be deployed on VMware Cloud? (Choose three.)
A. Tier-1 gateway
B. Segments
C. VP services
D. Endpoint protection rules
E. Security group
F. Distributed firewall rules

Answers: A, B, F

Sample Question 6
What are the two authentication options supported when using Hybrid Linked mode with the vCenter Cloud Gateway
Appliance? (Choose two.)
A. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
B. Open Authorization (OAuth) 2.0
C. Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA)
D. Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM)
E. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

Answers: C, E

Sample Question 7
A cloud administrator is tasked with ensuring a dedicated, secure, high-speed, and low-latency connection exists between
an on-premises environment and Azure VMware Solution.

Which solution should be configured?

A. ExpressRoute gateway
B. Dedicated Microsoft Enterprise Edge
C. Global Reach
D. ExpressRoute

Answer: D

Sample Question 8
A cloud administrator would like to limit bandwidth from a particular virtual machine that is connected to a network
segment using a Quality of Service (QoS) segment profile.

Which action should a cloud administrator take to meet this objective?

A. Attach the virtual machine to a segment port and configure the egress limit.
B. Attach the virtual machine to a network segment and configure the egress limit.
C. Attach the virtual machine to a segment port and configure the ingress limit.
D. Attach the virtual machine to a network segment and configure Differentiated Service Code Point (DSCP) class
of service.

Answer: A

Sample Question 9

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A cloud administrator is experiencing an issue with VMware vMotion failing between two of its hosts.

Which VMware solution could the administrator use to gather further information about the failure?
A. VMware vRealize Lifecycle Manager
B. VMware Cloud Director
C. VMware vRealize Orchestrator
D. VMware vRealize Log Insight Cloud

Answer: D

Sample Question 10
A company is using AWS Direct Connect to access VMware Cloud on AWS. The autonomous system number (ASN)
configured on AWS and the software-defined data center (SDDC) is 65225. The connection is unsuccessful.

What could be causing this issue?

A. They are using External Border Gateway Protocol (EBGP).
B. The ASN numbers CANNOT be the same.
C. They are using Internal Border Gateway Protocol (IBGP).
D. The ASN number is outside of the acceptable range.

Answer: B

Certification Alignment

VCP-VMC 2022

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Exam Content Contributors

Carla Gavalakis
Christopher Lewis
Chris Vallee
Cosmin Trif
Emad Younis
Frances Wong
James Potts
Jamie Maillart
Kim Delgado
Mateusz Konopnicki
Paul Irwin
Ranjna Aggarwal
Scott Bowe
Tiago Baeta Neves

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