VMware 2V0-16.25 VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 Administrator Exam Practice Test

After successfully deploying theVCF Installer appliance, and ensuring ESXi hosts are powered on and meet prerequisites, thenext stepis to:

Launch the VCF Installer deployment wizard, which guides administrators through host onboarding, vCenter deployment, and cluster setup forvSphere Foundation.

Other options:

A. Enable SSH on all ESX hosts→ Not required unless troubleshooting.

C. Install SDDC Manager using VCF Installer→ Only applies to full Cloud Foundation, not vSphere Foundation deployment.

D. Manually deploy vCenter Server Appliance→ The Installer wizard automates this.

TheVCF Operations for Logs capabilitymost useful forroot cause analysis and troubleshootingisLog Querying.

Allows searching, filtering, and correlating log events to diagnose issues.

Log Forwarding (A)→ Sends logs elsewhere, not analysis.

Alerting (B)→ Notifies about issues but does not provide investigation details.

Dashboarding (C)→ Provides visualization, but root cause analysis requiresqueries.

VMware Toolsis a suite of services and drivers installed in a VM. It provides:

Guest OS heartbeat service (B):Used by vCenter to monitor VM health.

Device drivers (C):Optimized drivers for network, storage, graphics, and mouse/keyboard integration.

Other options:

A. Journaling of file system metadata→ Provided by the guest OS filesystem, not VMware Tools.

D. Stores VM configuration files→ Handled by vCenter/ESXi, not VMware Tools.

E. Manages VM hardware configuration→ Done via vSphere Client, not VMware Tools.

When upgrading tovSphere Foundation (VVF)on an existingvCenter Server 8.0u3 environment with NSX, the correct method isConverge:

Convergetakes an existing vSphere + NSX environment and brings it into thevSphere Foundation framework, without redeploying from scratch.

Deployis used for new greenfield installations.

Upgradeapplies to upgrading from an earlier version ofvSphere Foundation, not from standalone vSphere.

Not possible (A)is incorrect — VMware supports Converge in this scenario.

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.

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.

Thet-shirt sizing model(Small, Medium, Large) forvCPU allocationis an example ofslab-based pricing.

Base rate slabsallow administrators to define different ranges (slabs) of resource usage with associated rates.

In this case, vCPUs are grouped into ranges (1–2, 3–4, 5–8), and charges are applied per slab.

Other options:

A. Base rate storage per GB→ Applies to storage, not CPU.

C. Base rate CPU per GHz→ Charges by GHz usage, not vCPU count.

D. Base rate CPU per vCPU→ Flat per vCPU, no slab/tier-based flexibility.

When troubleshooting critical events in a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) environment,logs are essential for root cause analysis.

In the given scenario, the administrator identified thatspecific log messages on a host clearly pinpointed the issue.

To enhance future troubleshooting, the best approach is to implementVCF Operations for Logs.

This enablescentralized log collection, log-based alerts, and advanced queries, making it easier to correlate issues across infrastructure.

Other options likeVCF Operations Diagnosticsfocus on proactive health checks and findings, whileManagement Pack for VCFextends observability but does not provide raw log insights.VCF Automationis unrelated to troubleshooting logs.

To allow a Content Library in vSphere Foundation to be accessed byother vCenter Server instances, it must bepublished.

Once published, other vCenters cansubscribeto the library.

Synchronization ensures subscribed vCenters receive updated templates and ISOs.

Other options:

A. Automatic synchronization→ Works only for subscribers, not for publishing.

B. Store on vSAN datastore→ Storage choice does not enable multi-vCenter access.

C. Store on NFS datastore→ Similar, datastore type does not matter.

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.

The security team requiresvisibility into vCenter configurationsbut must not make changes.

Best practice is tocreate an Active Directory or vCenter group, add the security users, and assign them theRead-Only roleat thedatacenter/cluster/networklevel.

This ensures each user logs in with unique credentials, maintaining accountability.

Why others are incorrect:

A. Share administrator@vsphere.local password→ Violates security best practices.

B. Create a single user and share credentials→ Still insecure, lacks unique audit trails.

C. Assign Network Administrator role→ Grants configuration permissions, not allowed.

In avSAN Original Storage Architecture (OSA)cluster, the choice of storage policy directly impacts storage efficiency and resilience:

Current Setup:

Eight-node cluster, 1 disk group per node.

VMs are usingFTT=1 RAID-1 (mirroring)policy.

Storage utilization is already at70%.

RAID-1 (Mirroring):

Each piece of data is mirrored, requiring2x storage capacity.

Space efficiency ~50%.

RAID-6 (Erasure Coding, FTT=2):

Requires a minimum of6 hosts, satisfied here with 8.

Uses erasure coding instead of full mirroring, giving ~67% space efficiency.

Provides resilience against2 host failureswhile using less space than RAID-1.

Thus, switching fromRAID-1 FTT=1toRAID-6 FTT=2reduces overall storage utilization while still improving resilience.

Why not the other options?

A. Enable Deduplication and Compression→❌In OSA, enabling this requires acluster-wide disk group reformat, which is disruptive and not the minimal impact choice.

B. Change policy to 3 failure - RAID-1→❌Increases redundancy but consumesmuch more capacity, worsening utilization.

C. Enable Compression only→❌Not available in OSA (only in ESA). OSA supportsdeduplication + compression together, not compression-only.

D. Change to 2 failure - RAID-6→✅Meets resilience requirements,reduces storage usage, and is supported on 8-node OSA clusters.

When a newly installedESX hostcannot be reached and all basic network tests (gateway, DNS, hostname resolution) fail:

Thefirst troubleshooting stepis to confirm that themanagement network TCP/IP configuration(IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS servers) is correct.

If this is misconfigured, the host will not communicate with vCenter or resolve names.

B. Verify DVS configuration in vCenter→ Requires host connectivity first.

C. Reinstall ESX→ Too drastic without confirming networking basics.

D. Disconnect/reconnect cable→ Less likely since VLANs/adapters are reported as connected.

InVCF Operations for Logs, administrators can analyze logs using queries, fields, and charts. A key feature is the ability toview the value range of a specific field.

When a log query is executed, results appear in theEvents table.

Each field shown in the Events table is interactive.

Byclicking on a field in the Events table, administrators can drill down into the data tovisualize its value distribution (range), typically in the form of a histogram or grouped data set.

This provides insight intowhat values are present and how frequently they occur, which is useful for troubleshooting, anomaly detection, and refining queries.

Why not the other options?

A. Click the pencil in the Manage Fields pane→ Used toedit or extract fields, not visualize ranges.

C. Click on the field in Manage Fields→ Displays field definitions and settings, not real-time value ranges.

D. Click on the field in the Field Table→ The Field Table lists defined fields but does not provide value range visualization.

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.

To deploy theVCF Operations for Logs OVA appliance:

ThevSphere Clientis used to deploy.ovaand.ovftemplates directly into a vCenter environment.

After deployment, the appliance can be configured and integrated with VCF.

Other options:

A. VCF Fleet Management→ Used for multi-instance management, not OVA deployment.

C. VCF Automation→ Provides automation workflows, not appliance deployment.

D. VCF Operations→ Monitoring and analytics platform, not used for OVA installs.

For an8-node vSAN OSA cluster, the administrator needs a storage policy that:

Tolerates2 host failures, and

Providesmaximum usable capacity.

RAID-5/6 (erasure coding)is more capacity-efficient than RAID-1 mirroring.

To tolerate2 failures, the correct policy isRAID-5 with FTT=2.

RAID-1 (mirroring) would consume far more capacity, reducing usable space.

Other options:

A. 1 failure - RAID-1→ Only tolerates one failure.

C. 3 failures - RAID-1→ Provides higher resilience but uses much more capacity, not maximum efficiency.

D. 1 failure - RAID-5→ Tolerates only one failure.

Two supported methods exist for adding widgets toVCF Operations for Logs dashboards:

From Explore Logs– Create a widget (e.g., query result) and selectAdd to Dashboard. (B)

Dashboard Design Pane– Use the design interface todrag and drop widgets. (C)

Other options:

A. Clone widget from existing dashboard→ Not a supported method.

D. Import widget in design pane→ Import is for dashboards, not individual widgets.

E. Management Pack Builder→ Not related to Logs dashboard widgets.