Practice Free 2V0-15.25 Exam Online Questions
Question #11
A user wishes to publish a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations Orchestrator workflow to their VCF Automation project catalog, but Is blocked from publishing any workflows.
The following information has been provided:
• In the VCF Automation Organization portal, the user cannot see the Workflows option under Content Hub.
• The organization is not a Provider Consumption Organization.
Which are the two likely causes of this issue? (Choose two.)
- A . An external VCF Operations Orchestrator is not integrated with their Organization.
- B . The user is logged in with Project User rights.
- C . The user is logged in the Project Advanced User rights
- D . An embedded VCF Operations Orchestrator is not integrated with their Organization.
- E . The user is logged in with Project Administrator rights.
Correct Answer: A, D
A, D
Explanation:
In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, publishing a VCF Operations Orchestrator workflow to a VCF Automation project catalog requires that the Organization has a valid integration with VCF Operations Orchestrator. The question states that the user cannot see the Workflows option under Content Hub, and the organization is not a Provider Consumption Organization (PCO). According to the VCF 9.0 documentation, only organizations with VCF Operations Orchestrator integration are allowed to publish workflows into the catalog. Both embedded and external orchestrator integrations must be configured depending on the environment. If no orchestrator (embedded or external) is integrated with the organization, workflows cannot be listed or published. This aligns with the documented VCF Automation and VCF Operations Orchestrator design requirements, which specify that workflow publishing is only available when the orchestrator instance is properly registered.
Additionally, user role permission issues could prevent workflow visibility, but the key blockers described in the scenario are the missing workflow section and the organization type. Because the organization is not a PCO, advanced provider features―including workflow publishing―are disabled unless a proper orchestrator integration exists.
Therefore, the two most likely causes are:
A: An external VCF Operations Orchestrator is not integrated with their Organization.
D: An embedded VCF Operations Orchestrator is not integrated with their Organization.
These two conditions directly match the documented behavior in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.
A, D
Explanation:
In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, publishing a VCF Operations Orchestrator workflow to a VCF Automation project catalog requires that the Organization has a valid integration with VCF Operations Orchestrator. The question states that the user cannot see the Workflows option under Content Hub, and the organization is not a Provider Consumption Organization (PCO). According to the VCF 9.0 documentation, only organizations with VCF Operations Orchestrator integration are allowed to publish workflows into the catalog. Both embedded and external orchestrator integrations must be configured depending on the environment. If no orchestrator (embedded or external) is integrated with the organization, workflows cannot be listed or published. This aligns with the documented VCF Automation and VCF Operations Orchestrator design requirements, which specify that workflow publishing is only available when the orchestrator instance is properly registered.
Additionally, user role permission issues could prevent workflow visibility, but the key blockers described in the scenario are the missing workflow section and the organization type. Because the organization is not a PCO, advanced provider features―including workflow publishing―are disabled unless a proper orchestrator integration exists.
Therefore, the two most likely causes are:
A: An external VCF Operations Orchestrator is not integrated with their Organization.
D: An embedded VCF Operations Orchestrator is not integrated with their Organization.
These two conditions directly match the documented behavior in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.
Question #12
A VMware NSX Edge node is present in the inventory but shows "Not Ready" status In NSX Manager UI.
What should the administrator check first?
- A . The NSX Edge has been added to an Edge cluster
- B . The license key in NSX Manager UI
- C . The NSX Edge node’s uplink network configuration
- D . The NSX Edge node’s CPU reservation
Correct Answer: C
C
Explanation:
The status "Node Not Ready" in the NSX Manager UI (specifically in the Configuration State column of the Edge Transport Nodes view) indicates that the NSX Manager has failed to push or validate the necessary configuration to the Edge VM.
Check Uplink Network Configuration (Option C): This is the most common cause for a "Node Not Ready" state during deployment or operation. For an Edge Node to be "Ready" (Success/Up), it must have a valid Transport Node configuration, which includes the Uplink Profile, IP Pool (for TEPs), and mapping to the Fastpath Interfaces (N-VDS). If the uplink configuration is missing, incorrect, or the management plane cannot communicate with the edge to apply it, the node remains in a "Not Ready" state.
Why not Option A? While an Edge must be in an Edge Cluster to be utilized by a Tier-0 Gateway, a standalone Edge Node should still report a status of "Success" (Configuration) and "Up" (Node Status) if it is healthy. Adding a "Not Ready" (unhealthy/unconfigured) node to a cluster will not fix the underlying configuration issue.
Why not Option D? Missing CPU reservations typically lead to a "Degraded" status or service crashes (Dataplane down), but "Node Not Ready" is the specific indicator of an incomplete or stalled configuration workflow, usually tied to the transport/uplink setup.
C
Explanation:
The status "Node Not Ready" in the NSX Manager UI (specifically in the Configuration State column of the Edge Transport Nodes view) indicates that the NSX Manager has failed to push or validate the necessary configuration to the Edge VM.
Check Uplink Network Configuration (Option C): This is the most common cause for a "Node Not Ready" state during deployment or operation. For an Edge Node to be "Ready" (Success/Up), it must have a valid Transport Node configuration, which includes the Uplink Profile, IP Pool (for TEPs), and mapping to the Fastpath Interfaces (N-VDS). If the uplink configuration is missing, incorrect, or the management plane cannot communicate with the edge to apply it, the node remains in a "Not Ready" state.
Why not Option A? While an Edge must be in an Edge Cluster to be utilized by a Tier-0 Gateway, a standalone Edge Node should still report a status of "Success" (Configuration) and "Up" (Node Status) if it is healthy. Adding a "Not Ready" (unhealthy/unconfigured) node to a cluster will not fix the underlying configuration issue.
Why not Option D? Missing CPU reservations typically lead to a "Degraded" status or service crashes (Dataplane down), but "Node Not Ready" is the specific indicator of an incomplete or stalled configuration workflow, usually tied to the transport/uplink setup.
Question #13
An administrator has created an alarm for an object in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations.
The alert does not show up In the alert pane despite being configured on the object.
Parameters:
• Symptom definition: Read Latency (ms) is higher than 1 ms.
• Alert definition: Alert is triggered as soon as the latency is higher than the 1 ms defined in the symptom definition.
• Object type: Virtual Machine.
What is the reason the alert does not show up in the alert view?
- A . The administrator is missing the privileges to view alerts for this object.
- B . The metric used in the symptom definition does not apply to this object type.
- C . The alert is not enabled in the policy.
- D . This type of alert must be forwarded from VMware Cloud Foundation Operations for Logs.
Correct Answer: C
C
Explanation:
In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, VCF Operations (vROps-based) uses policies to control which alerts, symptoms, and metrics are evaluated for a given object. Creating an alert definition and symptom alone is not sufficient; the alert must be associated with and enabled in a policy that is actively applied to the target object (in this case, a Virtual Machine). The documentation shows that when you create an alert definition, there is an explicit Policies step, where you select the policy (for example, the default policy) so that the alert becomes active for objects governed by that policy.
The metric “Read Latency (ms)” is valid for virtual-machineCrelated objects: VCF Operations documents Read Latency metrics at the VM disk and VMCdatastore link level (for Disk and Datastore metrics on Virtual Machines). Therefore, option B (metric not applicable) is incorrect. No requirement exists that such a performance alert must be forwarded from VCF Operations for Logs (D); log-based alerts are a separate alert type.
If the alert definition is not enabled in the effective policy for that VM, VCF Operations will not evaluate the symptom or generate the alert, and it will not appear in the alert pane―even though the definition technically exists. This matches option C exactly.
C
Explanation:
In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, VCF Operations (vROps-based) uses policies to control which alerts, symptoms, and metrics are evaluated for a given object. Creating an alert definition and symptom alone is not sufficient; the alert must be associated with and enabled in a policy that is actively applied to the target object (in this case, a Virtual Machine). The documentation shows that when you create an alert definition, there is an explicit Policies step, where you select the policy (for example, the default policy) so that the alert becomes active for objects governed by that policy.
The metric “Read Latency (ms)” is valid for virtual-machineCrelated objects: VCF Operations documents Read Latency metrics at the VM disk and VMCdatastore link level (for Disk and Datastore metrics on Virtual Machines). Therefore, option B (metric not applicable) is incorrect. No requirement exists that such a performance alert must be forwarded from VCF Operations for Logs (D); log-based alerts are a separate alert type.
If the alert definition is not enabled in the effective policy for that VM, VCF Operations will not evaluate the symptom or generate the alert, and it will not appear in the alert pane―even though the definition technically exists. This matches option C exactly.
Question #14
The administrator has to change the DRS automation level in preparation to upgrade the vCenter. When making this change through VCF Operations, the following error occurs: ‘Internal Error: Failed to retrieve vim client’.
What is the possible cause of this error?
- A . DRS Automation is already set on the vSphere Client.
- B . The vCenter is overloaded with API requests from VCF Operations.
- C . Connectivity issue between vCenter and VCF Operations.
- D . Insufficient licensing for the advanced vCenter features.
Correct Answer: C
C
Explanation:
The error:
“Internal Error: Failed to retrieve vim client”
occurs when VCF Operations cannot establish a functional API session with vCenter. The vim client is the internal vSphere API client library used by VCF Operations to perform cluster actions such as modifying DRS settings, powering on/off workloads, or retrieving inventory.
When this error appears, VMware documentation identifies these common root causes:
Loss of connectivity between VCF Operations and vCenter
DNS resolution issues
Network interruption
Stale or expired authentication tokens
Credential mismatch
If the vCenter password was changed manually, VCF Operations may be unable to authenticate. vCenter services restarting or unavailable
If vCenter backend services (vpxd, sts, etc.) are unstable, VCF Operations cannot establish a vim session.
Option A is incorrect―DRS automation state in the vSphere Client does not cause vim client retrieval errors.
Option B (vCenter overloaded by API requests) would cause timeouts, not a vim client initialization failure.
Option D (insufficient licensing) affects feature use, not API connectivity.
C
Explanation:
The error:
“Internal Error: Failed to retrieve vim client”
occurs when VCF Operations cannot establish a functional API session with vCenter. The vim client is the internal vSphere API client library used by VCF Operations to perform cluster actions such as modifying DRS settings, powering on/off workloads, or retrieving inventory.
When this error appears, VMware documentation identifies these common root causes:
Loss of connectivity between VCF Operations and vCenter
DNS resolution issues
Network interruption
Stale or expired authentication tokens
Credential mismatch
If the vCenter password was changed manually, VCF Operations may be unable to authenticate. vCenter services restarting or unavailable
If vCenter backend services (vpxd, sts, etc.) are unstable, VCF Operations cannot establish a vim session.
Option A is incorrect―DRS automation state in the vSphere Client does not cause vim client retrieval errors.
Option B (vCenter overloaded by API requests) would cause timeouts, not a vim client initialization failure.
Option D (insufficient licensing) affects feature use, not API connectivity.
Question #14
The administrator has to change the DRS automation level in preparation to upgrade the vCenter. When making this change through VCF Operations, the following error occurs: ‘Internal Error: Failed to retrieve vim client’.
What is the possible cause of this error?
- A . DRS Automation is already set on the vSphere Client.
- B . The vCenter is overloaded with API requests from VCF Operations.
- C . Connectivity issue between vCenter and VCF Operations.
- D . Insufficient licensing for the advanced vCenter features.
Correct Answer: C
C
Explanation:
The error:
“Internal Error: Failed to retrieve vim client”
occurs when VCF Operations cannot establish a functional API session with vCenter. The vim client is the internal vSphere API client library used by VCF Operations to perform cluster actions such as modifying DRS settings, powering on/off workloads, or retrieving inventory.
When this error appears, VMware documentation identifies these common root causes:
Loss of connectivity between VCF Operations and vCenter
DNS resolution issues
Network interruption
Stale or expired authentication tokens
Credential mismatch
If the vCenter password was changed manually, VCF Operations may be unable to authenticate. vCenter services restarting or unavailable
If vCenter backend services (vpxd, sts, etc.) are unstable, VCF Operations cannot establish a vim session.
Option A is incorrect―DRS automation state in the vSphere Client does not cause vim client retrieval errors.
Option B (vCenter overloaded by API requests) would cause timeouts, not a vim client initialization failure.
Option D (insufficient licensing) affects feature use, not API connectivity.
C
Explanation:
The error:
“Internal Error: Failed to retrieve vim client”
occurs when VCF Operations cannot establish a functional API session with vCenter. The vim client is the internal vSphere API client library used by VCF Operations to perform cluster actions such as modifying DRS settings, powering on/off workloads, or retrieving inventory.
When this error appears, VMware documentation identifies these common root causes:
Loss of connectivity between VCF Operations and vCenter
DNS resolution issues
Network interruption
Stale or expired authentication tokens
Credential mismatch
If the vCenter password was changed manually, VCF Operations may be unable to authenticate. vCenter services restarting or unavailable
If vCenter backend services (vpxd, sts, etc.) are unstable, VCF Operations cannot establish a vim session.
Option A is incorrect―DRS automation state in the vSphere Client does not cause vim client retrieval errors.
Option B (vCenter overloaded by API requests) would cause timeouts, not a vim client initialization failure.
Option D (insufficient licensing) affects feature use, not API connectivity.
Question #16
Validates that the time between the NTP servers and the VCF Installer is synchronized successfully.
What additional step should the administrator perform to help identify the cause of the error?
- A . Confirm that the ESX hosts have been configured to use host time synchronization.
- B . Confirm that the NTP service has an allowed rule in the iptables on the VCF Installer.
- C . Confirm that the NTP server details have been specified in the deployment parameter workbook using the required FQDN format.
- D . Confirm that the time on the ESX hosts allocated for the management domain is synchronized with the same NTP servers as the VCF Installer.
Correct Answer: D
D
Explanation:
During VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up, time synchronization across all management components is mandatory. The VCF Installer, ESXi hosts, NSX Manager nodes, and vCenter must all sync to the same NTP servers. If even one host or component has a time skew exceeding VMware’s allowed limits, VCF will report time sync errors during bring-up or post-deployment.
The administrator validated NTP configuration, DNS resolution, ping connectivity, and time sync only on the VCF Installer appliance, but did not verify the ESXi hosts’ time synchronization. NSX Manager obtains its time reference from the underlying ESXi host during deployment, so if the ESXi hosts are not synchronized with the same NTP sources, NSX Manager will drift, triggering the exact error described.
Option B (iptables) does not apply―the VCF Installer does not block outbound NTP by default.
Option C refers to workbook formatting, which would fail earlier in deployment―not after NSX Manager is running.
Option A is incorrect because ESXi should never use “host time sync”; NTP must be used.
D
Explanation:
During VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up, time synchronization across all management components is mandatory. The VCF Installer, ESXi hosts, NSX Manager nodes, and vCenter must all sync to the same NTP servers. If even one host or component has a time skew exceeding VMware’s allowed limits, VCF will report time sync errors during bring-up or post-deployment.
The administrator validated NTP configuration, DNS resolution, ping connectivity, and time sync only on the VCF Installer appliance, but did not verify the ESXi hosts’ time synchronization. NSX Manager obtains its time reference from the underlying ESXi host during deployment, so if the ESXi hosts are not synchronized with the same NTP sources, NSX Manager will drift, triggering the exact error described.
Option B (iptables) does not apply―the VCF Installer does not block outbound NTP by default.
Option C refers to workbook formatting, which would fail earlier in deployment―not after NSX Manager is running.
Option A is incorrect because ESXi should never use “host time sync”; NTP must be used.
Question #17
An administrator is attempting to log into the vCenter using the vSphere Client but receives an error stating "no healthy upstream" What are two possible causes for this? (Choose two.)
- A . The vpxd service is not running.
- B . The SSO Service is not running.
- C . Port 443 is not opened between the local machine and the vCenter.
- D . The administrator logged in with the root account.
- E . The vmware-rbd-watchdog service is not running.
Correct Answer: A, B
A, B
Explanation:
The vSphere Client “no healthy upstream” error is a classic indicator that one or more vCenter backend services are not running or responding, preventing the reverse proxy layer (envoy / nginx) from routing requests to the appropriate upstream services.
Two services in particular are known root causes:
A, B
Explanation:
The vSphere Client “no healthy upstream” error is a classic indicator that one or more vCenter backend services are not running or responding, preventing the reverse proxy layer (envoy / nginx) from routing requests to the appropriate upstream services.
Two services in particular are known root causes:
Question #18
An administrator is planning to apply updates to a VMware vCenter instance.
What two actions can the administrator take to confirm the status of the vCenter services? (Choose two.)
- A . Connect to the vSphere Client and review vCenter performance charts.
- B . Connect to the vCenter appliance shell and run the services-control -status command.
- C . Connect to the vCenter Server Management console and review the services statuses.
- D . Connect to the vCenter appliance shell and run the vim-top command.
- E . Connect to the ESX DCUI where the vCenter Appliance is running and run the services.sh script.
Correct Answer: B, C
B, C
Explanation:
Before applying updates to a vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA), an administrator must validate that all vCenter services are healthy. VMware provides two supported and documented methods for checking vCenter service status:
B, C
Explanation:
Before applying updates to a vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA), an administrator must validate that all vCenter services are healthy. VMware provides two supported and documented methods for checking vCenter service status:
Question #19
An administrator is responsible for managing a remote VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) fleet with the following configuration:
• A single VCF instance with a single Workload Domain.
• The Workload Domain has a single VMware vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) cluster.
• VCF is licensed using the disconnected mode.
The administrator discovers a notification in VCF Operations showing that the VCF licenses have expired.
Which three steps should the administrator take to resolve the issue? (Choose three.)
- A . Increase the license core count in SDDC Manager.
- B . Restart SDDC Lifecycle Manager Service in the VCF Operations console.
- C . Export the usage file from VCF Operations and upload to the VCF Business Services console.
- D . Use the VCF Business Services console to export a new VCF license file.
- E . Import the license file into VCF Operations and assign to the workload domain vCenter.
- F . Import the license file into VCF Operations and assign to the SDDC Manager.
Correct Answer: C, D, F
C, D, F
Explanation:
In VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 using disconnected mode licensing, VCF Operations does not automatically synchronize license status with VMware’s cloud services. Instead, the administrator must periodically refresh the license file using a manual offline workflow. When the VCF Operations console reports that licenses have expired, it means the license entitlement in the VCF Business Services portal is out of date, and therefore VCF Operations cannot validate the current usage.
The VMware-documented offline licensing workflow requires the following steps:
Export the usage file from VCF Operations.
This usage file contains consumption details needed to generate a new offline license.
→ C is correct.
Upload the usage file to the VCF Business Services console and generate a new offline license file.
In disconnected mode, the Business Services portal is the only mechanism to create updated license entitlements.
→ D is correct.
Import the updated VCF license file into VCF Operations, specifically assigning it to the SDDC Manager.
SDDC Manager is the system that validates and enforces licensing across workload domains, so the new license must be applied there―not only to a vCenter.
→ F is correct.
Options A and B do not affect license validation.
Option E is incorrect because workload-domain vCenter licensing is independent and not the root cause of VCF license expiration.
C, D, F
Explanation:
In VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 using disconnected mode licensing, VCF Operations does not automatically synchronize license status with VMware’s cloud services. Instead, the administrator must periodically refresh the license file using a manual offline workflow. When the VCF Operations console reports that licenses have expired, it means the license entitlement in the VCF Business Services portal is out of date, and therefore VCF Operations cannot validate the current usage.
The VMware-documented offline licensing workflow requires the following steps:
Export the usage file from VCF Operations.
This usage file contains consumption details needed to generate a new offline license.
→ C is correct.
Upload the usage file to the VCF Business Services console and generate a new offline license file.
In disconnected mode, the Business Services portal is the only mechanism to create updated license entitlements.
→ D is correct.
Import the updated VCF license file into VCF Operations, specifically assigning it to the SDDC Manager.
SDDC Manager is the system that validates and enforces licensing across workload domains, so the new license must be applied there―not only to a vCenter.
→ F is correct.
Options A and B do not affect license validation.
Option E is incorrect because workload-domain vCenter licensing is independent and not the root cause of VCF license expiration.
Question #20
An administrator configures a new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) instance in a remote site using a vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) for the workload domain cluster. vSAN ESA is configured with Auto-Policy Management and is designed to tolerate a single failure. The cluster experiences a hardware failure and on investigation, the administrator discovers that the affected objects did not re-protect and remain in a "Reduced availability with no rebuild" state.
How can the administrator explain why the vSAN objects did not rebuild as expected?
- A . The storage devices are not certified for vSAN.
- B . The number of ESX hosts doesn’t support rebuilds during an outage.
- C . The storage policy needs to be modified to support forced provisioning.
- D . The existing disk groups need to be expanded to support additional capacity.
Correct Answer: B
B
Explanation:
In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, using vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) with Auto-Policy Management, the system automatically selects the correct storage policy based on the cluster size and desired failure protection. When the administrator configures tolerance for a single failure (FTT=1 using RAID-1 mirroring), vSAN ESA requires sufficient remaining hosts during a failure event to reprotect objects.
A minimum of 3 ESA-capable hosts is required for RAID-1, and re-protection after a failure requires enough hosts with available capacity to place new replica components. In small ESA clusters (e.g., 3 or 4 nodes), if one host fails, the remaining hosts may not meet the placement rules for automatic rebuild to restore compliance. ESA enforces strict placement rules to maintain consistent performance and resilience; if vSAN determines that object layout compliance cannot be restored without violating these rules, it enters Reduced availability with no rebuild state.
This behavior is expected and documented: rebuilds cannot occur if the cluster does not have sufficient hosts or free capacity to recreate absent components. The administrator’s ESA configuration behaved correctly given the cluster size limitation, making B the correct answer.
B
Explanation:
In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, using vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) with Auto-Policy Management, the system automatically selects the correct storage policy based on the cluster size and desired failure protection. When the administrator configures tolerance for a single failure (FTT=1 using RAID-1 mirroring), vSAN ESA requires sufficient remaining hosts during a failure event to reprotect objects.
A minimum of 3 ESA-capable hosts is required for RAID-1, and re-protection after a failure requires enough hosts with available capacity to place new replica components. In small ESA clusters (e.g., 3 or 4 nodes), if one host fails, the remaining hosts may not meet the placement rules for automatic rebuild to restore compliance. ESA enforces strict placement rules to maintain consistent performance and resilience; if vSAN determines that object layout compliance cannot be restored without violating these rules, it enters Reduced availability with no rebuild state.
This behavior is expected and documented: rebuilds cannot occur if the cluster does not have sufficient hosts or free capacity to recreate absent components. The administrator’s ESA configuration behaved correctly given the cluster size limitation, making B the correct answer.