2V0-16.25 VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 Administrator Question and Answers

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.

InVCF Operations for Logs(formerly vRealize Log Insight):

ThePrimary Nodeis responsible forcoordinating the overall functioning of the cluster, including configuration management and directing traffic.

Worker/Data Nodeshandle log ingestion and query execution.

Replica Nodeprovides HA for the Primary Node but does not act as the main coordinator.

To ensurecompromised users cannot access vCenter resources:

Assign theNo Accessrole at the vCenter level.

Enable propagationso this restriction applies to all child objects.

This guaranteeszero permissionsfor SUSPECT_USERS.

Other options:

B. Administrator with uncheck propagate→ Still gives dangerous access at root level.

C. Disconnect Active Directory→ Disrupts all AD users, not just suspect ones.

D. Read-only role→ Still grants access, not acceptable during investigation.

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.

InVCF Operations, theCertificate Revocation List (CRL) tabis visible only whenStandard Certificate Validationis activated in Global Settings.

Once enabled, administrators can view the CRL tab and monitor revoked certificates.

Other options:

A. External Event Based Active Symptoms→ Related to alerting, not CRL.

C. Threshold for Expiration Alert→ Configures warnings, not CRL visibility.

D. Not available under vSphere Foundation license→ Incorrect; CRL is available if validation is enabled.

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.

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.

To move a VM to another cluster:

Requirement: Zero downtime→ RequiresvMotion.

Challenge: Datastore not shared→ RequiresStorage vMotion.

The combined operation,Cross-Cluster vMotion with Storage vMotion, allows moving compute and storage at the same time, with no downtime.

Other options:

A. vMotion only→ Requires shared datastore, not available here.

B. Backup/restore→ Causes downtime, not acceptable.

D. Cannot be moved→ Incorrect; vMotion + Storage vMotion supports this.

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.

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.

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.

ThevSphere Foundation 9.0 licensing modelusesper-core licensing.

Current license covers1024 cores.

Existing hosts =960 cores, leaving64 cores licensed.

Adding a96-core host→ 32 cores exceed the license.

Result:

The new host runs inevaluation mode.

If not licensed after the evaluation period, the host isdisconnected from vCenter.

Other options:

A. Limited to 64 cores→ Not how VMware licensing enforcement works.

B. Limited to 64 cores until license upgrade→ Incorrect; VMware does not partially disable cores.

D. No issue→ Incorrect; licensing compliance will cause issues.

InVCF Operations, alerts can be configured withnotification settings. To ensure onlyrelevant stakeholdersreceive alerts:

You assignspecific recipientsto notifications.

This avoids alert fatigue and ensures teams only see alerts they are responsible for.

Other options:

A. Write to file→ Not for stakeholder notifications.

B. Only critical alerts→ Reduces volume, but still not targeted to relevant recipients.

D. Generic contact info→ Sends to broad groups, not selective.

The scenario:

Remote sitewith 2 ESXi servers, 1GbE networking only.

Storage system supports both network (NAS/iSCSI/NFS) and Fiber Channel.

Fiber Channel is not feasible (no FC switches/HBAs).

vSAN requires more than 2 nodes (minimum 3 for standard vSAN, 2+Witness for 2-node), not mentioned here.

The most suitable solution:

UseNFS storage over 1GbE. (D)

Provides shared storage accessible to both ESXi hosts.

Other options:

A. vSAN→ Needs 3+ nodes or a witness, not supported in this config.

B. Local storage→ Not shared, fails HA/DRS requirements.

C. Fiber Channel→ Requires HBAs and FC switch, not available.

The requirement is for acentralized platformto monitorperformance, health, and capacityacross theentire VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) environment.

VCF Operations

Providesend-to-end performance monitoring, capacity management, and health analyticsacross vCenter, ESXi, vSAN, and NSX.

IncludesFinOps and Capacity Planning,performance diagnostics, andAI-driven troubleshootingfor faster remediation.

This is the primary component for monitoring theentire VCF environment.

VCF Operations for Networks

Extends observability tonetwork operationsby monitoring NSX health, VPCs, and network flows.

Providestraffic summaries, alerts, and network capacity metrics.

Integrated with VCF Operations to ensure acomplete platform-wide viewof health and performance.

Why not the others?

VCF Operations for Logs→ Focused onlog management, troubleshooting, and diagnostics(not holistic performance/capacity monitoring).

vSphere Supervisor→ ProvidesKubernetes namespace and workload management, not centralized performance/capacity monitoring.