5V0-11.21 - VMware Cloud on AWS Master Specialist

The VMware Cloud on AWS Master Specialist (5V0-11.21) exam, which leads to VMware Certified Master Specialist – VMware Cloud™ on AWS 2021 certification is a 65-item exam, with a passing score of 300 using a scaled scoring method. Candidates are given 130 minutes to complete the exam, which includes adequate time to complete the exam for non-native English speakers.

Certification Information

For details and a complete list of requirements and recommendations for attainment, please reference the VMware 5V0-11.21 Questions Education Services – Certification website.

Minimally Qualified Candidate

The minimally qualified candidate (MQC) has experience deploying, configuring and managing a 5V0-11.21 Study Guide VMware Cloud™ on AWS infrastructure. The MQC is typically an IT personnel responsible for infrastructure services who has a strong understanding of virtualization, networking and storage and AWS. The MQC has experience installing, configuring and managing a VMware SDDC (VMware vSphere, VMware vSAN™ and VMware NSX®) that may or may not include HCX and disaster recovery.

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 – Products and Solutions

Section 3 – Planning and Designing

Section 4 – Installing, Configuring, and Setup

Section 5 – Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades

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 –VMware Cloud™ on AWS Architectures and Technologies

· Objective 1.1 – Understand VMware Cloud™ on AWS technology and architecture

· Objective 1.2 – Describe VMware Cloud™ on AWS Migration Solutions

Section 2 – Integrating Other VMware Products with the SDDC

· Objective 2.1 – Use VMware vRealize® Log Insight Cloud™

· Objective 2.2 – Use VMware Horizon® with VMware Cloud™ on AWS

· Objective 2.3 – Use vRealize® Automation Cloud™ Add-on

· Objective 2.4 – Use vRealize® Network Insight Cloud™

· Objective 2.5 – Use vRealize® Operations Cloud™

Section 3 – Planning and Designing

· Objective 3.1 – Identify use cases for VMware Cloud™ on AWS

· Objective 3.2 – Identify accounts needed

· Objective 3.3 – Identify the required networking

· Objective 3.4 – Identify the connectivity options

· Objective 3.5 – Size the software-defined data center (SDDC)

· Objective 3.6 – Describe vSAN™ Storage in VMware Cloud™ on AWS

Section 4 – Deploying and Configuring

· Objective 4.1 – Prepare AWS infrastructure for a VMware Cloud™ on AWS deployment

· Objective 4.2 – Set up VMware Cloud™ on AWS account

· Objective 4.3 – Deploy and examine software-defined data center (SDDC) configurations

· Objective 4.4 – Deploy a vSphere software-defined data center (SDDC) in VMware Cloud™ on AWS Objective 4.5 – Configure software-defined data center (SDDC) networking

· Objective 4.6 – Configure Transit Connect

Section 5 – Performance-tuning and Optimization

· Objective 5.1 – Optimize and maintain software-defined data center (SDDC) cluster using Elastic DRS

· Objective 5.2 – Analyze HA, DRS and resource pools settings in the software-defined data center (SDDC)

· Objective 5.3 – Analyze vSphere permissions

Section 6 – Administrative and Operational Tasks

· Objective 6.1 – Configure networking and security options

· Objective 6.2 – Configure vSAN™ storage policies

· Objective 6.3 – Attach external storage to a virtual machine running on a software-defined data center (SDDC)

· Objective 6.4 – Configure Hybrid Linked Mode

· Objective 6.5 – Configure virtual machine migration with VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension Objective 6.6 – Configure disaster recovery

· Objective 6.7 – Add and remove hosts to a cluster within the software-defined data center (SDDC)

· Objective 6.8 – Create virtual machines in the Cloud software-defined data center (SDDC)

Section 7 – Troubleshooting and Repairing

· Objective 7.1 – Access API with VMware Cloud™ on AWS

· Objective 7.2 – Maintain and support a VMware Cloud™ on AWS solution