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5V0-2121 Exam Topics and Domains
5V0-2121 is organized into 7 weighted domains. Expect to work with Fault domains, vRealize Operations, vSAN Encryption, vSAN Performance Service, and more.
Architecture and Technologies
VMware Products and Solutions
VMware Products and Solutions Integration with vSAN
Given a scenario, identify the VMware products and solutions that will interact with a vSAN solution
VMware Products and Solutions Consuming vSAN
Given a scenario, identify the VMware products and solutions that will consume a vSAN solution
Planning and Designing
vSAN Cluster Design
Given a scenario, identify the appropriate vSAN cluster design
vSAN Services Design
Given a scenario, identify the appropriate vSAN services design
vSAN Design and Sizing Tools
- Use vSAN design and sizing tools (sizing cache tier for workload
- no of nodes
- VM sizing
- Live Optics
- HCI Bench etc.)
- Given a scenario, identify the implications of integrating VMware solutions with vSAN
Planning and Sizing vSAN Implementation
Given a scenario, identify how to plan and size a vSAN implementation
HCI Mesh Infrastructure
Given a scenario, identify the use cases for an HCI Mesh infrastructure
Installing, Configuring, and Setup
Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades
vSAN Upgrade Methodology
Given a scenario, identify the appropriate vSAN upgrade methodology
Maintenance Mode Options
Given a scenario, identify how to apply the appropriate maintenance mode option
Managing Disks and Disk Groups
Given a scenario, identify the appropriate method for managing disks and disk groups
Troubleshooting and Repairing
Recovering from vSAN Failures
Given a scenario, identify the appropriate action to recover from a vSAN or infrastructure failure
Troubleshooting Performance Issues
Given a scenario, identify the appropriate action to troubleshoot performance issues in a vSAN deployment
Troubleshooting Stretched Clusters
Given a scenario, identify the steps to troubleshoot a stretched vSAN cluster
Performance Information Evaluation
Evaluate performance information in the UI and using vsantop
Administrative and Operational Tasks
vSAN Data Placement Changes
Identify vSAN data placement changes (stretched clusters, fault domains)
Managing Encrypted vSAN
Identify the operational tasks required to manage an encrypted vSAN
Storage Policy Impact
Given a scenario, identify the impact of making changes to a storage policy
Managing Stretched vSAN Cluster
Given a scenario, identify the tasks to manage a stretched vSAN cluster
How do I earn this certification?
Passing 5V0-2121 earns the VMware Certified Master Specialist - HCI 2024 certification. It sits in the Data Center Virtualization - vSAN track.
- 5V0-11.21 - VMware Cloud on AWS Master Specialist
- 5V0-41.21 - VMware SD-WAN Master Specialist
- 3V0-21.23 - VMware vSphere 8.x Advanced DesignAdvanced design skills for data center virtualization
- 3V0-21.23D - VMware vSphere 8.x Advanced Deploy Advanced deployment and configuration skills
- VCDX-DCV - VCDX - Data Center Virtualization DefenseExpert-level certification requiring design defense
- 5V0-61.22 - VMware Workspace ONE 22.X Advanced Integration SpecialistComplementary End-User Computing skills
- 5V0-32.21 - VMware Cloud Provider SpecialistService provider and multi-tenant expertise
- 2V0-41.23 - VMware NSX 4.x Professional Network virtualization complements vSAN infrastructure
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Announcement date: 2021
- vSAN Express Storage Architecture (ESA) 8.0 While exam focuses on vSAN 7.x, understanding ESA architecture is valuable for future certification versions • Release date: 2023-01-24
- vSAN Data Protection 8.0 U3 New native snapshot and protection capabilities may appear in future exam versions • Release date: 2024-06-25
- HCI Mesh 7.0 Directly tested in exam objective 3.5 - identify use cases for HCI Mesh infrastructure • Release date: 2020
- vSAN File Services 8.0 U3 Enhanced scalability (250 shares) may influence vSAN services design questions • Release date: 2024-06-25
Who should take this exam?
- 6-12 months hands-on experience with vSAN implementation and management
- Experience with vSphere 7.x infrastructure
- Understanding of storage concepts, networking, and hardware
- Knowledge of security, business continuity and disaster recovery concepts
- Experience troubleshooting vSAN environments