2V0-13.25 Exam Dumps - VMware VCP-VCF Architect Questions and Answers

Upgrading avSphere + vSAN environmentto a fullVMware Cloud Foundation deploymentrequires introducing the components that make up theintegrated software-defined data center (SDDC):

A. NSX– Provides network virtualization, overlay segments, distributed firewalling, and routing required in VCF.

B. SDDC Manager– Thecore management and lifecycle automation toolof VCF, responsible for bring-up, patching, and upgrades.

E. vSphere Supervisor– Required to enableVMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG)and modern application deployment in VCF environments.

Why not the others?

C. VCF Identity Broker– Provides federated authentication but isnot mandatory for initial upgrade. It is optional depending on identity requirements.

D. VCF Operations– This is VMware Aria Operations (for monitoring/analytics). While strongly recommended, it isnot requiredto upgrade from vSphere/vSAN to VCF.

Availabilityrelates to ensuring services are continuously accessible, even in case of component failure.

Making management components (e.g., vCenter, NSX Manager, SDDC Manager) redundant guarantees higher availability.

Other qualities:

Performance= speed of execution.

Manageability= ease of administration.

Recoverability= ability to restore after failure (not redundancy itself).

Thus, the redundancy requirement directly maps toAvailability.

Due to theexplicit constraint that no internet accessis permitted, the VCF Installer cannot connect to an online depot. Instead, the architect must use theoffline depot model, where binaries are downloaded externally and made accessiblelocally within the VCF environment(e.g., using a local web server).

This setup aligns with VMware's"air-gapped" deployment guidancefor VCF environments with strict security postures.

VMware Cloud Foundation scales usingworkload domains (WLDs). Each WLD provides its own vCenter Server, NSX Manager, and lifecycle independence through SDDC Manager.

Byusing multiple WLDsfor each department, the architecture supportsindependent scaling, policy separation, and lifecycle management.

Option A or Crestricts flexibility as all tenants would share a single WLD, leading to lifecycle constraints and “noisy neighbor” issues.

Option Dcontradicts best practices: multiple departments should not share a single cluster inside a WLD when separation and lifecycle flexibility are required.

This design ensures seamless addition of new workload domains as departments and applications grow.

In a multi-tenant environment,isolation, predictable performance, and scalabilityare critical.vSAN with tiered storage policiesenables the architect to defineperformance tiers(e.g., RAID-1 for critical workloads, RAID-5/6 for capacity-efficient workloads). This aligns with the need forlow latency and high IOPSfor tenant workloads, without oversubscribing or compromising performance.

Options A and D disregard tenant performance and isolation, potentially leading tonoisy neighborissues. Option B reduces availability and scalability and is contrary to best practices.

Thefirst workshopfocuses onunderstanding business drivers, objectives, and outcomesbefore diving into design specifics. VMware design methodology stresses that architects shouldstart with business requirementsand then move toward conceptual, logical, and physical designs.

A and Care premature — topology and design decisions should not be presented before business outcomes are captured.

Bfocuses on product features, which is technical and should come later.

Dis correct because identifyingbusiness objectivesensures the architecture aligns with customer goals.

This is aconstraint, as it defines a non-negotiable time limit imposed by the customer’s budgeting timeline. It restricts the design phase’s schedule and deliverables. In VMware conceptual modeling, timing constraints are explicitly captured as constraints rather than requirements or assumptions.

This is arequirementbecause it specifieswhat the solution must deliver. VMware encryption requires enablingVM Encryption with vSphere VM Encryption policies or vSAN encryption.

Constraintsare design limitations (e.g., budget, existing hardware).

Risksare potential negative outcomes (e.g., encryption introduces CPU overhead).

Assumptionsare unverified statements taken as true (e.g., "all VMs can support encryption").

Thus, “All VMs must be encrypted” is asecurity requirement.

Business requirementsdescribe the high-level goals of the organization, typically related touser experience, cost reduction, compliance, or agility.

A(best end-user experience) aligns directly with business objectives.

B, C, and Daretechnical requirements: they specify infrastructure design behaviors (migration, security, SLA).

Therefore, thebusiness requirementis ensuring the bestend-user experience.

The correct mitigation for askills-based riskis tobridge the gapthroughtraining and upskilling. Providingtime and budgetfor training ensures that existing staff can competently support the solution and aligns with long-term sustainability of the environment.

Option A does not address the skills gap, just adds capacity. Option C is arisk identification tool, not amitigation step. Option D outsources the issue, which contradicts the goal of internal capability development.