VMware vSphere Foundations Certification Exam 2022
Purpose of Exam
The VMware vSphere Foundations Exam tests candidates on their skills and abilities in deploying and configuring vSphere storage, networking, and compute resources as well as creating and administering vSphere virtual machines. Successful candidates demonstrate mastery of these skills and abilities
Objectives covered in the VMware vSphere Foundations Exam
Section 1 – Install and Configure vCenter Server 6.x and ESXi 6.x Hosts
Objective 1.1 – Identify vSphere Architecture and Solutions for a given use case
Explain available vSphere editions and features
Explain the various data center solutions that interact with vSphere
Explain ESXi and vCenter Server architectures
Explain new solutions offered in the current version
Determine appropriate vSphere edition based on customer requirements
Deploy a vSphere 6.x Content Library
Differentiate Update Manager deployment options
Objective 1.2 – Install and Configure vCenter Server 6.x
Deploy the vCenter Appliance (vCSA)
Install vCenter Server onto a virtual machine
Create an ODBC Connection to a vCenter Server
Differentiate vCenter Server deployment modes
Differentiate Platform Services Controller deployment options
Given a scenario, select and size the vCenter Database based on requirements
Install additional vCenter Server Components
Install and configure vSphere Client / vSphere Web Client
Install/Remove vSphere Client plug-ins
Enable/Disable vSphere Client plug-ins
License vCenter Server using the Web Client
Determine availability requirements for a vCenter Server in a given vSphere implementation
Objective 1.3 – Install and Configure ESXi 6.x Hosts
Given a scenario, validate if an ESXi configuration meets given requirements
Perform a scripted installation of ESXi
Perform an interactive installation of ESXi using media or PXE
Configure NTP on an ESXi Host
Configure DNS and routing on an ESXi Host
Configure SSH and Shell access on an ESXi Host
Configure logs to be sent to a syslog server
License an ESXi host using the Web Client
Backup/Restore vCenter Server Virtual Appliance files
Migrate a vCenter Server to vCenter Server Virtual Appliance
Section 2 – Configure and Manage vSphere 6.x Networking
Objective 2.1 – Configure vSphere Standard Switches (vSS)
Explain vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) capabilities
Create/Delete a vSphere Standard Switch
Add/Configure/Remove vmnics on a vSphere Standard Switch
Configure vmkernel ports for network services
Add/Edit/Remove port groups on a vSphere Standard Switch
Determine use case for a vSphere Standard Switch
Objective 2.2 – Configure vSphere Distributed Switches (vDS)
Create/Delete a vSphere Distributed Switch
Add/Remove ESXi hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch
Add/Configure/Remove dvPort groups
Add/Remove uplink adapters to dvUplink groups
Configure vSphere Distributed Switch general and dvPort group settings
Create/Configure/Remove virtual adapters
Migrate virtual adapters to/from a vSphere Standard Switch
Migrate virtual machines to/from a vSphere Distributed Switch
Configure LACP on Uplink portgroups
Determine use case for a vSphere Distributed Switch
Objective 2.3 – Configure vSS and vDS features based on given requirements
Explain common vSS and vDS policies
Describe vDS Security Polices/Settings
Configure dvPort group blocking policies
Configure load balancing and failover policies
Configure VLAN/PVLAN settings
Configure traffic shaping policies
Enable TCP Segmentation Offload support for a virtual machine
Enable Jumbo Frames support on appropriate components
Given a scenario, determine appropriate VLAN configuration for a vSphere implementation
Section 3 –Configure and Manage vSphere 6.x Storage
Objective 3.1 – Connect Shared Storage devices to ESXi 6.x Hosts
Explain storage naming conventions
Explain hardware/dependent hardware/software iSCSI initiator requirements
Configure FC/iSCSI/FCoE storage devices
Describe zoning and LUN masking practices
Configure/Edit hardware/dependent hardware initiator
Connect/Configure NFS 3 and 4.1 datastores
Enable/Disable software iSCSI initiator
Configure/Edit software iSCSI initiator settings
Configure iSCSI port binding
Enable/Configure/Disable iSCSI CHAP
Configure Dynamic and Static Target Discovery Addresses
Objective 3.2 – Configure and Manage Software Defined Storage
Explain Virtual SAN (VSAN) Architecture
Create/Delete VSAN Cluster
Manage VSAN disk groups
Monitor VSAN storage
Add/Remove VSAN Nodes
Explain benefits of NFS 4.1
Determine use cases for Virtual SAN configurations
Objective 3.3 – Create and Configure VMFS and NFS Datastores
Compare/Contrast supported NFS versions
Configure NFS storage for VMDK formatting
Configure storage multi-pathing
Compare/Contract VMFS6 and VMFS5
Configure Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS)
Extend/Expand VMFS Datastores
Place a VMFS Datastore in Maintenance Mode
Section 4 – Deploy and Administer Virtual Machines and vApps
Objective 4.1 – Create and Deploy Virtual Machines
Place virtual machines in selected ESXi hosts/Clusters/Resource Pools
Configure and deploy a Guest OS into a new virtual machine
Configure/Modify virtual hardware:
o CPU
o RAM
o Disk
o vNIC
Create/Convert thin/thick provisioned virtual disks
Install/Upgrade VMware Tools and Virtual Hardware
Configure PCI Passthrough and Direct I/O
Configure virtual machine time synchronization
Objective 4.2 – Create and Deploy vApps
Create/Deploy/Clone a vApp
Add objects to an existing vApp
Edit vApp settings
Configure IP pools
Suspend/Resume a vApp
Objective 4.3 – Manage Virtual Machine Clones and Templates
Explain Cloning and Template options
Clone an existing virtual machine
Create a template from an existing virtual machine
Deploy a virtual machine from a template
Update existing virtual machine templates
Deploy virtual appliances and/or vApps from an OVF template
Import an OVF template
Create a Local Library
Create a Remote Library with/without external storage
Publish/Subscribe/Share Content Library
Deploy a virtual machine from a content library
Objective 4.4 – Administer Virtual Machines and vApps
Explain files used by virtual machines
Explain common practices for securing virtual machines
Hot Extend a virtual disk
Configure virtual machine options
Configure virtual machine power settings
Configure virtual machine boot options
Administer virtual machine snapshots
Assign a Storage Policy to a virtual machine
Verify Storage Policy compliance for virtual machines
Adjust virtual machine resources
Differentiate between stop/shutdown/reboot/restart of a virtual machine
Section 5 – Establish and Maintain Availability and Resource Management Features
Objective 5.1 – Create and Configure VMware Clusters
Determine how DRS and HA are applicable to an environment
Create/Delete a DRS/HA Cluster
Add/Remove ESXi Hosts from a DRS/HA Cluster
Add/Remove virtual machines from a DRS/HA Cluster
Configure Storage DRS
Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
Monitor a DRS/HA Cluster
Configure migration thresholds for DRS and virtual machines
Configure automation levels for DRS and virtual machines
Configure Virtual Machine Component Protection (VMCP) settings
Configure orchestrated VM restart with HA
Enable/Configure/Disable Host Power Management/Distributed Power Management
Enable/Disable HA Host Monitoring
Understand the features of Proactive HA
Understand the features of Proactive DRS
Configure HA Cluster-wide VM restart ordering
Enforce infrastructural or intra-app dependencies in HA
Objective 5.2 – Plan and Implement VMware Fault Tolerance
Configure VMware Fault Tolerance networking
Given a scenario, determine an appropriate VMware Fault Tolerance configuration
Enable/Disable VMware Fault Tolerance on a virtual machine
Test a Fault Tolerant configuration
Determine use case for enabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a virtual machine
Configure NIC aggregation for Fault Tolerance
Objective 5.3 – Create and Administer Resource Pools
Explain vFlash architecture
Explain use cases for Resource Pools
Create/Remove a Resource Pool
Configure Resource Pool attributes
Add/Remove virtual machines from a Resource Pool
Create/Delete vFlash Resource Pool
Assign vFlash resources to VMDKs
Determine Resource Pool requirements for a given vSphere implementation
Objective 5.4 – Migrate Virtual Machines
Explain Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC)
Explain Long Distance vMotion
Explain process for vMotion/Storage vMotion migrations
Configure virtual machine swap file location
Migrate a powered-off or suspended virtual machine
Migrate virtual machines using vMotion/Storage vMotion
Objective 5.5 – Backup and Restore Virtual Machines
Explain VMware Data Protection sizing Guidelines
Describe vSphere Replication architecture
Install and Configure VMware Data Protection
Create a backup job with VMware Data Protection
Perform a live full/file-level restore with VMware Data Protection
Create/Delete/Consolidate virtual machine snapshots
Perform a failback operation using vSphere Replication
Determine appropriate backup solution for a given vSphere implementation
Objective 5.6 – Update ESXi and Virtual Machines
Create/Edit/Remove a Host Profile from an ESXi host
Attach/Apply a Host Profile to an ESXi host or cluster
Perform compliance scanning and remediation of an ESXi host using Host Profiles
Install and Configure vCenter Update Manager
Configure patch download options
Create/Edit/Delete an Update Manager baseline
Attach an Update Manager baseline to an ESXi host or cluster
Scan and remediate ESXi hosts and virtual machines using Update Manager
Section 6 – Perform Basic Troubleshooting of a vSphere 6.x Implementation
Objective 6.1 – Perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi and vCenter installation issues
Troubleshoot common installation issues
Monitor status of ESXi management agents
Determine ESXi host stability issues and gather diagnostics information
Export diagnostic information
Monitor status of the vCenter Server service
Perform basic maintenance of a vCenter Server database
Objective 6.2 – Perform basic troubleshooting of ESXi and vCenter operational issues
Verify network configuration
Troubleshoot common storage issues
Troubleshoot common virtual machine issues
Given a scenario, verify a virtual machine is configured with the correct network resources
Troubleshoot virtual switch and port group configuration issues
Troubleshoot physical network adapter configuration issues
Recognize and detect common knowledge base article solutions
Objective 6.3 – Perform basic troubleshooting of Virtual Machine operational issues
Troubleshoot virtual machine resource contention issues
Recognize and detect:
o Fault Tolerant network latency issues
o VMware Tools installation issues
o Virtual machines states
o Virtual machine constraints
o Guest OS installation issues
Given a scenario, determine root cause of a storage issue based on troubleshooting information
Explain common virtual machine boot disk errors
Objective 6.4 – Identify and troubleshoot basic misconfigurations
Troubleshoot:
o Virtual switch and distributed switches port group configuration issues
o Physical network adapter configuration issues
o NFS networking configuration issues
o iSCSI software initiator configuration issues
o HA configuration and redundancy issues
o DRS Resource Distribution Graph
o vMotion/Storage vMotion migration issues
Interpret vMotion Resource Maps
Given a scenario, verify a virtual machine is configured with the correct network resources
Section 7 – Perform Basic Monitoring of a vSphere Implementation
Objective 7.1 – Monitor ESXi, vCenter, and Virtual Machines
Explain:
o Common memory metrics
o Common CPU metrics
o Common network metrics
o Common storage metrics
o Configure SNMP for vCenter Server
o Configure SMTP settings for vCenter Server
Create a log bundle
Create/Edit/Delete a Scheduled Task
Configure/View/Print/Export resource maps
Start/Stop/Verify vCenter Server service status
Start/Stop/Verify ESXi host agent status
Configure vCenter Server timeout settings
Identify vCenter Server connection object status
Create an Advanced Chart
Objective 7.2 – Create and Administer vCenter Server Alarms
List vCenter Server default utilization alarms
List vCenter Server default connectivity alarms
List possible actions for utilization and connectivity alarms
Create a vCenter Server utilization alarm
Create a vCenter Server connectivity alarm
Configure alarm triggers
Configure alarm actions
For a given alarm, identify the affected resource in a vSphere implementation
Objective 7.3 – Configure and Manage vRealize Log Insight
Explain vRealize Log Insight real-time log management
Identify use cases for vRealize Log Insight
Deploy the vRealize Log Insight virtual appliance
Configure vRealize Log Insight for initial use
Configure availability and scalability options for vRealize Log Insight
Use vRealize Log Insight logs to identify and troubleshoot issues
Integrate Content Packs with vRealize Log Insight
Configure Agents for use with vRealize Log Insight
Create Alerts
Create Snapshots
Build a query
Create/Edit charts
Clone/Rename/Delete a Dashboard
Given a solution, determine appropriate sizing for a vRealize Log Insight appliance
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