Exam Info
Duration : 100 minutes
Number of Questions : 50
Passing Score : 300 Learn More
Format : Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored
EXAM OVERVIEW
The VMware HCI Master Specialist exam validates a candidate’s ability to deploy and manage a software-defined storage solution with VMware vSAN.
PREPARE FOR THE EXAM
Required Training
VMware vSAN: Management and Operations [V7](Required)
VMware vSAN: Management and Operations [V7] – On Demand (Required)
VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage [V6.7] [Required]
VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage [V6.7]-On Demand (Required)
VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage [V6.7] plus VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting [V6.6] Workshop (Required)
VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage [V6.7] plus VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting [V6.6] Workshop
Recommended training
VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting Workshop [V6.x] (Recommended)
VMware vSAN: Production Operations [V6.7] (Recommended)
Exam Details
The Master Specialist HCI exam (5V0-21.21), which leads to Master Specialist -HCI 2021certification, is a 55-itemexam with a passing score of 300, using a scaled method. Exam timeis 100 minutes.
Exam Delivery
This is aproctored exam delivered through Pearson VUE. For more information, visit the Pearson VUE website
Badge Information
For details and a complete list of requirements and recommendations for attainment, please reference the VMware
Education Services – Certification website
Minimally Qualified Candidate
The minimally qualified candidate will have achieved VCP-DCV and vSAN Specialist certification. Candidates should have 1 year of experience designing, configuring, managing, and upgrading VMware HCI environments. Candidates should be familiar with deployment and administration of VMs using Storage Policy-Based Management. Candidates should have intermediate knowledge of storage, storage hardware, monitoring, and remediation topics, as well as basic networking and security knowledge and must have completed the VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage training. The MQC should have all of the knowledge contained in the exam sections listed below.
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 Task
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 the Exam
Section 1 -Architecture and Technologies -There are no testable objectives for this
Section 2 -VMware Products and Solutions
Objective 2.1 -Given a scenario, identify the VMware products and solutions that will interact with a vSAN solution.
Objective 2.2 -Given a scenario, identify the VMware products and solutions that will consume a vSAN solution.
Section 3 -Planning and Designing
Objective 3.1 -Given a scenario, identify the appropriate vSAN cluster design.
Objective 3.2 -Given a scenario, identify the appropriate vSAN services design. Objective 3.3 -Use vSAN design and sizing tools (sizing cache tier for workload; no of nodes; VM sizing; Live Optics; HCI Bench etc.)
Objective 3.3-Given a scenario, identify the implications of integrating VMware solutions with vSAN.
Objective 3.4-Given a scenario, identify how to plan and size a vSAN implementation.
Objective 3.5-Given a scenario, identify the use cases for an HCI Mesh infrastructure.
Section 4 -Installing, Configuring, and Setup-There are no testable objectives for this
Section 5 -Performance-tuning, Optimization, Upgrades
Objective 5.1 -Given a scenario, identify the appropriate vSAN upgrade methodology.
Objective 5.2 -Given a scenario, identify how to apply the appropriate maintenance mode option.
Objective 5.3 -Given a scenario, identify the appropriate method for managing disks and disk groups.
Section 6 -Troubleshooting and Repairing
Objective 6.1 -Given a scenario, identify the appropriate action to recover from a vSAN or infrastructure failure.
Objective 6.2 –Given a scenario, identify the appropriate action to troubleshoot performance issues in a vSAN deployment.
Objective 6.3 -Given a scenario, identify the steps to troubleshoot a stretched vSAN cluster. Objective 6.4 -Evaluate performance information in the UI and using vsantop
Section 7 -Administrative and Operational Tasks
Objective 7.1 -Identify vSAN data placement changes (stretched clusters, fault domains)
Objective 7.2 -Identify the operational tasks required to manage an encrypted vSAN.
Objective 7.3 -Given a scenario, identify the impact of making changes to a storage policy.
Objective 7.4–Given a scenario, identify the tasks to manage a stretched vSAN cluster.
QUESTION 1
In a stretched vSAN cluster, how is Read Locality established after fail over to the secondary site?
A. 100% of the reads comes from vSAN hosts on the local site
B. 50% of the reads comes from vSAN hosts on the local site
C. 100% of the reads comes from vSAN hosts on the remote site
D. 50% of the reads comes from vSAN hosts on the remote site
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 2
In a vSAN stretched cluster, which value must be set in the vSAN policy if there is no requirement for data mirroring across sites?
A. SFTT = 0
B. SFTT = 1
C. PFTT = 1
D. PFTT = 0
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 3
An architect needs to automate an infrastructure that supports VMware Horizon as well as VMware Tanzu.
Which solution mandates the use of VMware vSAN?
A. VMware Cloud Foundation
B. VMware Horizon
C. VMware Tanzu
D. VMware vRealize Automation
Correct Answer: D
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