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3V02123 vSphere Design (3V0-21.23)
The course teaches advanced design methodology for vSphere 8.x, covering compute, storage, network, and security architecture, enabling professionals to create scalable, resilient, and compliant virtual infrastructures.
135
Minutes
60
Questions
300/500
Passing Score
$250
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
It is intended for senior VMware administrators, architects, and engineers who have at least three years of hands‑on experience designing and managing vSphere environments. These professionals seek to validate their expertise, master strategic design decisions, and qualify for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional credential.
What's Covered
1
Domain 1: Design Methodology
2
Domain 2: Compute Design
3
Domain 3: Storage Design
4
Domain 4: Network Design
5
Domain 5: Security Design
6
Domain 6: Management Design
7
Domain 7: Migration Design
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Course Outline
70 learning goals
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Domain 1: Design Methodology
2 topics
Requirements and Constraints
- Apply vSphere design requirements gathering, constraint analysis, and assumption documentation configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSphere design requirements gathering, constraint analysis, and assumption documentation best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSphere design requirements gathering, constraint analysis, and assumption documentation configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSphere design requirements gathering, constraint analysis, and assumption documentation tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSphere design requirements gathering, constraint analysis, and assumption documentation strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Conceptual Design
- Apply conceptual design methodology translating business requirements to high-level architecture decisions techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply conceptual design methodology translating business requirements to high-level architecture decisions integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze conceptual design methodology translating business requirements to high-level architecture decisions failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of conceptual design methodology translating business requirements to high-level architecture decisions changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive conceptual design methodology translating business requirements to high-level architecture decisions procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
2
Domain 2: Compute Design
2 topics
Cluster Architecture
- Apply compute cluster architecture design including host sizing, DRS policy, and resource isolation configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply compute cluster architecture design including host sizing, DRS policy, and resource isolation best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze compute cluster architecture design including host sizing, DRS policy, and resource isolation configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze compute cluster architecture design including host sizing, DRS policy, and resource isolation tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a compute cluster architecture design including host sizing, DRS policy, and resource isolation strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Availability Architecture
- Apply high availability design including HA, FT, stretched clusters, and failure domain planning techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply high availability design including HA, FT, stretched clusters, and failure domain planning integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze high availability design including HA, FT, stretched clusters, and failure domain planning failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of high availability design including HA, FT, stretched clusters, and failure domain planning changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive high availability design including HA, FT, stretched clusters, and failure domain planning procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
3
Domain 3: Storage Design
2 topics
Datastore Architecture
- Apply storage architecture design selecting VMFS, NFS, vSAN, or vVol based on workload requirements configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply storage architecture design selecting VMFS, NFS, vSAN, or vVol based on workload requirements best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze storage architecture design selecting VMFS, NFS, vSAN, or vVol based on workload requirements configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze storage architecture design selecting VMFS, NFS, vSAN, or vVol based on workload requirements tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a storage architecture design selecting VMFS, NFS, vSAN, or vVol based on workload requirements strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
vSAN Design
- Apply vSAN architecture design including ESA/OSA, fault domains, and storage policy strategy techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply vSAN architecture design including ESA/OSA, fault domains, and storage policy strategy integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze vSAN architecture design including ESA/OSA, fault domains, and storage policy strategy failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of vSAN architecture design including ESA/OSA, fault domains, and storage policy strategy changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive vSAN architecture design including ESA/OSA, fault domains, and storage policy strategy procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
4
Domain 4: Network Design
2 topics
Virtual Networking
- Apply vSphere Distributed Switch design including port groups, NIOC, and VMkernel architecture configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSphere Distributed Switch design including port groups, NIOC, and VMkernel architecture best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSphere Distributed Switch design including port groups, NIOC, and VMkernel architecture configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSphere Distributed Switch design including port groups, NIOC, and VMkernel architecture tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSphere Distributed Switch design including port groups, NIOC, and VMkernel architecture strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Physical Integration
- Apply physical network integration design including uplink redundancy, MTU, and LACP configuration techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply physical network integration design including uplink redundancy, MTU, and LACP configuration integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze physical network integration design including uplink redundancy, MTU, and LACP configuration failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of physical network integration design including uplink redundancy, MTU, and LACP configuration changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive physical network integration design including uplink redundancy, MTU, and LACP configuration procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
5
Domain 5: Security Design
2 topics
Access Control
- Apply RBAC and identity management design for vSphere administrative access and audit compliance configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply RBAC and identity management design for vSphere administrative access and audit compliance best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze RBAC and identity management design for vSphere administrative access and audit compliance configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze RBAC and identity management design for vSphere administrative access and audit compliance tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a RBAC and identity management design for vSphere administrative access and audit compliance strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Data Protection
- Apply encryption architecture design including VM encryption, vSAN encryption, and certificate management techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply encryption architecture design including VM encryption, vSAN encryption, and certificate management integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze encryption architecture design including VM encryption, vSAN encryption, and certificate management failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of encryption architecture design including VM encryption, vSAN encryption, and certificate management changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive encryption architecture design including VM encryption, vSAN encryption, and certificate management procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 6: Management Design
2 topics
Monitoring Strategy
- Apply monitoring and alerting architecture design with vCenter, Aria Operations, and log management configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply monitoring and alerting architecture design with vCenter, Aria Operations, and log management best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze monitoring and alerting architecture design with vCenter, Aria Operations, and log management configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze monitoring and alerting architecture design with vCenter, Aria Operations, and log management tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a monitoring and alerting architecture design with vCenter, Aria Operations, and log management strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Lifecycle Management
- Apply vSphere lifecycle management design including vLCM images, patching, and upgrade planning techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply vSphere lifecycle management design including vLCM images, patching, and upgrade planning integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze vSphere lifecycle management design including vLCM images, patching, and upgrade planning failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of vSphere lifecycle management design including vLCM images, patching, and upgrade planning changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive vSphere lifecycle management design including vLCM images, patching, and upgrade planning procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 7: Migration Design
2 topics
Migration Planning
- Apply workload migration design using vMotion, HCX, and cross-vCenter capabilities configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply workload migration design using vMotion, HCX, and cross-vCenter capabilities best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze workload migration design using vMotion, HCX, and cross-vCenter capabilities configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze workload migration design using vMotion, HCX, and cross-vCenter capabilities tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a workload migration design using vMotion, HCX, and cross-vCenter capabilities strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Capacity Planning
- Apply capacity planning methodology for compute, storage, and network resource forecasting techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply capacity planning methodology for compute, storage, and network resource forecasting integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze capacity planning methodology for compute, storage, and network resource forecasting failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of capacity planning methodology for compute, storage, and network resource forecasting changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive capacity planning methodology for compute, storage, and network resource forecasting procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
Scope
Included Topics
- vSphere 8.x advanced design including compute architecture, storage design, network design, availability design, security architecture, management design, and migration planning.
- Enterprise-level VMware technology knowledge for vSphere 8.x Design.
Not Covered
- Implementation details beyond stated certification scope.
- Vendor-specific third-party configurations.
- Current pricing and partner program details.
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