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5V02121 HCI Specialist (5V0-21.21)
VMware HCI Master Specialist trains professionals to design, analyze, and implement advanced HCI solutions, covering architecture, vSAN, sizing, availability, and security, enabling strategic, high‑performance deployments.
135
Minutes
60
Questions
300/500
Passing Score
$250
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
IT architects, senior systems engineers, and cloud consultants with at least three years of VMware infrastructure experience find this certification essential for leading HCI initiatives. They seek to validate expertise in vSAN optimization, capacity planning, and security design to drive reliable, scalable virtual environments.
What's Covered
1
Domain 1: HCI Architecture
2
Domain 2: vSAN Advanced
3
Domain 3: Sizing
4
Domain 4: Availability
5
Domain 5: Security
6
Domain 6: Lifecycle
7
Domain 7: Troubleshooting
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Practice Questions
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Console Simulator Labs
Exam Tips & Strategy
20 Activity Formats
Course Outline
70 learning goals
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Domain 1: HCI Architecture
2 topics
Infrastructure Design
- Apply HCI architecture design including compute-storage convergence, host specifications, and cluster sizing configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply HCI architecture design including compute-storage convergence, host specifications, and cluster sizing best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze HCI architecture design including compute-storage convergence, host specifications, and cluster sizing configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze HCI architecture design including compute-storage convergence, host specifications, and cluster sizing tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a HCI architecture design including compute-storage convergence, host specifications, and cluster sizing strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Comparison
- Apply HCI versus traditional three-tier architecture comparison evaluating TCO, performance, and operations techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply HCI versus traditional three-tier architecture comparison evaluating TCO, performance, and operations integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze HCI versus traditional three-tier architecture comparison evaluating TCO, performance, and operations failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of HCI versus traditional three-tier architecture comparison evaluating TCO, performance, and operations changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive HCI versus traditional three-tier architecture comparison evaluating TCO, performance, and operations procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 2: vSAN Advanced
2 topics
Advanced Configuration
- Apply vSAN advanced configuration including deduplication, compression, TRIM/UNMAP, and erasure coding configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN advanced configuration including deduplication, compression, TRIM/UNMAP, and erasure coding best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN advanced configuration including deduplication, compression, TRIM/UNMAP, and erasure coding configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN advanced configuration including deduplication, compression, TRIM/UNMAP, and erasure coding tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN advanced configuration including deduplication, compression, TRIM/UNMAP, and erasure coding strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
ESA vs OSA
- Apply vSAN ESA architecture advantages over OSA including single-tier storage and per-object snapshots techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply vSAN ESA architecture advantages over OSA including single-tier storage and per-object snapshots integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze vSAN ESA architecture advantages over OSA including single-tier storage and per-object snapshots failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of vSAN ESA architecture advantages over OSA including single-tier storage and per-object snapshots changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive vSAN ESA architecture advantages over OSA including single-tier storage and per-object snapshots procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 3: Sizing
2 topics
Capacity Planning
- Apply HCI capacity planning including raw-to-usable calculations, FTT overhead, and slack space requirements configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply HCI capacity planning including raw-to-usable calculations, FTT overhead, and slack space requirements best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze HCI capacity planning including raw-to-usable calculations, FTT overhead, and slack space requirements configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze HCI capacity planning including raw-to-usable calculations, FTT overhead, and slack space requirements tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a HCI capacity planning including raw-to-usable calculations, FTT overhead, and slack space requirements strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Performance Sizing
- Apply HCI performance sizing including IOPS modeling, throughput calculations, and latency targets techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply HCI performance sizing including IOPS modeling, throughput calculations, and latency targets integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze HCI performance sizing including IOPS modeling, throughput calculations, and latency targets failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of HCI performance sizing including IOPS modeling, throughput calculations, and latency targets changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive HCI performance sizing including IOPS modeling, throughput calculations, and latency targets procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
4
Domain 4: Availability
2 topics
Stretched Clusters
- Apply vSAN stretched cluster advanced configuration including witness management and site failover automation configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN stretched cluster advanced configuration including witness management and site failover automation best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN stretched cluster advanced configuration including witness management and site failover automation configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN stretched cluster advanced configuration including witness management and site failover automation tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN stretched cluster advanced configuration including witness management and site failover automation strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Disaster Recovery
- Apply HCI disaster recovery design including vSAN replication, SRM integration, and site recovery techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply HCI disaster recovery design including vSAN replication, SRM integration, and site recovery integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze HCI disaster recovery design including vSAN replication, SRM integration, and site recovery failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of HCI disaster recovery design including vSAN replication, SRM integration, and site recovery changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive HCI disaster recovery design including vSAN replication, SRM integration, and site recovery procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 5: Security
2 topics
Encryption
- Apply vSAN encryption architecture including KMS HA, key rotation automation, and compliance reporting configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN encryption architecture including KMS HA, key rotation automation, and compliance reporting best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN encryption architecture including KMS HA, key rotation automation, and compliance reporting configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN encryption architecture including KMS HA, key rotation automation, and compliance reporting tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN encryption architecture including KMS HA, key rotation automation, and compliance reporting strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Hardening
- Apply HCI security hardening including ESXi lockdown, vSAN encryption, and audit logging techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply HCI security hardening including ESXi lockdown, vSAN encryption, and audit logging integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze HCI security hardening including ESXi lockdown, vSAN encryption, and audit logging failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of HCI security hardening including ESXi lockdown, vSAN encryption, and audit logging changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive HCI security hardening including ESXi lockdown, vSAN encryption, and audit logging procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 6: Lifecycle
2 topics
Upgrade Management
- Apply HCI lifecycle management including firmware updates, vSAN upgrades, and hardware refresh planning configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply HCI lifecycle management including firmware updates, vSAN upgrades, and hardware refresh planning best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze HCI lifecycle management including firmware updates, vSAN upgrades, and hardware refresh planning configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze HCI lifecycle management including firmware updates, vSAN upgrades, and hardware refresh planning tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a HCI lifecycle management including firmware updates, vSAN upgrades, and hardware refresh planning strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Capacity Expansion
- Apply HCI expansion procedures including adding hosts, disk groups, and migrating to ESA techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply HCI expansion procedures including adding hosts, disk groups, and migrating to ESA integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze HCI expansion procedures including adding hosts, disk groups, and migrating to ESA failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of HCI expansion procedures including adding hosts, disk groups, and migrating to ESA changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive HCI expansion procedures including adding hosts, disk groups, and migrating to ESA procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 7: Troubleshooting
2 topics
Performance Issues
- Apply HCI performance troubleshooting including congestion analysis, latency diagnosis, and capacity bottlenecks configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply HCI performance troubleshooting including congestion analysis, latency diagnosis, and capacity bottlenecks best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze HCI performance troubleshooting including congestion analysis, latency diagnosis, and capacity bottlenecks configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze HCI performance troubleshooting including congestion analysis, latency diagnosis, and capacity bottlenecks tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a HCI performance troubleshooting including congestion analysis, latency diagnosis, and capacity bottlenecks strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Component Failures
- Apply HCI component failure diagnosis and recovery including disk, host, and network partition scenarios techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply HCI component failure diagnosis and recovery including disk, host, and network partition scenarios integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze HCI component failure diagnosis and recovery including disk, host, and network partition scenarios failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of HCI component failure diagnosis and recovery including disk, host, and network partition scenarios changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive HCI component failure diagnosis and recovery including disk, host, and network partition scenarios procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
Scope
Included Topics
- Hyper-converged infrastructure architecture, vSAN advanced operations, HCI sizing, performance optimization, stretched clusters, encryption, lifecycle management, and troubleshooting.
- Enterprise-level VMware technology knowledge for VMware HCI Master Specialist.
Not Covered
- Implementation details beyond stated certification scope.
- Vendor-specific third-party configurations.
- Current pricing and partner program details.
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