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5V02223 vSAN Specialist (5V0-22.23)
The VMware vSAN Specialist v2 (5V0-22.23) course teaches professionals to design, configure, and optimize vSAN clusters, covering architecture, policies, performance, availability, and encryption to ensure resilient, high‑performance storage solutions.
135
Minutes
60
Questions
300/500
Passing Score
$250
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
It is intended for system administrators, storage engineers, and solution architects who have at least two years of experience with VMware virtualization and basic vSAN knowledge. These learners seek to validate their expertise, advance to specialist status, and lead the design and implementation of secure, high‑availability storage infrastructures.
What's Covered
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Domain 1: vSAN Architecture
2
Domain 2: Storage Policies
3
Domain 3: Performance
4
Domain 4: Availability
5
Domain 5: Encryption
6
Domain 6: Operations
7
Domain 7: Troubleshooting
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Practice Questions
Lesson Modules
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Course Outline
70 learning goals
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Domain 1: vSAN Architecture
2 topics
Cluster Design
- Apply vSAN cluster architecture including ESA vs OSA, disk group configuration, and fault domain layout configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN cluster architecture including ESA vs OSA, disk group configuration, and fault domain layout best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN cluster architecture including ESA vs OSA, disk group configuration, and fault domain layout configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN cluster architecture including ESA vs OSA, disk group configuration, and fault domain layout tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN cluster architecture including ESA vs OSA, disk group configuration, and fault domain layout strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Data Placement
- Apply vSAN data object placement, component distribution, and rebuild behavior techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply vSAN data object placement, component distribution, and rebuild behavior integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze vSAN data object placement, component distribution, and rebuild behavior failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of vSAN data object placement, component distribution, and rebuild behavior changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive vSAN data object placement, component distribution, and rebuild behavior procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
2
Domain 2: Storage Policies
2 topics
Policy Design
- Apply vSAN storage policy design including FTT, fault tolerance method, stripe width, and space reservation configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN storage policy design including FTT, fault tolerance method, stripe width, and space reservation best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN storage policy design including FTT, fault tolerance method, stripe width, and space reservation configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN storage policy design including FTT, fault tolerance method, stripe width, and space reservation tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN storage policy design including FTT, fault tolerance method, stripe width, and space reservation strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Policy Compliance
- Apply storage policy compliance monitoring, drift detection, and automated remediation techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply storage policy compliance monitoring, drift detection, and automated remediation integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze storage policy compliance monitoring, drift detection, and automated remediation failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of storage policy compliance monitoring, drift detection, and automated remediation changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive storage policy compliance monitoring, drift detection, and automated remediation procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
3
Domain 3: Performance
2 topics
Performance Tuning
- Apply vSAN performance optimization including cache sizing, queue depth, and congestion management configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN performance optimization including cache sizing, queue depth, and congestion management best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN performance optimization including cache sizing, queue depth, and congestion management configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN performance optimization including cache sizing, queue depth, and congestion management tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN performance optimization including cache sizing, queue depth, and congestion management strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Benchmarking
- Apply vSAN performance benchmarking methodology including HCIBench and workload characterization techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply vSAN performance benchmarking methodology including HCIBench and workload characterization integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze vSAN performance benchmarking methodology including HCIBench and workload characterization failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of vSAN performance benchmarking methodology including HCIBench and workload characterization changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive vSAN performance benchmarking methodology including HCIBench and workload characterization procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
4
Domain 4: Availability
2 topics
Stretched Clusters
- Apply vSAN stretched cluster design including witness placement, site affinity, and network requirements configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN stretched cluster design including witness placement, site affinity, and network requirements best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN stretched cluster design including witness placement, site affinity, and network requirements configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN stretched cluster design including witness placement, site affinity, and network requirements tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN stretched cluster design including witness placement, site affinity, and network requirements strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Data Protection
- Apply vSAN data protection including snapshots, replication, and backup integration techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply vSAN data protection including snapshots, replication, and backup integration integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze vSAN data protection including snapshots, replication, and backup integration failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of vSAN data protection including snapshots, replication, and backup integration changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive vSAN data protection including snapshots, replication, and backup integration procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
5
Domain 5: Encryption
2 topics
Data-at-Rest
- Apply vSAN encryption configuration including KMS integration, key rotation, and compliance requirements configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN encryption configuration including KMS integration, key rotation, and compliance requirements best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN encryption configuration including KMS integration, key rotation, and compliance requirements configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN encryption configuration including KMS integration, key rotation, and compliance requirements tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN encryption configuration including KMS integration, key rotation, and compliance requirements strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Data-in-Transit
- Apply vSAN data-in-transit encryption for cluster communication and replication traffic techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply vSAN data-in-transit encryption for cluster communication and replication traffic integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze vSAN data-in-transit encryption for cluster communication and replication traffic failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of vSAN data-in-transit encryption for cluster communication and replication traffic changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive vSAN data-in-transit encryption for cluster communication and replication traffic procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 6: Operations
2 topics
Health Monitoring
- Apply vSAN health check analysis, proactive monitoring, and capacity trending configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN health check analysis, proactive monitoring, and capacity trending best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN health check analysis, proactive monitoring, and capacity trending configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN health check analysis, proactive monitoring, and capacity trending tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN health check analysis, proactive monitoring, and capacity trending strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Maintenance
- Apply vSAN maintenance operations including disk replacement, host evacuation, and firmware updates techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply vSAN maintenance operations including disk replacement, host evacuation, and firmware updates integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze vSAN maintenance operations including disk replacement, host evacuation, and firmware updates failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of vSAN maintenance operations including disk replacement, host evacuation, and firmware updates changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive vSAN maintenance operations including disk replacement, host evacuation, and firmware updates procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 7: Troubleshooting
2 topics
Diagnostics
- Apply vSAN troubleshooting using health checks, esxcli commands, and RVC for issue diagnosis configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply vSAN troubleshooting using health checks, esxcli commands, and RVC for issue diagnosis best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze vSAN troubleshooting using health checks, esxcli commands, and RVC for issue diagnosis configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze vSAN troubleshooting using health checks, esxcli commands, and RVC for issue diagnosis tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a vSAN troubleshooting using health checks, esxcli commands, and RVC for issue diagnosis strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Recovery
- Apply vSAN recovery procedures for disk failures, host failures, and data rebuild operations techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply vSAN recovery procedures for disk failures, host failures, and data rebuild operations integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze vSAN recovery procedures for disk failures, host failures, and data rebuild operations failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of vSAN recovery procedures for disk failures, host failures, and data rebuild operations changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive vSAN recovery procedures for disk failures, host failures, and data rebuild operations procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
Scope
Included Topics
- vSAN architecture, deployment, cluster management, storage policies, ESA/OSA, performance tuning, troubleshooting, encryption, stretched clusters, and capacity planning.
- Enterprise-level VMware technology knowledge for VMware vSAN Specialist v2.
Not Covered
- Implementation details beyond stated certification scope.
- Vendor-specific third-party configurations.
- Current pricing and partner program details.
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