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5V04321 Avi Specialist (5V0-43.21)
The course teaches the architecture, virtual services, pool management, application security, and analytics of VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer, enabling specialists to design, configure, and optimize high‑performance load‑balancing solutions.
135
Minutes
60
Questions
300/500
Passing Score
$250
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
Network engineers, system administrators, and solutions architects who have at least two years of experience with VMware networking and seek to validate expertise in advanced load‑balancing are ideal candidates. They aim to master strategic configuration, security policies, and analytics to deliver resilient, scalable application delivery.
What's Covered
1
Domain 1: Avi Architecture
2
Domain 2: Virtual Services
3
Domain 3: Pool Management
4
Domain 4: Application Security
5
Domain 5: Analytics
6
Domain 6: Automation
7
Domain 7: Troubleshooting
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Practice Questions
Lesson Modules
Console Simulator Labs
Exam Tips & Strategy
20 Activity Formats
Course Outline
70 learning goals
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Domain 1: Avi Architecture
2 topics
Controller Architecture
- Apply Avi Controller cluster deployment, sizing, and high availability configuration configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply Avi Controller cluster deployment, sizing, and high availability configuration best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze Avi Controller cluster deployment, sizing, and high availability configuration configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze Avi Controller cluster deployment, sizing, and high availability configuration tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a Avi Controller cluster deployment, sizing, and high availability configuration strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Service Engine
- Apply Service Engine placement, sizing, SE group configuration, and auto-scaling techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply Service Engine placement, sizing, SE group configuration, and auto-scaling integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze Service Engine placement, sizing, SE group configuration, and auto-scaling failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of Service Engine placement, sizing, SE group configuration, and auto-scaling changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive Service Engine placement, sizing, SE group configuration, and auto-scaling procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
2
Domain 2: Virtual Services
2 topics
VS Configuration
- Apply virtual service creation with VIP, port, application profile, and network profile configuration configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply virtual service creation with VIP, port, application profile, and network profile configuration best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze virtual service creation with VIP, port, application profile, and network profile configuration configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze virtual service creation with VIP, port, application profile, and network profile configuration tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a virtual service creation with VIP, port, application profile, and network profile configuration strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
SSL Management
- Apply SSL certificate management, termination, re-encryption, and cipher suite configuration techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply SSL certificate management, termination, re-encryption, and cipher suite configuration integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze SSL certificate management, termination, re-encryption, and cipher suite configuration failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of SSL certificate management, termination, re-encryption, and cipher suite configuration changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive SSL certificate management, termination, re-encryption, and cipher suite configuration procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
3
Domain 3: Pool Management
2 topics
Server Pools
- Apply server pool configuration with load balancing algorithms, persistence, and health monitors configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply server pool configuration with load balancing algorithms, persistence, and health monitors best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze server pool configuration with load balancing algorithms, persistence, and health monitors configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze server pool configuration with load balancing algorithms, persistence, and health monitors tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a server pool configuration with load balancing algorithms, persistence, and health monitors strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Health Monitoring
- Apply health monitor configuration including TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, and custom health checks techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply health monitor configuration including TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, and custom health checks integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze health monitor configuration including TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, and custom health checks failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of health monitor configuration including TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, and custom health checks changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive health monitor configuration including TCP, HTTP, HTTPS, and custom health checks procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
4
Domain 4: Application Security
2 topics
WAF
- Apply Web Application Firewall configuration including rule sets, learning mode, and false positive tuning configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply Web Application Firewall configuration including rule sets, learning mode, and false positive tuning best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze Web Application Firewall configuration including rule sets, learning mode, and false positive tuning configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze Web Application Firewall configuration including rule sets, learning mode, and false positive tuning tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a Web Application Firewall configuration including rule sets, learning mode, and false positive tuning strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
DDoS Protection
- Apply DDoS protection configuration including rate limiting, connection limits, and anomaly detection techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply DDoS protection configuration including rate limiting, connection limits, and anomaly detection integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze DDoS protection configuration including rate limiting, connection limits, and anomaly detection failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of DDoS protection configuration including rate limiting, connection limits, and anomaly detection changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive DDoS protection configuration including rate limiting, connection limits, and anomaly detection procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
5
Domain 5: Analytics
2 topics
Application Analytics
- Apply Avi application analytics including response time, throughput, error rates, and end-to-end timing configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply Avi application analytics including response time, throughput, error rates, and end-to-end timing best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze Avi application analytics including response time, throughput, error rates, and end-to-end timing configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze Avi application analytics including response time, throughput, error rates, and end-to-end timing tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a Avi application analytics including response time, throughput, error rates, and end-to-end timing strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Log Analytics
- Apply log analytics configuration for access logs, security logs, and custom log filters techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply log analytics configuration for access logs, security logs, and custom log filters integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze log analytics configuration for access logs, security logs, and custom log filters failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of log analytics configuration for access logs, security logs, and custom log filters changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive log analytics configuration for access logs, security logs, and custom log filters procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
6
Domain 6: Automation
2 topics
API and Automation
- Apply Avi REST API usage for automation, Terraform integration, and Kubernetes ingress controller configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply Avi REST API usage for automation, Terraform integration, and Kubernetes ingress controller best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze Avi REST API usage for automation, Terraform integration, and Kubernetes ingress controller configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze Avi REST API usage for automation, Terraform integration, and Kubernetes ingress controller tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a Avi REST API usage for automation, Terraform integration, and Kubernetes ingress controller strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
Cloud Integration
- Apply Avi deployment across vSphere, NSX, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes environments techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply Avi deployment across vSphere, NSX, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes environments integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze Avi deployment across vSphere, NSX, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes environments failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of Avi deployment across vSphere, NSX, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes environments changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive Avi deployment across vSphere, NSX, AWS, Azure, and Kubernetes environments procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
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Domain 7: Troubleshooting
2 topics
VS Issues
- Apply virtual service troubleshooting for connectivity, SSL errors, and application delivery failures configuration and operational procedures for enterprise VMware environments.
- Apply virtual service troubleshooting for connectivity, SSL errors, and application delivery failures best practices including deployment standards and integration with related components.
- Analyze virtual service troubleshooting for connectivity, SSL errors, and application delivery failures configuration and data to identify issues, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Analyze virtual service troubleshooting for connectivity, SSL errors, and application delivery failures tradeoffs between different implementation approaches evaluating complexity, cost, and operational impact.
- Design a virtual service troubleshooting for connectivity, SSL errors, and application delivery failures strategy that satisfies enterprise requirements for scalability, performance, security, and governance.
SE Issues
- Apply Service Engine troubleshooting for placement failures, resource exhaustion, and network issues techniques for complex scenarios requiring multi-component coordination and integration.
- Apply Service Engine troubleshooting for placement failures, resource exhaustion, and network issues integration with monitoring, automation, and third-party systems for unified management.
- Analyze Service Engine troubleshooting for placement failures, resource exhaustion, and network issues failures and degradation using diagnostic tools, logs, and metrics to determine root causes.
- Analyze the operational impact of Service Engine troubleshooting for placement failures, resource exhaustion, and network issues changes on dependent services and infrastructure stability.
- Design comprehensive Service Engine troubleshooting for placement failures, resource exhaustion, and network issues procedures including automation, monitoring, escalation, and documentation.
Scope
Included Topics
- NSX ALB (Avi) architecture, controller deployment, service engine placement, virtual services, pools, health monitors, SSL management, WAF, analytics, and troubleshooting.
- Enterprise-level VMware technology knowledge for VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer.
Not Covered
- Implementation details beyond stated certification scope.
- Vendor-specific third-party configurations.
- Current pricing and partner program details.
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