VMware 2V0-17.25 Exam Dumps

VCF 9.0 states for the Simple Automation model: ''Single node... Applies to Small... Can be scaled out to the high availability model by resizing the node to Medium or Large, which also forces the scale out to 3 nodes.'' In addition, the Day-N procedure confirms the action is a Scale (scale-out) operation: ''Scale VCF Automation... choose a larger target deployment type such as Medium or Large...'' and provide ''Additional VIPs'' and a ''Cluster Node IP Pool'' (Medium requires a minimum of four IPs), then submit the scale out request. Therefore, moving from Small (Simple) to Medium necessarily transitions to the High Availability (3-node) model rather than remaining a single medium node. This aligns the form factor with the documented model behavior and the fleet management workflow.

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VCF 9.0 replaces legacy bring-up tooling with the VCF Installer, which provides a deployment wizard that validates configuration before bring-up. The guide describes: ''The deployment wizard validates your inputs... and displays errors and warnings if any.'' and that administrators ''Download and complete the planning and preparation workbook and have the information ready for validating inputs in the deployment wizard.''

While the workbook is used to collect information, the validation of those inputs is performed by the VCF Installer wizard prior to deployment. SDDC Manager is used after bring-up for lifecycle operations, and Cloud Builder is not used in VCF 9.0 deployments. Therefore, VCF Installer is the correct tool for collecting (via wizard prompts) and validating initial deployment inputs.

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The VCF 9.0 Design Guide highlights that for resiliency across sites with RPO = 0, the recommended approach is a vSAN Stretched Cluster. Documentation states: ''Stretched clusters provide site-level resilience by mirroring data across two fault domains (sites). In the event of a full site outage, workloads remain available with no data loss (RPO = 0).'' Relocating six hosts to another site creates the two fault domains required for vSAN Stretched Cluster. Options B and C provide backup or redundancy but not synchronous replication with zero RPO. Option D (fault domains) protects against host/rack failures, not entire data center loss. Therefore, the correct solution is to relocate hosts and configure a stretched cluster.

The VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 NSX Projects and VPC Guide outlines the prerequisites for configuring external connectivity using a Transit Gateway (TGW). When VLAN-backed external connectivity is used, the documentation specifies:

''For VLAN-backed external connectivity, ensure that all hosts in the workload cluster where VPC workloads run have physical access to the VLAN(s) used by the Transit Gateway. This ensures end-to-end packet reachability between VPC segments and the physical router.''

Analysis of options:

A (TWO BGP Peers): BGP can be configured later to enable dynamic routing but is not a prerequisite for establishing VLAN-backed connectivity.

B (TNP attached): A Transport Node Profile is required for NSX host preparation, but it is part of the general NSX setup, not the specific prerequisite for TGW VLAN external connectivity.

C (Access to VLANs): This is the critical prerequisite---hosts running workloads must have access to the external VLANs. Without this, connectivity to the physical routers will fail.

D (Access to Edge TEP network): TEP networks are used for overlay traffic (Geneve encapsulation), not for VLAN-backed TGW external connectivity.

Therefore, the correct prerequisite is ensuring all VPC workload hosts have access to the VLAN(s) used by the Distributed TGW.

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 NSX Networking Guide -- VPC External Connectivity (Transit Gateway VLAN-backed requirements).

NSX Project/VPC documentation: VLAN access prerequisites for external connectivity.

VCF 9.0 licensing is managed through VCF Operations and the VCF Business Services console. The product requires periodic license updates even in connected mode. The documentation states explicitly: ''You must update your licenses at least once every 6 months (180 days). If license usage data is not submitted... your licenses are treated as expired, your hosts are disconnected from the vCenter instance, and you cannot start any workload operations.'' This language is repeated in the Licensing Overview and Upgrade/Registration sections, confirming the 180-day requirement applies to both connected and disconnected modes (in connected mode usage submission is automated, but you still must perform an update action). Therefore, the correct interval is 180 days.