5V0-35.21 VMware vRealize Operations Specialist Questions and Answers

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Install and Configure Guide1, the sizing tool is a web-based application that helps to estimate the required resources and configuration for a vRealize Operations cluster. The sizing tool takes into account various parameters,such as the number and type of objects to be monitored, the number of metrics and properties to be collected, the number of alerts and dashboards to be displayed, the number of users and concurrent sessions, and the desired availability and performance of the cluster.

Two of the additional parameters that are taken into account when sizing a vRealize Operations cluster using the sizing tool are:

• Time Series Data Retention: This parameter specifies the duration for which the collected metrics and properties are stored in the vRealize Operations database. The longer the retention period, the more disk space is required for the cluster nodes. The sizing tool allows the user to select the retention period from 1 month to 12 months, or to enter a custom value.
• Projected Growth: This parameter specifies the expected increase in the number and type of objects to be monitored over time. The higher the projected growth, the more resources are required for the cluster nodes. The sizing tool allows the user to select the projected growth from 0% to 100%, or to enter a custom value.

Therefore, the correct answers are A. Time Series Data Retention and C. Projected Growth, as these are two of the additional parameters that are taken into account when sizing a vRealize Operations cluster using the sizing tool. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations Install and Configure Guide, https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.5/vrealize-operations-manager-85-installation-and-configuration-guide.pdf, page 11-13

To add an additional data node to the existing vRealize Operations cluster, you need to deploy a new data node from the Administration Ul. A data node is a node that collects, stores, processes, and analyzes data from your environment. You can expand an existing installation to add a data node by following these steps1:

• In a Web browser, navigate to the name or IP address of the node that will become the data node. The setup wizard appears, and you do not need to log in to vRealize Operations.
• Click Expand an Existing Installation.
• Click Next.
• Enter a name for the node (for example, Data-1).
• From the Node Type drop-down, select Data.
• Enter the FQDN or IP address of the primary node and click Validate.
• Select Accept this certificate and click Next.
• Verify the vRealize Operations administrator username of admin.
• Enter the vRealize Operations administrator password.
• Click Next, and click Finish.

The other options are not correct because they do not deploy a new data node from the Administration Ul. Option A is incorrect because cloning an existing data node is not supported and may cause data inconsistency. Option C is incorrect because deploying a new virtual appliance from an OVF file is not enough to add a data node to the cluster. You still need to configure the node type and join the cluster from the Administration Ul. Option D is incorrect because enabling High Availability in the Administration Ul does not add a data node to the cluster. It only creates a replica of the primary node for failover purposes. References: Expand an Existing Installation to Add a Data Node

 The reason why vRealize Operations reports that the cluster has 0 days remaining when the actual CPU overcommit ratio is less than the 4:1 configured value is that the CPU demand in the cluster is greater than the total CPU capacity. The allocation model is a method of calculating the capacity and utilization of resources based on the amount of resources that are allocated to the objects, such as virtual machines, clusters, or datastores. The allocation model allows the administrator to set the overcommit ratio for CPU, memory, or disk space, which is the ratio of the allocated resources to the available resources. The overcommit ratio determines how much the resources can be overcommitted without affecting the performance or availability of the objects1.

When the administrator enables the allocation model in a policy and sets the CPU overcommit ratio to 4:1 for all vSphere clusters in a vSphere datacenter, it means that the administrator allows the CPU resources to be allocated four times more than the availableCPU resources in the clusters. For example, if a cluster has 100 GHz of CPU capacity, the administrator can allocate up to 400 GHz of CPU resources to the virtual machines in the cluster. However, this does not mean that the virtual machines can consume up to 400 GHz of CPU resources without any impact. The actual CPU consumption of the virtual machines depends on the CPU demand, which is the amount of CPU resources that the virtual machines require to run their workloads. The CPU demand can vary depending on the workload type, intensity, and pattern2.

If the CPU demand in the cluster is greater than the total CPU capacity, it means that the virtual machines are requesting more CPU resources than the cluster can provide. This can result in CPU contention, performance degradation, and SLA violations. In this case, vRealize Operations reports that the cluster has 0 days remaining, which means that the cluster has reached its maximum capacity and cannot accommodate any more CPU demand. The cluster has 0 days remaining even if the actual CPU overcommit ratio is less than the 4:1 configured value, because the overcommit ratio only reflects the allocated resources, not the consumed resources. The overcommit ratio does not guarantee that the cluster can support the CPU demand of the virtual machines, but only indicates the potential capacity of the cluster based on the allocation model1.

References: 1: Allocation Model - VMware Docs 2: Demand Model - VMware Docs

According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, the action that the administrator should take to accomplish the goal of configuring vRealize Operations to monitor the new NSX-T installation is to add an NSX-T account under Cloud Accounts. An NSX-T account is a configuration that defines the connection details and credentials of the NSX-T Manager instance that manages the NSX-T components across the vSphere infrastructure. By adding an NSX-T account under Cloud Accounts, the administrator can enable vRealize Operations to collect data from the NSX-T Manager instance and monitor the health, performance, capacity, and configuration of the NSX-T components, such as transport nodes, transport zones, logical switches, logical routers, and firewall rules. The guide provides the steps to add an NSX-T account under Cloud Accounts using the vRealize Operations user interface1. The other options are not correct because:

• Configuring NSX-T account in Integrations is not a valid action, as there is no such option in the vRealize Operations user interface. The Integrations option under Administration is used to configure the integration of vRealize Operations with other VMware products, such as vRealize Log Insight, vRealize Automation, and vRealize Business for Cloud1.
• Configuring NSX-T monitoring under the Cloud Account of the existing vCenter Server of the vSphere infrastructure is not a valid action, as there is no such option in the vRealize Operations user interface. The Cloud Account of the existing vCenter Server is used to monitor the vSphere components, such as clusters, hosts, datastores, and virtual machines, but not the NSX-T components1.
• Adding NSX-T account under Other Accounts is not a valid action, as there is no such option in the vRealize Operations user interface. The Other Accounts option under Administration is used to add accounts for other types of cloud services, such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Kubernetes1. References: 1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 17-18, 21-22, 25-26.

 To estimate the monthly cost of running workloads in IBM Cloud, the administrator can use the What-If Analysis feature of vRealize Operations, which allows forecasting the impact of migrating a workload to a public cloud instance such as AWS, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud or to VMware Cloud on AWS1. The administrator can select the Migration Planning option and choose IBM Cloud as the target cloud provider. Then, the administrator can import the existing VMs that support the business-critical applicationfrom the custom group in vRealize Operations and select all machines to be included in the scenario. Finally, the administrator can run the scenario and get the vRealize Operations analysis and assessment of the plan, which includes the cost and capacity information for the IBM Cloud region2. References: 1: What-If Analysis - Migration Planning: Public Cloud 2: Migration Planning

Making sure the NFS server allows read-write access to the shared location by the root system account on each cell is the correct way to enable the collection of log bundles from all cells at once. This is because VMware Cloud Director uses the vmware-vcd-support script to collect host log information as well as Cloud Director logs, and this script requires the NFS server to have read-write access to the shared location by the root system account on each cell1. Installing vRealize Log Insight agent on each cell to redirect logs to a centralized location is not a valid option, as vRealize Log Insight is a separate product that does not integrate with VMware Cloud Director. Configuring a syslog server on each of the cells, and requesting the logs from the syslog server is not a feasible option, as it would require manual intervention and coordination to collect the logs from multiple sources. Mapping the log location on the primary cell to a shared folder on each of the other cells in the server group, ensuring they all have read/write rights on the primary is not asufficient option, as it does not address the NFS server configuration that is required for the vmware-vcd-support script to work properly. References: Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Cloud Director (1026312). Preparing the Transfer Server Storage for VMware Cloud Director on Linux.

• https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Operations/8.12/Configuring-Operations/GUID-5B6169B5-CBB8-4B0F-BAF6-3BF5C2708304.html

References:

1: Dashboards in VMware vRealize Operations 2: Create a Dashboard 3: Widgets in VMware vRealize Operations 4: [Add a Widget to a Dashboard] 5: [Top-N Widget] : [Metric Chart Widget] : [Interaction Widget] : vRealize Operations Manager User Guide : vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide : [vRealize Operations Manager Concepts Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Extensibility Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Troubleshooting Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager API Programming Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Certification Exam Guide]

vRealize Operations is a self-driving IT operations management platform that delivers continuous performance optimization, efficient capacity and cost management, and intelligent remediation for the VMware SDDC and hybrid cloud environments1. The use cases for vRealize Operations are aligned with these three key outcomes, as follows:

Option B is a valid use case, as Intelligent Remediation enables vRealize Operations to proactively detect and resolve issues across applications, infrastructure, and cloud services. It provides full-stack visibility, integrated compliance, and automated workflows for faster troubleshooting and remediation2.

Option D is also a valid use case, as Efficient Capacity and Cost Management enables vRealize Operations to optimize resource utilization, reduce costs, and plan for future demand. It provides real-time capacity analytics, what-if scenarios, cost transparency, and budget planning3.

Option E is also a valid use case, as Continuous Performance Optimization enables vRealize Operations to balance and optimize performance and efficiency across the SDDC and hybrid cloud. It provides automated workload placement, resource reclamation, and proactive configuration management.

Option A is not a valid use case, as Implement Zero Trust is not a core outcome of vRealize Operations. Zero Trust is a security model that requires strict verification of identity and access for every request and transaction, regardless of the location or device. While vRealize Operations can help monitor and enforce compliance policies, it is not designed to implement Zero Trust on its own.

Option C is not a valid use case, as Self-Service Catalog is not a core outcome of vRealize Operations. Self-Service Catalog is a feature of VMware vRealize® Automation™, which is a cloud automation platform that allows users to request and provision IT services from a catalog of predefined items. vRealize Operations can integrate with vRealize Automation to provide visibility and control over the cloud resources, but it does not provide the catalog functionality itself.

Option F is not a valid use case, as Infrastructure Pipelining is not a core outcome of vRealize Operations. Infrastructure Pipelining is a concept of applying DevOps principles and practices to the provisioning and management of infrastructure resources. It involves using code, automation, and continuous integration and delivery tools to streamline and standardize the infrastructure lifecycle. vRealize Operations can support Infrastructure Pipelining by providing insights and recommendations for the infrastructure performance and capacity, but it does not provide the pipelining functionality itself.

References:

• vRealize Operations - VMware Docs
• Intelligent Remediation - VMware Docs
• Efficient Capacity and Cost Management - VMware Docs
• [Continuous Performance Optimization - VMware Docs]
• [Zero Trust Security - VMware Docs]
• [vRealize Automation - VMware Docs]
• [Infrastructure Pipelining - VMware Blogs]

 To change the subscription options for a datacenter migration scenario, the administrator can use the Change Plan option in the Scenario Builder. This option allows the administrator to modify the plan type, duration, and discount for the selected cloud provider without running a new scenario. The Change Plan option also updates the cost and savings estimates based on the new subscription options. The other options are not relevant for changing the subscription options. Change Cloud Provider is used to switch to a different cloud provider for the scenario. Edit Configuration is used to modify the configuration settings, such as CPU, memory, and storage, for the scenario. Edit Discount is used to apply a custom discount percentage for the scenario. References: Change Plan, Scenario Builder, Create a Scenario for Data Center Migration

According to the VMware vRealize Operations User Guide1, an alert is a notification that indicates a potential or existing problem in the monitored environment. An alert consists of the following components:

• Threshold: A value that defines the normal range of a metric or property. When the value exceeds or falls below the threshold, a symptom is generated.
• Symptom: A condition that indicates a deviation from the normal behavior of an object. A symptom can be based on a metric, a property, a message, or a fault. A symptom can be associated with one or more alert definitions.
• Alert definition: A rule that defines the criteria and the severity for generating an alert. An alert definition specifies the symptoms, the impacted object types, the alert type, and the alert sub-type.
• Recommendation: A suggested action that can help to resolve or prevent the problem that triggered the alert. A recommendation can include a link to a related topic in the documentation or an external URL.An alert definition can have one or more recommendations.

Therefore, the correct answer is C. Recommendation, as this is the alert component that provides instructions that would resolve the triggered alert. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations User Guide, https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.5/vrealize-operations-manager-85-user-guide.pdf, page 19-21

• Workload Optimization is a feature of VMware vRealize Operations that enables self-driving operations management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor, analyze, and automate the performance, capacity, cost, and configuration of applications, infrastructure, and services12.
• Workload Optimization allows administrators to set a goal for workload optimization, which defines how vRealize Operations balances the resource utilization across clusters and data centers. The goal can be one of the following options34:
• Therefore, the configuration that proactively moves workloads so that the resource utilization ensures maximum headroom for all resources is Balance.

References:

1: vRealize Operations - VMware 2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide 3: Workload Optimization Details - VMware Docs 4: Workload Optimization in vRealize Operations Manager : [vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Concepts Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Extensibility Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Troubleshooting Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager API Programming Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Certification Exam Guide]

 The frequency at which new services are discovered when using Service Discovery in vRealize Operations is every 5 minutes. Service Discovery is a feature of vRealize Operations that allows the administrator to discover and monitor the applications and services running on the virtual machines in the environment1. Service Discovery can be performed using two methods: credential-less and credential-based. Credential-less Service Discovery uses VMware Tools to query the guest operating system for the list of running processes, and then matches them with a predefined set of signatures to identify the applications andservices2. Credential-based Service Discovery uses the credentials provided by the administrator to log in to the guest operating system and run commands or scripts to discover the applications and services3. Credential-less Service Discovery collects the information about the services running inside the guest every five minutes4. Credential-based Service Discovery collects the information about the services running inside the guest every 24 hours5. Therefore, the frequency at which new services are discovered when using Service Discovery in vRealize Operations depends on the method used, but the most frequent one is every 5 minutes for credential-less Service Discovery. References:

• 1: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 237.
• 2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 238.
• 3: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 239.
• 4: Credential-Less Service Discovery with vRealize Operations, VMware, 2020, 4.
• 5: Service Discovery with VMware vRealize Operations, Brock Peterson, 2021, 5.

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the Custom Script option in vRealize Operations is able to calculate measurements on a Guest OS. The Custom Script option allows the administrator to run a script on the Guest OS of a virtual machine and collect the output as a metric. The script can be written in any language that is supported by the Guest OS, such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python. The script can perform any calculation or operation that is required by the administrator, such as checking the CPU load, memory usage, disk space, or application status. The script output can be numeric or text, and it can be displayed in a dashboard, alert, or report. The other options, such as HTTP Check, UDP Check, or TCP Check, are not able to calculate measurements on a Guest OS. They are used to monitor the availability and response time of a web service, a UDP port, or a TCP port, respectively. They do not run any script on the Guest OS, nor do they collect any metric from the Guest OS. References: Custom Script; How to build a per-guest filesystem report in vRealize Operations using the ‘Breakdown By’ feature; How to Get In-Guest Metrics in vRealize Operations for Horizon 6

• Workload Management is a feature of VMware vRealize Operations that enables self-driving operations management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor, analyze, and automate the performance, capacity, cost, and configuration of applications, infrastructure, and services12.
• Workload Management allows administrators to set a goal for workload optimization, which defines how vRealize Operations balances the resource utilization across clusters and data centers. The goal can be one of the following options34:
• Workload Management relies on VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and VMware Storage DRS to perform the workload optimization actions. DRS is a feature that automatically balances the compute resources and power consumption across the hosts in a cluster. Storage DRS is a feature that automatically balances the storage resources and I/O load across the datastores in a datastore cluster .
• To enable Workload Management to move a storage resource, such as a virtual disk or a virtual machine, Storage DRS must be enabled for the cluster that contains the storage resource. Storage DRS can be enabled or disabled at the cluster level, and can be configured with different automation levels, such as manual, fully automated, or partially automated .
• If Storage DRS is not enabled for the cluster, Workload Management cannot move the storage resource, as it does not have the permission or the mechanism to do so. This is the underlying reason for the problem. The other options are not relevant for moving a storage resource. DRS is only responsible for moving the compute resources, such as CPU and memory, not the storage resources. Storage DRS can be configured for both intra-datacenter and cross-datacenter migrations, not only for cross-datacenter migrations. The automation level of DRS does not affect the ability of Workload Management to move the storage resource, as long as Storage DRS is enabled.

References:

1: vRealize Operations - VMware 2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide 3: Workload Optimization Details - VMware Docs 4: Workload Optimization in vRealize Operations Manager : [Distributed Resource Scheduler - VMware Docs] : [Storage DRS - VMware Docs] : [Enable or Disable Storage DRS for a Datastore Cluster - VMware Docs] : [Set the Automation Level for Storage DRS - VMware Docs] : [vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Concepts Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Extensibility Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Troubleshooting Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager API Programming Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Certification Exam Guide]

 To share the custom dashboard with the database admin group and meet the requirements, the administrator can use the options for sharing dashboards in vRealize Operations. The administrator can generate a custom URL of the dashboard, which will allow the database admin group to view the dashboard without authentication. The administrator can also set the expiry period for the link to one week, so that the access to the dashboard will be available only during the mentioned time period. The administrator can then send the database admin team an e-mail that includes the custom URL, so that they can access the dashboard from the e-mail. Alternatively, the administrator can copy the custom URL and share it with the database admin group through other means1. References: 1: Options for Sharing Dashboards - VMware Docs

The administrator can use the Reclaim feature in vRealize Operations Manager to identify and reclaim resources from underutilized or powered-off VMs. However, some VMs may have a valid reason to be powered-off or idle for a long period of time, such as SRV-A in this case. To prevent such VMs from being shown as candidates for reclamation, the administrator can exclude them from the Reclaim action. This can be done by selecting the VMs in the Reclaim screen and clicking the Exclude VM(s) button1. Alternatively, the administrator can also customize the Reclamation Settings to adjust the criteria for identifying powered-off, idle, snapshot, and orphaned disk VMs2. References: 1: Run a Reclaim Action 2: Reclamation Settings

To achieve the goal of automated remediation, the administrator needs to include two alert components in the alert definitions: recommendations and actions. Recommendations are the remediation options that are provided to the users to resolve the problems that the generated alert indicates. Actions are the vRealize Operations tasks that can be executed on the target systems to automate the remediation process. The administrator canassociate one or more actions with a recommendation, and configure the action to run automatically or manually when the alert is triggered1. References:

• Defining Alerts in vRealize Operations
• What’s Your Issue? How to Use vRealize Operations Alerts

In an out-of-box vRealize Operations (vROps) deployment, the internal components' health status can be checked through the Product UI. Specifically, by navigating to the Dashboards section and accessing the vRealize Operations dashboards, an administrator can view various metrics and statuses related to the health and performance of the vROps components. These dashboards are designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the system's health and are a key feature of vROps for monitoring and managing the VMware environment efficiently.

An alert notification is a message that vRealize Operations sends to an external system or user when an alert is generated that meets certain criteria. An alert notification can help the administrator to identify and troubleshoot problems immediately after they occur. To enable alert notifications, the administrator must configure an outbound alert plug-in, which is a component that connects vRealize Operations to the external alert notification system, such as email, REST, SNMP, or log file. The administrator can also create notification rules, which are filters that specify which alerts are sent out for the supported outbound alert plug-ins1.

The other options are not accurate descriptions of the characteristics of an alert notification. Option A is incorrect because notifications are not configured out-of-the-box, but require the administrator to configure the outbound alert plug-in and the notification rules. Notifications also do not need to be explicitly enabled for each object discovered by vRealize Operations, but can be applied to multiple objects based on the notification rules1. Option B is incorrect because a SMTP Management pack is not required to enable email notifications, but the Standard Email plug-in, which is a built-in outbound alert plug-in that sends notifications to one or more email addresses2. Option C is incorrect because notifications are not configured as part of an alert’s symptom definition, but as a separate configuration that applies to one or more alerts. A symptom definition is a condition that indicates a potential problem with an object, and is used to trigger an alert, not a notification3.

References: 1: Creating and Managing vRealize Operations Alert Notifications - VMware Docs 2: Configure a Standard Email Notification in vRealize Operations 3: Symptom Definitions - VMware Docs

vRealize Operations can make recommendations for increasing time remaining based on the data it receives and these recommendations appear at the bottom of the Capacity Optimization Overview screen. You might see two options: Option 1 shows what you can achieve by reclaiming resources. Option 2 shows the results of adding capacity1. The recommendations for adding capacity depend on which resource is the most constrained in the cluster. For example, if the cluster is running out of memory, the recommendation might be to add memory to the existing hosts or add new hosts with sufficient memory. Similarly, if the cluster is running out of CPU or disk space, the recommendation might be to add CPU or disk space to the existing hosts or add new hosts with sufficientCPU or disk space2. Therefore, the possible recommendations for adding capacity in this situation are B. Add Memory, C. Add CPU, and F. Add Disk Space. The other options, A. Decrease VM Memory, D. Increase VM CPU, and E. Decrease VM CPU, are not valid recommendations for adding capacity, as they are related to reclaiming resources or rightsizing VMs. References: 1: Optimize Capacity - VMware Docs(https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10/com.vmware.vcom.user.doc/GUID-62358711-BEA7-4C26-8BB2-8247DDEE03E2.html)  2: Add Capacity - VMware Docs(https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10/com.vmware.vcom.core.doc/GUID-52C3F7EA-2E27-4CD1-917B-E7D964BA80FA.html)

 The option within the What-If Analysis feature that should be used to obtain the information is Workload Planning: Traditional. This option allows the administrator to define scenarios that can potentially add or remove workloads to or from actual data centers orcustom data centers. vRealize Operations models the scenario and calculates whether the desired workload can fit in the targeted data center or custom data center, and how it affects the capacity and performance of the cluster1. The administrator can also specify the profile of the workload, the start and end date of the scenario, and the annual projected growth of the workload2.

The other options are not correct, because they do not match the use case of adding virtual machines to a non-hyperconverged cluster. Cluster Planning: Traditional allows the administrator to define scenarios that can potentially add or remove hosts to or from clusters, and evaluate the impact on the cluster capacity and performance3. Virtual Machine Planning: Traditional allows the administrator to define scenarios that can potentially add or remove virtual machines to or from hosts, and evaluate the impact on the host capacity and performance. Infrastructure Planning: Traditional allows the administrator to define scenarios that can potentially add or remove infrastructure components, such as datastores, networks, or adapters, and evaluate the impact on the infrastructure capacity and performance.

References:

• What-If Analysis - Workload Planning: Traditional - VMware Docs
• What-If Analysis with vRealize Operations 8.0 - VMware Blogs
• What-If Analysis - Cluster Planning: Traditional - VMware Docs
• [What-If Analysis - Virtual Machine Planning: Traditional - VMware Docs]
• [What-If Analysis - Infrastructure Planning: Traditional - VMware Docs]

 According to the vRealize Operations Sizing Guidelines, the supported node configurations during installation are Large, Very Large, and Medium. These are the default configurations that VMware offers based on the number of objects and metrics to be monitoredby vRealize Operations. Each configuration has a different amount of vCPU, memory, disk space, and network requirements. The administrator can choose the configuration that best suits the existing infrastructure and the expected growth of the environment1.

The other options are not supported node configurations during installation. Tiny and Small are not valid configurations for vRealize Operations 8.x and later versions. These configurations were available for vRealize Operations 6.x and 7.x versions, but they are not recommended for production environments due to their limited capacity and performance2. No limit is not a configuration option, but a statement that indicates that there is no upper limit on the number of nodes that can be added to a vRealize Operations cluster. However, the number of nodes depends on the node configuration, the network latency, and the data source type3.

References: 1: vRealize Operations 8.0.x Sizing Guidelines (75162) - VMware 2: vRealize Operations Manager 7.5 Sizing Guidelines (67752) 3: vRealize Operations 8 - VMware Docs

• VMware Cloud Services is a platform that provides a unified and consistent way to access and manage VMware Cloud products and services across multiple clouds and regions. VMware Cloud Services allows you to create and manage Organizations, which are logical units that group users, services, and resources under a common identity and billing account12.
• An Organization Owner is a user role that has full administrative privileges and control over the Organization and its services. An Organization Owner can invite other users to join the Organization and assign them different roles and permissions. An Organization Owner can also remove users from the Organization or revoke their invitations34.
• An invitation is a request that an Organization Owner sends to a user to join the Organization and access the services. An invitation contains a link that the user can click to accept the invitation and onboard the Organization. An invitation also specifies the roles and permissions that the user will have in the Organization and its services5 .
• An invitation is valid for 7 days before it is revoked. This means that the user has 7 days to accept the invitation and onboard the Organization, otherwise the invitation will expire and the user will not be able to join the Organization. The Organization Owner can resend the invitation if the user did not accept it within 7 days, or cancel the invitation if the user is no longer needed in the Organization .

References:

1: VMware Cloud Services - VMware 2: VMware Cloud Services Overview - VMware Docs 3: User Roles in VMware Cloud Services - VMware Docs 4: Manage Users in VMware Cloud Services - VMware Docs 5: Accept an Account Invitation - VMware Docs : [Invite Users to an Organization - VMware Docs] : [VMware Cloud Services Console User Guide] : [Getting Started with VMware Cloud Services] : [vRealize Operations Manager User Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Concepts Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Extensibility Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Troubleshooting Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager API Programming Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Certification Exam Guide]

 The advanced sizing guide should be used instead of the basic sizing guide in the vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) online Sizing tool when additional management packs are going to be implemented. The basic sizing guide provides the default sizing recommendations based on the number of objects and metrics collected from the vSphere environment. However, if the monitored environment includes other types of objects and metrics from different sources, such as management packs, the basic sizing guide may not be accurate. The advanced sizing guide allows the user to specify the number of objects and metrics for each management pack and get a more precise sizing recommendation12. References: 1: vRealize Operations Sizing Guidelines 2: vRealize Operations 8 - VMware Docs

 A custom script is a way to collect data from an application that is not supported by the default Telegraf plugins1. A custom script can be written in any language that can run on the end point VM, such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash2. The custom script must output the data in a specific format that can be parsed by the Telegraf agent and sent to vRealize Operations3. The custom script can be configured in the telegraf.conf file or in a separate file under the /etc/telegraf/telegraf.d/ directory4. References: 1: Telegraf Agent - VMware Docs(https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10/com.vmware.vcom.config.doc/GUID-0C121456-370C-467E-874B-38ACC93E3776.html)  2: Custom Script - VMware Docs(https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10/com.vmware.vcom.core.doc/GUID-9614C495-FAE0-4E95-8EE2-6FDA57355C0E.html)  3: Custom Script Output Format - VMware Docs(https://www.funkycloudmedina.com/2022/06/how-to-install-vrealize-operations-telegraf-agent-using-vrealize-automation-and-saltstack-config/)  4: Configure Telegraf Agent - VMware Docs(https://www.brockpeterson.com/post/windows-service-monitoring-with-vmware-vrealize-operations)

To create a capacity policy for a custom group of ESXi clusters with a different CPU allocation model than the default policy, the following steps are required:

• Create a new policy “Database Servers”, and then inherit it from the current default policy. This will create a copy of the default policy that can be customized for the custom group1.
• Edit the new policy under section Groups and Objects, and then select Custom Group “Database Servers”. This will apply the new policy to the custom group and override the default policy for the objects in the group1.
• Edit the new policy under section Capacity, filter object type by custom group “Database Servers”, and then modify Allocation model to 2:1. This will change the CPU allocation model for the custom group to match the requirements2.

References: = 2 Capacity Optimization for Your Managed Environment - VMware Docs, 1 Policies - VMware Docs

 Alert recommendations are the remediation options that you provide to your users toresolve the problems that the generated alert indicates. When you add an alert definition that indicates a problem with objects in your monitored environment, add a relevant recommendation. Recommendations can be instructions to your users, links to other information or instruction sources, or vRealize Operations actions that run on the target systems1. Alert recommendations are not always linked to a Knowledge Base article, and they can be created or modified by the user2. References: 1: Defining Alerts in vRealize Operations 2: User Scenario: Monitor and Process Alerts in vRealize Operations Manager

A support bundle is a collection of log and configuration files that can help troubleshoot a vROps issue. To create a support bundle, the system administrator can use the vROps UI and select the option to create a light or full support bundle. A light support bundle includes 24 hours of logs, while a full support bundle includes all available logs and configuration files. For an intermittent issue that occurred in the last 12 hours, a light support bundle should be sufficient to collect the relevant information. The system administrator can also select the cluster nodes that need to be evaluated for support, and download the support bundle in ZIP format for analysis or sending to VMware Technical Support1. The other options are not recommended or efficient ways to collect the relevant information. Collecting the vCenter and vROps primary node logs using SSH and the vm-support utility would not include the logs from the other vROps nodes, and would require manual steps to gather and compress the files. Using the vROps UI to create a full support bundle for ESXi, vCenter, and primary vROps nodes would include unnecessary and excessive data that could slow down the process and consume more disk space. Using SSH to copy the log files from each of the vROps nodes from /var/log/warn & /var/log/messages locations would also require manual steps to gather and compress the files, and would not include the configuration files that could be useful for troubleshooting. References: 1: Create a vRealize Operations Support Bundle

According to the vRealize Operations Cluster Management guide1, the Association Member Status indicates the state of the association between the remote collector nodes and the master node in a multisite deployment. The valid statuses are:

• Active: The remote collector node is connected to the master node and is sending data.
• Inactive: The remote collector node is not connected to the master node and is not sending data.
• Unreachable: The master node cannot reach the remote collector node due to network issues or node failure.

The Asymmetric status is not a valid status for the Association Member Status. It is a valid status for the Cluster Status, which indicates the state of the cluster nodes in a single site deployment. The Asymmetric status means that the cluster nodes are not in sync and have different configurations or versions1. References: 1: vRealize Operations Cluster Management guide, pages 3-4.

 According to the VMware vRealize Operations User Guide1, vRealize Operations allows the user to perform various actions on vSphere virtual machines from the product UI. These actions can help to manage, optimize, and troubleshoot the virtual machines and their resources. Some of the actions that can be performed on vSphere virtual machines from vRealize Operations product UI are:

• Create virtual machine snapshot: This action creates a snapshot of the virtual machine, which is a point-in-time copy of the virtual machine state and data. A snapshot can be used to revert the virtual machine to a previous state, or to clone or migrate the virtual machine. The user can specify the name, description, and memory options for the snapshot.
• Delete virtual machine snapshot: This action deletes a snapshot of the virtual machine, which frees up the disk space used by the snapshot. The user can select the snapshot to delete from a list of available snapshots for the virtual machine.
• Move virtual machine: This action moves the virtual machine to a different host or cluster within the same vCenter Server. The user can select the destination host or cluster from alist of compatible and available options. The move action can help to balance the workload or improve the performance of the virtual machine.

Therefore, the correct answers are A. Create virtual machine snapshot, B. Delete virtual machine snapshot, and C. Move virtual machine, as these are three of the actions that can be performed on vSphere virtual machines from vRealize Operations product UI. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations User Guide, https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.5/vrealize-operations-manager-85-user-guide.pdf, page 31-32, 34-35, 37-38

The impact setting of an alert definition determines which badge of an object is affected when the alert is triggered. The impact setting can be one of the following: Health, Risk, orEfficiency. The Health impact indicates that the alert affects the current state of the object and requires immediate attention. The Risk impact indicates that the alert affects the future state of the object and requires proactive action. The Efficiency impact indicates that the alert affects the optimal use of resources by the object and requires optimization. Therefore, to achieve the goal of affecting the Risk badge of an object when the alert is triggered, the administrator should configure the impact setting of the alert definition to Risk. References: Defining Alerts in vRealize Operations; Policy Alert Definitions

The impact setting of an alert definition determines which badge of an object is affected when the alert is triggered. The impact setting can be one of the following: Health, Risk, or Efficiency. The Health impact indicates that the alert affects the current state of the object and requires immediate attention. The Risk impact indicates that the alert affects the future state of the object and requires proactive action. The Efficiency impact indicates that the alert affects the optimal use of resources by the object and requires optimization. Therefore, to achieve the goal of affecting the Risk badge of an object when the alert is triggered, the administrator should configure the impact setting of the alert definition to Risk. References: Defining Alerts in vRealize Operations; Policy Alert Definitions

According to the VMware vRealize Operations User Guide1, an automated action is a predefined or custom action that can be executed automatically when an alert is triggered. An automated action can help to resolve or prevent the problem that caused the alert, or to notify the relevant stakeholders. To allow an automated action to be triggered from an alert, two conditions must be met:

• Within the active policy, the alert definition’s automated setting must be set to enabled. This allows the alert definition to trigger automated actions when the alert criteria are met. By default, the automated setting is disabled for all alert definitions, and must be manually enabled by the administrator.
• The alert must have a recommendation attached to it. A recommendation is a suggested action that can help to resolve or prevent the problem that triggered the alert. A recommendation can include a link to a related topic in the documentation or an external URL. A recommendation can also be associated with an automated action, which can be executedby the system or by the user. An alert definition can have one or more recommendations, but only one of them can be associated with an automated action.

Therefore, the correct answers are B. Within the active policy, the alert definition’s automated setting must be set to enabled. and E. The alert must have a recommendation attached to it, as these are the two conditions that must be met to allow an automated action to be triggered from an alert. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations User Guide, https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.5/vrealize-operations-manager-85-user-guide.pdf, page 21-22, 25-26, 29-30

• The troubleshooting workbench is a feature of vRealize Operations that provides a unified and interactive view of the alerts, metrics, events, and logs related to an object or a problem in your environment. You can use the troubleshooting workbench to quickly identify the root cause of an issue, analyze the impact and symptoms, and take corrective actions12.
• The troubleshooting workbench can show the data from other vRealize Suite products when the integration is configured. The integration enables vRealize Operations to collect and display the data from the other products as additional sources of information and context for troubleshooting purposes. The integration also enables vRealize Operations to launch the other products from the troubleshooting workbench to perform further analysis or actions34.
• The other vRealize Suite product that can show its data in the troubleshooting workbench when the integration is configured is vRealize Network Insight. vRealize Network Insight is a product that provides visibility and analytics for network and security across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. It helps you to plan, operate, troubleshoot, and optimize your network and security infrastructure, as well as ensure compliance and security posture56.
• When vRealize Operations is integrated with vRealize Network Insight, you can see the network and security data from vRealize Network Insight in the troubleshooting workbench. For example, you can see the network flows, firewall rules, network paths, and network health of the objects or problems that you are troubleshooting. You can also launch vRealize Network Insight from the troubleshooting workbench to perform deeper network and security analysis or actions .

References:

1: Troubleshooting Workbench - VMware Docs 2: Use the Troubleshooting Workbench 3: Integrate vRealize Operations with Other Products - VMware Docs 4: Launch Other Products from vRealize Operations Manager 5: vRealize Network Insight - VMware 6: vRealize Network Insight User Guide : [vRealize Network Insight Integration - VMware Docs] : [Use vRealize Network Insight Data in vRealize Operations Manager] : [vRealize Operations Manager User Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Concepts Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Extensibility Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Troubleshooting Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager API Programming Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Certification Exam Guide]

According to the VMware vRealize Operations User Guide1, business intent is a feature that allows the administrator to define the desired state and behavior of the clusters and hosts in the environment based on business objectives and constraints. Business intent can be used to optimize the placement and balance of workloads across clusters and hosts, as well as to enforce license compliance and availability requirements.

One of the types of business intent that can be configured in vRealize Operations is Business Intent - Clusters. This type of business intent allows the administrator to assign tags to clusters and virtual machines, and then create rules that match the tags to ensure that the virtual machines are placed on the appropriate clusters. For example, the administrator can tag two clusters as Windows and two clusters as Linux, and then tag the virtual machines accordingly. Then, the administrator can create rules that match the Windows tag and the Linux tag, and set the enforcement mode to Mandatory. This will ensure that the Windows workloads only run on the Windows clusters, and the Linux workloads only run on the Linux clusters.

Therefore, the correct answer is B. Business Intent - Clusters, as this is the type of business intent that should be configured by the administrator to achieve the goal of ensuring the workloads only run on their assigned nodes. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations User Guide, https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.5/vrealize-operations-manager-85-user-guide.pdf, page 49-51, 54-55

vRealize Operations allows for different node sizes when deploying a cluster to suit various environments and scalability needs. The sizes typically include Small, Medium, and Large, and these sizes determine the capacity and performance of each node in a High Availability configuration.

References:

• About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes
• High Availability (HA)
• vRealize Operations 8.6.0, 8.6.1, and 8.6.2 Sizing Guidelines

 The vSphere Solution’s Default Policy is a policy that is automatically created when you add a vCenter Cloud Account to vROps. This policy applies to all the objects that are discovered and collected by the vSphere adapter. The origin of the settings in this policy is the base settings that are provided by the data adapters and solutions installed in vROps. The base settings are a collective group of rules that apply to all objects, regardless of their type or source. The vSphere Solution’s Default Policy inherits all the base settings by default, and you can modify them to suit your specific needs. The default policy setting is not defined by another administrator, nor is it added during the installation of the vROps management pack for vSphere. The settings of this policy are also not defined during the vROps OVF deployment, as they are determined by the data adapters and solutions. References: Default Policy in vRealize Operations, Configure VMware SDDC Benchmarks

Removing the corrupted node, and then disabling and re-enabling vRealize Operations Manager High Availability to reassign the primary replica role to another existing node in the cluster is the correct way to resolve the availability issue within vRealize Operations Manager. This method ensures that the cluster can continue to operate with high availability and continuous availability, as the primary replica node is responsible for providing critical services that cannot be replicated across all cluster nodes, such as Global xDB, NTP server, and GemFire locator. By removing the corrupted node, the administrator can prevent any further issues or conflicts with the cluster configuration. By disabling and re-enabling vRealize Operations Manager High Availability, the administrator can trigger the cluster to select a new primary replica node from the existing data nodes, and synchronize the data and services with the primary node. Deploying a new vRealize Operations Manager node, and then adding it to the existing cluster is not a valid option, as it does not address the primary replica role assignment, and may cause additional problems with the cluster configuration. Cloning an existing primary vRealize Operations Manager node, and then adding it into the vRealize Operations Manager cluster is not a feasible option, as it may result in duplicate node IDs, IP addresses, and hostnames, and may cause conflicts with the cluster configuration. Asking the backup administrator to restore the corrupted primary replica node, and then refreshing the nodes from thevRealize Operations Manager administrator interface is not a reliable option, as it may take a long time to restore the node, and may not guarantee the consistency and integrity of the data and services on the node. References: Remove a Node from a Cluster, section “Remove a Node from a Cluster”. About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes, section “About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes”. vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section “Create and Configure Dashboards”.

Management packs in VMware vRealize Operations provide capability for expanding the monitoring, troubleshooting, and remediation functionality of SDDC and third party solutions. Administrators can install and configure management packs in a vRealize Operations instance. You can download Management Packs and End Point Operations Plug-Ins for vRealize Operations from VMware Marketplace1. For detailed information on installing and configuring the Management Pack, refer to the related user guide2. References: 1: Management Packs for vRealize Operations Documentation 2: List of Management Packs

 Keeping Self-Provider Mode Off is the correct setting of Widget-2 in Dashboard-B to satisfy the requirement. Self-Provider Mode is a widget setting that determines whether the widget can provide data to itself or receive data from another widget. If Self-Provider Mode is On, the widget provides data to itself based on its configuration and does not receive data from other widgets. If Self-Provider Mode is Off, the widget receives data from another widget that is configured as a provider. In this case, the requirement is thatWidget-2 of Dashboard-B should be populated with the information from Widget-1 of Dashboard-A, which means that Widget-2 should receive data from Widget-1. Therefore, Widget-2 should have Self-Provider Mode Off, and Widget-1 should have Widget-2 as a receiver in its widget interactions. Keeping Refresh Content Off or On is not relevant to the requirement, as it only affects the frequency of data refresh in the widget. Keeping Self-Provider Mode On is the opposite of what is needed, as it would prevent Widget-2 from receiving data from Widget-1. References: Configuring Widgets, section “Widget Settings”. Configuring Widget Interactions, section “Widget Interactions”. vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section “Create and Configure Dashboards”.

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, a vRealize Operations cluster consists of three types of nodes: primary, data, and remote collector. The primary node is the initial and required node that manages the cluster configuration and data synchronization. The data nodes are optional nodes that have adapters installed and perform data collection and analysis. The remote collector nodes are also optional nodes that can navigate firewalls, interface with remote data sources, reduce bandwidth consumption, and reduce the load on the analytics cluster. They only gather objects for the inventory, without storing data or performing analysis. Therefore, options A, C, and E are correct.

The other options are not correct because they are not types of nodes that make up the vRealize Operations cluster. Option B is not correct because the cloud connector is not a node, but a service that connects vRealize Operations to VMware Cloud services. Option D is not correct because the worker node is not a term used in vRealize Operations, but in vRealize Automation. Option F is not correct because the secondary node is also not a term used in vRealize Operations, but in vSphere Replication. References:

• About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes
• vRealize Operations Manager Cluster Node Types
• Service Discovery Overview

• A vRealize Operations support bundle is a collection of log and configuration files that help troubleshoot a vRealize Operations issue. You can create a support bundle from the vRealize Operations UI or from the command line interface (CLI) of the vRealize Operations nodes12.
• If the vRealize Operations UI is inaccessible, you cannot create a support bundle from the UI. Therefore, option C is not a valid process. You need to use the CLI method to create a support bundle from an on-premises deployment3 .
• To create a support bundle from the CLI, you need to log in to the vRealize Operations nodes using SSH and run the generateSupportBundle.py script. This script collects the log and configuration files from the nodes and creates a support bundle in ZIP format. You can then download the support bundle from the /storage/vcops/support directory of the nodes .
• However, you do not need to log in to each vRealize Operations node and run the script separately. You only need to log in to the Primary node and run the script once. The script will automatically collect the files from all the nodes in the cluster and create a single support bundle. Therefore, option A is not a necessary process. You only need to log in to the Primary node and run the script .
• Option B is not a correct process, as it does not use the generateSupportBundle.py script. The /var/log/messages file is not sufficient to gather the correct information for troubleshooting a vRealize Operations issue. You need to use the script to collect all the relevant log and configuration files from the nodes .
• Therefore, the process that will gather the correct information successfully is to log in to the vRealize Operations Primary node using SSH, and then run the generateSupportBundle.py script.This is option D.

References:

1: vRealize Operations Support Bundles - VMware Docs 2: Create a vRealize Operations Support Bundle - VMware Docs 3: Create a Support Bundle from the Command Line Interface - VMware Docs : Create a Support Bundle from the Command Line Interface - VMware Docs : Create a Support Bundle from the Command Line Interface - VMware Docs : Create a Support Bundle from the Command Line Interface - VMware Docs : [vRealize Operations Manager User Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Concepts Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Extensibility Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Troubleshooting Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager API Programming Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Certification Exam Guide]