VMware VCAP-DCV Deploy (3V0-21.23) Practice Test

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70 Exam questions
3 hours 25 minutes Time Limit
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112 Practice questions
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The bar to clear 300/500 Published passing score for this certification.
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Exam overview and details

Advanced VMware deployment certification covering vSphere infrastructure deployment, configuration, management, performance optimization, and troubleshooting. Administered by VMware by Broadcom as a multiple choice (vcp/vcap design); hands-on lab (vcap deploy); panel defense (vcdx) format exam. Key domains include Administrative and Operational Tasks, Installing, Configuring, and Setup, Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades and Troubleshooting and Repairing. The exam consists of 70 questions over 135 minutes.

Sample Questions

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Configure vSphere Networking

During a VCAP Deploy lab, the change window is limited and the task must preserve existing VM availability. The task notes that a tenant isolation design needs secondary VLANs under one primary VLAN. Which configuration or remediation step best satisfies the requirement?

Operate and Manage vSphere

During a VCAP Deploy lab, the administrator must complete the task through vCenter-managed workflows where possible. The task notes that a VM customization spec must apply static network settings during clone. Which configuration or remediation step best satisfies the requirement?

Configure vCenter Server

During a VCAP Deploy lab, the administrator must complete the task through vCenter-managed workflows where possible. The task notes that Enhanced Linked Mode deployment fails because reverse DNS for the first appliance is missing. Which configuration or remediation step best satisfies the requirement?

Configure vSphere Networking

During a VCAP Deploy lab, the administrator must complete the task through vCenter-managed workflows where possible. The task notes that a virtual appliance must see tagged VLAN traffic directly. Which configuration or remediation step best satisfies the requirement?

Configure vSphere Security and Resource Management

During a VCAP Deploy lab, the change window is limited and the task must preserve existing VM availability. The task notes that a database VM needs guaranteed CPU and memory during month-end processing. Which configuration or remediation step best satisfies the requirement?

Career Opportunities & Salary

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Exam insights and study advice

In the real world, the gap between a sound architectural design and a successfully deployed, operational system is where most projects encounter risk. This exam matters because it directly validates the critical, practical skills needed to bridge that gap. It proves you can correctly implement the advanced configurations-such as distributed resource scheduling policies, storage integration, and network security-that ensure performance, availability, and security in production. This certification signals to employers and peers that you possess the deploy-level expertise to reliably build the sophisticated, software-defined data centers that modern business applications require.

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What this exam covers

01Administrative and Operational Tasks

This domain addresses administrative and operational tasks such as certificate management, authentication services setup, reliable backups, and proper licensing compliance across the enterprise architecture to maintain security and operational integrity of the system.

02Installing, Configuring, and Setup

This domain focuses on successfully installing, configuring, and setting up core vSphere components including standalone ESXi hosts, distributed vCenter Server appliances, advanced networking configurations, and shared storage elements within a virtualized data center environment.

03Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades

This domain covers performance-tuning methodologies, infrastructure optimization strategies, and systematic upgrade paths for ESXi hosts, vCenter Server instances, and all related virtualization and hardware infrastructure components to ensure high availability and efficient resource utilization.

04Troubleshooting and Repairing

This domain involves advanced troubleshooting procedures and repairing complex issues related to boot sequences, software upgrades, failed deployments, faulty configurations, and core enterprise services that maintain the stability of the virtualized infrastructure environment.

Exam Details 2V0-21.20D | $350 USD | 3 hours 25 minutes

Exam Code 2V0-21.20D
Vendor VMware (Broadcom)
Exam Cost $350 USD
Passing Score 300/500
Time Limit 3 hours 25 minutes
Exam questions 70
Retake Policy 15-day waiting period between retake attempts for VCP and VCAP written/design exams. VCAP lab and VCDX panel defense retake scheduling is coordinated with VMware/Broadcom directly.
Exam Format Multiple Choice (VCP/VCAP Design); Hands-on Lab (VCAP Deploy); Panel Defense (VCDX)
Online Proctoring Available

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