5V0-35.21 VMware vRealize Operations Specialist Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)

To achieve the lowest cost in Workload Optimization, the administrator should select the Consolidate option, which will place VMs into as few clusters as possible, but allows for less responsive capacity. This is good for populations with steady demand and may reduce licensing and hardware costs, such as power and cooling1. The Consolidate option is one of the three operational intents that can be selected for Workload Optimization, along with Balance and Moderate2. The Balance option will spread VMs evenly over the available resources, but may move VMs more often. The Moderate option will minimize VM contention, but will not attempt to move VMs to achieve better balance or consolidation1. References: 1: Optimize Performance with VMware vRealize Operations 2: Self-Driving Operations by VMware vRealize Operations Datasheet

 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 nature of this change is that the administrator will now be able to complete tasks associated with remediation actions, such as executing actions on alerts, recommendations, or symptoms. This is because the PowerUser role includes all the privileges of the PowerUserMinusRemediation role, plus the privileges to perform remediation actions. The PowerUserMinusRemediation role is a predefined role that has all the privileges of the Administrator role except for user management, cluster management, and remediation actions. The PowerUser role is a predefined role that has all the privileges of the Administrator role except for user management and cluster management. Therefore, by adding the PowerUser role to the administrator’s user account, the helpdesk team has granted the administrator the additional privilege to perform remediation actions. The administrator will not be able to perform cluster management tasks or user management tasks, as these privileges are not included in the PowerUser role or the PowerUserMinusRemediation role. The administrator will not remain unable to complete tasks associated with remediation actions, as this privilege is included in the PowerUser role. References: Roles and Privileges in vRealize Operations, section “Roles and Privileges in vRealize Operations”. vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section “Create and Configure Dashboards”.

Data nodes are the type of node in a vRealize Operations (vROps) design that allow an administrator to scale out vROps to monitor very large environments. Data nodes are additional nodes that have all the vROps services installed, such as UI, Controller, Analytics, Collector, and Persistence. Data nodes perform data collection and analysis, and increase the capacity and performance of the vROps cluster. Data nodes can be added or removed as needed to adjust to the changing workload and environment size. Remote collectors are not a type of node in a vROps design, but a separate component that can be deployed to collect data from remote sources and send it to the vROps cluster. Remote collectors do not store data or perform analysis, and do not increase the capacity or performance of the vROps cluster. Replica Primary nodes and Primary nodes are not the type of node that allow an administrator to scale out vROps to monitor very large environments, but the type of node that provide high availability and continuous availability for the vROps cluster. Replica Primary nodes and Primary nodes contain critical services that cannot be replicated across all cluster nodes, such as Global xDB, NTP server, and GemFire locator. Replica Primary nodes and Primary nodes do not perform data collection and analysis, and do not increase the capacity or performance of the vROps cluster. References: About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes, section “About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes”. vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section “Create and Configure Dashboards”.

Host-based placement is a feature of Business Intent that allows you to use vSphere tags to match VMs with hosts based on your business needs. For example, you can use host-based placement to enforce license compliance, security isolation, or performance optimization. When you create a host-based placement in a Business Intent, vRealize Operations automatically creates VM groups, host groups, and affinity rules for you to meet your objectives. These affinity rules are DRS ‘must run on’ rules that restrict the placement of VMs to hosts with matching tags. After you confirm the host-based placement, any existing DRS rules that conflict with the newly created affinity rules will be disabled. This is to ensure that the Business Intent is not violated by the DRS rules. You can view the disabled DRS rules in the vSphere Client under the Configure tab of the cluster123. References: 1: Using Host Rules with Business Intent in vRealize Operations 7.0 2: Business Intent Workspace 3: Self-Driving all the way to the Host? Oh yeah Host Based Placement …

 According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, interactions between widgets allow you to display data that shows dependencies between objects in your environment. For example, you can configure a widget to act as a provider or a receiver of data from another widget. When you select an object in the provider widget, the receiver widget updates to show the data related to that object. In this case, the list view widget should be configured as a provider, and the other widgets on the dashboard should be configured as receivers. This way, when the operator clicks on a virtual machine in the list view, the other widgets will show the relevant data for that virtual machine. Therefore, option D is correct.

The other options are not correct because they are not related to the problem of updating the widgets based on the selection in the list view. Option A is not correct because dashboard sharing is a feature that allows you to share a dashboard or a dashboard template with one or more user groups, but it does not affect the widget interactions. Option B is not correct because the Refresh Content option is a setting that allows you to refresh the data in a widget manually or automatically, but it does not affect the widget interactions. Option C is not correct because the object relationship widgets are a type of widgets that show the relationships between objects in your environment, such as parent-child, sibling, or peer relationships, but they are not related to the widget interactions. References:

Create and Configure Dashboards

Dashboards

vRealize Operations Dashboards Made Easy - Part 3-5 Creating Dashboards

Build great dashboards with vRealize Operations Cloud – Part 1

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)

 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

 Symptom types are the categories of conditions that can trigger symptoms and alerts in vRealize Operations. There are six symptom types available: Metric / Property, Message, Fault, Smart Early Warning, External Event, and Metric Event1. Metric / Property symptoms compare the values of metrics or properties of an object to a static or dynamic threshold2. Fault symptoms detect faults or errors on an object based on the fault events collected by the adapter3. Alert, Action, and Recommendation are not symptom types, but they are components of alert definitions that provide information and guidance on how to resolve the problems identified by the symptoms4. References:

Symptom Definitions

Create a Symptom Definition Based on Metrics or Properties

Create a Symptom Definition Based on Fault Events

Alert Definitions

According to the VMware vRealize Operations User Guide1, a Super Metric is a custom metric that is derived from one or more existing metrics. A Super Metric can be used to calculate complex formulas, aggregate data across multiple objects, or create new metrics that are not available by default. A Super Metric can be created using the Super Metric Editor in vRealize Operations.

However, before a Super Metric’s data collection may begin, the Super Metric must be enabled in a policy. A policy is a set of rules and settings that determine how vRealize Operations analyzes and manages the objects in the environment. A policy can be applied to one or more object types or groups. To enable a Super Metric in a policy, the administrator must edit the policy, select the Collect Metrics and Properties option, and then select the Super Metric from the list of available metrics. The administrator can also specify the collection level, collection interval, and retention period for the Super Metric.

The other options are not required before a Super Metric’s data collection may begin. Enabling in Alerts, Object Types, or Objects are not necessary steps for collecting Super Metric data. These options are used for different purposes, such as creating alert definitions, defining object relationships, or assigning policies to individual objects. References:

1: VMware vRealize Operations User Guide, https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.5/vrealize-operations-manager-85-user-guide.pdf, page 35-36, 39-40, 43-44

A vROps cluster in a Continuous Availability configuration consists of two fault domains, which are separate physical locations that can tolerate failures of an entire rack or site. The fault domains contain the primary node, the primary replica node, and the data nodes that store and replicate the data and configuration of the cluster. The witness node is deployed in a third location to monitor the network connectivity between the two fault domains and prevent split-brain scenarios, which occur when both fault domains assume the role of the master node due to network isolation1.

When a network outage occurs between the two fault domains, the witness node detects the situation and makes one of the fault domains offline to avoid data inconsistency. The fault domain that can still contact the witness node remains online and continues to function as the master node. The fault domain that cannot contact the witness node goes offline and stops serving requests. The VMs on the offline fault domain are restarted on the online fault domain by the vSphere HA feature1.

When the network outage is resolved and the connectivity between the two fault domains is restored, the vROps cluster will bring the offline fault domain back automatically. The offline fault domain will resync the data and configuration from the online fault domain and resume its normal operations. The administrator does not need to bring the offline fault domain online manually or restart and resync the vROps cluster1.

Therefore, the two events that will occur as a result of the outage are A. The vROps cluster will bring the fault domain back automatically once the network has been restored and D. One fault domain will go offline.

References: 1: About vRealize Operations Continuous Availability

According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, the two statements that accurately characterize reports in vRealize Operations are:

A report layout can contain table of contents, cover page, and footer. The report layout defines the appearance and structure of the report, and can include these optional elements to enhance the readability and presentation of the report1.

Scheduling of reports can be done hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly. The report schedule defines the frequency and time of the report generation, and can be set to run at regular intervals, such as hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly, or at a specific date and time1.

The other statements are not accurate because:

Views and Dashboards are not the only data types available for a report. A report can also include other data types, such as alerts, events, metrics, properties, and super metrics1.

Only PDF type reports cannot be used to schedule a report generation. A report can be generated in different formats, such as PDF, CSV, or XML, and any of these formats can be used to schedule a report generation1.

Reports scheduled for generation can be shared out via email or FTP. A report can be configured to send the generated output to one or more email recipients, or to upload the output to an FTP server1.

References: 1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 81-87.

 To access the Troubleshoot with Logs dashboard from vRealize Operations, the administrator must configure the vRealize Log Insight integration from the vRealize Operations interface and configure vRealize Operations in vRealize Log Insight. The Troubleshoot with Logs dashboard allows the administrator to view graphs of log events in the environment, or create custom sets of widgets to access the information that matters most. The dashboard requires the integration of vRealize Operations with vRealize Log Insight, which is a log management and analysis tool1. The integration can be done in twoways: by configuring the vRealize Log Insight adapter in vRealize Operations, or by configuring vRealize Operations in vRealize Log Insight. Both methods are necessary to access the Troubleshoot with Logs dashboard and the Logs tab in vRealize Operations2. References: 1: Troubleshoot with Logs Dashboard 2: Configuring vRealize Log Insight with vRealize Operations

According to the vRealize Operations Cloud Getting Started guide1, the initial step that the administrator must take to use vRealize Operations Cloud to monitor an on-premises deployment is to deploy a Cloud Proxy on-premises, and pair it with vRealize Operations Cloud. A Cloud Proxy is a virtual appliance that acts as a bridge between the on-premises vCenter instance and the vRealize Operations Cloud instance. It collects data from the vCenter instance and sends it securely to the vRealize Operations Cloud instance. It also enables actions and remote console access from the vRealize Operations Cloud instance to the on-premises vCenter instance. The guide provides the steps to download, deploy, and configure the Cloud Proxy using the vRealize Operations Cloud user interface1. The other options are not correct because:

Initiating a Cloud Proxy deployment on the cloud console, and pairing it with vRealize Operations Cloud is not a valid step, as there is no such option in the vRealize Operations Cloud user interface. The Cloud Proxy must be deployed on-premises, not on the cloud console1.

Opening firewall ports to vRealize Operations Cloud from the on-premises vCenter, and then adding the on-premises deployment is not a sufficient step, as it does not establish a secure and reliable connection between the on-premises vCenter instance and the vRealize Operations Cloud instance. The Cloud Proxy is required to facilitate the data collection and communication between the two instances1.

Deploying a vRealize Operations node on-premises, and pairing it with vRealize Operations Cloud is not a recommended step, as it will introduce additional complexity and overhead in managing the on-premises vRealize Operations node. The Cloud Proxy is a lightweightand easy-to-deploy appliance that does not require any additional licenses or configuration1. References: 1: vRealize Operations Cloud Getting Started guide, pages 9-13.

To automate an action for an alert, you must enable it in the object’s associated policy. A policy defines the settings and rules that vRealize Operations applies to objects in your environment. You can activate actionable alerts in your policies by selecting the Automate option for the alert definition that is associated with the symptom, recommendation, and action that you want to automate. When an alert is triggered that is associated with the recommendation, it triggers the action without any user intervention. The other options are not correct because they do not enable the automation of the action. An object’s associated recommendation is a suggestion for resolving the problem indicated by the alert, but it does not activate the action. An object in the default policy is not specific enough to enable the automation of the action. An object’s associated symptom definition is a condition that indicates a potential problem, but it does not activate the action. References: Actions Supported for Automation, VMware vRealize Operations Actions

Expected Utilization is the workload option that should be included in the scenario to simulate 25% utilization of the resources. Expected Utilization is a percentage value that indicates how much of the allocated resources (CPU, memory, and storage) are expected to be used by the workload. By setting the Expected Utilization to 25%, the administrator can model the impact of adding or removing a workload that consumes 25% of the resources in the datacenter. Memory, Annual Projected Growth, and CPU are not workload options, but workload attributes. Memory and CPU are the amount of resources allocated to the workload, and Annual Projected Growth is the percentage by which the workload is expected to grow each year. These attributes do not directly specify the utilization of the resources by the workload. References: What-If Analysis - Workload Planning: Traditional, section “How What-If Analysis - Workload Planning: Traditional Works”. vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section “Create and Configure Dashboards”.

To enable east/west firewall in VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal, you need to perform the following steps:

Login to Customer Organization and go to Networking Section of Tenant Portal. This is where you can access the networking capabilities provided by NSX Data Center for vSphere in your VMware Cloud Director organization virtual data center.

Go to Edge Gateways and enable firewall on one of the Edge Gateways. This will allow you to configure the edge gateway firewall rules for north/south traffic enforcement and perimeter security functionality. You can also enable other services such as NAT, VPN, load balancing, etc. on the edge gateway.

Go to Networking and enable Distributed Firewall for one of the Network inside the Network section. This will allow you to configure the distributed firewall rules for east/west traffic isolation and access control. You can also apply security policies and groups to the network and the virtual machines within it.

References: NSX Data Center for vSphere Firewall Configuration in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal; Getting Started with the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal

In VMware vSphere environments, "Business Intent" is a feature in vRealize Operations that allows administrators to align workloads with business requirements. It ensures that specific workloads, like database virtual machines in your scenario, stay on or are moved to designated clusters based on defined business policies. This feature is essential for maintaining operational efficiency and ensuring that resources are optimized according to business needs.

Business intent is a feature that allows you to define the desired state of your clusters based on your business objectives and workload requirements. You can use business intent to specify the cluster placement and resource allocation for your database virtual machines according to their performance, availability, or efficiency needs1. For example, you can create a business intent policy that assigns high priority and high CPU and memoryreservations to your critical database VMs, and places them on a cluster that has the best hardware and network configuration2. Business intent works with vSphere DRS to automatically move and balance your VMs across the clusters that match your policy3.

The other options are not correct because they do not allow you to configure the cluster placement and resource allocation for your database VMs based on your business objectives. Custom group is a feature that allows you to group objects in your environment based on common attributes or relationships, but it does not define the desired state of your clusters. Compliance benchmark is a feature that allows you to assess the security and configuration compliance of your clusters against predefined or custom standards, but it does not define the desired state of your clusters. Operational intent is a feature that allows you to define the operational behavior of your clusters based on your operational objectives and constraints, such as power management, maintenance mode, or fault tolerance, but it does not define the desired state of your clusters. References: Business Intent, Create a Business Intent Policy, vSphere DRS and Business Intent, [Custom Group], [Compliance Benchmark], [Operational Intent]

 According to the vRealize Operations Cloud Getting Started guide1 and the VMware Cloud Services documentation2, the invitation that an organization’s owner sends to a new user to consume VMware Cloud Services is valid for up to seven days before it is revoked. If the user does not accept the invitation within this period, the invitation expires and the user cannot join the organization. The organization’s owner can resend the invitation or revoke it if needed. The other options are not correct because they do not match the actual validity period of the invitation. References: 1: vRealize Operations Cloud Getting Started guide, page 92: VMware Cloud Services documentation, Add Users to Your Organization section.