Exam Details
The VMware vSAN 6.7 Specialist Exam 2019 (5V0-21.19) which leads to VMware
Specialist – vSAN 2020 badge, is a 60-item exam, with a passing score of 300
using a scaled method. Candidates are given an appointment time of 120 minutes,
which includes five-minute seating time and adequate time to complete the exam
for non-native English speakers. Actual exam time is 115 minutes.
Exam Delivery
This is a proctored exam delivered at Pearson VUE testing centers,
world-wide. For more information, visit the Pearson VUE website.
Certification Information
For details and a complete list of requirements and recommendations for
certification attainment, please reference the VMware Education Services –
Certification website.
Minimally Qualified Candidate
The minimally qualified candidate (MQC) has 6-12 months hands-on experience
configuring, managing, and designing vSphere and vSAN. The MQC can deploy and
administer VMs using VMware vSphere Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM). The
MQC has basic knowledge in these areas: storage, networking, hardware, security,
monitoring, and troubleshooting. The MQC holds a current VCP6-DCV, VCP6.5-DCV,
VCP-DCV2019 or VCP-DCV2020 certification.
Exam Sections
VMware exam blueprint sections are now standardized to the seven sections
below, some of which may NOT be included in the final exam blueprint depending
on the exam objectives.
Section 1 – Architecture and Technologies
Section 2 – Products and Solutions
Section 3 – Planning and Designing
Section 4 – Installing, Configuring, and Setup
Section 5 – Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades
Section 6 – Troubleshooting and Repairing
Section 7 – Administrative and Operational Tasks
If a section is missing from the list below, please note it is because the exam
has no testable objectives for that section. The objective numbering may be
referenced in your score report at the end of your testing event for further
preparation should a retake of the exam be necessary.
Sections Included in the Exam
Section 1 – vSAN Architectures and Technologies
Objective 1.1 – Describe vSAN requirements
Objective 1.2 – Demonstrate how vSAN stores and protects data
Objective 1.3 – Define vSAN space efficiency features
Objective 1.4 – Define vSAN stretched cluster architecture requirements
Objective 1.5 – Compare the architectural requirements of a vSAN 2-node cluster
and a stretched cluster
Section 2 – Planning and Designing – There are no testable objectives for
this section
Section 3 – Planning and Designing a vSAN Solution
Objective 3.1 – Define and demonstrate vSAN design considerations
Objective 3.2 – Design a vSAN cluster
Objective 3.3 – Use vSAN design and sizing tools
Objective 3.4 – Explain interoperability with vSphere features
Objective 3.5 – Define which VMware solutions integrate with vSAN
Section 4 – vSAN Installation, Configuration, and Setup
Objective 4.1 – Configure and validate a vSAN configuration
Objective 4.2 – Create and manage disk groups
Objective 4.3 – Configure and validate vSAN services
Objective 4.4 – Configure vSAN stretched cluster and 2-node configurations
Section 5 – Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades – There are no
testable objectives for this section
Section 6 – Troubleshooting and Repairing a vSAN solution
Objective 6.1 – Identify failure scenarios
Objective 6.2 – Interpret vSAN Health warnings
Objective 6.3 – Determine vSAN Health using vSphere Host Client, ESXCLI, and RVC
Objective 6.4 – Evaluate performance information in the UI and using CLI
Objective 6.5 – Manage hardware replacement
Section 7 – vSAN Administrative and Operational Tasks
Objective 7.1 – Create, update, and modify vSAN policies and apply to
objects
Objective 7.2 – Describe vSAN data placement changes
Objective 7.3 – Interpret vSAN capacity terms
Objective 7.4 – Evaluate vSAN performance metrics
Objective 7.5 – Describe effects of maintenance mode options
Objective 7.6 – Explain how to add capacity to a vSAN cluster
Objective 7.7 – Patch or upgrade a vSAN cluster
Objective 7.8 – Describe the operational characteristics/differences between
vSAN 2-node architecture and stretched cluster
Objective 7.9 – Explain encryption processes
Objective 7.10 – Explain how to utilize TRIM and UNMAP from vSAN and guest
perspective
QUESTION 1
Which two vSAN Health Check items are included for vSphere Update Manager
integration? (Choose two.)
A. vSAN build recommendation
B. vSAN object health
C. Online health connectivity
D. vSAN release catalog up-to-date
E. Performance data collection
Correct Answer: AC
QUESTION 2
What is a benefit of using vSphere Distributed Switches in a vSAN network?
A. Simplifies network abstraction
B. Enables network redundancy
C. Supports faster network adapters
D. Provides the ability to adjust the MTU
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 3
A single disk in a vSAN disk group suffers from an unrecoverable hardware
failure. This causes vSAN to set
the health status for all disks in the group to Permanent disk loss, indicating
disk failure.
Assuming all other disks have not suffered from a hardware failure, why would
vSAN mark all disks in the group as failed?
A. The vSAN disk management service has failed.
B. The affected vSphere host is offline.
C. The key management server is offline.
D. Deduplication and compression are enabled on the vSAN cluster.
Correct Answer: A
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