Practice Exam Overview

This practice exam is designed to comprehensively assess your expertise across all the topics covered in the certification exam. It is structured into the following sections, drawn from the certification overview:

• Section 1 – IT Architectures, Technologies, Standards

• Section 2 – VMware by Broadcom Solution

• Section 3 – Plan and Design the VMware by Broadcom Solution

• Section 4 – Install, Configure, Administrate the VMware by Broadcom Solution

• Section 5 – Troubleshoot and Optimize the VMware by Broadcom Solution

Each section contains 59 questions, enabling you to evaluate your understanding of the key areas and ensuring you are fully prepared for the certification exam.

Exam Overview

• Name: VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Architect (2V0-13.24)

• Cert: VMware Certified Professional – VCF Architect 2024 (VCP-VCF Architect 2024)

• Questions: 60

• Format: Scaled score (passing is 300)

• Time: 135 minutes (including extra for non-native English speakers)

• Delivery: Proctored via Pearson VUE

Target Candidate (Minimally Qualified Candidate)

• 1–2 years VMware design experience

• 6+ months working with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)

• Familiar with: vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Aria Suite

• Strong understanding of:

  • VCF architecture (compute, storage, networking, cloud management)

  • Design concepts: AMPRS (Availability, Manageability, Performance, Recoverability, Security)

  • Requirements vs. assumptions, constraints, risks

  • Disaster recovery, scalability, capacity planning, core services (DNS/NTP)

  • Business to technical translation

  • Conceptual → logical → physical design flow

Exam Sections

Section 1: IT Architectures, Technologies, Standards

• Differentiate business vs. technical requirements

• Understand design models (conceptual, logical, physical)

• Document assumptions, constraints, risks

• AMPRS principles

• Develop risk mitigation & design validation strategies

Section 2: VMware by Broadcom Solution

• Understand VCF architecture options based on scenarios

Section 3: Plan and Design the VMware by Broadcom Solution

• Analyze requirements and create conceptual models

• Logical and physical designs for:

  • Network Infrastructure

  • Management Domain

  • Workload Domain

  • Edge Cluster

  • Cloud Automation

  • Cloud Operations

• Design for:

  • Availability (within/across AZs)

  • Manageability (LCM, scalability, capacity)

  • Performance

  • Recoverability (BCDR)

  • Security

  • Workload mobility

  • Consumption strategies (self-service, automation)

  • Monitoring

Sections 4 & 5

• Not included in this exam (Install/Configure/Administer & Troubleshooting/Optimization)