VMware VCAP - Operations Certification Exam Syllabus

• Given a scenario, complete VCF Operations Day 2 Operational Tasks
• Given a scenario, configure Unified Cloud Proxies or Collector Groups
• Given a scenario, scale a VCF Operations deployment
• Given a scenario, scale a VCF Operations for logs deployment
• Given a scenario, scale a VCF Operations for network deployment
• Given a scenario, configure a job/task within Automation Central
• Given a scenario, configure Role-Based Access Control in VCF Operations
• Given a scenario, configure a new integration within VCF Operations

- Manage VCF Capacity with VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, differentiate between capacity models (allocation vs demand)
• Given a scenario, identify the process to reclaim resources
• Given a scenario, configure Resource reclamation settings
• Given a scenario, reclaim resources from powered off Virtual Machines
• Given a scenario, reclaim resources from idle Virtual Machines
• Given a scenario, reclaim resources from Virtual Machine snapshots
• Given a scenario, reclaim resources from orphaned disks
• Given a scenario, exclude Virtual Machines from reclamation
• Given a scenario, identify the process to rightsize a workload
• Given a scenario, configure VCF Operations Policy settings for rightsizing
• Given a scenario, identify the process steps to rightsize workloads (Oversized / Undersized)
• Given a scenario, exclude Virtual Machines from rightsizing
• Given a scenario, configure advanced capacity management features
• Given a scenario, identify the process steps to configure the allocation capacity model
• Given a scenario, identify the process steps to create a custom profile

- Forecast VCF Capacity Growth in VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, complete Capacity Forecasting using What-If Scenarios
• Given a scenario, complete a What-If scenario to add/remove workloads from within a VCF Private Cloud
• Given a scenario, complete a What-If scenario to add/remove hosts from within a VCF Private Cloud
• Given a scenario, complete a What-If scenario to add/remove HCI hosts from within a VCF Private Cloud
• Given a scenario, complete a What-If scenario to migrate workloads to/from a VMware Cloud
• Given a scenario, complete a What-If scenario to migrate workloads to/from a Public Cloud
• Given a scenario, commit multiple What-If scenarios

- Cost Management in VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, complete VCF Operations cost management configuration
• Given a scenario, change the currency settings with VCF Operations
• Differentiate between Provider/Consumer and Cost vs Price
• Given a scenario, update cost drivers
• Given a scenario, create/update a Pricing / Rate card
• Given a scenario, configure Chargeback
• Given a scenario, configuring Billing for resources

- Managing VCF Operations with VCF Policy

• Given a scenario, create/update and apply a VCF Operations policy
• Identify the policy hierarchy within VCF Operations
• Given a scenario, assign a policy to a specific inventory object

- Workload Optimization in VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, differentiate between Business Intent and Operational Intent
• Differentiate between host and cluster-based business intent
• Differentiate between the different Operational Intent modes: Moderate, Consolidate and Balanced
• Identify the purpose of Buffer in Operational Intent
• Identify the benefit of Advanced Workload Placement when used with VCF Automation
• Given a scenario, identify the process or stages for configuring Operational Intent
• Given a scenario, identify the process or stages for configuring Business Intent

- Monitor Applications with VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, create a Custom Group
• Differentiate between Service Discovery, Managed Telegraf and Opensource Telegraf
• Given a scenario configure Service Discovery to monitor services
• Given a scenario, monitor applications and workloads using VCF Operation Application Monitoring
• Given a scenario, deploy the Managed Telegraf Agent
• Given a scenario, configure the Managed Telegraf agent to monitor operating system metrics
• Given a scenario, configure the Managed Telegraf agent to monitor application metrics
• Given a scenario, create Business Applications

- Installing Management Packs and creating Custom Management Packs in VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, monitor additional solutions using Management Packs (such as Kubernetes)
• Given a scenario, install a Management Pack
• Given a scenario, configure a Management Pack
• Given a scenario, identify the process steps to create an additional Management Pack with the Management Pack Builder

- VCF Operations Troubleshooting Tools and Methodologies

• Given a scenario, configure an Alert
• Given a scenario, configure an outbound plugin
• Given a scenario, configure a notification
• Given a scenario, create a Custom Alert
• Given a scenario, troubleshoot an issue using the troubleshooting workbench
• Given a scenario, upload a VCF log bundle with Log Assist

- Creating Custom Dashboards, Views and Reports in VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, create or modify a custom dashboard
• Given a scenario, create a custom view
• Given a scenario, create a custom report

- Creating Super Metrics in VCF Operations

• Given a scenario create/update a super metric

- Log Event Monitoring and Analysis in VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, configure Aria Operations for Logs for event monitoring
• Given a scenario, create an log event alert query in VCF Operations for logs
• Given a scenario, manage dashboards in VCF Operations for logs
• Given a scenario, manage content packs in VCF Operations for logs

- Monitoring Networks in VCF Operations for networks

• Given a scenario, monitor VCF networks with VCF Operations for Networks

- Complete Fleet Management activities in VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, identify the process steps for scaling a VCF Fleet Management - Lifecycle
• Given a scenario, upgrade the components of a VCF Fleet
• Given a scenario, manage SSL Certificates using Certificate Management
• Given a scenario, manage passwords using Password Management
• Given a scenario, configure VCF SSO using Identity and Access Management

- Manage VCF licensing with VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, manage VCF licenses using License Management

- Monitor Security, Compliance and Configuration in VCF Operations

• Given a scenario, monitor VCF Compliance using Compliance Benchmarks
• Given a scenario, monitor VCF configuration using VCF Operations Config Drift
• Given a scenario, monitor user logons with Audit Users