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VMware 5V0-21.20 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | VMware |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | VMware HCI Master Specialist |
| Exam Number: | 5V0-21.20 |
| Exam Price: | USD 250 |
| Passing Score: | 300 (scaled score) |
| Related Certifications: | VMware Certified Specialist – vSAN VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Duration: | 100 minutes |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Response, Scenario-Based, Multiple Choice |
| Real Exam Qty: | 50–77 |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored exam via Pearson VUE or VMware online delivery. |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: VCP-DCV certification and vSAN Specialist badge; experience with VMware vSAN design and deployment. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.vmware.com/learning/certification.html |
VMware 5V0-21.20 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| Deployment and Configuration | - Installation and setup
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| Planning and Design | - HCI design principles
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| Maintenance and Troubleshooting | - Operational tasks
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| vSAN and HCI Architecture | - Core architecture and components
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| Products and Solutions Integration | - vSphere and vSAN integration
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5V0-21.20 Exam FAQ — Professional Answers
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The VMware HCI Master Specialist is VMware's certification exam for Master Specialist HCI 2020, at the Specialist level. As a major exam recognized by most companies, it proves your IT ability to employers — including the big international ones. Related credentials include VMware Certified Specialist – vSAN, VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV).
The VMware HCI Master Specialist blueprint covers 5 domains — including Maintenance and Troubleshooting, vSAN and HCI Architecture, Products and Solutions Integration. Pay attention to the key points where weightings concentrate; the full outline above lists every subtopic.
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VMware HCI Master Specialist Sample Questions:
Which two statements regarding networking are true for a vSAN Stretched Cluster? (Choose two.)
- A. A Stretched Cluster can use Layer 2 or Layer 3 communication for the vSAN network.
- B. A Stretched Layer 2 network is required at the vSAN data sites and at the witness site.
- C. PIM is required for stretched vSAN clusters.
- D. A 5ms RTT or less is required between the data sites.
- E. The vSAN data network must communicate with the vSAN witness host.
Correct Answer: A,D 🗳️
When designing a vSAN Cluster, which three should be considered when sizing a vSAN datastore? (Choose three.) D18912E1457D5D1DDCBD40AB3BF70D5D
- A. cache disks with 10% of the Disk Group
- B. vSAN Slack Space
- C. Storage Policy or Policies to be used
- D. endurance level of capacity disk used
- E. capacity device queue depth
- F. On-Disk Format overheard
Correct Answer: B,C,E 🗳️
An architect has been asked to design a vSAN Stretched Cluster. The architect will configure Microsoft Active Directory to replicate between a server on Site A (preferred) and a server on Site B (non-preferred). The architect must minimize the amount of raw storage capacity used.
Which storage policy needs to be applied to the Active Directory server on site A?
- A. None - standard cluster
- B. None - stretched cluster
- C. Dual site mirronng
- D. None - keep data on Preferred
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
Refer to the exhibit.
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A vSAN Cluster stretched across Data Site 1 and Data Site 2 has a vSAN data network configured with an MTU of 9000. The witness node has been placed in a remote site across a WAN with an MTU of 1500. The vSAN health check, 'vSAN: MTU check (ping with large packet size) , reports a failed ping.
What two actions could resolve the issue? (Choose two.)
- A. Configure proper routing from data sites to the witness across the WAN.
- B. Reconfigure the VLAN of the witness traffic to be identical to data nodes.
- C. Stretch L2 traffic from WAN to both data sites.
- D. Reduce the MTU from 9000 to 1500 on all vSAN VMkernel interfaces.
- E. Reconfigure WAN link to support an MTU of 9000.
Correct Answer: D,E 🗳️
Refer to the exhibit:
The vSAN Health service is reporting VSAN Cluster Partition' warning. The partition list shows all hosts from rack 1 in a single partition and all hosts from rack 2 in another partition.
Which hardware component requires investigation to resolve the cluster partition?
- A. vSAN Master node
- B. core switch
- C. NICs on each host in Rack 2
- D. ToR switches
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
