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According to the vRealize Operations Cluster Management guide1, the Association Member Status indicates the state of the association between the remote collector nodes and the master node in a multisite deployment. The valid statuses are:

• Active: The remote collector node is connected to the master node and is sending data.
• Inactive: The remote collector node is not connected to the master node and is not sending data.
• Unreachable: The master node cannot reach the remote collector node due to network issues or node failure.

The Asymmetric status is not a valid status for the Association Member Status. It is a valid status for the Cluster Status, which indicates the state of the cluster nodes in a single site deployment. The Asymmetric status means that the cluster nodes are not in sync and have different configurations or versions1. References: 1: vRealize Operations Cluster Management guide, pages 3-4.

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the Wait Cycle and the Cancel Cycle are the settings that determine how long a symptom condition must be true or false before the symptom is triggered or cancelled. The default cycle for both settings is 5 minutes, which means that each cycle corresponds to one collection interval of 5 minutes. Therefore, if a symptom has a Wait Cycle of 3 and a Cancel Cycle of 2, it will take 15 minutes (3 cycles x 5 minutes) for the symptom to be triggered after the condition becomes true, and 10 minutes (2 cycles x 5 minutes) for the symptom to be cancelled after the condition becomes false. The other options are incorrect because they do not match the calculation based on the given settings and the default cycle. References: Symptom Definition Settings; Alert Definition Best Practices

 A vRealize Operations cluster in a Continuous Availability configuration consists of three node types: primary node, primary replica node, and witness node. These node types are deployed across two fault domains, which are separate physical locations that can tolerate failures of an entire rack or site. The witness node is deployed in a third location to monitor the network connectivity between the two fault domains and prevent split-brain scenarios1.

The primary node is the first node that is deployed in the cluster and acts as the master node. It is responsible for managing the cluster configuration, user interface, alerting, and reporting. The primary node is deployed in fault domain 11.

The primary replica node is the second node that is deployed in the cluster and acts as the backup node for the primary node. It is responsible for replicating and synchronizing the data and configuration from the primary node. The primary replica node can take over the functions of the primary node in case of a failure. The primary replica node is deployed in fault domain 21.

The witness node is the third node that is deployed in the cluster and acts as the arbitrator node. It is responsible for monitoring the network connectivity and availability of the primary node and the primary replica node. The witness node can detect a split-brain situation, which occurs when the network connection between the two fault domains is lost and both nodes assume the role of the master node. The witness node can resolve the split-brain situation by making one of the nodes offline to avoid data inconsistency. The witness node is deployed in a third location that is independent of the two fault domains1.

The other options are not node types that are configured in a Continuous Availability configuration. A secondary node is a node that is added to the cluster to increase the capacity and performance of the cluster. A secondary node can be deployed in either fault domain, but it is not required for Continuous Availability1. A remote collector node is a node that is deployed outside the cluster to collect data from remote or isolated data sources. A remote collector node can be deployed in any location, but it is not part of the Continuous Availability configuration2. A secondary replica node is not a valid node type in vRealize Operations.

References: 1: About vRealize Operations Continuous Availability 2: Remote Collector Nodes

To get application-related data (metrics) from the VM that vRealize Operations doesn’t collect, the administrator can use the custom script feature of the End Point Operations Management agent. The custom script feature allows the administrator to run custom scripts in the end point VM and collect custom data which can then be consumed as a metric. The administrator needs to install the End Point Operations Management agent on the VM, place the appropriate script to the VM, and then configure the agent to call the script from the Manage Agent location for the VM in vRealize Operations. The script metrics are created under an object called Custom Script which is a single object per end point VM. The administrator can view the output for the specific metric in the All Metrics tab1. The Telegraf agent is not used for custom script monitoring, but for application monitoring using predefined plugins2. The script should not be placed in the vRealize Operation Manager, but in the end point VM. References: 1: Custom Script 2: Application Monitoring

 vRealize Operations provides out-of-the-box compliance packs for various regulatory and standards-based benchmarks, such as PCI, HIPAA, DISA, CIS, and more1. These compliance packs help you assess and report the compliance status of your environment against the best practices and requirements defined by these benchmarks. You can also customize the compliance packs to suit your specific needs or create your own compliance packs2. Among the options given, PCI and HIPAA are the valid out-of-the-box compliance packs available in vRealize Operations. PCI is a compliance pack that helps you ensure the security of cardholder data in your environment3. HIPAA is a compliance pack that helps you protect the privacy and security of health information in your environment. The other options, GDPR, ISO 27017, and FedRAMP, are not out-of-the-box compliance packs in vRealize Operations, although you can create your own compliance packs for them ifneeded. References: 1: Compliance Overview - VMware 2: Compliance Pack Management - VMware 3: PCI Compliance Pack - VMware : HIPAA Compliance Pack - VMware Docs

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”.

 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

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]

 Cloud Proxies are special types of remote collectors that enable vRealize Operations Cloud to collect and monitor data from on-premises data centers. Cloud Proxies establish a one-way communication channel from the on-premises environment to the vRealize Operations Cloud, and they securely upload data to the cloud instance without requiring any inbound ports to be opened on the firewall. Cloud Proxies can support multiple vCenter Server accounts and other management packs, and they provide data persistence and high availability features12. References: 1: Configuring Cloud Proxies in vRealize Operations 2: Managing Cloud Proxies in vRealize Operations

Remote Collector nodes are a type of vRealize Operations nodes that only gather objects for the inventory, without storing data or performing analysis. Remote Collector nodes can navigate firewalls, interface with remote data sources, reduce the bandwidth across data centers, or reduce the load on the vRealize Operations analytics cluster1. Remote Collector nodes are not part of the analytics cluster, but they are members of the vRealize Operations cluster2.

Data nodes, Primary Replica nodes, and Primary nodes are all part of the analytics cluster and they store data and perform analysis. Data nodes have adapters installed and perform collection and analysis. Primary Replica nodes are replicas of the Primary nodes and provide high availability or continuous availability. Primary nodes are the initial and required nodes in vRealize Operations and manage all other nodes2. References:

• Additional Operations from the Manage Telegraf Agents Page
• About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes

Custom groups are collections of objects that you define based on criteria that you specify. You can use custom groups to assign different vRealize Operations policies to a particular set of objects that share common characteristics or belong to a specific business unit1. Custom groups allow you to override the default policy settings for the objects in the group and apply a different policy that suits your requirements2. For example, you can create a custom group of ESXi clusters that run database servers and assign a different capacity policy to them than the rest of the clusters in your environment2. References: = 1 Managing Custom Object Groups in vRealize Operations - VMware Docs, 2 Policies - VMware Docs

vRealize Operations allows for different node sizes when deploying a cluster to suit various environments and scalability needs. The sizes typically include Small, Medium, and Large, and these sizes determine the capacity and performance of each node in a High Availability configuration.

References:

• About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes
• High Availability (HA)
• vRealize Operations 8.6.0, 8.6.1, and 8.6.2 Sizing Guidelines

According to the VMware vRealize Operations User Guide1, business intent is a feature that allows the administrator to define the desired state and behavior of the clusters and hosts in the environment based on business objectives and constraints. Business intent can be used to optimize the placement and balance of workloads across clusters and hosts, as well as to enforce license compliance and availability requirements.

One of the types of business intent that can be configured in vRealize Operations is Business Intent - Clusters. This type of business intent allows the administrator to assign tags to clusters and virtual machines, and then create rules that match the tags to ensure that the virtual machines are placed on the appropriate clusters. For example, the administrator can tag two clusters as Windows and two clusters as Linux, and then tag the virtual machines accordingly. Then, the administrator can create rules that match the Windows tag and the Linux tag, and set the enforcement mode to Mandatory. This will ensure that the Windows workloads only run on the Windows clusters, and the Linux workloads only run on the Linux clusters.

Therefore, the correct answer is B. Business Intent - Clusters, as this is the type of business intent that should be configured by the administrator to achieve the goal of ensuring the workloads only run on their assigned nodes. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations User Guide, https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.5/vrealize-operations-manager-85-user-guide.pdf, page 49-51, 54-55

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, two of the public cloud providers that are supported out-of-the-box in vRealize Operations What-If planning for public cloud costs are Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. The What-If planning feature allows the administrator to compare the cost of running workloads in different public cloud providers, such as AWS, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud. The administrator can select the public cloud provider, the region, and the instance type, and then run the scenario to see the estimated monthly cost for the selected workloads. The administrator can also compare up to three public cloud providers at a time. The other options are incorrect because they are not supported out-of-the-box in vRealize Operations What-If planning for public cloud costs. Salesforce Cloud and Oracle Cloud are not among the public cloud providers that are available by default in vRealize Operations. However, the administrator can create a custom public cloud provider and upload a rate card to include them in the What-If planning. Alibaba Cloud is supported out-of-the-box in vRealize Operations What-If planning for public cloud costs, but it is not one of the correct answers, as only two options are required. References: What-If-Analysis - Migration Planning: Public Cloud; VMware vRealize Operations What-If Analysis; VMware vRealize Operations for Public Cloud

The administrator can use the Reclaim feature in vRealize Operations Manager to identify and reclaim resources from underutilized or powered-off VMs. However, some VMs may have a valid reason to be powered-off or idle for a long period of time, such as SRV-A in this case. To prevent such VMs from being shown as candidates for reclamation, the administrator can exclude them from the Reclaim action. This can be done by selecting the VMs in the Reclaim screen and clicking the Exclude VM(s) button1. Alternatively, the administrator can also customize the Reclamation Settings to adjust the criteria for identifying powered-off, idle, snapshot, and orphaned disk VMs2. References: 1: Run a Reclaim Action 2: Reclamation Settings

Role is the attribute that should be defined to ensure that group members can access vRealize Operations objects when importing a group from Active Directory into vRealize Operations. Role is a set of permissions that defines what actions a user or a group can perform on vRealize Operations objects, such as dashboards, alerts, reports, and policies. By assigning a role to a group, the administrator can grant or restrict access to vRealize Operations objects for all the group members. Description, Group Members, and Type are not attributes that ensure that group members can access vRealize Operations objects when importing a group from Active Directory into vRealize Operations. Description is an optional field that provides additional information about the group. Group Members is a list of users that belong to the group. Type is a classification of the group based on the source, such as Local, LDAP, or Active Directory. References: Import User Groups From Source, section “Import User Groups From Source”. vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section “Create and Configure Dashboards”.

Making sure the NFS server allows read-write access to the shared location by the root system account on each cell is the correct way to enable the collection of log bundles from all cells at once. This is because VMware Cloud Director uses the vmware-vcd-support script to collect host log information as well as Cloud Director logs, and this script requires the NFS server to have read-write access to the shared location by the root system account on each cell1. Installing vRealize Log Insight agent on each cell to redirect logs to a centralized location is not a valid option, as vRealize Log Insight is a separate product that does not integrate with VMware Cloud Director. Configuring a syslog server on each of the cells, and requesting the logs from the syslog server is not a feasible option, as it would require manual intervention and coordination to collect the logs from multiple sources. Mapping the log location on the primary cell to a shared folder on each of the other cells in the server group, ensuring they all have read/write rights on the primary is not asufficient option, as it does not address the NFS server configuration that is required for the vmware-vcd-support script to work properly. References: Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Cloud Director (1026312). Preparing the Transfer Server Storage for VMware Cloud Director on Linux.

To compare the cost of running workloads hosted with two different custom cloud providers, the administrator needs to create two new pricing cards in vRealize Operations. A pricing card is a template that defines the cost of cloud resources, such as compute, storage, network, and services. By creating two pricing cards, one for each custom cloud provider, the administrator can specify the prices for each resource type and apply discounts or markups as needed. The administrator can then use the pricing cards to run a what-if analysis and compare the cost of migrating or scaling workloads to the custom cloud providers. The other options are not correct for comparing the cost of running workloads hosted with two different custom cloud providers. Adding custom cloud providers as cloud accounts is not possible, as vRealize Operations only supports adding public cloud accounts, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Inputting prices manually when running a what-if analysis is not efficient, as it would require entering the prices for each resource type and workload every time. Adding two custom cloud providers is not a valid option, as it is not clear how the administrator would define the cost of the cloud resources without using pricing cards. References: Create a Pricing Card, Compare the Cost of Running Workloads on Different Cloud Providers, What-If Analysis

 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.

To generate a daily email report of a list of VMs that have been provisioned from vRA, you need to follow these steps:

• Create a custom view that displays the VM name, owner, and creation date for the deployments in the defined cluster. You can use the vRealize Automation Reporting - vRA8 deployment resources and statuses sample as a reference1.
• Create a report that uses the custom view as the template and select the output format as CSV or JSON.
• Schedule the report to run daily and set the start date and recurrence to daily (option A).
• In the Email addresses text box, enter the email addresses that must receive the report, and select an outbound rule (option B). You also need to configure an email server in vRealize Automation Service Broker to send notifications2.
• Click on Schedule, select vSphere Hosts and Clusters, expand vSphere World, and select the specific cluster (option E). This will filter the report data to only include the VMs provisioned to the defined cluster.
• Save the report and verify that it is sent to the email recipients as expected.

Option C is not required because the report is sent via email and does not need to be stored in an external location. Option D is redundant because the start date and recurrence are already set in option A. Option F is incorrect because it will include all the VMs in the vCenter, not just the ones in the defined cluster. References:

• Create and Configure Reports
• Send email notifications to Service Broker users
• vRealize Automation Reporting - vRA8 deployment resources and statuses

 A super metric is a custom metric that you can define using existing metrics and mathematical functions. They allow you to create new metrics that are specific to your environment and can help you gain deeper insights into the performance and health of your infrastructure1. Before enabling a super metric in a policy, you need to associate it to an object type. An object type is a category of objects that share common characteristics, such as hosts, virtual machines, clusters, datastores, etc. By associating a super metric to an object type, you can calculate the super metric for all the objects of that type and display it in the dashboards and reports2. For example, if you create a super metric that calculates the average CPU usage of all the virtual machines in a cluster, you need to associate it to the cluster object type. Then, you can enable the super metric in a policy and apply it to the cluster object or group. This way, you can monitor the average CPU usage of the cluster as a super metric3. References: 1: Configuring Super Metrics 2: Metrics and Properties Details 3: Supercharge Your vRealize Operations with Super Metrics

The regulatory, standards-based compliance pack that is available in vRealize Operations is the CIS Security Standards. The CIS Security Standards are a set of best practices and recommendations for securing IT systems and data against cyberattacks. The CIS Security Standards are developed and maintained by the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a nonprofit organization that provides cybersecurity resources and guidance to organizations and individuals1. The vRealize Operations Compliance Pack for CIS provides alerts, policies,and reports to validate the vSphere resources against the CIS hardening guide. The following resources are being validated using this content: ESXi Host, Virtual Machine, vCenter Server, Distributed Switch, Distributed Port Group, and Distributed Firewall2. The vRealize Operations Compliance Pack for CIS can be downloaded and installed from the VMware Marketplace3. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) (option A) is not a regulatory, standards-based compliance pack that is available in vRealize Operations. SOX is a federal law that regulates the financial reporting and auditing of public companies in the United States. SOX does not provide specific technical guidelines or benchmarks for securing IT systems and data4. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) (option B) is not a regulatory, standards-based compliance pack that is available in vRealize Operations. CVE is a list of publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities and exposures that are assigned unique identifiers and descriptions. CVE does not provide specific security standards or recommendations for securing IT systems and data5. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (option D) is not a regulatory, standards-based compliance pack that is available in vRealize Operations. GDPR is a legal framework that regulates the collection, processing, and transfer of personal data of individuals in the European Union and the European Economic Area. GDPR does not provide specific technical guidelines or benchmarks for securing IT systems and data. References:

• 1: CIS Security Standards - cisecurity.org, CIS, 2021, [7].
• 2: vRealize Operations Compliance Pack for CIS - VMware Marketplace, VMware, 2021, 1.
• 3: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 237.
• 4: Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) - investopedia.com, Investopedia, 2021, [8].
• 5: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - cve.mitre.org, MITRE, 2021, [9].
• [6]: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - ec.europa.eu, European Commission, 2021, [10].
• [7]: CIS Security Standards - cisecurity.org, CIS, 2021, [7].
• [8]: Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) - investopedia.com, Investopedia, 2021, [8].
• [9]: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - cve.mitre.org, MITRE, 2021, [9].
• [10]: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - ec.europa.eu, European Commission, 2021, [10].

A list view displays information about specific objects in a tabular format. You can select the object type, the metrics or properties to display, and the sorting and filtering options for the table. A list view is useful for comparing data across multiple objects or for exporting data to a CSV file. References:

• Create and Configure a View
• [List View]

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”.

vRealize Operations provides the following three key benefits within an environment:

• Capacity optimization: vRealize Operations helps you optimize the capacity of your infrastructure and applications by providing visibility, analysis, planning, and automation. You can monitor and forecast the demand, supply, and utilization of resources, identify and reclaim unused or overprovisioned resources, balance the workload across clusters and datastores, and plan for future growth or consolidation scenarios. You can also automate the capacity optimization actions based on policies and alerts.
• Performance optimization: vRealize Operations helps you optimize the performance of your infrastructure and applications by providing real-time and historical metrics, alerts, dashboards, and reports. You can monitor and troubleshoot the health, risk, and efficiency of your environment, identify and resolve performance issues, analyze the root cause and impact of problems, and optimize the configuration and placement of your workloads. You can also automate the performance optimization actions based on policies and alerts.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting: vRealize Operations helps you monitor and troubleshoot your environment by providing comprehensive and integrated visibility across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. You can collect and analyze data from various sources, such as vSphere, NSX, vSAN, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, etc., and correlate them to provide a unified view of your environment. You can also leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect anomalies, generate smart alerts, and provide recommendations. You can also use various tools, such as dashboards, heat maps, topology maps, logs, etc., to drill down into the details and resolve issues faster.

References: vRealize Operations Overview; vRealize Operations Cloud for Service Providers; What’s New in vRealize Operations 8.6

 vRealize Operations provides two types of pricing cards, cost-based and rate-based, to calculate the price associated with your virtual infrastructure. You can assign pricing cards to vCenters or Clusters, depending on the pricing strategy determined by vRealize Operations administrator. The pricing cards help you to set the price for each resource present in your virtual environment. You can customize the pricing card as per your requirement.

• Cost-based pricing card: A cost-based pricing card calculates the price based on the cost of the resources defined in vRealize Operations. You can specify a multiplication factor for each resource type, such as CPU, memory, storage, etc., to adjust the price according to your business needs. The price equation using cost is:  x = Price
• Rate-based pricing card: A rate-based pricing card calculates the price based on the rate of the resources defined by you. You can specify a rate for each resource type, such as CPU, memory, storage, etc., in terms of units, such as MHz, GB, etc. You can also specify the charging period and the power state for each resource type.The price equation using rate is:  x = Price

References: Pricing Overview; Add New Pricing Card

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the High Availability feature in vRealize Operations cluster must be used for this requirement. The High Availability feature enables the cluster to tolerate one node failure without losing any data or functionality. The High Availability feature works by creating a replica node for each data node in the cluster, and synchronizing the data between them. The replica node acts as a standby node that can take over the role of the data node in case of a failure. The replica node can also serve as a load balancer to distribute the workload among the data nodes. The other options are incorrect because they do not meet the requirement or they are not supported by vRealize Operations. The Remote Collector option is not a cluster feature, but a type of node that can be used to collect data from remote sources and forward it to the cluster. The Remote Collector node does not store any data or perform any analysis, and it cannot replace a data node in case of a failure. The Continuous Availability option is a cluster feature that enables the cluster to tolerate multiple node failures without losing any data or functionality. However, the Continuous Availability feature requires at least two physical locations, and it is not supported for a single location. The Stretched Cluster option is not a cluster feature, but a configuration that allows a cluster to span across two physical locations. The Stretched Cluster option can provide high availability and disaster recovery, but it also requires additional network and storage configuration, and it is not supported for a single location. References: vRealize Operations Cluster and Node Maintenance; Adding High Availability to vRealize Operations; Adding Continuous Availability; Stretched Cluster

To discover custom application services running on virtual machines, the administrator needs to install the vRealize Operations Service Discovery Management Pack1. This management pack enables service and application discovery using the Service Discovery adapter, which leverages the Telegraf agent to collect data from the end point VMs2. The administrator can configure the Service Discovery adapter to discover predefined and custom applications and services, and view their relationships and metrics in vRealize Operations3. The administrator can also create custom application definitions based on object names, tags, or properties, and import them as XML files. Configuring a white list is not a valid option, as it is used to filter out unwanted services from discovery. References: 1: vRealize Operations Service Discovery Management Pack - VMware 2: Service and Application Discovery - VMware 3: Configure Service and Application Discovery - VMware : Create Application Definition - VMware Docs : Configure White List - VMware Docs

The alternative that is offered by default when Workload Planning returns that an existing cluster does not have the capacity to accommodate the selected virtual machines is cost comparisons for running in hybrid/private/public cloud. Workload Planning is a feature ofvRealize Operations that allows the administrator to plan and optimize the workload placement and capacity of the vSphere resources in the environment1. Workload Planning can be performed using two scenarios: Workload Optimization and What-If Analysis. Workload Optimization is a scenario that automatically balances the workload across the clusters and datastores based on the business and operational intents, such as performance, consolidation, or compliance2. What-If Analysis is a scenario that simulates the impact of adding or removing workloads, hosts, or datastores, or changing the demand or configuration of the existing workloads3. When Workload Planning is performed using the What-If Analysis scenario, and it returns that an existing cluster does not have the capacity to accommodate the selected virtual machines, the alternative that is offered by default is cost comparisons for running in hybrid/private/public cloud. This alternative allows the administrator to compare the estimated costs of running the selected virtual machines in different cloud platforms, such as VMware Cloud on AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Amazon Web Services, and to choose the best option for the business needs and budget4. Cost options for increasing cluster capacity with additional hosts (option B) is not the alternative that is offered by default, but it is another option that can be selected by the administrator. This option allows the administrator to estimate the costs of adding new hosts to the existing cluster, and to choose the best host model and quantity for the capacity and performance requirements5. Modifications to virtual machine configuration (option C) and modifications to host configurations (option D) are not alternatives that are offered by Workload Planning, as they are not related to the workload placement and capacity planning. These modifications can be performed using other features of vRealize Operations, such as Reclaimable Waste, Oversized Virtual Machines, or Configuration and Compliance. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations Specialist Exam 2023 (5V0-35.21) Exam Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 14.
• 2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 167.
• 3: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 179.
• 4: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 187.
• 5: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 186.
• [6]: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, pp. 77-78, 83-84, 229-230.

 The alert action that the administrator should take to stop the alert from triggering again, unless the problem occurs in the future, is to cancel the alert. Canceling the alert removes the alert from the active alerts list and stops the alert from affecting the state of the object. However, canceling the alert does not resolve the underlying conditions that triggered the alert. Therefore, the administrator should only cancel the alert after investigating and resolving the problem. If the problem occurs again in the future, the alert will be triggered again. To cancel an alert, the administrator can select the alert in the alerts list, click Actions, and click Cancel Alert. Alternatively, the administrator can open the alert details, click Actions, and click Cancel Alert. References: Monitoring Alerts in vRealize Operations Manager; User Scenario: Respond to an Alert in the Health Alert List

A support bundle is a collection of log and configuration files that can help troubleshoot a vROps issue. To create a support bundle, the system administrator can use the vROps UI and select the option to create a light or full support bundle. A light support bundle includes 24 hours of logs, while a full support bundle includes all available logs and configuration files. For an intermittent issue that occurred in the last 12 hours, a light support bundle should be sufficient to collect the relevant information. The system administrator can also select the cluster nodes that need to be evaluated for support, and download the support bundle in ZIP format for analysis or sending to VMware Technical Support1. The other options are not recommended or efficient ways to collect the relevant information. Collecting the vCenter and vROps primary node logs using SSH and the vm-support utility would not include the logs from the other vROps nodes, and would require manual steps to gather and compress the files. Using the vROps UI to create a full support bundle for ESXi, vCenter, and primary vROps nodes would include unnecessary and excessive data that could slow down the process and consume more disk space. Using SSH to copy the log files from each of the vROps nodes from /var/log/warn & /var/log/messages locations would also require manual steps to gather and compress the files, and would not include the configuration files that could be useful for troubleshooting. References: 1: Create a vRealize Operations Support Bundle

• VMware Cloud Services is a platform that provides a unified and consistent way to access and manage VMware Cloud products and services across multiple clouds and regions. VMware Cloud Services allows you to create and manage Organizations, which are logical units that group users, services, and resources under a common identity and billing account12.
• An Organization Owner is a user role that has full administrative privileges and control over the Organization and its services. An Organization Owner can invite other users to join the Organization and assign them different roles and permissions. An Organization Owner can also remove users from the Organization or revoke their invitations34.
• An invitation is a request that an Organization Owner sends to a user to join the Organization and access the services. An invitation contains a link that the user can click to accept the invitation and onboard the Organization. An invitation also specifies the roles and permissions that the user will have in the Organization and its services5 .
• An invitation is valid for 7 days before it is revoked. This means that the user has 7 days to accept the invitation and onboard the Organization, otherwise the invitation will expire and the user will not be able to join the Organization. The Organization Owner can resend the invitation if the user did not accept it within 7 days, or cancel the invitation if the user is no longer needed in the Organization .

References:

1: VMware Cloud Services - VMware 2: VMware Cloud Services Overview - VMware Docs 3: User Roles in VMware Cloud Services - VMware Docs 4: Manage Users in VMware Cloud Services - VMware Docs 5: Accept an Account Invitation - VMware Docs : [Invite Users to an Organization - VMware Docs] : [VMware Cloud Services Console User Guide] : [Getting Started with VMware Cloud Services] : [vRealize Operations Manager User Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Concepts Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Extensibility Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Troubleshooting Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager API Programming Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Certification Exam Guide]

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

 According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, one of the best ways to quickly identify the underlying problem of slow application VMs is to use the out-of-the-box Performance dashboards that display contention on both VMs and ESXi hosts. These dashboards show the key performance indicators (KPIs) of CPU, memory, disk, and network for the selected objects, and highlight any contention or saturation issues that may affect the performance. The administrator can use these dashboards to drill down into the details of the metrics, alerts, events, and properties of the objects, and isolate the root cause of the problem. The other options are not correct because:

• Under Inventory, selecting Manage Agent, then selecting the VMs, and running Remote Checks on ICMP, HTTP checks is not a helpful action, as it only verifies the connectivity and availability of the VMs, but does not provide any information about the performance or contention of the VMs or the ESXi hosts2.
• Under Report, using Configuration Report - Virtual Machines to list down possible changes that have occurred is not a helpful action, as it only shows the configuration details of the VMs, such as name, UUID, power state, guest OS, CPU, memory, disk, and network, but does not show any performance or contention metrics or alerts of the VMs or the ESXi hosts3.
• Under Administration, choosing Configuration, selecting Object Relationships, and then identifying the VMs and ESXi hosts relationship to generate a correlation of the metric, and finally, isolate the issue is not a helpful action, as it only shows the hierarchical and logical relationships between the objects, such as parent, child, sibling, and peer, but does not show any performance or contention metrics or alerts of the objects4. References: 1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 57-59, 62-632: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 69-703: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 81-824: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 84-85.

According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, the Business Intent option allows the administrator to configure vRealize Operations to ensure that workload performanceacross the VMware SDDC is the main priority. The Business Intent option enables the administrator to define the performance, efficiency, and consolidation goals for the clusters and hosts in the SDDC, and to specify the maximum amount of cluster resources to be reserved for burst capacity. The vRealize Operations then uses these goals to optimize the placement and balance of the workloads, and to perform automated remediation actions in the event of an issue. The other options are not correct because:

• The Reclamation option allows the administrator to configure vRealize Operations to identify and reclaim unused or overprovisioned resources in the SDDC, such as CPU, memory, disk space, and snapshots. This option does not directly affect the workload performance or remediation activities1.
• The Operational Intent option allows the administrator to configure vRealize Operations to monitor and alert on the operational health and risk of the SDDC components, such as clusters, hosts, datastores, and virtual machines. This option does not directly affect the workload placement, balance, or remediation activities1.
• The Rightsizing option allows the administrator to configure vRealize Operations to analyze and recommend the optimal CPU, memory, and disk size for the virtual machines in the SDDC, based on their actual utilization and demand. This option does not directly affect the workload performance or remediation activities1. References: 1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 63-66.

 According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the cloud provider that needs to be added as a custom cloud provider when running a What-If Analysis is Oracle Cloud. The What-If Analysis feature allows the administrator to compare the cost and performance of running workloads in different public cloud providers, such as AWS, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud. These public cloud providers are supported out-of-the-box in vRealize Operations, and the administrator can select them from the predefined list when creating a migration scenario. However, if the administrator wants to compare the cost and performance of running workloads in Oracle Cloud, they need to add it as a custom cloud provider, and upload a rate card that contains the pricing information for Oracle Cloud services. The other options are incorrect because they are supported out-of-the-box in vRealize Operations, and they do not need to be added as a custom cloud provider when running a What-If Analysis. References: What-If-Analysis - Migration Planning: Public Cloud; VMware vRealize Operations What-If Analysis; VMware vRealize Operations for Public Cloud

 To estimate the monthly cost of running workloads in IBM Cloud, the administrator can use the What-If Analysis feature of vRealize Operations, which allows forecasting the impact of migrating a workload to a public cloud instance such as AWS, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud or to VMware Cloud on AWS1. The administrator can select the Migration Planning option and choose IBM Cloud as the target cloud provider. Then, the administrator can import the existing VMs that support the business-critical applicationfrom the custom group in vRealize Operations and select all machines to be included in the scenario. Finally, the administrator can run the scenario and get the vRealize Operations analysis and assessment of the plan, which includes the cost and capacity information for the IBM Cloud region2. References: 1: What-If Analysis - Migration Planning: Public Cloud 2: Migration Planning

According to the vRealize Operations Cloud Getting Started guide1, the two steps that are needed to onboard an on-premises vCenter instance into an existing vRealize Operations Cloud instance are:

• Deploy and configure a cloud proxy. 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.
• Add a vCenter cloud account. A vCenter cloud account is a configuration that defines the connection details and credentials of the on-premises vCenter instance. It also specifies the cloud proxy that is associated with the vCenter instance. The guide provides the steps to add a vCenter cloud account using the vRealize Operations Cloud user interface1.

The other options are not correct because:

• Deploying and configuring a Data node is not a required step to onboard an on-premises vCenter instance into an existing vRealize Operations Cloud instance. A Data node is a component of the vRealize Operations Cloud cluster that stores and processes data. It is managed by the vRealize Operations Cloud service provider and does not need to be deployed or configured by the customer2.
• Deploying and configuring a Primary node is not a required step to onboard an on-premises vCenter instance into an existing vRealize Operations Cloud instance. A Primary node is a component of the vRealize Operations Cloud cluster that provides the user interfaceand administration functions. It is managed by the vRealize Operations Cloud service provider and does not need to be deployed or configured by the customer2.
• Adding a vRealize Operations Cloud account is not a required step to onboard an on-premises vCenter instance into an existing vRealize Operations Cloud instance. A vRealize Operations Cloud account is a configuration that defines the connection details and credentials of the vRealize Operations Cloud instance. It is used to integrate vRealize Operations Cloud with other VMware Cloud services, such as VMware Cloud on AWS or VMware Cloud Director. It is not related to the on-premises vCenter instance3. References: 1: vRealize Operations Cloud Getting Started guide, pages 9-132: vRealize Operations Cloud Concepts guide, pages 5-63: vRealize Operations Cloud User Guide, pages 17-18.

 The frequency at which new services are discovered when using Service Discovery in vRealize Operations is every 5 minutes. Service Discovery is a feature of vRealize Operations that allows the administrator to discover and monitor the applications and services running on the virtual machines in the environment1. Service Discovery can be performed using two methods: credential-less and credential-based. Credential-less Service Discovery uses VMware Tools to query the guest operating system for the list of running processes, and then matches them with a predefined set of signatures to identify the applications andservices2. Credential-based Service Discovery uses the credentials provided by the administrator to log in to the guest operating system and run commands or scripts to discover the applications and services3. Credential-less Service Discovery collects the information about the services running inside the guest every five minutes4. Credential-based Service Discovery collects the information about the services running inside the guest every 24 hours5. Therefore, the frequency at which new services are discovered when using Service Discovery in vRealize Operations depends on the method used, but the most frequent one is every 5 minutes for credential-less Service Discovery. References:

• 1: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 237.
• 2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 238.
• 3: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 239.
• 4: Credential-Less Service Discovery with vRealize Operations, VMware, 2020, 4.
• 5: Service Discovery with VMware vRealize Operations, Brock Peterson, 2021, 5.

To enable High Availability (HA) on a vRealize Operations cluster, the following two options are requirements:

• The cluster must have at least one Primary node: The primary node is the first node that is deployed in the cluster and it is responsible for managing the cluster configuration, user interface, and administration functions. The primary node also stores data and performs analytics like any other data node. Without a primary node, the cluster cannot function properly1.
• The cluster must have at least one Data node: A data node is a node that collects data from various sources, stores data in its local file system, and performs analytics and alerting functions. A data node also participates in the cluster load balancing and data replication. To activate HA, you must have at least one data node deployed, in addition to the primary node. This allows the creation of a replica node that can take over the primary node functions in case of a failure2. References: 1: About vRealize Operations High Availability 2: High Availability (HA)

To add an additional data node to the existing vRealize Operations cluster, you need to deploy a new data node from the Administration Ul. A data node is a node that collects, stores, processes, and analyzes data from your environment. You can expand an existing installation to add a data node by following these steps1:

• In a Web browser, navigate to the name or IP address of the node that will become the data node. The setup wizard appears, and you do not need to log in to vRealize Operations.
• Click Expand an Existing Installation.
• Click Next.
• Enter a name for the node (for example, Data-1).
• From the Node Type drop-down, select Data.
• Enter the FQDN or IP address of the primary node and click Validate.
• Select Accept this certificate and click Next.
• Verify the vRealize Operations administrator username of admin.
• Enter the vRealize Operations administrator password.
• Click Next, and click Finish.

The other options are not correct because they do not deploy a new data node from the Administration Ul. Option A is incorrect because cloning an existing data node is not supported and may cause data inconsistency. Option C is incorrect because deploying a new virtual appliance from an OVF file is not enough to add a data node to the cluster. You still need to configure the node type and join the cluster from the Administration Ul. Option D is incorrect because enabling High Availability in the Administration Ul does not add a data node to the cluster. It only creates a replica of the primary node for failover purposes. References: Expand an Existing Installation to Add a Data Node

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

A metric configuration in vRealize Operations is a collection of metrics that you can apply to one or more widgets in a dashboard. A metric configuration allows you to customize the metrics that you want to display on the widgets, and also to define the color, label, unit, and aggregation type for each metric. You can create, edit, or delete metric configurations from the Metric Configuration page in the Administration menu1. A metric configuration is not the same as a metric group, which is a predefined set of metrics that you can select from the widget configuration panel2. A dashboard navigation is a feature that allows you to link one or more widgets or views in a dashboard to another dashboard, and pass the selected object as a filter to the destination dashboard. When a dashboard navigation is created, the destination widgets or views are filtered by the selected object from the source dashboard3. An alert can be created from the Alert list widget, which displays the alerts for the selected object or group of objects in a dashboard. You can create an alert by clicking the Add Alert icon on the widget toolbar, and then selecting the alert definition, the object, and the alert properties4. Dashboards can be added by installing management packs, which are extensions that provide additional monitoring and management capabilities for various solutions and platforms. However, dashboards can also be added by creating custom dashboards, importing dashboards from the VMware Marketplace, or cloning existing dashboards. References: 1: Manage Metric Configurations 2: Select Metrics for Widgets 3: Create Dashboard Navigation 4: Create an Alert from the Alert List Widget : [Create and Configure Dashboards]

According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, Business Intent is a feature that allows the administrator to define the performance, efficiency, and consolidation goals for the clusters and hosts in the SDDC, and to specify the maximum amount of cluster resources to be reserved for burst capacity. Business Intent is applied to objects in vRealize Operations using vCenter Server tags, which are key:value labels that allow operators to add meta-data to vCenter Server objects. By tagging VMs, hosts, and/or clusters with specific tags, the administrator can create business-related placement constraints, such as VMs can only be placed on hosts/clusters with matching tags. For example, the tag OS: Linux can indicate a cluster or VM that is assigned to the category OS with a tag name of Linux. vRealize Operations then uses these tags to optimize the placement and balance of the workloads, and to perform automated remediation actions in the event of an issue. The other options are not correct because:

• Groups are not used to apply Business Intent to objects in vRealize Operations. Groups are collections of objects that share common characteristics, such as type, name, location, or relationship. Groups are used to organize objects for monitoring, analysis, alerting, or policy assignment, but not for workload placement or balance1.
• Policies are not used to apply Business Intent to objects in vRealize Operations. Policies are sets of configuration settings that define how vRealize Operations monitors and manages the objects in the SDDC. Policies are used to enable or disable alerts, metrics, properties, symptoms, recommendations, or actions for different types of objects, but not for workload placement or balance1.
• Roles are not used to apply Business Intent to objects in vRealize Operations. Roles are collections of permissions that define what actions a user can perform on the objects in the SDDC. Roles are used to control the access and visibility of the objects for different users, but not for workload placement or balance1. References: 1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 57-59, 62-63, 66-67, 70-71.

vRealize Operations Manager supports various notification methods out of the box, including email notifications and integration with third-party systems. Microsoft Teams is one of the platforms supported for notifications, allowing for alerts and updates fromvRealize Operations Manager to be directly sent to a Microsoft Teams channel. This integration facilitates real-time alerting and collaboration within IT teams. However, options like SMS and Slack might require additional third-party plugins or integrations and are not natively supported as out-of-the-box notification types. Remedy, being an IT service management tool, can be integrated but is not a direct notification type.