2V0-631 VMware Certified Professional 6 – Cloud Management and
Automation
Certified Professional 6 – Cloud Management and Automation Exam (2V0-631) tests
candidates on their skills and abilities installing, configuring and
administering a VMware vRealize® environment. Successful candidates demonstrate
mastery of these skills and abilities.
1.2 Intended Audience
A typical candidate for the VCP6-CMA certification has six months experience
working with vRealize Automation implementations. They are typically
infrastructure personnel, who are capable of installing and configuring,
managing and troubleshooting a vRealize Automation solution running on vSphere
6. The candidate possesses an understanding of basic cloud concepts including
public/private/hybrid clouds, multi-tenancy and cloud security. The candidate is
capable of using vRealize Automation to automate the deployment of workloads,
vRealize Business Standard to establish cost reporting and vRealize Orchestrator
to create and manage common workflows.
2. Objectives covered in the VCP6-CMA Exam
2.1 Introduction
It is recommended that candidates have the knowledge and skills necessary to
install, configure and administer a vCloud environment before taking the VCP-CMA
Exam. It is required for candidates to have completed one of the courses listed
as a requirement for this exam as detailed in section 4.
2.2 Objectives
Prior to taking this exam, candidates should understand each of the following
objectives. Each objective is listed below; along with related tools the
candidate should have experience with, and related documentation that contains
information relevant to the objective. All objectives may also be referenced in
other product documentation not specifically highlighted below. The candidate
should be familiar with all relevant product documentation or have an equivalent
skillset.
Section 1 – Install, Configure and Upgrade vRealize Suite Components
Objective 1.1 – Explain vRealize Suite Editions and Features Knowledge
• Determine available features and third party integrations for different
vRealize Suite editions
• Differentiate vCloud Air solutions
• Describe vRealize Automation/vCloud Air integration options
• Explain vRealize Business Standard key capabilities
• Describe available vRealize Suite editions
• Explain vRealize Application Services functionality
• Explain vRealize Orchestrator functionality
• Determine the appropriate vRealize Suite edition based on customer
requirements Tools
• VMware vRealize Suite Getting Started Guide
• Foundations and Concepts
• vRealize Suite Solution Brochure
• VMware vRealize Suite Datasheet
Objective 1.2 – Install and Upgrade vRealize Suite Components Knowledge
• Deploy and configure appliances for distributed vRealize deployment (e.g. SSO,
automation, DB)
• Install or upgrade IaaS components
• Configure default tenant and any additional tenants
• Appoint administrators and configure load balancer(s)
• Integrate vRealize with external systems
• Manage SSL certificates
• Resolve deployment and configuration issues
• Perform upgrade of vCAC 6.1 to vRealize Automation
• Download and install updates to vRealize component appliances Tools
• vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration Guide
• Upgrading to vRealize from vCAC 6.1
Objective 1.3 – Configure and Administer vCloud Connector Knowledge
• Explain vCloud Connector components and configuration
• Describe vApp copy process
• Determine virtual machine state
• Describe necessary configuration for Data Center Extension
• Differentiate between functionality of components of vCloud Connector
• Implement required network and security settings
• Determine storage requirements and add storage for vCloud Connector node
• Register vCloud Connector UI with vCenter Server
• Register vCloud Networking and Security Manager with the vCloud Connector
server
• Troubleshoot common vCloud Connector installation and operational issues
• Create a vCloud Connector Content Library
• Publish vSphere folders and vCloud catalogs to a vCloud Connector Content
Library
• Subscribe to/unsubscribe from published folders or catalogs
• Stretch deploy a virtual machine or vApp using Data Center Extension Tools
• Installing and Configuring vCloud Connector
• Using vCloud Connector
• vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration Guide
• vSphere Client and Web Client
• vCloud Connector vSphere Client Plug-In
• vCloud Connector Web UI
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Objective 1.4 – Configure vRealize Automation Settings Knowledge
• Configure vRealize system notification and appearance settings
• Enable connections and set concurrency limits on IaaS server • Configure
datacenter locations Tools
• Configuring vRealize Automation
Objective 1.5 – Integrate vRealize Automation with vCloud Air Knowledge
• Provision with vCloud Air or vCloud Director vApps
• Configure IaaS for vApps
• Create vApp and vApp component blueprints
• Configure advanced blueprint settings
• Monitor workflows and logs
• Manage machine life cycle and workflow states
• Configure an endpoint in vRealize Automation
• Configure vCloud Air OnDemand and Subscription endpoints
• Synchronize environment data from vCloud Air
• Deploy virtual machinesTools
• IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
• IaaS Configuration for vCloud Air and vCloud Director
Section 2 – Administer vRealize Automation Users, Roles and Privileges
Objective 2.1 – Create Roles and Apply Privileges to Roles Knowledge
• Configure system-wide roles and responsibilities
• Assign user roles within tenants
• Configure tenant roles and responsibilities
• Add identity stores
• Appoint tenant administrators Tools
• vRealize Automation Foundations and Concepts
• vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration
• Tenant Administration
Objective 2.2 – Configure AD/LDAP Integration Knowledge
• Configure identity stores
• Associate an identity store with a tenant
• Configure a native Active Directory identity store Tools
• vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration
Section 3 – Create and Administer Cloud Networking
Objective 3.1 – Explain NSX Integration with vRealize Automation Knowledge
• Manage network services with vRealize Automation
• Configure NSX integration
• Configure IaaS for network integration Tools
• IaaS Integration for Multi-Machine Services
• NSX Administration Guide
• vCloud Automation Center Web Console
• vSphere Web Client
Objective 3.2 – Configure and Manage vRealize Automation Networking Knowledge
• Describe the available NSX for vSphere Edge network services
• Configure DHCP/NAT/VPN/Load balancer
• Sub-allocate IP pools
• Add static IP addresses
• Configure syslog
• Configure multi-machine blueprints for network virtualization
• Identify the NSX Distributed Firewall components
• Use logs to troubleshoot common network service issues Tools
• NSX Administration Guide
• IaaS Integration for Multi-Machine Services
• vRealize Automation Web Console
• vSphere Web Client
Section 4 – Configure and Administer Tenants and Business Groups
Objective 4.1 – Create and Manage Business Groups Knowledge
• Describe specific privilege levels for different business group roles
• Manage user roles (e.g. business group manager and support)
• Assign Active Directory users and groups to business group roles
• Create and manage machine prefixes
• Identify and configure custom properties Tools
• vRealize Automation Foundations and Concepts
• vRealize Automation Tenant Administration
• Cloud Properties Reference
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Objective 4.2 – Create and Manage Tenants Knowledge
• Configure branding for the vRealize Automation console
• Add and configure tenant-specific inbound and outbound email notifications
• Override/revert to system default email servers
• Identify and add identity stores in vRealize Automation
• Create and assign user roles to an identity store group Tools
• vRealize Automation Tenant Administration
• vRealize Automation Web Console
• vSphere Client and Web Client
Section 5 – Allocate and Manage vRealize Automation Resources
Objective 5.1 – Create and Manage Fabric Groups Knowledge
• Add and configure endpoints for vSphere and vRealize Automation
• Map compute resources to endpoints
• Assign correct permissions to manage fabric groups
• Collect compute resource data
• Monitor resources Tools
• vRealize Automation Foundations and Concepts
• IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
• vRealize Automation Web Console
• vSphere Client and Web Client
Objective 5.2 – Create and Manage Reservations Knowledge
• Create and manage reservations
• Specify reservation information
• Select a reservation for a cloud based virtual machine
• Create an endpoint to reserve physical machine resources
• Determine where reservations have been over allocated
• Troubleshoot reservation over-allocation Tools
• System Administration
• IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
• IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Objective 5.3 – Create and Manage Reservation Policies Knowledge
• Create, configure, and assign one or more reservations to a reservation policy
• Create, configure, and assign a reservation policy to one or more blueprints
• Create and assign a storage reservation policy Tools
• vRealize Automation System Administration
• IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
• IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Section 6 – Create and Administer vRealize Automation Components
Objective 6.1 – Create and Manage Machine/Multi-Machine Blueprints Knowledge
• Identify blueprint machine types (e.g. virtual, cloud, physical) and
provisioning types (e.g. local and global)
• Differentiate different blueprint actions (e.g. create, clone, linked-clone)
• Explain run time property precedents
• Create single and/or multi-machine blueprints
• Create a build profile
• Configure appropriate blueprint security
• Configure approvals for a blueprint
• Given a scenario, determine the appropriate custom properties for the
blueprint or build profile Tools
• System Administration
• IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
• IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Objective 6.2 – Create and Manage Service Catalog Items Knowledge
• Create services, actions, entitlements and approval policies
• Configure catalog items and actions
• Understand the implications of activating and inactivating entitlements Tools
• vRealize Automation Foundations and Concepts
• vRealize Automation Tenant Administration
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Objective 6.3 – Create and Manage Service Catalog Blueprints Knowledge
• Create and edit service blueprints
• Add new service blueprint forms and define appearance of catalog item details
• Determine roles required to create and manage service blueprints
• Publish a service blueprint as a catalog item Tools
• vRealize Automation Advanced Service Design
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Objective 6.4 – Create and Manage a Property Dictionary Knowledge
• Describe functions of property definitions
• Create and manage property definitions and layouts
• Determine rights required to use property definitions and layouts Tools
• Cloud Properties Reference
• vRealize Automation Center Web Console
Objective 6.5 – Create and Manage Build Profiles Knowledge
• Create and modify a build profile
• Create and modify a property set
• Add property sets to a build profile Tools
• IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Objective 6.6 – Create Custom Services using Advanced Service Designer Knowledge
• Describe vRealize Automation API extensibility options
• Create and manage custom services and service blueprints
• Describe tools and features for vRealize Automation extensions Tools
• vRealize Automation Advanced Service Design
• vRealize Automation Machine Extensibility
• vRealize Automation Web Console
• CloudUtil
Section 7 – Monitor and Troubleshoot a vRealize Automation Implementation
Objective 7.1 – Perform Basic vRealize Automation Troubleshooting Knowledge
• Troubleshoot login issues
• Troubleshoot installation and upgrade issues
• Determine log file locations Tools
• vRealize Automation Installation and Configuration
• vRealize Automation Web Console
• vSphere Web Client
Objective 7.2 – Audit vRealize Automation Resources and Events Knowledge
• Provide status details of managed virtual machines
• Determine status and history of workflows
• Identify event attributes
• Show display status Tools
• vRealize Automation Suite Log Locations
• vRealize Automation System Administration
• IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms
• IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms
• IaaS Configuration for vCloud Air and vCloud Director
• IaaS Integration for Multi-Machine Services
• IaaS Configuration for Physical Machines
Objective 7.3 – Map vRealize Automation Resources to vSphere Resources Knowledge
• Create resource mappings
• Create and publish a resource action
• Associate icons to actions Tools
• vRealize Automation Using Application Services
• vRealize Automation Using Application Library Services
Section 8 – Configure and Administer vRealize Orchestrator
Objective 8.1 – Create and Modify Basic Orchestrator Workflows Knowledge
• Describe Orchestrator workflows for converting virtual machines between
Orchestrator and IaaS
• Describe different Orchestrator workflow types
• Create and manage Orchestrator endpoints to run workflows
• Use an Orchestrator workflow from an IaaS workflow
• Import Orchestrator workflows into vRealize Automation
• Configure the default workflow folder for a tenant
• Create and publish Orchestrator workflows as catalog items in a service
blueprint Tools
• vRealize Automation Machine Extensibility
• Using the VMware vRealize Orchestrator Client
• vRealize Automation Advanced Service Design
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Objective 8.2 – Integrate vRealize Orchestrator with vRealize Automation Center
Knowledge
• Provision and modify custom resources
• Configure vRealize Automation to use external vRealize Orchestrator server
• Configure service endpoints Tools
• vRealize Automation Machine Extensibility
• vRealize Automation Advanced Service Design
Section 9 – Configure and Administer vRealize Business Standard
Objective 9.1 – Install and Configure vRealize Business Standard Appliance
Knowledge
• Describe system requirements
• Configure and access vRealize Business Standard with vRealize Automation
• Deploy vRealize Busness Standard in vCloud Director and/or vSphere Tools
• vRealize Business Standard Installation and Administration Guide
Objective 9.2 – Perform Basic Configuration of vRealize Business Standard
Environment Knowledge
• Manage connections from other VMware technologies such as vCenter Server,
vCloud and SRM
• Manage connections and public cloud user accounts
• Update the reference database
• Calculate hardware cost depreciation Tools
• vRealize Business Standard Installation and Administration Guide
• vRealize Business Standard User’s Guide
Section 10 – Configure and Administer vRealize Application Services
Objective 10.1 – Install and Configure vRealize Application Services Appliance
Knowledge
• Enable Application Services to use a proxy
• Register Application Services to vRealize Automation
• Setup application provisioning
• Manage the Application Services library
• Create, deploy and update applications
• Troubleshoot connection issues to Application Services Tools
• Using Application Services
• Using Application Services Library Services
• Application Services Troubleshooting
• vRealize Automation Web Console
Objective 10.2 – Create Basic Application Blueprints Knowledge
• Describe Application Services privilege prerequisites for creating application
blueprints
• Create and modify applications and application versions
• Determine application and application version requirements for creating
application blueprints
• Model and create application blueprints
• Modify and manage existing application blueprints Tools
• Using Application Services
• vRealize Automation Web Console
3. Additional Resources
3.1 Mock Exam
VMware provides free practice questions for the VCP6-CMA Exam. The mock exam
contains sample questions, along with explanation for incorrect responses. The
mock exam presents 25 questions, written by the same authors of the actual exam.
The mock exam pass score is set to 100% and a candidate can retake the mock exam
as many times as desired until the 100% score is achieved. Please be advised
that the pass score for the mock exam is unrelated to the pass score for the
actual exam.
3.2 VCP Community
VMware provides an online community for VCP candidates. This community contains
valuable information from other candidates and senior VCPs, and is moderated by
VMware certification staff. The
3.3 Test Driving a VMware vRealize environment
VMware provides Hands-on Labs for Cloud Management and Automation. These labs
provide an environment where you can work with the products covered in this
exam. The labs can be accessed by going here:
QUESTION: 1
The Goal Navigator assists administrators in which two ways? (Choose two.)
A. Lists all the steps to complete the tasks.
B. Lists all the prerequisites to complete the task.
C. Validates that a task has been successfully completed.
D. Provides details on how to complete the forms for a task.
Answer: A,B
QUESTION: 2
How can an administrator make a commonly used development environment available for end-users
to deploy?
A. Use vCenter Server templates to deploy the virtual machines needed for the service.
B. Use the Service Catalog to publish the virtual machines needed for the service.
C. Use the vCloud Connector to deploy the virtual machines needed for the service.
D. Use vRealize Application Services to deploy the virtual machines needed for the service.
Answer: B
QUESTION: 3
Senior IT leadership wants information to help determine workload placement and tradeoffs
between buying new hardware or using a public cloud provider.
What VMware product provides that information?
A. vRealize Business
B. vCenter Chargeback
C. vCenter Configuration Manager
D. vRealize Operations
Answer: A
QUESTION: 4
What vRealize Automation feature uses a library of standard components, or services, to automate
and manage the update life cycle of deployments?
A. Application Services
B. Service Catalog
C. Orchestrator
D. Advanced Service Designer
Answer: A
QUESTION: 5
An administrator needs to account for the daily cost of operating a virtual machine as well as the cost
of the software deployed on the virtual machine.
What action should the administrator take?
A. Assign a Blueprint Cost to the virtual machine blueprint.
B. Assign a vRealize Business Operation Cost to the virtual machine blueprint.
C. Assign a Daily Compute Cost to the virtual machine blueprint.
D. Assign a vRealize Business Usage Cost to the virtual machine blueprint.
Answer: A
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