VCAP - VMware Cloud Foundation Automation

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VCAP - VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Exam Format

3V0-21.25

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Cloud Foundation Automation (VCAP-CFA) certification, under Broadcom, validates a candidate's ability to implement, manage, and troubleshoot automated solutions for VMware Cloud Foundation environments. The exam (3V0-21.25) focuses on architecture, lifecycle automation, monitoring, security, and scripting. Achieving this certification demonstrates expert-level skills in reducing manual operations, optimizing infrastructure delivery, and ensuring compliance through automation and API-driven management of VCF.

60 questions
135 min
60% to pass
5 domains

Exam facts at a glance

What we know about this exam, and where the information comes from.

SpecificationValue
Questions60
Time limit135 minutes (135s per question)
Passing score60%
Domains5
LevelAdvanced
Question bank here60 questions
SourceCertilum's own record — the vendor does not publish this figure

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Automation Security and Compliance15%
  • Apply role-based access control (RBAC) for automation users and service accounts
  • Secure API calls with certificates and token-based authentication
  • Implement audit logging and compliance checks for automated operations
  • +2 more
9
Workload Domain Lifecycle Automation25%
  • Automate the creation and configuration of workload domains using SDDC Manager APIs
  • Manage compute, network, and storage profiles programmatically
  • Implement automated scaling (scale-up/scale-down) operations for workload domains
  • +2 more
15
Automation Troubleshooting and Monitoring20%
  • Diagnose common automation failures in VCF tasks and workflows
  • Utilize logging and monitoring tools (vRealize Log Insight, vRealize Operations) for automation health
  • Troubleshoot API authentication and authorization issues
  • +2 more
12
VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Architecture20%
  • Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) automation architecture and components
  • Identify the role of VMware SDDC Manager in automation workflows
  • Explain the integration points between VCF and external automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, PowerCLI)
  • +2 more
12
Integration with External Systems and Scripting20%
  • Develop and execute automated workflows using VMware PowerCLI, Python, or REST APIs
  • Integrate VCF automation with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI)
  • Automate the deployment of add-on services (e.g., NSX, vSAN) using APIs
  • +2 more
12

The heaviest domain is Automation Security and Compliance at 15%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Official flat fee of USD 250 for all VMware VCP/VCAP exams (since 6-May-2024). Broadcom's official FAQ lists the 13 exam codes (2V0-13.25, 2V0-15.25, 2V0-16.25, 2V0-17.25, 2V0-18.25, 3V0-21.25, 3V0-22.25, 3V0-23.25, 3V0-24.25, 3V0-25.25, etc.). Delivered by Pearson VUE; 7 days between attempts. VCAP-VCF Automation. exam. Official exam page

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