VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect

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VMware Certified Advanced Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect Exam Format

2V0-13.25

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The VCP - VMware Cloud Foundation Architect certification, offered by Broadcom, validates advanced skills in designing, deploying, and managing VMware Cloud Foundation environments. This exam (code 2V0-13.25) covers architecture planning, multi-workload domain configuration, lifecycle operations, security hardening with NSX and vSAN, and troubleshooting complex hybrid cloud solutions. Candidates must demonstrate deep knowledge of SDDC Manager, vSphere, NSX-T, vSAN, and integrated automation tools to architect enterprise-grade private and hybrid cloud platforms. The certification is tailored for senior infrastructure architects seeking to validate their expertise in VCF 5.x architecture and operational excellence.

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
LevelProfessional
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
Deploy and Configure22%
  • Deploy SDDC Manager and bring-up vCenter Server, NSX, and vSAN
  • Configure workload domains (VI, VDI, and management) for optimal performance
  • Implement network virtualization with NSX-T logical switching, routing, and security
  • +2 more
13
Architecture and Design25%
  • Design and plan a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) architecture based on business requirements
  • Analyze design considerations for workload domains, availability zones, and resource pools
  • Develop a lifecycle management strategy for VCF components
  • +2 more
15
Security and Compliance18%
  • Implement zero-trust security model with NSX distributed firewall, micro-segmentation, and IDS/IPS
  • Manage RBAC, SSO, and identity federation for VCF management components
  • Configure encryption (vSAN, vMotion, and virtual machine-level) for data protection
  • +2 more
11
Management and Operations20%
  • Manage VCF lifecycle operations including patches, upgrades, and certificate rotation
  • Monitor and optimize resource utilization across workload domains
  • Implement backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies using vSphere Replication and SRM
  • +2 more
12
Troubleshooting and Optimization15%
  • Diagnose and resolve common VCF deployment and configuration failures
  • Troubleshoot network connectivity issues, vSAN health alerts, and storage performance anomalies
  • Analyze log data and leverage Skyline Health diagnostics for proactive issue detection
  • +2 more
9

The heaviest domain is Deploy and Configure at 22%, 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 Architect. exam. Official exam page

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