Broadcom's exam objectives for 2V0-17.25 as of April 23, 2026, mapped to the chapters of Ultra Transcenders 2V0-17.25: VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator.
| Objective | Chapters |
|---|---|
| Objective 2.1 Private Cloud Vision | |
| Describe the principles of Private Cloud | 1. Private cloud and the VCF 9.0 architecture |
| Identify the use cases for Private Cloud | 1. Private cloud and the VCF 9.0 architecture |
| Identify the value proposition for Private Cloud | 1. Private cloud and the VCF 9.0 architecture |
| Objective 2.2 VMware Compute Fundamentals | |
| Given a scenario, deploy and configure VCF compute components (vCenter and ESX) | 2. Deploying VCF: the VCF Installer, convergence and import; 3. vSphere compute: ESX, vCenter, clusters and virtual machines |
| Given a scenario, configure a vSphere Cluster | 3. vSphere compute: ESX, vCenter, clusters and virtual machines |
| Given a scenario, deploy and configure virtual machines | 3. vSphere compute: ESX, vCenter, clusters and virtual machines |
| Given a scenario, manage a virtual machine through vCenter | 3. vSphere compute: ESX, vCenter, clusters and virtual machines |
| Objective 2.3 VMware Storage Fundamentals | |
| Given a scenario, configure vSphere storage | 4. Storage: vSphere storage and vSAN |
| Given a scenario, describe the use cases for VMware vSAN ESA or VMware vSAN OSA | 4. Storage: vSphere storage and vSAN |
| Given a scenario, deploy a VMware vSAN cluster | 4. Storage: vSphere storage and vSAN |
| Given a scenario, configure vSAN Storage policies | 4. Storage: vSphere storage and vSAN |
| Given a scenario, identify the options for Resilience and Data Availability in VMware vSAN | 4. Storage: vSphere storage and vSAN |
| Given a scenario, describe the purpose of vSAN Space Efficiency | 4. Storage: vSphere storage and vSAN |
| Objective 2.4 VMware Network Fundamentals | |
| Given a scenario, differentiate between VCF networking components | 5. Networking with NSX in VCF |
| Given a scenario, configure virtual networking fabrics and features | 5. Networking with NSX in VCF |
| Given a scenario, configure virtual networking connectivity and routing | 5. Networking with NSX in VCF |
| Given a scenario, configure virtual networking services | 5. Networking with NSX in VCF |
| Objective 4.1 VCF: Deploy and Configure | |
| Identify the components of a VCF Deployment | 1. Private cloud and the VCF 9.0 architecture |
| Given a scenario identify the appropriate VMware Cloud Foundation deployment models | 1. Private cloud and the VCF 9.0 architecture |
| Given a scenario, describe the deployment of a VMware Cloud Foundation-based private cloud | 2. Deploying VCF: the VCF Installer, convergence and import |
| Given a scenario, identify the additional components required to complete the deployment of a VMware Cloud Foundation-based private cloud | 2. Deploying VCF: the VCF Installer, convergence and import |
| Given a scenario, describe the deployment of and configure a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Network Gateway | 5. Networking with NSX in VCF |
| Given a scenario, describe the deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Networking | 5. Networking with NSX in VCF |
| Given a scenario, describe the deployment of a Workload Domain in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) | 6. Workload domains, Supervisor and Supervisor services |
| Given a scenario, configure Workload Domain storage | 4. Storage: vSphere storage and vSAN; 6. Workload domains, Supervisor and Supervisor services |
| Given a scenario, configure Supervisor within a Workload Domain | 6. Workload domains, Supervisor and Supervisor services |
| Objective 4.2 VCF: Manage | |
| Given a scenario, differentiate between the Fleet Management capabilities in VCF Operations | 7. Fleet management, identity, licensing, certificates and passwords |
| Given a scenario, configure Identity Management and Role-based Access Control (RBAC) in VMware Cloud Foundation | 7. Fleet management, identity, licensing, certificates and passwords |
| Given a scenario, configure license management within VMware Cloud Foundation | 7. Fleet management, identity, licensing, certificates and passwords |
| Given a scenario, configure certificate management within VMware Cloud Foundation | 7. Fleet management, identity, licensing, certificates and passwords |
| Given a scenario, configure Password Management within VMware Cloud Foundation | 7. Fleet management, identity, licensing, certificates and passwords |
| Given a scenario, identify the tasks and processes required to complete the import of an existing vCenter into VMware Cloud Foundation | 2. Deploying VCF: the VCF Installer, convergence and import |
| Given a scenario, manage the lifecycle of VMware Cloud Foundation | 8. Lifecycle management |
| Objective 4.3 VCF: Operations | |
| Given a scenario, identify the use case for VCF Network Operations and VCF Operations (Logs) | 11. VCF Operations for logs and VCF Operations for networks |
| Given a scenario, describe the cluster components and deployment options of VCF Operations | 9. VCF Operations: architecture, data, policies and alerting |
| Given a scenario, differentiate between metrics and properties | 9. VCF Operations: architecture, data, policies and alerting |
| Given a scenario, create custom Views and Reports in VCF Operations | 10. VCF Operations: views, reports, dashboards and day-two monitoring |
| Given a scenario, create and share dashboards in VCF Operations | 10. VCF Operations: views, reports, dashboards and day-two monitoring |
| Given a scenario, configure Alerting in VCF Operations | 9. VCF Operations: architecture, data, policies and alerting |
| Given a scenario, monitor log events in VCF Operations | 11. VCF Operations for logs and VCF Operations for networks |
| Given a scenario, monitor VMware Cloud Foundation components using VCF Health and Diagnostics | 10. VCF Operations: views, reports, dashboards and day-two monitoring |
| Given a scenario, monitor networks using VCF Network Operations | 11. VCF Operations for logs and VCF Operations for networks |
| Given a scenario, monitor vSAN storage using VCF Storage Operations | 10. VCF Operations: views, reports, dashboards and day-two monitoring |
| Given a scenario, configure VCF Operations policies | 9. VCF Operations: architecture, data, policies and alerting |
| Given a scenario, monitor application using VCF Operations | 10. VCF Operations: views, reports, dashboards and day-two monitoring |
| Given a scenario, monitor security hardening and compliance using VCF Operations | 10. VCF Operations: views, reports, dashboards and day-two monitoring |
| Given a scenario, configure configuration drift in VCF Operations | 10. VCF Operations: views, reports, dashboards and day-two monitoring |
| Objective 4.4 VCF: Consume and Automate | |
| Given a scenario, identify the use case for VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, describe the components and deployment options of VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, configure a Region in VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, configure multi-organizational tenancy in VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, configure Provider Networking in VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, configure a provider content library in VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, complete tasks as an organizational administrator in VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, configure organizational networks in VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, create and manage content in VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, use extensibility to automate business processes in VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, create and manage organizational governance policies in VCF Automation | 12. VCF Automation: providers, organizations and self-service |
| Given a scenario, describe the deployment of Supervisor-based Services in VMware Cloud Foundation | 6. Workload domains, Supervisor and Supervisor services |
The full list of tasks under each objective is in the official 2V0-17.25 exam guide. The book is organised by technology, so one chapter often serves several objectives.