2V0-18.25 Study Plan: 4- and 8-Week Schedules for VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 Support

3 weeks of reading, about 12–14 hours a week with the book, then a review week.

Week 1chapters 1–6 · about 13 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 1. Troubleshooting VVF 9.0: method, components and tools
- 2. Deploying VVF with the VCF Installer
- 3. Converting existing vSphere to VVF 9.0
- 4. Clusters: creating, scaling and importing
- 5. Licence management
- 6. ESX hosts
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Free study notes for this week: VVF 9.0 troubleshooting: which tool for which fault, VVF 9.0 log locations: where each component keeps its logs, VVF 9.0: converge, upgrade or deploy new?, VVF 9.0 licences: evaluation mode and expiry, ESX host connection states in vCenter.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Objective 5.1 Troubleshooting the Deployment of VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) SolutionObjective 5.2 Troubleshooting the Deployment of VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) - VVF UpgradeObjective 5.3 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) - ClustersObjective 5.4 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - License ManagementObjective 5.5 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - Compute

Week 2chapters 7–11 · about 12 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 7. vCenter
- 8. Virtual machines
- 9. vSphere clusters: HA, DRS, EVC and vCLS
- 10. vSAN
- 11. vSAN stretched clusters
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Free study notes for this week: Reading vSphere HA agent states, vSAN stretched clusters: what happens when a site, link or witness fails.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Objective 5.5 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - ComputeObjective 5.6 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - Storage

Week 3chapters 12–17 · about 14 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 12. iSCSI, NFS and Fibre Channel storage
- 13. Virtual networking: vSphere Standard and Distributed Switches
- 14. VCF Operations: configuration, log bundles and Log Assist
- 15. Troubleshooting VVF with VCF Operations
- 16. VCF Operations for logs
- 17. VCF Operations orchestrator: configuration and workflows
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Free study notes for this week: APD and PDL: telling the two storage faults apart.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Objective 5.6 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - StorageObjective 5.7 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - NetworksObjective 5.8 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) - VCF OperationsObjective 5.9 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) - VCF Operations Orchestrator

Week 4review Done

Go back through every chapter’s key takeaways. Anything you can’t explain without looking, re-read that section.
Re-read the common-trap callouts: they mark the answers that look right but aren’t.
Check the exam coverage map against Broadcom’s own outline, in case it has changed since the book was checked.
Read the official 2V0-18.25 exam guide once more and tick off every objective.

7 weeks of reading, about 5–7 hours a week with the book, then a review week.

Week 1chapters 1–3 · about 6 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 1. Troubleshooting VVF 9.0: method, components and tools
- 2. Deploying VVF with the VCF Installer
- 3. Converting existing vSphere to VVF 9.0
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Free study notes for this week: VVF 9.0 troubleshooting: which tool for which fault, VVF 9.0 log locations: where each component keeps its logs, VVF 9.0: converge, upgrade or deploy new?.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Week 2chapters 4–6 · about 6 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 4. Clusters: creating, scaling and importing
- 5. Licence management
- 6. ESX hosts
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Free study notes for this week: VVF 9.0 licences: evaluation mode and expiry, ESX host connection states in vCenter.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Objective 5.3 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) - ClustersObjective 5.4 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - License ManagementObjective 5.5 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - Compute

Week 3chapters 7–8 · about 5 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 7. vCenter
- 8. Virtual machines
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Objective 5.5 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - Compute

Week 4chapters 9–10 · about 5 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 9. vSphere clusters: HA, DRS, EVC and vCLS
- 10. vSAN
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Free study notes for this week: Reading vSphere HA agent states.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Objective 5.5 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - ComputeObjective 5.6 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - Storage

Week 5chapters 11–12 · about 5 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 11. vSAN stretched clusters
- 12. iSCSI, NFS and Fibre Channel storage
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Free study notes for this week: vSAN stretched clusters: what happens when a site, link or witness fails, APD and PDL: telling the two storage faults apart.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Objective 5.6 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - Storage

Week 6chapters 13–15 · about 7 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 13. Virtual networking: vSphere Standard and Distributed Switches
- 14. VCF Operations: configuration, log bundles and Log Assist
- 15. Troubleshooting VVF with VCF Operations
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Objective 5.7 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Deployment - NetworksObjective 5.8 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) - VCF Operations

Week 7chapters 16–17 · about 5 hours Done

Read these chapters:
- 16. VCF Operations for logs
- 17. VCF Operations orchestrator: configuration and workflows
After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
Look up any unfamiliar term in the 2V0-18.25 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Objective 5.8 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) - VCF OperationsObjective 5.9 Troubleshooting a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) - VCF Operations Orchestrator

Week 8review Done

Go back through every chapter’s key takeaways. Anything you can’t explain without looking, re-read that section.
Re-read the common-trap callouts: they mark the answers that look right but aren’t.
Check the exam coverage map against Broadcom’s own outline, in case it has changed since the book was checked.
Read the official 2V0-18.25 exam guide once more and tick off every objective.

The hours are a rough guide to reading time with the book. Add hands-on practice as you go: some hands-on time in a VMware Cloud Foundation lab makes every chapter stick.

2V0-18.25 study plan