Free Practice Questions for VMware 2V0-15.25 Exam

The error message com.vmware.esx.settings.daemon.software.scan_spec (reconstructed from the typo setungs_aaemon.sonware.scan_spec) is a specific failure generated by thevSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM)compliance engine on the ESXi host.

Cause - Removed Component:This error is a documented known issue in vSphere 8.x/VCF 5.x+, specifically occurring when an administrator hasremoved a componentfrom the Cluster Image that the system validates as "required" or "structural" for the host's hardware configuration (common with hosts using DPUs or specific OEM add-ons).

The Scenario:The mention of "High CPU ready times" likely implies the administrator attempted to streamline the host image byremovinga perceived "bloatware" component (like a vendor monitoring agent or unused driver) to improve performance.

The Result:When vLCM attempts to build the "Scan Specification" (scan_spec) to validate the host against this modified image, the internal struct validation fails because the removed component creates an invalid dependency state, throwing the Invalid field software_spec... or scan_spec exception.

During VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up,time synchronization across all management components is mandatory. The VCF Installer, ESXi hosts, NSX Manager nodes, and vCenter must all sync tothe same NTP servers. If even one host or component has a time skew exceeding VMware’s allowed limits, VCF will report time sync errors during bring-up or post-deployment.

The administrator validated NTP configuration, DNS resolution, ping connectivity, and time synconly on the VCF Installer appliance, butdid not verify the ESXi hosts' time synchronization. NSX Manager obtains its time reference from the underlying ESXi host during deployment, so if the ESXi hosts are not synchronized with the same NTP sources, NSX Manager will drift, triggering the exact error described.

Option B (iptables) does not apply—the VCF Installer does not block outbound NTP by default.

Option C refers to workbook formatting, which would fail earlier in deployment—not after NSX Manager is running.

Option A is incorrect because ESXi should never use “host time sync”; NTP must be used.

The"Remote Logging Not Configured"alarm in NSX Manager is a system-health alert indicating that one or more Transport Nodes (Edges or Hypervisors) or Management Nodes do not have a Syslog server defined.

NSX Node Profiles:In VMware NSX (and by extension VCF), the standard method to apply consistent administrative settings—such asSyslog Servers, NTP settings, and Core Dump configurations—across a fleet of nodes is to use anNSX Node Profile.

Configuration Path:The administrator should navigate toSystem > Fabric > Profiles > Node Profiles. Here, they can create or edit a profile that specifies the remote syslog server's IP/FQDN, port, and protocol.

Application:Once the Node Profile is applied to the NSX Management Cluster or Edge Clusters, the configuration is pushed to all respective appliances, clearing the alarm.

Why not A/B:Edge Cluster Profiles manage networking/BFD settings; Uplink Profiles manage NIC teaming and MTU.

In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0,host commissioningis performed exclusively throughSDDC Manager, not from the vSphere Client. When expanding a vSAN cluster inside a workload domain, all ESXi hosts must first be placed in anUnassignedstate and thencommissionedin SDDC Manager before they can appear in the “Add Host” wizard of the vSphere Client. The message in the problem—“No unassigned hosts available with storage type VSAN. Commission hosts with physical NICs 0 & 1 to Add Host from UI”—indicates that SDDC Manager has not yet commissioned any suitable hosts with the required NIC layout.

VCF 9.0 documentation states that for workload domain expansion, hosts must be commissioned under:

SDDC Manager → Workload Domains → (Select WLD) → Hosts → Commission Hosts.

This validates hardware, storage type (such as vSAN ESA or OSA), NIC placement, and ensures the host is compatible with the domain’s configuration.

Options pointing to vSphere Client (A, D) or VCF Operations (B) do not perform the commissioning workflow. Therefore, the correct and verified answer isC, the only interface where host commissioning is officially supported.

In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, publishing aVCF Operations Orchestratorworkflow to aVCF Automation project catalogrequires that the Organization has a valid integration withVCF Operations Orchestrator. The question states that the usercannot see the Workflows option under Content Hub, and theorganization is not a Provider Consumption Organization (PCO). According to the VCF 9.0 documentation, only organizations withVCF Operations Orchestrator integrationare allowed to publish workflows into the catalog. Both embedded and external orchestrator integrations must be configured depending on the environment. Ifno orchestrator (embedded or external)is integrated with the organization, workflows cannot be listed or published. This aligns with the documented VCF Automation and VCF Operations Orchestrator design requirements, which specify that workflow publishing is only available when the orchestrator instance is properly registered.

Additionally, user role permission issues could prevent workflow visibility, but the key blockers described in the scenario are the missing workflow section and the organization type. Because the organization isnot a PCO, advanced provider features—including workflow publishing—are disabled unless a proper orchestrator integration exists. Therefore, the two most likely causes are:

A:An external VCF Operations Orchestrator is not integrated with their Organization.

D:An embedded VCF Operations Orchestrator is not integrated with their Organization.

These two conditions directly match the documented behavior in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.

When troubleshootingBGP peering issueson an NSX Edge Transport Node, VMware documentation directs administrators to examinerouting logs, because BGP failures are often caused by adjacency negotiation errors, authentication mismatches, keepalive/hold timer issues, or route-policy failures.

The NSX Edge CLI command:

get log-file routing follow

streams real-time routing logs, including BGP daemon logs (bfdd, routed, wdog) and provides detailed insight into:

BGP session establishment and teardown

Keepalive and hold timer exchanges

Neighbor state transitions

Route advertisement or rejection

Authentication mismatches

MTU or connectivity issues on TEP / uplinks

This is theonlycommand in the list that exposesdiagnostic-level BGP informationneeded to troubleshoot peering.

Option A (edge-cluster status) shows cluster membership only.

Option B (get logical-routers) shows logical router configuration, not BGP logs.

Option C (edge-cluster history state) is unrelated to routing.

To resolve the "partial or invalid or not reachable" error when configuring the VCF 9.0 Offline Depot, the administrator must address two critical misconfigurations related to the protocol and the file path mapping:

Switch to HTTPS (Option E):VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 enforcesHTTPSby default for all depot connections to ensure security. The administrator's configuration uses http://, which the VCF Fleet Manager will reject (or fail to connect to) unless the system has been explicitly modified via internal properties files to allow insecure transport. Changing the Repository URL to https://10.138.148.160/depot/ aligns with the default security requirements of the VCF 9.0 binaries download and validation process.

Reconfigure Web Server Pathing (Option A):The command --depot-store=/VCF instructs the download tool to create a repository structure rooted at /VCF. The administrator then copied this "downloaded folder"intothe /depot folder on the web server, resulting in a nested path (e.g., /var/www/html/depot/VCF/...). However, the configured URL is .../depot/, which points to the parent directory where the required index.json or metadata files are not immediately visible. The administrator must reconfigure the web server (e.g., via DocumentRoot or Alias settings) to explicitly share the specific /vcf/ (or /VCF/) folder content at the target URL so the Fleet Manager can locate the manifest files.

When deploying a new workload domain in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), only ESXi hosts that fully meetall pre-requisitesare displayed in the VCF Operations UI for selection. Although all six hosts appear in theUnassigned Host Inventoryin vCenter, VCF performs additional validation before making them selectable for workload domain deployment.

One of the mandatory requirements for any vSAN-enabled workload domain is that the ESXi hosts must be associated with aNetwork Pool configured for vSAN traffic. A network pool defines the host network configuration (VLANs, MTU, NIC mapping) used during domain deployment.

If the two missing hosts are associated with a network pool thatdoes not have vSAN traffic enabled, or are associated withno network pool at all, VCF willexcludethem from the workload domain deployment wizard. This is documented behavior: VCF filters out hosts when required network intents—such as vSAN—are not present.

Other options are incorrect:

A. Management port group enabled for vSAN traffic— vSAN shouldneverrun on the management PG.

B. FTT setting— Has no effect on host visibility; applies only after deployment.

C. Disk partitions— Affects vSAN disk claim but doesnotprevent host selection in VCF.