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VMware 5V0-22.21 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Administrative and Operational Tasks | 15% | - Skyline Health check and alerts - Monitor cluster health and performance - Use vSAN UI, ESXCLI and vsantop - Manage hosts, disks and capacity |
| Topic 2: Products and Solutions Integration | 15% | - Data Persistence Platform (DPp) and Cloud Native Storage - HCI Mesh and cross-cluster resource sharing - vSAN with vRealize Operations, vSphere Replication - vSphere and vCenter Server integration |
| Topic 3: Installing, Configuring and Setup | 20% | - Enable encryption, deduplication and compression - Create and manage disk groups - Configure storage policies and services - Deploy and configure vSAN clusters - Set up stretched cluster, 2-node and vSAN Direct |
| Topic 4: Performance Tuning, Optimization and Upgrades | 10% | - Upgrade using vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) - Analyze performance bottlenecks - Apply patches and updates - Optimize performance and resource utilization |
| Topic 5: Architecture and Technologies | 15% | - Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) - Disk groups and caching/ capacity tiers - Data storage, protection and redundancy mechanisms - vSAN core architecture and components |
| Topic 6: Troubleshooting and Repairing | 10% | - Troubleshoot policy compliance and data access - Diagnose cluster health and fault conditions - Resolve disk, network and connectivity issues - Recover from component failures |
| Topic 7: Planning and Designing | 15% | - Hardware and software compatibility guidelines - Cluster design requirements: standard, 2-node, stretched cluster - Network and fault domain design - Sizing and performance considerations |
VMware vSAN Specialist FAQ: What Candidates Ask Most
The 5V0-22.21 exam is the official VMware exam behind VMware vSAN Specialist — passing it earns you the VMware Specialist – vSAN 2021 certification, a credential positioned at the Specialist level. It is built for candidates who want to validate the skills measured by VMware vSAN Specialist. Depending on your track, the exam is also linked to the VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) certification, so one pass can move you toward more than one VMware credential.
The 5V0-22.21 exam presents 76 questions to be completed within 130 minutes. That pace leaves little room for second-guessing: read each question carefully on the first pass, flag the ones you want to revisit, and keep moving instead of stalling on a single item. Before exam day, run at least one full timed session in the Real4Prep desktop or online test engine with a comparable question load — a steady rhythm under the clock is a trainable skill, and it is often what separates a pass from a near miss.
To pass the 5V0-22.21 exam you need 300 / 500, and the official registration fee is $250 USD. Keep in mind that a failed attempt means paying that fee again in full — retakes are not discounted. Given the cost, self-test before you book: if you can score comfortably above the passing mark on two or three consecutive timed Real4Prep practice tests, your budget is far better spent on the exam itself than on a retake.
No mandatory prerequisites; recommended: 6+ months hands-on experience with vSphere and vSAN, familiarity with storage concepts Because VMware revises its certification programs from time to time, treat this as a starting point rather than the final word. Confirm the current eligibility requirements on the official VMware exam page before you register.
Registration for the 5V0-22.21 exam is handled through the official channels below:
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The VMware vSAN Specialist syllabus is organized into 7 domains. Among the headline areas are Architecture and Technologies (15%), Planning and Designing (15%), Administrative and Operational Tasks (15%). Rather than copying every subtopic here, we keep the complete, current outline in the Exam Topics section above — work through it domain by domain with the Real4Prep 5V0-22.21 practice questions so nothing on the blueprint catches you off guard.
VMware vSAN Specialist Sample Questions:
A vSAN administrator has recently upgraded to vSAN 7.0 U1. The vSAN administrator wants to control the amount of Capacity Reserve to use the underutilized capacity of -140TB in the cluster of 12 vSAN ReadyNodes & 400TB storage for vSAN internal operations.
Which two options should be used to accomplish this goal? (Choose two.)
- A. Slack Rebuild Reserve
- B. Buffer Reserve
- C. Capacity Plan Reserve
- D. Operations Reserve
- E. Host Rebuild Reserve
Correct Answer: B,D 🗳️
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A vSAN administrator has been tasked to add capacity to an existing vSAN cluster and has ordered enough larger capacity devices to complete this work. Tests have been executed, and the replacement from one single capacity device will require 70 minutes.
Which two approaches can the vSAN administrator use to complete this task? (Choose two.)
- A. Confirm with pre-check that enough capacity for data migration is available, select a capacity device, click "remove disk" with "Ensure accessibility", replace capacity device, claim unused device, and then repeat one-by-one.
- B. Execute a "Data Migration Pre-Check", enter Maintenance Mode with default setting, "Shutdown ESXi host", replace all capacity devices, and then repeat on ESXi hosts one-by-one.
- C. Enter Maintenance Mode, confirm that pre check is fine, select "Full data migration", "Shutdown ESXi host", replace all capacity devices, "Restart ESXi host", replace capacity devices in disk groups, exit Maintenance Mode, confirm that raw capacity has been increased, and then repeat on ESXi host one-by-one.
- D. "Change object repair timer to 75 minutes", "set capacity device to offline", and then replace capacity device one-by-one.
- E. "Shutdown ESXi host", and replace all capacity devices. Repeat this sequence one-by-one.
Correct Answer: C,E 🗳️
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Which two characteristics are associated with vSAN Data-In-Transit Encryption? (Choose two.)
- A. Needs to be enabled using vSAN Storage Policies
- B. Can be enabled independently of the vSAN Data-At-Rest encryption
- C. Uses AES-256 bit encryption
- D. Needs specific configuration on the Network switches in order to be enabled
- E. Requires an external KMS in order to work
Correct Answer: B,C 🗳️
An administrator will be performing a rolling upgrade of a vSAN cluster over the weekend. In preparation, the administrator runs the Data Migration Pre-Check.
Which two items are being checked? (Choose two.)
- A. vSphere HA state
- B. DRS settings
- C. Cluster capacity
- D. Affinity rules
- E. Object compliance and accessibility
Correct Answer: C,E 🗳️
An existing vSAN cluster has this specification:
Four ESXi hosts with all flash configuration
Each with two disk groups
Each disk group with one cache device and four capacity devices
There are five more device slots available
The CTO would like to provision new applications, and these will need more capacity and performance.
Which two methods may be used by the vSAN administrator to meet this goal? (Choose two.)
- A. Replacing all capacity devices by a larger device
- B. Adding an ESXi host with identical device configuration
- C. Replacing all cache devices by a larger device
- D. Adding one more disk group per host with the same configuration
- E. Adding faster cache devices
Correct Answer: B,D 🗳️
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