Free 2V0-16.25 Practice Test Questions and Answers (2026)

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Q: 1
What are two roles of VMware Tools within a virtual machine (VM)? (Choose two.)
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29 comments in the community discussion
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Pretty clear to me, it's B and C. Tools is all about adding services and drivers inside the guest, not storing configs or changing hardware. I think that's what the question is aiming for but open to other thoughts if someone sees it differently.
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Heartbeat service and device drivers, so B and C. VMware Tools doesn't touch VM config storage or hardware settings from inside the guest. I think that's spot on but let me know if anyone disagrees.
Q: 2
An administrator needs to enable the enhanced capabilities of Storage Operations for vSAN 9.0 in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations. What three prerequisite steps must be completed in order to enable the advanced Diagnostic Troubleshooting, Benchmarking and Optimizing? (Choose three.)
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34 comments in the community discussion
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Option B, C, E fit best since enabling the vSAN Performance service and configuring the correct account and permissions are called out as requirements for advanced Storage Operations features. Only thing is, if they treat network ports as prerequisites, F could sneak in, but that's rarely the exam's intent. Anyone d
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B, C, E tbh. The question focuses on performance service and vSAN integration, not port config or default behavior. Not 100 percent but that matches what I've seen in lab environments.
Q: 3
An administrator has noticed occasional performance degradation during peak usage times and needs to address this issue proactively by creating a mechanism that doesn't give data or outputs too often to overload the team. Which of the following steps is required to create the mechanism in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations?
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32 comments in the community discussion
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My pick: A here. Custom alert with metric, threshold, and duration lets you filter out short spikes and stop flooding the team with noise. Not as confident if it's about dashboards but feels like alerts are the proactive part. Agree?
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A . The question's trick is about reducing alert noise, not just scheduling alerts for off-peak (trap in D). Setting metric, threshold, and duration (A) filters out the spammy alerts. Seen this on other exam practice questions.
Q: 4
A virtual machine (VM) owner has requested to move a VM from one cluster to another. The following information has been provided: The VM cannot have downtime during the transfer. The same network is present on both clusters. The datastore that the VM is currently on is not present in the destination cluster. What step should the administrator perform to move the VM?
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31 comments in the community discussion
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Saw something like this on a practice exam and picked A.
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A or B. I saw something similar in practice questions and the official cert guide so maybe review those resources.
Q: 5
An organization uses VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations to monitor and troubleshoot issues within a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) environment. As part of the root cause analysis following a recent critical event, the administrator determined that specific log messages on a host clearly identified the problem. What should the administrator implement to provide additional data to help troubleshoot in the future?
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32 comments in the community discussion
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A for sure. If the goal is to capture more log data for troubleshooting, "VCF Operations for logs" (option A) is the tool that aggregates and centralizes logs across hosts. The diagnostics or management packs are more about correlation and reporting, not raw log collection. Pretty confident but open to other takes i
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Option A B looks tempting since diagnostics sounds helpful for troubleshooting, but in VCF, "for logs" is what handles the actual log collection and deep analysis. Saw a similar trap in a practice set. Pretty sure A is right here, but let me know if I missed something.
Q: 6
An administrator is tasked with setting up pricing for their VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) environment. The accounting team has decided to charge users in 't-shirt sizes' for vCPU in the following method: Small (1-2 vCPU) Medium (3-4 vCPU) Large (5-8 vCPU) Which rate method is used for this configuration?
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Makes sense to go with B here. T-shirt sizes use banded ranges, so base rate slabs is what fits best instead of per unit charges like D. If anyone's seen differently let me know, but this aligns with cost practice.
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Option B is correct here. The t-shirt size approach is a slab or banded rate, not per-vCPU or per-GB. Option D traps you if you think "per vCPU" applies, but they're grouping vCPUs into sizes. Pretty sure that's how they expect you to map it.
Q: 7
The operations team is tasked with the preparation of a weekly health status overview of a VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) environment to senior management with the following requirements: It should be sent every Monday morning. It must include KPIs related to cluster health, storage usage, and virtual machine (VM) growth trends. Operational overhead should be minimized. Which two actions must the administrator perform to satisfy these requirements? (Choose two.)
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40 comments in the community discussion
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Custom dashboard seems like it’d cover the main KPIs in a single view and keep things simple, so A. Not 100% sure if that handles the automated delivery piece directly, but for minimizing overhead it’s what I’d pick over building reports. Agree?
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C or E for me. Exporting the built-in Cluster Summary report (C) should give most of the high-level health and usage stats, and E lets you grab metrics to analyze in Excel if needed. Both seem fast with low manual overhead. Maybe I'm missing something about custom Views though, but these seem easier.
Q: 8
An administrator is tasked to install a new VMware ESX host to an existing cluster. When the installation is completed, the host is not able to be reached from the vCenter. When testing the host's management network, the default gateway, primary DNS, and secondary DNS are all unreachable, and the host name cannot be resolved. The VLAN for the management network is set correctly and the adapters are all connected. What is the first step in troubleshooting this connectivity issue?
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35 comments in the community discussion
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My vote is A, makes the most sense, had something like this in a mock. Network layer issues usually trace back to bad IP/gateway config before touching DVS or hardware. Pretty sure that's the right first step but open if anyone disagrees.
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Probably A. Practice tests and VMware docs always stress checking TCP/IP details first for issues like this.
Q: 9
An administrator is following the concept of least privilege and must configure permissions in a vSphere environment granting members of the group corp\VM-Managers the following abilities: Power on/off virtual machines Open consoles Create snapshots Which out-of-the-box role satisfies these access control requirements?
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42 comments in the community discussion
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D. Snapshot rights are included in D, other roles miss that. Confident here.
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Option D
Q: 10
An administrator must configure identity access for VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) to allow admin accounts from the enterprise Active Directory domain corp.local to log in using domain credentials. Security requires authentication to use the default Active Directory protocol, without federation. Which configuration step is required to enable Active Directory users to authenticate to vCenter?
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33 comments in the community discussion
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Option D is right here. The question says use "default Active Directory protocol" and no federation, so it's got to be AD over LDAP. Setting up SAML or OIDC would involve federation, which isn't allowed per the requirements. Pretty sure that's what VMware expects unless I'm missing something subtle.
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D. not C. LDAP matches the scenario requirements for direct AD auth with no federation.
Q: 11
An administrator has licensed vSphere components in Connected mode and then switched to Disconnected mode to meet the company security restrictions, which cannot be violated. What must the administrator do to ensure the VMware vSphere Foundation license remains valid?
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37 comments in the community discussion
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Option B Official docs and practice exams both cover this for air-gapped environments.
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Option B
Q: 12
What is the benefit of enabling lockdown mode on VMware ESX hosts?
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34 comments in the community discussion
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Option B
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Not seeing how A or D would fit, since lockdown mode is meant to boost security by restricting direct host access. Option B matches what I've seen in practice exams. The others are kind of distractors imo.
Q: 13
An administrator is tasked with creating dashboards to track system performance metrics for both the IT department and executive leadership. The requirements for this task are: The IT team needs detailed, technical metrics across all of the infrastructure components in the environment. The executives need high-level summaries that highlight Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across the environment in a single dashboard. The executives need to access the dashboard via a shared URL. The dashboards must be capable of being shared, and always display the latest data collected when the link is used. What two steps should the administrator perform to meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
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31 comments in the community discussion
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A is wrong, B and A. Had something like this in a mock-the IT side gets covered with out-of-the-box ops dashboards (A), and execs really need a custom dashboard to focus on KPIs (B). Pretty sure Automation doesn't give the right flexibility here. Agree?
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I see the logic but think it's D here. Out-of-the-box dashboards in VCF Automation should give those executive KPIs fast and might be easier than building custom every time. Not 100% though, maybe missing some detail options?
Q: 14
Which VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations for Logs capability facilitates root cause analysis and troubleshooting?
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28 comments in the community discussion
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Option D Log querying is what really lets you pinpoint root cause, dashboarding (C) is just summary views that trick people sometimes.
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Option D is right, not B. Alerting just tells you there's a problem, but log querying actually helps you trace back and find what caused it-common exam trap.
Q: 15
An administrator is tasked with upgrading to VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) on an existing VMware vCenter 8.0u3. The environment has integrated NSX 4.2, 12 clusters, all using Fibre Channel connected VMFS block shared storage, and is not part of an existing VMware Cloud Foundation. Which install method is used to perform the upgrade?
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33 comments in the community discussion
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D. not B. Upgrade is tempting but "converge" is VMware's term when onboarding to VVF/VCF stack like this.
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Option D. not B. The trap is thinking it's a regular upgrade, but 'converge' is VMware's term for onboarding brownfield environments.
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