In VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.2, design qualities (or non-functional requirements) categorize

how the solution meets its objectives. The requirements—“deploying 50 concurrent workloads” and

“provisioning each service within 6 hours”—must be classified under a quality that reflects their

intent. Let’s evaluate each option:

Option A: Availability

Availability ensures the solution is accessible and operational when needed (e.g., uptime

percentage). While deploying workloads and provisioning services assume availability, the

requirements focus on speed and capacity (50 concurrent workloads, 6-hour limit), not uptime or

fault tolerance. This quality doesn’t directly address the stated needs, making it incorrect.

Option B: Recoverability

Recoverability addresses the ability to restore services after a failure (e.g., disaster recovery). The

requirements don’t mention failure scenarios, backups, or restoration—they focus on provisioning

speed and concurrency during normal operation. Recoverability is unrelated to these operational

metrics, so this is incorrect.

Option C: Performance

This is the correct answer. Performance measures how well the solution executes tasks, including

speed, throughput, and capacity. In VCF 5.2:

“Deploying 50 concurrent workloads” is a throughput requirement, ensuring the system can handle

multiple deployments simultaneously.

“Each service does not take longer than 6 hours to provision” is a latency or response time

requirement, setting a performance boundary.

Both align with the performance quality, which governs resource efficiency and user experience in

provisioning workflows (e.g., via SDDC Manager or Aria Automation). This classification fits

VMware’s design framework.

Option D: Manageability

Manageability focuses on ease of administration, monitoring, and maintenance (e.g., automation, UI

simplicity). While provisioning workloads involves management, the requirements emphasize how

fast and how many—performance metrics—not the ease of managing the process. Manageability

might apply to tools enabling this, but it’s not the primary quality here.

Conclusion:

The design quality to classify these requirements is Performance (Option C). It directly reflects the

solution’s ability to handle 50 concurrent workloads and provision services within 6 hours, aligning

with VCF 5.2’s focus on operational efficiency.

Reference:

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Planning and Preparation Guide (Section: Design Qualities)

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 Architecture and Deployment Guide (Section: Performance

Considerations)