- Exam Code: 5V0-31.23
- Exam Name: VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Specialist
- Updated: Sep 25, 2026
- Q & A: 72 Questions and Answers
VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Specialist : 5V0-31.23
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VMware 5V0-31.23 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | VMware |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Specialist |
| Exam Number: | 5V0-31.23 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 70 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 Years |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Multiple Select |
| Related Certifications: | VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCAP-DCV) |
| Exam Duration: | 115 minutes |
| Passing Score: | 300 (scaled score) |
| Exam Price: | $250 USD |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored exam available through Pearson VUE testing centers |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: VMware vSphere installation, configuration, and management experience. Knowledge of VMware NSX-T Data Center and vSAN is beneficial. |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.vmware.com/learning/certification/exam-detail.html?product=VMware+Cloud+Foundation&exam=5V0-31.23 |
VMware 5V0-31.23 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Planning and Preparation | 15% | - Pre-deployment Requirements
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| Topic 2: Architecture and Design | 20% | - VMware Cloud Foundation Architecture
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| Topic 3: Troubleshooting | 20% | - Common Deployment Issues
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| Topic 4: Security and Compliance | 15% | - Compliance Considerations
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| Topic 5: Deployment | 30% | - Post-deployment Tasks
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The VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Specialist blueprint spans 5 domains — including Troubleshooting (20%), Security and Compliance (15%), Planning and Preparation (15%). Read the weightings as priorities: the points concentrate where the percentages do. The full outline above covers every subtopic.
The VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Specialist is VMware's exam for the VCS-VCFD certification, a Specialist-level credential. It's a hot topic because certified candidates stand out in job competition — the credential opens possibilities that uncertified resumes can't. Related credentials include VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV), VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCAP-DCV).
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VMware Cloud Foundation Deployment Specialist Sample Questions:
Question #1
An administrator is tasked with deploying an existing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) instance into a federated VCF environment. The administrator needs to stretch a segment between the two VCF instances.
Which task must be completed first?
- A. Delete the existing Tier-0 Gateway in the additional VCF instance
- B. Add the additional VCF instance as a location to the cross-instance Tier-1 Gateway
- C. Connect the additional VCF instance to the cross-instance Tier-0 Gateway
- D. Delete the existing Tier-1 Gateway in the additional VCF instance
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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Question #2
A company has deployed a private cloud solution based on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). To support the need to develop Kubernetes-based applications using vSphere with Tanzu within the private cloud, an administrator has been tasked with deploying a new VCF Workload Domain.
The administrator has successfully checked that all prerequisites for the new Workload Domain have been completed.
Which lifecycle management method should the administrator select when deploying the new Workload Domain?
- A. VMware Aria Universal Lifecycle Updates
- B. VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager Baselines
- C. VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images
- D. VMware vSphere Update Manager Baselines
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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Question #3
An administrator is evaluating the options to leverage HCI Mesh within the existing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environment. This will help them consume data center resources efficiently by enabling cross-cluster use of remote datastore capacity in their workload domains (WLD).
Which two scenarios are valid when using HCI Mesh with VCF? (Choose two.)
- A. A VCF-created cluster in WLD1 providing remote storage to another non VCF-created cluster via HCI Mesh
- B. A VCF-created stretched cluster in WLD1 providing remote storage to another VCF-created cluster in WLD1 via HCI Mesh
- C. A VCF Management WLD leveraging HCI mesh as a supplementary storage
- D. A VCF-created cluster in WLD1 providing remote storage to another VCF-created cluster in WLD1 via HCI Mesh
- E. A VCF-created cluster in WLD1 providing remote storage to another VCF-created cluster in WLD2 via HCI Mesh
Correct Answer: D,E 🗳️
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Question #4
An administrator has been tasked with deleting an existing Workload Domain but needs to ensure all virtual machines continue to run during the process.
Which action, if any, must be performed to meet the requirement?
- A. Virtual machines will be automatically migrated to other workload domains and no further action is required
- B. Migrate virtual machines to other workload domains manually
- C. Deploy and use VMware HCX to migrate virtual machines using bulk migration to other workload domains
- D. Backup all virtual machines and restore in other workload domains
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Question #5
Which two are valid considerations describing VMware Cloud Gateway in VMware Cloud Foundation+ (VCF+) environment? (Choose two.)
- A. It is deployed in VCF Management Domain.
- B. It is deployed in the VCF VI workload domain.
- C. It connects directly to vCenter Server.
- D. It connects to on-premises SDDC Manager.
- E. It must be configured with dynamically assigned IP address using DHCP
Correct Answer: A,D 🗳️
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