A super metric is a mathematical formula that contains one or more metrics or properties for one or more objects. It can be used to create custom metrics that are specific to your environment and can help you gain deeper insights into the performance and health ofyour infrastructure1. Super metrics can be applied to any object type that contains the objects or metrics involved in the formula2.

Option A is a valid super metric, as it calculates the average CPU usage of VMs within a Datacenter, which is an object type that contains VMs as child objects. The formula for this super metric could be something like avg(${this, metric=cpu|usage_average, depth=1}), which means the average of the CPU usage average metric for all the child objects of the current object3.

Option D is also a valid super metric, as it counts the number of Non-Windows VMs in a vSphere cluster, which is an object type that contains VMs as child objects. The formula for this super metric could be something like count(${this, metric=guestfilesystem|osType, depth=1, where=not contains windows}), which means the count of the guest OS type metric for all the child objects of the current object, where the value does not contain the word windows3.

Option B is not a valid super metric, as it involves the difference of CPU utilization for each VM between two defined time stamps, which is not a metric or property that can be used in a super metric formula. Super metrics can only use metrics or properties that are collected by vRealize Operations, not arbitrary time stamps2.

Option C is not a valid super metric, as it involves string operators that are valid to be used with mathematical calculations in a function, which is not a metric or property that can be used in a super metric formula. Super metrics can only use numerical values, not string values, in mathematical calculations2.

Option E is not a valid super metric, as it involves the average SCSI count with disk size of VMs within an ESXi host, which is not a metric or property that can be used in a super metric formula. Super metrics can only use metrics or properties that are available for the object type that the super metric is assigned to, and the SCSI count and disk size are not available for the ESXi host object type2.

References:

• My Top 15 vRealize Operations Super Metrics - VMware Blogs
• Configuring Super Metrics - VMware Docs
• vRealize Operations 8.10 - Create Super Metric - Virtualization Blog

These two prerequisites are required for integrating vRealize Operations Cloud and vRealize Log Insight Cloud to manage on-premises vSphere environments. vRealize Operations Cloud and vRealize Log Insight Cloud must be enabled in the same organizations, as this is a requirement for the integration to work properly. Organizations are logical entities that group users, projects, and resources in VMware Cloud Services. Users can belong to multiple organizations, but they can only access one organization at a time. To integrate vRealize Operations Cloud and vRealize Log Insight Cloud, users must select the same organization in both services. Deploying a cloud proxy, and then configuring vCenter and ESXi hosts syslog to forward logs to the cloud proxy is another prerequisite for the integration. A cloud proxy is a virtual appliance that collects data from on-premises sources and sends it securely to vRealize Operations Cloud and vRealize Log Insight Cloud. A cloud proxy is required to monitor on-premises vSphere environments, as it acts as a bridge between the on-premises and cloud services. Deploying the vRealize Operations Cloud Content pack, and configuring the adapter to connect to the on-premises vCenter is not a valid option, as this is not a prerequisite for the integration, but a step that can be performed after the integration is established. The vRealize Operations Cloud Content pack is a collection of dashboards, alerts, and reports that provide insights into the vRealize Operations Cloud environment. The adapter is a component that collects data from a specific source, such as vCenter, and sends it to vRealize Operations Cloud. vRealize Operations Cloud and vRealize Log Insight Cloud must be enabled in separate organizations is not a feasible option, as this is the opposite of what is required for the integration. Enabling the services in separate organizations would prevent the users from accessing both services at the same time, and would break the integration. Deploying an on-premises vRealize Log Insight instance, and configuring the integration directly with vRealize Operations Cloud is not a possible option, as this is not supported by the services. vRealize Log Insight Cloud is a cloud-based log analytics service that cannot be integrated with an on-premises vRealize Log Insight instance. vRealize Operations Cloud can only be integrated with vRealize Log Insight Cloud, not with an on-premises vRealize Log Insight instance. References: Integrating vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Operations, section “Integrating vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Operations”. Cloud Proxy Overview, section “Cloud Proxy Overview”. vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section “Create and Configure Dashboards”.

A cloud account in vRealize Operations is a configuration that enables data collection from a cloud platform or service. vRealize Operations supports various cloud account types, such as vCenter Server, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, VMware Cloud on AWS, and VMware Cloud on Dell EMC1. VMware Cloud on AWS is a cloud account type that allows you to monitor and manage your VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC resources, such as hosts, clusters, datastores, and virtual machines2. NSX-T and NSX-V are not cloud account types, but network and security solutions that can be integrated with vRealize Operations3 . References: 1: Cloud Accounts in vRealize Operations 2: Configure a VMware Cloud on AWS Cloud Account in vRealize Operations 3: Configure an NSX-T Cloud Account in vRealize Operations : [Configure an NSX-V Cloud Account in vRealize Operations]

Continuous Availability (CA) is a feature of vROps that separates the analytics cluster into two fault domains, stretching across vSphere clusters, and protects the analytics cluster against the loss of an entire fault domain. CA requires a witness node to be deployed in the cluster, which acts as a tiebreaker in case of a network partition between the two fault domains. CA ensures that the data stored in the primary node and data nodes in one fault domain is always 100% synced to the replica node and data nodes in the other fault domain. CA is not a disaster recovery solution, but it provides a higher level of availability and data protection than High Availability (HA), which only protects against the loss of a single node. HA creates a replica for the primary node, but does not replicate the data nodes. Therefore, if a whole rack fails, HA may not be able to prevent data loss. Deploying an additional vROps deployment as a standby or configuring remote collector groups are not options that address the requirement of ensuring no monitoring data is lost in the event of a whole rack failure. These options may provide some redundancy or scalability, but they do not guarantee data consistency or availability across fault domains. References: 1: About vRealize Operations Continuous Availability 2: Continuous Availability Considerations 3: About vRealize Operations High Availability 4: High Availability Considerations

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the Custom Script option in vRealize Operations is able to calculate measurements on a Guest OS. The Custom Script option allows the administrator to run a script on the Guest OS of a virtual machine and collect the output as a metric. The script can be written in any language that is supported by the Guest OS, such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python. The script can perform any calculation or operation that is required by the administrator, such as checking the CPU load, memory usage, disk space, or application status. The script output can be numeric or text, and it can be displayed in a dashboard, alert, or report. The other options, such as HTTP Check, UDP Check, or TCP Check, are not able to calculate measurements on a Guest OS. They are used to monitor the availability and response time of a web service, a UDP port, or a TCP port, respectively. They do not run any script on the Guest OS, nor do they collect any metric from the Guest OS. References: Custom Script; How to build a per-guest filesystem report in vRealize Operations using the ‘Breakdown By’ feature; How to Get In-Guest Metrics in vRealize Operations for Horizon 6

To get application-related data (metrics) from the VM that vRealize Operations doesn’t collect, the administrator can use the custom script feature of the End Point Operations Management agent. The custom script feature allows the administrator to run custom scripts in the end point VM and collect custom data which can then be consumed as a metric. The administrator needs to install the End Point Operations Management agent on the VM, place the appropriate script to the VM, and then configure the agent to call the script from the Manage Agent location for the VM in vRealize Operations. The script metrics are created under an object called Custom Script which is a single object per end point VM. The administrator can view the output for the specific metric in the All Metrics tab1. The Telegraf agent is not used for custom script monitoring, but for application monitoring using predefined plugins2. The script should not be placed in the vRealize Operation Manager, but in the end point VM. References: 1: Custom Script 2: Application Monitoring

Suspending an alert is the action that allows the administrator to stop the alert from triggering again while investigating the problem. Suspending an alert also automatically assigns the alert to the user who performed the action1. Suspending an alert does not cancel or disable the alert, but rather pauses the alert evaluation until the user resumes or cancels the alert2. Taking ownership of an alert does not stop the alert from triggering again, but only indicates that the user is responsible for resolving the alert3. Disabling an alert prevents the alert from being generated for any object, which is not recommended unless the alert is no longer relevant or useful4. Canceling an alert removes the alert from the system, which is not appropriate if the alert is still valid and requires investigation. References: 1: Suspend an Alert - VMware Docs(https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10/com.vmware.vcom.user.doc/GUID-595146FB-93F7-4F34-A9D3-79144EA7A658.html)  2: Alert Actions - VMware Docs(https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10/com.vmware.vcom.core.doc/GUID-F9AF30F3-089B-43A8-8323-F266E51C05B8.html)  3: Take Ownership of an Alert - VMware Docs(https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2012021)  4: Disable an Alert Definition - VMware Docs(https://www.brockpeterson.com/post/vmware-vrealize-operations-actions) : Cancel an Alert - VMware Docs

 According to the vRealize Operations Cloud Getting Started guide1 and the VMware Cloud Services documentation2, the invitation that an organization’s owner sends to a new user to consume VMware Cloud Services is valid for up to seven days before it is revoked. If the user does not accept the invitation within this period, the invitation expires and the user cannot join the organization. The organization’s owner can resend the invitation or revoke it if needed. The other options are not correct because they do not match the actual validity period of the invitation. References: 1: vRealize Operations Cloud Getting Started guide, page 92: VMware Cloud Services documentation, Add Users to Your Organization section.

According to the VMware vRealize Operations User Guide1, an alert is a notification that indicates a potential or existing problem in the monitored environment. An alert consists of the following components:

• Threshold: A value that defines the normal range of a metric or property. When the value exceeds or falls below the threshold, a symptom is generated.
• Symptom: A condition that indicates a deviation from the normal behavior of an object. A symptom can be based on a metric, a property, a message, or a fault. A symptom can be associated with one or more alert definitions.
• Alert definition: A rule that defines the criteria and the severity for generating an alert. An alert definition specifies the symptoms, the impacted object types, the alert type, and the alert sub-type.
• Recommendation: A suggested action that can help to resolve or prevent the problem that triggered the alert. A recommendation can include a link to a related topic in the documentation or an external URL.An alert definition can have one or more recommendations.

Therefore, the correct answer is C. Recommendation, as this is the alert component that provides instructions that would resolve the triggered alert. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations User Guide, https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.5/vrealize-operations-manager-85-user-guide.pdf, page 19-21

 A published catalog is a catalog that is made available for access by organizations outside the VMware Cloud Director installation. A published catalog can be consumed by a different VMware Cloud Director instance in a different country, as long as the system administrator has enabled external catalog publishing for the organization that owns the catalog,and the remote organization has subscribed to the catalog1. A published catalog can contain vApp templates and media files that are synchronized between the publisher and the subscriber, and can be used to deploy vApps and VMs in the remote organization2.

The other options are not correct. A subscribed catalog is a catalog that is created by subscribing to a published catalog from another organization. A subscribed catalog cannot be shared across VMware Cloud Director instances, as it is dependent on the published catalog1. A content library catalog is a catalog that is synchronized with a vSphere content library, which is a container for VM templates, vApp templates, and other types of files. A content library catalog cannot be shared across VMware Cloud Director instances, as it is specific to a vCenter Server instance3. A shared catalog is a catalog that is shared with other users or organizations within the same VMware Cloud Director installation. A shared catalog cannot be shared across VMware Cloud Director instances, as it is limited to the local installation.

References: 1: Configure the Catalog Synchronization Settings for VMware Cloud … 2: Working with Catalogs - VMware Docs 3: Create a Content Library Catalog : [Share a Catalog]

The alternative that is offered by default when Workload Planning returns that an existing cluster does not have the capacity to accommodate the selected virtual machines is cost comparisons for running in hybrid/private/public cloud. Workload Planning is a feature ofvRealize Operations that allows the administrator to plan and optimize the workload placement and capacity of the vSphere resources in the environment1. Workload Planning can be performed using two scenarios: Workload Optimization and What-If Analysis. Workload Optimization is a scenario that automatically balances the workload across the clusters and datastores based on the business and operational intents, such as performance, consolidation, or compliance2. What-If Analysis is a scenario that simulates the impact of adding or removing workloads, hosts, or datastores, or changing the demand or configuration of the existing workloads3. When Workload Planning is performed using the What-If Analysis scenario, and it returns that an existing cluster does not have the capacity to accommodate the selected virtual machines, the alternative that is offered by default is cost comparisons for running in hybrid/private/public cloud. This alternative allows the administrator to compare the estimated costs of running the selected virtual machines in different cloud platforms, such as VMware Cloud on AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Amazon Web Services, and to choose the best option for the business needs and budget4. Cost options for increasing cluster capacity with additional hosts (option B) is not the alternative that is offered by default, but it is another option that can be selected by the administrator. This option allows the administrator to estimate the costs of adding new hosts to the existing cluster, and to choose the best host model and quantity for the capacity and performance requirements5. Modifications to virtual machine configuration (option C) and modifications to host configurations (option D) are not alternatives that are offered by Workload Planning, as they are not related to the workload placement and capacity planning. These modifications can be performed using other features of vRealize Operations, such as Reclaimable Waste, Oversized Virtual Machines, or Configuration and Compliance. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations Specialist Exam 2023 (5V0-35.21) Exam Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 14.
• 2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 167.
• 3: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 179.
• 4: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 187.
• 5: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 186.
• [6]: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, pp. 77-78, 83-84, 229-230.

vRealize Operations is a self-driving IT operations management platform that delivers continuous performance optimization, efficient capacity and cost management, and intelligent remediation for the VMware SDDC and hybrid cloud environments1. The use cases for vRealize Operations are aligned with these three key outcomes, as follows:

Option B is a valid use case, as Intelligent Remediation enables vRealize Operations to proactively detect and resolve issues across applications, infrastructure, and cloud services. It provides full-stack visibility, integrated compliance, and automated workflows for faster troubleshooting and remediation2.

Option D is also a valid use case, as Efficient Capacity and Cost Management enables vRealize Operations to optimize resource utilization, reduce costs, and plan for future demand. It provides real-time capacity analytics, what-if scenarios, cost transparency, and budget planning3.

Option E is also a valid use case, as Continuous Performance Optimization enables vRealize Operations to balance and optimize performance and efficiency across the SDDC and hybrid cloud. It provides automated workload placement, resource reclamation, and proactive configuration management.

Option A is not a valid use case, as Implement Zero Trust is not a core outcome of vRealize Operations. Zero Trust is a security model that requires strict verification of identity and access for every request and transaction, regardless of the location or device. While vRealize Operations can help monitor and enforce compliance policies, it is not designed to implement Zero Trust on its own.

Option C is not a valid use case, as Self-Service Catalog is not a core outcome of vRealize Operations. Self-Service Catalog is a feature of VMware vRealize® Automation™, which is a cloud automation platform that allows users to request and provision IT services from a catalog of predefined items. vRealize Operations can integrate with vRealize Automation to provide visibility and control over the cloud resources, but it does not provide the catalog functionality itself.

Option F is not a valid use case, as Infrastructure Pipelining is not a core outcome of vRealize Operations. Infrastructure Pipelining is a concept of applying DevOps principles and practices to the provisioning and management of infrastructure resources. It involves using code, automation, and continuous integration and delivery tools to streamline and standardize the infrastructure lifecycle. vRealize Operations can support Infrastructure Pipelining by providing insights and recommendations for the infrastructure performance and capacity, but it does not provide the pipelining functionality itself.

References:

• vRealize Operations - VMware Docs
• Intelligent Remediation - VMware Docs
• Efficient Capacity and Cost Management - VMware Docs
• [Continuous Performance Optimization - VMware Docs]
• [Zero Trust Security - VMware Docs]
• [vRealize Automation - VMware Docs]
• [Infrastructure Pipelining - VMware Blogs]

According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, Business Intent is a feature that allows the administrator to define the performance, efficiency, and consolidation goals for the clusters and hosts in the SDDC, and to specify the maximum amount of cluster resources to be reserved for burst capacity. Business Intent is applied to objects in vRealize Operations using vCenter Server tags, which are key:value labels that allow operators to add meta-data to vCenter Server objects. By tagging VMs, hosts, and/or clusters with specific tags, the administrator can create business-related placement constraints, such as VMs can only be placed on hosts/clusters with matching tags. For example, the tag OS: Linux can indicate a cluster or VM that is assigned to the category OS with a tag name of Linux. vRealize Operations then uses these tags to optimize the placement and balance of the workloads, and to perform automated remediation actions in the event of an issue. The other options are not correct because:

• Groups are not used to apply Business Intent to objects in vRealize Operations. Groups are collections of objects that share common characteristics, such as type, name, location, or relationship. Groups are used to organize objects for monitoring, analysis, alerting, or policy assignment, but not for workload placement or balance1.
• Policies are not used to apply Business Intent to objects in vRealize Operations. Policies are sets of configuration settings that define how vRealize Operations monitors and manages the objects in the SDDC. Policies are used to enable or disable alerts, metrics, properties, symptoms, recommendations, or actions for different types of objects, but not for workload placement or balance1.
• Roles are not used to apply Business Intent to objects in vRealize Operations. Roles are collections of permissions that define what actions a user can perform on the objects in the SDDC. Roles are used to control the access and visibility of the objects for different users, but not for workload placement or balance1. References: 1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 57-59, 62-63, 66-67, 70-71.

Expected Utilization is the workload option that should be included in the scenario to simulate 25% utilization of the resources. Expected Utilization is a percentage value that indicates how much of the allocated resources (CPU, memory, and storage) are expected to be used by the workload. By setting the Expected Utilization to 25%, the administrator can model the impact of adding or removing a workload that consumes 25% of the resources in the datacenter. Memory, Annual Projected Growth, and CPU are not workload options, but workload attributes. Memory and CPU are the amount of resources allocated to the workload, and Annual Projected Growth is the percentage by which the workload is expected to grow each year. These attributes do not directly specify the utilization of the resources by the workload. References: What-If Analysis - Workload Planning: Traditional, section “How What-If Analysis - Workload Planning: Traditional Works”. vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section “Create and Configure Dashboards”.

Host-based placement is a feature of Business Intent that allows you to use vSphere tags to match VMs with hosts based on your business needs. For example, you can use host-based placement to enforce license compliance, security isolation, or performance optimization. When you create a host-based placement in a Business Intent, vRealize Operations automatically creates VM groups, host groups, and affinity rules for you to meet your objectives. These affinity rules are DRS ‘must run on’ rules that restrict the placement of VMs to hosts with matching tags. After you confirm the host-based placement, any existing DRS rules that conflict with the newly created affinity rules will be disabled. This is to ensure that the Business Intent is not violated by the DRS rules. You can view the disabled DRS rules in the vSphere Client under the Configure tab of the cluster123. References: 1: Using Host Rules with Business Intent in vRealize Operations 7.0 2: Business Intent Workspace 3: Self-Driving all the way to the Host? Oh yeah Host Based Placement …

 Cost drivers are the expense types used by vRealize Operations to calculate the cost of your private cloud. The total private cloud cost is the sum of cost drivers. Changes that are made to cost drivers are reflected only after the next run of the cost engine1. Cost drivers cover server hardware, storage, licenses, application, maintenance, labor, network, facilities, and additional costs configured within vRealize Operations2. When calculating the monthly cluster costs, vRealize Operations considers the following two types of cost drivers:

• VMware software per socket: This is the cost of VMware licenses based on the number of sockets in the cluster. You can assign different license costs to different clusters depending on the edition and features you use3.
• Storage maintenance as a percentage of hardware costs: This is the cost of maintaining the storage hardware used by the cluster. You can specify the percentage of the storage hardware cost that goes into maintenance. For example, if the storage hardware cost is $10,000 and the maintenance percentage is 10%, the storage maintenance cost is $1,0004. References: 1: Overview of Cost Drivers 2: VM Pricing with vRealize Automation 8.1 and vRealize Operations 8.1 3: License Cost Driver 4: Storage Cost Driver

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the High Availability feature in vRealize Operations cluster must be used for this requirement. The High Availability feature enables the cluster to tolerate one node failure without losing any data or functionality. The High Availability feature works by creating a replica node for each data node in the cluster, and synchronizing the data between them. The replica node acts as a standby node that can take over the role of the data node in case of a failure. The replica node can also serve as a load balancer to distribute the workload among the data nodes. The other options are incorrect because they do not meet the requirement or they are not supported by vRealize Operations. The Remote Collector option is not a cluster feature, but a type of node that can be used to collect data from remote sources and forward it to the cluster. The Remote Collector node does not store any data or perform any analysis, and it cannot replace a data node in case of a failure. The Continuous Availability option is a cluster feature that enables the cluster to tolerate multiple node failures without losing any data or functionality. However, the Continuous Availability feature requires at least two physical locations, and it is not supported for a single location. The Stretched Cluster option is not a cluster feature, but a configuration that allows a cluster to span across two physical locations. The Stretched Cluster option can provide high availability and disaster recovery, but it also requires additional network and storage configuration, and it is not supported for a single location. References: vRealize Operations Cluster and Node Maintenance; Adding High Availability to vRealize Operations; Adding Continuous Availability; Stretched Cluster

 According to the vRealize Operations Sizing Guidelines, the supported node configurations during installation are Large, Very Large, and Medium. These are the default configurations that VMware offers based on the number of objects and metrics to be monitoredby vRealize Operations. Each configuration has a different amount of vCPU, memory, disk space, and network requirements. The administrator can choose the configuration that best suits the existing infrastructure and the expected growth of the environment1.

The other options are not supported node configurations during installation. Tiny and Small are not valid configurations for vRealize Operations 8.x and later versions. These configurations were available for vRealize Operations 6.x and 7.x versions, but they are not recommended for production environments due to their limited capacity and performance2. No limit is not a configuration option, but a statement that indicates that there is no upper limit on the number of nodes that can be added to a vRealize Operations cluster. However, the number of nodes depends on the node configuration, the network latency, and the data source type3.

References: 1: vRealize Operations 8.0.x Sizing Guidelines (75162) - VMware 2: vRealize Operations Manager 7.5 Sizing Guidelines (67752) 3: vRealize Operations 8 - VMware Docs

Data nodes are the type of node in a vRealize Operations (vROps) design that allow an administrator to scale out vROps to monitor very large environments. Data nodes are additional nodes that have all the vROps services installed, such as UI, Controller, Analytics, Collector, and Persistence. Data nodes perform data collection and analysis, and increase the capacity and performance of the vROps cluster. Data nodes can be added or removed as needed to adjust to the changing workload and environment size. Remote collectors are not a type of node in a vROps design, but a separate component that can be deployed to collect data from remote sources and send it to the vROps cluster. Remote collectors do not store data or perform analysis, and do not increase the capacity or performance of the vROps cluster. Replica Primary nodes and Primary nodes are not the type of node that allow an administrator to scale out vROps to monitor very large environments, but the type of node that provide high availability and continuous availability for the vROps cluster. Replica Primary nodes and Primary nodes contain critical services that cannot be replicated across all cluster nodes, such as Global xDB, NTP server, and GemFire locator. Replica Primary nodes and Primary nodes do not perform data collection and analysis, and do not increase the capacity or performance of the vROps cluster. References: About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes, section “About vRealize Operations Cluster Nodes”. vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, section “Create and Configure Dashboards”.

 The action that would help achieve the goal of excluding alerts triggered by the test/development VMs, but not other VMs, is to create a policy inherited from the current active policy, set the alert definition state to “Disabled”, and then assign to test/development VMs. A policy is a set of configuration settings that define the behavior and appearance of vRealize Operations for the objects to which it is applied1. A policy can be inherited from another policy, and it can override or customize the settings of the parent policy2. An alert definition is a configuration that defines the conditions and actions for generating analert3. An alert definition can be enabled or disabled in a policy, and it can be assigned to specific object types or groups4. By creating a policy inherited from the current active policy, the administrator can preserve the existing settings for the other VMs, and only modify the alert definition state for the test/development VMs. By setting the alert definition state to “Disabled”, the administrator can prevent the alert from being triggered by the test/development VMs, and avoid the unnecessary noise and notifications. By assigning the policy to the test/development VMs, the administrator can apply the customized settings to the desired objects, and ensure the policy precedence and inheritance. Under Alerts, select Alerts Definitions, and then remove the Symptoms Definition (option B) is not a correct action, as it would affect the alert definition for all the VMs, not just the test/development VMs, and it would also remove the ability to detect the CPU usage issue for the other VMs. On the Environment tab, select all test/development VMs, and then unassign the active policy that is currently assigned to the test/development VM (option C) is not a correct action, as it would not disable the alert definition for the test/development VMs, but rather assign them the default policy, which may have different settings and alert definitions than the current active policy. Under Alerts, select Alerts Definitions, and then set the alert definition to “Disabled” for test/development VMs (option D) is not a correct action, as it would not create a separate policy for the test/development VMs, but rather modify the current active policy, which may affect the other VMs that are using the same policy. References:

• 1: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 51.
• 2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 52.
• 3: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 93.
• 4: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 94.
• [5]: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide, VMware, 2021, p. 55.

To monitor VMware Site Recovery Manager with vRealize Operations, the administrator must download and install the vRealize Operations Management Pack for VMware Site Recovery Manager, which is a software package that extends the functionality of vRealize Operations and provides dashboards, alerts, and metrics for Site Recovery Manager objects and services1. The management pack can be downloaded from the VMware Marketplace2 or the Site Recovery Manager download page3. After downloading the management pack, the administrator must install it by using the vRealize Operations interface and upload the PAK file4. Then, the administrator must configure the Site Recovery Manager appliance account in Integrations, which is the section where the administrator can add, edit, or delete accounts for various data sources and adapters5. The administrator must provide the Site Recovery Manager appliance IP address or FQDN, the username and password, and the SSL certificate thumbprint. After configuring the account, the administrator can view the Site Recovery Manager dashboards, alerts, and metrics in vRealize Operations. References: 1: vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager - VMware 2: VMware Marketplace - View Solution 3: VMware Site Recovery Manager Downloads 4: Installing the Management Pack 5: [Integrations] : [Configuring the Site Recovery Manager Adapter Instance]

• VMware vRealize Operations is a platform that provides self-driving operations management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor, troubleshoot, optimize, and automate the performance, capacity, cost, and configuration of applications, infrastructure, and services12.
• Management packs are extensions that provide additional functionality and integration for vRealize Operations. Management packs can enable vRealize Operations to monitor, analyze, and manage third-party solutions, such as applications, databases, storage, network, cloud, and security devices. Management packs can also provide dashboards, reports, alerts, policies, and actions for the third-party solutions34.
• Management packs can be installed and configured by administrators in vRealize Operations. Management packs can be downloaded from VMware Marketplace or from third-party vendors. Management packs can use different methods to collect data from the third-party solutions, such as APIs, agents, or adapters .
• The other options are not used to monitor third-party solutions from vRealize Operations. Inventory is the collection of objects that vRealize Operations manages and monitors, such as hosts, VMs, clusters, datastores, and so on. Authentication sources are the methods that vRealize Operations uses to authenticate users and assign roles, such as local users, LDAP, or vCenter Single Sign-On. Super metrics are custom metrics that are derived from one or more existing metrics using mathematical expressions.

References:

1: vRealize Operations - VMware 2: vRealize Operations Manager User Guide 3: Management Packs for vRealize Operations Documentation 4: An overview of Application Monitoring with vRealize Operations : [vRealize Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Concepts Guide] : [Inventory Objects in vRealize Operations Manager] : [Authentication Sources in vRealize Operations Manager] : [Super Metrics in vRealize Operations Manager] : [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Customization and Extensibility Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Troubleshooting Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager API Programming Guide] : [vRealize Operations Manager Certification Exam Guide]

According to the VMware vRealize Operations Reference Materials, the cloud services console is a unified interface that allows you to access and manage your VMware Cloud services. The Identity & Access Management capability is available in the cloud services console regardless of the subscribed cloud services, as it enables you to manage users, groups, roles, and permissions for your organization. The other capabilities, such as Organization Access Management, Settings, and Cost Insights, are specific to certain cloud services and may not be available for all subscriptions. References:

• Cloud Services Console Overview
• Identity & Access Management Overview

To achieve the lowest cost in Workload Optimization, the administrator should select the Consolidate option, which will place VMs into as few clusters as possible, but allows for less responsive capacity. This is good for populations with steady demand and may reduce licensing and hardware costs, such as power and cooling1. The Consolidate option is one of the three operational intents that can be selected for Workload Optimization, along with Balance and Moderate2. The Balance option will spread VMs evenly over the available resources, but may move VMs more often. The Moderate option will minimize VM contention, but will not attempt to move VMs to achieve better balance or consolidation1. References: 1: Optimize Performance with VMware vRealize Operations 2: Self-Driving Operations by VMware vRealize Operations Datasheet

Custom groups are collections of objects that you define based on criteria that you specify. You can use custom groups to assign different vRealize Operations policies to a particular set of objects that share common characteristics or belong to a specific business unit1. Custom groups allow you to override the default policy settings for the objects in the group and apply a different policy that suits your requirements2. For example, you can create a custom group of ESXi clusters that run database servers and assign a different capacity policy to them than the rest of the clusters in your environment2. References: = 1 Managing Custom Object Groups in vRealize Operations - VMware Docs, 2 Policies - VMware Docs

According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, the Business Intent option allows the administrator to configure vRealize Operations to ensure that workload performanceacross the VMware SDDC is the main priority. The Business Intent option enables the administrator to define the performance, efficiency, and consolidation goals for the clusters and hosts in the SDDC, and to specify the maximum amount of cluster resources to be reserved for burst capacity. The vRealize Operations then uses these goals to optimize the placement and balance of the workloads, and to perform automated remediation actions in the event of an issue. The other options are not correct because:

• The Reclamation option allows the administrator to configure vRealize Operations to identify and reclaim unused or overprovisioned resources in the SDDC, such as CPU, memory, disk space, and snapshots. This option does not directly affect the workload performance or remediation activities1.
• The Operational Intent option allows the administrator to configure vRealize Operations to monitor and alert on the operational health and risk of the SDDC components, such as clusters, hosts, datastores, and virtual machines. This option does not directly affect the workload placement, balance, or remediation activities1.
• The Rightsizing option allows the administrator to configure vRealize Operations to analyze and recommend the optimal CPU, memory, and disk size for the virtual machines in the SDDC, based on their actual utilization and demand. This option does not directly affect the workload performance or remediation activities1. References: 1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 63-66.

To compare the cost of running workloads hosted with two different custom cloud providers, the administrator needs to create two new pricing cards in vRealize Operations. A pricing card is a template that defines the cost of cloud resources, such as compute, storage, network, and services. By creating two pricing cards, one for each custom cloud provider, the administrator can specify the prices for each resource type and apply discounts or markups as needed. The administrator can then use the pricing cards to run a what-if analysis and compare the cost of migrating or scaling workloads to the custom cloud providers. The other options are not correct for comparing the cost of running workloads hosted with two different custom cloud providers. Adding custom cloud providers as cloud accounts is not possible, as vRealize Operations only supports adding public cloud accounts, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Inputting prices manually when running a what-if analysis is not efficient, as it would require entering the prices for each resource type and workload every time. Adding two custom cloud providers is not a valid option, as it is not clear how the administrator would define the cost of the cloud resources without using pricing cards. References: Create a Pricing Card, Compare the Cost of Running Workloads on Different Cloud Providers, What-If Analysis

vRealize Operations provides the following three key benefits within an environment:

• Capacity optimization: vRealize Operations helps you optimize the capacity of your infrastructure and applications by providing visibility, analysis, planning, and automation. You can monitor and forecast the demand, supply, and utilization of resources, identify and reclaim unused or overprovisioned resources, balance the workload across clusters and datastores, and plan for future growth or consolidation scenarios. You can also automate the capacity optimization actions based on policies and alerts.
• Performance optimization: vRealize Operations helps you optimize the performance of your infrastructure and applications by providing real-time and historical metrics, alerts, dashboards, and reports. You can monitor and troubleshoot the health, risk, and efficiency of your environment, identify and resolve performance issues, analyze the root cause and impact of problems, and optimize the configuration and placement of your workloads. You can also automate the performance optimization actions based on policies and alerts.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting: vRealize Operations helps you monitor and troubleshoot your environment by providing comprehensive and integrated visibility across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. You can collect and analyze data from various sources, such as vSphere, NSX, vSAN, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, etc., and correlate them to provide a unified view of your environment. You can also leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect anomalies, generate smart alerts, and provide recommendations. You can also use various tools, such as dashboards, heat maps, topology maps, logs, etc., to drill down into the details and resolve issues faster.

References: vRealize Operations Overview; vRealize Operations Cloud for Service Providers; What’s New in vRealize Operations 8.6

 Alert recommendations are the remediation options that you provide to your users toresolve the problems that the generated alert indicates. When you add an alert definition that indicates a problem with objects in your monitored environment, add a relevant recommendation. Recommendations can be instructions to your users, links to other information or instruction sources, or vRealize Operations actions that run on the target systems1. Alert recommendations are not always linked to a Knowledge Base article, and they can be created or modified by the user2. References: 1: Defining Alerts in vRealize Operations 2: User Scenario: Monitor and Process Alerts in vRealize Operations Manager

 To configure vRealize Operations cost drivers to assign a different cost per GB for different storage tiers, the administrator should use a vSphere tag category, assign different tag values for that category to the different tiers in the vSphere client, and then assign different costs per GB for each tag value. This is because vRealize Operations uses vSphere tags to identify the storage tiers and apply the corresponding cost drivers. vSphere tags are metadata that can be attached to objects in the vSphere inventory, such as datastores, clusters, hosts, VMs, etc. A vSphere tag category is a logical grouping of tags that share a common characteristic, such as storage tier, license type, backup policy, etc. A vSphere tag value is a specific label within a category that can be assigned to one or more objects, such as Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, etc. By using a vSphere tag category and tag values for storage tiers, the administrator can easily classify the datastores into different tiers based on their performance, availability, or other criteria. Then, the administrator can assign different costs per GB for each tag value in vRealize Operations, which will reflect the different storagebase rates for each tier. This way, the administrator can achieve a granular and accurate cost visibility and analysis for the storage resources in vRealize Operations. References: Overview of Cost Drivers; VM Cost with VMware vRealize Operations; Using Tags to Organize Your Inventory

The Object List widget (A) is used to select objects. Once an object is selected, the Object Relationship widget (D, E) shows the relationship map of this selected object. To fulfill the requirement that the Alert List widget (F, G, H) should only show the active alerts for the selected object, the selection output of the Object List widget must be connected to both the Object Relationship and Alert List widgets.

Thus, you need to connect the output of the Object List widget (point B) to the input of the Object Relationship widget (point E), and also to the input of the Alert List widget (point G). This setup ensures that selecting an object in the Object List widget will update both the Object Relationship map and the Alert List with the relevant information for the selected object.

vRealize Operations can make recommendations for increasing time remaining based on the data it receives and these recommendations appear at the bottom of the Capacity Optimization Overview screen. You might see two options: Option 1 shows what you can achieve by reclaiming resources. Option 2 shows the results of adding capacity1. The recommendations for adding capacity depend on which resource is the most constrained in the cluster. For example, if the cluster is running out of memory, the recommendation might be to add memory to the existing hosts or add new hosts with sufficient memory. Similarly, if the cluster is running out of CPU or disk space, the recommendation might be to add CPU or disk space to the existing hosts or add new hosts with sufficientCPU or disk space2. Therefore, the possible recommendations for adding capacity in this situation are B. Add Memory, C. Add CPU, and F. Add Disk Space. The other options, A. Decrease VM Memory, D. Increase VM CPU, and E. Decrease VM CPU, are not valid recommendations for adding capacity, as they are related to reclaiming resources or rightsizing VMs. References: 1: Optimize Capacity - VMware Docs(https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10/com.vmware.vcom.user.doc/GUID-62358711-BEA7-4C26-8BB2-8247DDEE03E2.html)  2: Add Capacity - VMware Docs(https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10/com.vmware.vcom.core.doc/GUID-52C3F7EA-2E27-4CD1-917B-E7D964BA80FA.html)

To enable east/west firewall in VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal, you need to perform the following steps:

• Login to Customer Organization and go to Networking Section of Tenant Portal. This is where you can access the networking capabilities provided by NSX Data Center for vSphere in your VMware Cloud Director organization virtual data center.
• Go to Edge Gateways and enable firewall on one of the Edge Gateways. This will allow you to configure the edge gateway firewall rules for north/south traffic enforcement and perimeter security functionality. You can also enable other services such as NAT, VPN, load balancing, etc. on the edge gateway.
• Go to Networking and enable Distributed Firewall for one of the Network inside the Network section. This will allow you to configure the distributed firewall rules for east/west traffic isolation and access control. You can also apply security policies and groups to the network and the virtual machines within it.

References: NSX Data Center for vSphere Firewall Configuration in the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal; Getting Started with the VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal

 According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, the action that the administrator should take to accomplish the goal of making sure that the existing vRealize Operations Manager instance can monitor a newly deployed vSAN cluster within an existing vCenter Server is to enable vSAN monitoring under the existing vCenter Server Cloud Account. A vCenter Server Cloud Account is a configuration that defines the connection details and credentials of the vCenter Server instance that manages the vSphere components, such as clusters, hosts, datastores, and virtual machines. By enabling vSAN monitoring under the vCenter Server Cloud Account, the administrator can allow vRealize Operations Manager to collect data from the vSAN cluster and monitor the health, performance, capacity, and configuration of the vSAN components, such as disk groups, disks, fault domains, and storage policies. The guide provides the steps to enable vSAN monitoring under the vCenter Server Cloud Account using the vRealize Operations Manager user interface1. The other options are not correct because:

• Adding vSAN cluster under Other Accounts is not a valid action, as there is no such option in the vRealize Operations Manager user interface. The Other Accounts option under Administration is used to add accounts for other types of cloud services, such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Kubernetes, but not for vSAN cluster1.
• Downloading and installing vRealize Operations Management Pack for vSAN is not a required action, as vRealize Operations Manager already supports vSAN monitoring natively without the need of any additional management pack. The vRealize Operations Management Pack for vSAN is an optional extension that provides additional dashboards, alerts, and reports for vSAN monitoring, but it is not necessary to accomplish the goal2.
• Adding vSAN cluster under Cloud Accounts is not a valid action, as there is no such option in the vRealize Operations Manager user interface. The Cloud Accounts option under Administration is used to add accounts for VMware Cloud services, such as VMware Cloud on AWS, VMware Cloud Director, or NSX-T, but not for vSAN cluster1. References: 1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 17-18, 21-222: vRealize Operations Management Pack for vSAN, Overview section.

 To configure vRealize Operations to operate in Continuous Availability mode, you need to use the product User Interface -> Administration -> Cluster Management -> Configure Availability option. This option allows you to enable or disable Continuous Availability for the vRealize Operations cluster, as well as to view and edit the fault domains and node pairs. You can also monitor the status and synchronization of the nodes in each fault domain12. The other options are not correct because:

• The administration User Interface --> System Status --> Configure Availability option does not exist. The administration User Interface only has the following tabs: System Status, Cluster Management, Software Update, and Support3.
• The administration User Interface -> Architecture -> Configure Availability option does not exist. The administration User Interface does not have an Architecture tab3.
• The product User Interface -> Administration -> Support -> Configure Availability option does not exist. The Support tab under the Administration menu only has the following options: Logs, Support Bundles, and Support Alerts4. References: 1: Enable Continuous Availability in vRealize Operations 2: About vRealize Operations Continuous Availability 3: [vRealize Operations Manager Administration Interface] 4: [Support]

According to the VMware vRealize Operations User Guide1, a Super Metric is a custom metric that is derived from one or more existing metrics. A Super Metric can be used to calculate complex formulas, aggregate data across multiple objects, or create new metrics that are not available by default. A Super Metric can be created using the Super Metric Editor in vRealize Operations.

However, before a Super Metric’s data collection may begin, the Super Metric must be enabled in a policy. A policy is a set of rules and settings that determine how vRealize Operations analyzes and manages the objects in the environment. A policy can be applied to one or more object types or groups. To enable a Super Metric in a policy, the administrator must edit the policy, select the Collect Metrics and Properties option, and then select the Super Metric from the list of available metrics. The administrator can also specify the collection level, collection interval, and retention period for the Super Metric.

The other options are not required before a Super Metric’s data collection may begin. Enabling in Alerts, Object Types, or Objects are not necessary steps for collecting Super Metric data. These options are used for different purposes, such as creating alert definitions, defining object relationships, or assigning policies to individual objects. References:

• 1: VMware vRealize Operations User Guide, https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.5/vrealize-operations-manager-85-user-guide.pdf, page 35-36, 39-40, 43-44

To apply a super metric to other vRealize Operations instances, you need to export the super metric from the source instance and import it to the destination instance. Exporting a super metric creates a JSON file that contains the super metric definition and attributes. Importing a super metric allows you to upload the JSON file and add the super metric to the destination instance. You can also choose to overwrite or skip an existing super metric with the same name. Adding or updating a super metric are not the correct steps, as they are used to create or modify a super metric within the sameinstance. References: Exporting and Importing a Super Metric

 According to the vRealize Operations User Guide1, one of the best ways to quickly identify the underlying problem of slow application VMs is to use the out-of-the-box Performance dashboards that display contention on both VMs and ESXi hosts. These dashboards show the key performance indicators (KPIs) of CPU, memory, disk, and network for the selected objects, and highlight any contention or saturation issues that may affect the performance. The administrator can use these dashboards to drill down into the details of the metrics, alerts, events, and properties of the objects, and isolate the root cause of the problem. The other options are not correct because:

• Under Inventory, selecting Manage Agent, then selecting the VMs, and running Remote Checks on ICMP, HTTP checks is not a helpful action, as it only verifies the connectivity and availability of the VMs, but does not provide any information about the performance or contention of the VMs or the ESXi hosts2.
• Under Report, using Configuration Report - Virtual Machines to list down possible changes that have occurred is not a helpful action, as it only shows the configuration details of the VMs, such as name, UUID, power state, guest OS, CPU, memory, disk, and network, but does not show any performance or contention metrics or alerts of the VMs or the ESXi hosts3.
• Under Administration, choosing Configuration, selecting Object Relationships, and then identifying the VMs and ESXi hosts relationship to generate a correlation of the metric, and finally, isolate the issue is not a helpful action, as it only shows the hierarchical and logical relationships between the objects, such as parent, child, sibling, and peer, but does not show any performance or contention metrics or alerts of the objects4. References: 1: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 57-59, 62-632: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 69-703: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 81-824: vRealize Operations User Guide, pages 84-85.

According to the vRealize Operations documentation, the Administrator role includes privileges to all features, objects, and actions in vRealize Operations, including creating and managing dashboards1. Therefore, if a user has been granted the Administrator role, they can create dashboards regardless of any other roles they may have. The ReadOnly role does not prevent the user from creating dashboards, as it only limits their access to read operations1. The ContentUser and DashboardManager roles are not required for creating dashboards, as they only provide privileges to manage specific content types1. References: 1: Roles and Privileges in vRealize Operations - VMware Docs(https://docs.vmware.com/en/vRealize-Operations/8.10/com.vmware.vcom.core.doc/GUID-9F316466-FACA-4DA0-8F3E-51BC73793990.html)

To enable High Availability (HA) on a vRealize Operations cluster, the following two options are requirements:

• The cluster must have at least one Primary node: The primary node is the first node that is deployed in the cluster and it is responsible for managing the cluster configuration, user interface, and administration functions. The primary node also stores data and performs analytics like any other data node. Without a primary node, the cluster cannot function properly1.
• The cluster must have at least one Data node: A data node is a node that collects data from various sources, stores data in its local file system, and performs analytics and alerting functions. A data node also participates in the cluster load balancing and data replication. To activate HA, you must have at least one data node deployed, in addition to the primary node. This allows the creation of a replica node that can take over the primary node functions in case of a failure2. References: 1: About vRealize Operations High Availability 2: High Availability (HA)

 To share the custom dashboard with the database admin group and meet the requirements, the administrator can use the options for sharing dashboards in vRealize Operations. The administrator can generate a custom URL of the dashboard, which will allow the database admin group to view the dashboard without authentication. The administrator can also set the expiry period for the link to one week, so that the access to the dashboard will be available only during the mentioned time period. The administrator can then send the database admin team an e-mail that includes the custom URL, so that they can access the dashboard from the e-mail. Alternatively, the administrator can copy the custom URL and share it with the database admin group through other means1. References: 1: Options for Sharing Dashboards - VMware Docs

 Cloud Proxies are special types of remote collectors that enable vRealize Operations Cloud to collect and monitor data from on-premises data centers. Cloud Proxies establish a one-way communication channel from the on-premises environment to the vRealize Operations Cloud, and they securely upload data to the cloud instance without requiring any inbound ports to be opened on the firewall. Cloud Proxies can support multiple vCenter Server accounts and other management packs, and they provide data persistence and high availability features12. References: 1: Configuring Cloud Proxies in vRealize Operations 2: Managing Cloud Proxies in vRealize Operations