VMware VDCD510 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | VMware |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Design |
| Exam Number: | VDCD510 |
| Exam Duration: | 225 minutes |
| Exam Price: | $400 USD |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | VCP5-DCV VCDX-DCV VCAP5-DCV Deploy |
| Exam Format: | Drag-and-drop, Multiple-choice, Scenario-based design items |
| Passing Score: | 300 (scaled, range 100–500) |
| Real Exam Qty: | ~100 |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE (historical) |
| Sample Questions: | VMware VDCD510 Sample Questions |
| Exam Way: | Proctored at Pearson VUE test centers; retired, no longer available |
| Pre Condition: | Valid VCP5-DCV certification; recommended 3+ years of vSphere design/implementation experience |
VMware VDCD510 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: vSphere Storage Design | 25% | - Storage features: vMotion, Storage vMotion, Storage DRS, Thin Provisioning - Storage availability and redundancy - Storage protocols: FC, iSCSI, NFS, FCoE - Datastore design and capacity planning |
| Topic 2: vSphere Networking Design | 20% | - vMotion and FT networking requirements - Network segmentation, security, and QoS - vNetwork Standard Switch (vSS) and Distributed Switch (vDS) design - Network redundancy and scalability |
| Topic 3: vSphere Compute Design | 25% | - ESXi host design and configuration - vCenter Server architecture and design - Virtual machine design and sizing - Resource management: DRS, HA, DPM |
| Topic 4: Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Design | 10% | - vSphere Replication and Site Recovery Manager (SRM) - Multi-site and stretched cluster design - Backup and recovery strategies |
| Topic 5: VMware vSphere Design Methodology | 20% | - Translate requirements into logical and physical designs - Analyze business and technical requirements - Apply design principles: availability, manageability, performance, recoverability, security |
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Design (VDCD510) Sample Questions:
Question 1
You are a VMware platform designer at a large service provider reviewing a network design.
Two of the requirements are as follows:
- R001: All traffic must be encrypted or separated.
- R002: All components must be fault tolerant.
The current design involves software-based iSCSI storage with teamed 1 GB network cards for the storage network. The iSCSI network has a uniqiue vLAN and network ID. The design ensures that a different password is used for each LUN.
The current design meets both requirements.
A. True
B. False
Question 2
Which of the following is a logical boundary for vMotion?
A. Folder
B. Cluster
C. vDC
D. Resource Pool
Question 3
An downstream relationship is a logical object or component that has a dependency on other items in a solution.
A. True
B. False
Question 4
The admission control policy "Host failure the cluster tolerates" calculates slot size using the combination of the ______________.
A. average usages of memory and CPU in the cluster
B. largest reservation for memory and CPU in the cluster
Question 5
Which of the following is not a vSphere component to consider from a design perspective?
A. Storage layer component
B. Compute layer component
C. Security layer component
D. Network layer component
E. Management layer component
Solutions:
| Question 1 Answer: A | Question 2 Answer: C | Question 3 Answer: B | Question 4 Answer: B | Question 5 Answer: C |


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