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VMware 3V0-624 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | VMware |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design Exam |
| Exam Number: | 3V0-624 |
| Exam Price: | $450 USD |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Available Languages: | English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Japanese |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Format: | Drag and Drop, Matching, Multiple Choice, Scenario-Based |
| Related Certifications: | VCAP6.5-DCV Deploy VCP6.5-DCV |
| Passing Score: | 300 out of 500 |
| Exam Duration: | 135 minutes |
| Recommended Training: | VMware vSphere: Design Workshop [V6.x] |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration VMware Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Proctored onsite at Pearson VUE test centers |
| Pre Condition: | Hold valid VCP6.5-DCV or higher VCP-DCV certification; recommended 2+ years of vSphere design experience |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.vmware.com/education-services/certification/vcap6-5-dcv-design.html |
VMware 3V0-624 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Create a vSphere 6.x Physical Design | 35% | - Design storage infrastructure - Design network infrastructure - Determine management and monitoring solutions - Determine compute resources and configuration |
| Create a vSphere 6.x Logical Design | 40% | - Build performance requirements into logical design - Build availability requirements into logical design - Incorporate security and manageability requirements - Build recoverability requirements into logical design |
| Create a vSphere 6.5 Conceptual Design | 25% | - Gather and analyze business requirements - Gather and analyze application requirements - Identify risks, constraints, assumptions, and requirements |
Common Questions About the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design Exam
The VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design exam is the official VMware test registered under exam code 3V0-624. Passing it earns you the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design (VCAP6.5-DCV Design) certification, a credential at the Advanced Professional level. It is also linked to the related certifications: VCP6.5-DCV, VCAP6.5-DCV Deploy. VMware exams are valued because they test job-ready skills, so a passing score here carries real weight on a resume.
The VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design exam includes 60 questions to be completed within 135 minutes. Do the pacing math before exam day: with that many items on the clock, you need a steady rhythm and the discipline to flag a hard question and move on instead of stalling. Two or three full timed sessions with the ActualCollection test engine will show you exactly what that pace feels like, so time pressure stops being a factor on the real day.
To pass the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design exam you need 300 out of 500, and the official registration fee is $450 USD. A retake is not discounted: a failed attempt means paying the full $450 USD again, so treat your first sitting as the expensive one. A sensible rule is to book your seat only after you are scoring comfortably above the passing mark on the ActualCollection practice tests, not just squeaking past it once.
Hold valid VCP6.5-DCV or higher VCP-DCV certification; recommended 2+ years of vSphere design experience
Eligibility rules do change from time to time, so confirm the current requirements before you register on the official exam page.
Registration for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design exam goes through the official channels below.
As for the delivery format, the exam is taken Proctored onsite at Pearson VUE test centers.
VMware points candidates toward the following training options for VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design.
Course work builds the foundation; question practice makes it stick. The 145 practice questions in the ActualCollection 3V0-624 package let you rehearse each topic under exam-style pressure before the real thing.
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The official VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design syllabus is organized into 3 domains. Key areas include Create a vSphere 6.x Logical Design (40%), Create a vSphere 6.5 Conceptual Design (25%), and Create a vSphere 6.x Physical Design (35%). The complete, up-to-date topic list appears in the exam topics section above; work through it line by line and flag anything you cannot yet explain in your own words.
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design Sample Questions:
According to VMware-recommended best practices, on which cluster should each of the services be placed?
Correct Answer:

Explanation:
http://v-wiki.net/dedicated-management-cluster/
You have been tasked with creating a vSphere 6.5 design for an organization. The customer wants to ensure isolation in the network but does not know when to incorporate physical networks, VLANs and PVLANs.
Evaluate the design requirement and determine the isolation method to satisfy the design.
Match each Design Requirement on the left by dragging the red Requirement buttons (R1-R5) over the text of the appropriate Isolation Method.
NOTE: Multiple Design Requirements may fit each Isolation Method.
Correct Answer:

Explanation:
Physical Network separation
R1, R3, R4
VLAN
R2, R4, R5
PVLAN
R2, R3
Match the design characteristic to the appropriate concept.
Correct Answer:

DRS/HA cluster services depend on which two resources? (Choose two.)
- A. vMotion network
- B. Network Time Protocol
- C. Management network
- D. Domain Name Services
Correct Answer: A,C 🗳️
In order to provide a critical service, a customer needs four virtual machines (VMs), each with 55GB memory reservation.
* This service must NOT experience an outage due to host hardware failures or host maintenance.
* The customer has ESXi hosts with 256GB of RAM each and, for business reasons, must run this service in a new ESXi host cluster.
Which VMware-recommended solution meets the stated requirements?
- A. Enable Fault Tolerance for the 4 VMs.Create an ESXi host cluster with 3 ESXi hosts.Enable HA and DRS on the ESXi host cluster.
- B. Create an ESXi host cluster with 3 ESXi hosts.Enable HA and DRS on the ESXi host cluster.
- C. Enable Fault Tolerance for the 4 VMs. Create an ESXi host cluster with 2 ESXi hosts. Enable HA and DRS on the ESXi host duster.
- D. Create an ESXi host cluster with 2 ESXi hosts. Enable HA and DRS on the ESXi host cluster.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️






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