3V0-13.26

3V0-13.26 Exam Overview

The VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Support exam validates your advanced ability to monitor, troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 environments.

Passing the 3V0-13.26 exam contributes to earning the VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Support certification, also identified as VCAP-VCF Support.

The exam focuses on supporting multi-region and multi-organization private cloud environments. Candidates must be able to troubleshoot VCF workload domains, ESX hosts, vCenter, virtual machines, storage, networking, VCF Automation, VCF Operations, Supervisor, and vSphere Kubernetes Service.

CertQueen 3V0-13.26 preparation materials help candidates review the current objectives, practice advanced scenario-based questions, identify knowledge gaps, and prepare more efficiently for the official exam.

Page Contents

1. 3V0-13.26 Exam Overview

2. 3V0-13.26 Exam Information

3. Who Should Take 3V0-13.26?

4. Software and Technologies Covered

5. 3V0-13.26 Exam Objectives

6. Blueprint Structure and Testable Coverage

7. 3V0-13.26 Study Plan

8. Original Sample Questions

9. Frequently Asked Questions

10. CertQueen Preparation Materials

11. Disclaimer

3V0-13.26 Exam Information

The 135-minute appointment includes time intended to accommodate nonnative English speakers. Candidates should confirm the current examination language, price, scheduling options, and certification requirements before registering.

The exam uses scaled scoring to account for differences between individual exam forms. A passing score of 300 does not represent a simple percentage of correctly answered items.

Who Should Take the 3V0-13.26 Exam?

3V0-13.26 is intended for advanced support professionals who implement, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot VMware Cloud Foundation private cloud environments.

Suitable candidates may include:

• VMware Cloud Foundation support engineers
• Senior virtualization administrators
• Private cloud administrators
• VMware infrastructure consultants
• Data center support engineers
• Cloud platform engineers
• Senior vSphere administrators
• vSAN support specialists
• NSX support and networking specialists
• VCF Operations administrators
• VCF Automation administrators
• Kubernetes platform support engineers

A minimally qualified candidate should be able to support multi-region or multi-organization VCF environments and should possess advanced knowledge of VCF architecture, features, components, and operational workflows.

Candidates should be able to complete most troubleshooting tasks independently while recognizing when complex problems require additional research, collaboration with colleagues, or escalation to Broadcom Support.

3V0-13.26 Software and Technologies

The 3V0-13.26 exam is based on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 and its integrated infrastructure, automation, operations, networking, storage, and Kubernetes services.

Candidates should be familiar with:

• VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
• VMware vCenter
• VMware ESX
• VMware vSAN
• VMware NSX
• VCF Identity Broker
• VCF Automation
• VCF Automation Provider Management
• VCF Automation All Apps Organizations
• VCF Operations
• VCF Operations for Logs
• VCF Operations for Networks
• VCF Fleet Management
• VMware Cloud Foundation APIs
• vSphere Supervisor
• vSphere Kubernetes Service
• Storage policies
• NSX Virtual Private Clouds
• NSX gateways and stateful services
• Multi-zone Supervisor architectures
• Content libraries
• Namespaces, projects, policies, and access controls

Candidates should review the current VCF 9.0 release notes and Broadcom technical documentation. Product behavior, supported upgrade paths, troubleshooting procedures, and known issues may change between releases.

3V0-13.26 Exam Objectives

The standardized VMware examination framework contains five sections. However, the official 3V0-13.26 exam guide states that only Section 5 currently contains testable objectives.

Section 1 – IT Architectures, Technologies, Standards

The official 3V0-13.26 blueprint lists no testable objectives in this section.

Section 2 – VMware Products and Solutions

The official 3V0-13.26 blueprint lists no testable objectives in this section.

Section 3 – Plan and Design the VMware Solution

The official 3V0-13.26 blueprint lists no testable objectives in this section.

Section 4 – Install, Configure, Administrate the VMware Solution

The official 3V0-13.26 blueprint lists no testable objectives in this section.

Section 5 – Troubleshoot and Optimize the VMware Solution

All currently published testable objectives are included in Section 5. Candidates must be prepared to diagnose complex problems, select appropriate tools, determine root causes, restore service, and optimize VCF environments.

Storage Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Preparation should include:

• Monitoring VMware vSAN with tools available in VCF
• Monitoring supported non-vSAN storage
• Interpreting vSAN health, capacity, performance, and object information
• Troubleshooting vSAN storage issues
• Troubleshooting supported non-vSAN storage issues
• Reviewing storage policies and compliance
• Identifying component, disk group, network, or capacity problems
• Distinguishing storage performance problems from compute or network problems

Workload Domain, ESX, vCenter, Cluster, and VM Troubleshooting

Preparation should include:

• Selecting the correct tools to troubleshoot a VCF workload domain
• Troubleshooting an ESX host within a workload domain
• Troubleshooting a workload domain vCenter
• Troubleshooting VCF workload domain clusters
• Troubleshooting virtual machines
• Analyzing services, logs, alerts, events, and resource metrics
• Identifying configuration drift
• Investigating connectivity, availability, and performance problems
• Determining when a problem should be escalated

Performance Optimization

Preparation should include:

• Optimizing the performance of a VCF workload domain
• Optimizing virtual machine performance
• Analyzing CPU, memory, storage, and network contention
• Evaluating reservations, limits, shares, and resource allocation
• Using VCF Operations metrics and analytics
• Distinguishing symptoms from root causes
• Evaluating potential performance changes before implementation

VCF Automation Monitoring

Preparation should include:

• Monitoring VCF Automation with VCF Operations
• Monitoring VCF Automation Provider Management
• Monitoring VCF Automation All Apps Organizations
• Reviewing provider and organization structures
• Monitoring projects, namespaces, blueprints, policies, and access controls
• Investigating provisioning and service availability problems
• Reviewing automation-related alerts, logs, and dependencies

Supervisor and vSphere Kubernetes Service Troubleshooting

Preparation should include:

• Diagnosing Supervisor provisioning errors
• Troubleshooting VKS cluster provisioning
• Troubleshooting connectivity and namespace errors
• Resolving container deployment problems
• Troubleshooting container registry access
• Troubleshooting trusted certificate authority errors
• Restarting or recovering failed VKS upgrades
• Optimizing cluster performance
• Using monitoring and scaling features

VCF Operations Troubleshooting

Preparation should include:

• Troubleshooting Cloud Proxy configuration
• Troubleshooting VCF Operations clusters and high availability
• Troubleshooting adapter and integration problems
• Using VCF Operations to identify configuration issues
• Using intents and configuration drift baselines
• Troubleshooting workloads through VCF Operations
• Using VCF Operations for Logs
• Investigating and resolving VCF Operations alerts
• Reviewing monitoring policies and cost information

VCF Networking and NSX Troubleshooting

Preparation should include:

• Using VCF Operations for Networks
• Selecting the appropriate VCF or NSX troubleshooting tool
• Troubleshooting common NSX infrastructure issues
• Troubleshooting connectivity and routing problems
• Reviewing NSX VPCs, gateways, segments, and stateful services
• Understanding Equal-Cost Multi-Path routing
• Understanding high-availability behavior
• Analyzing a logical routing packet walk
• Using simulations to investigate network behavior

3V0-13.26 Blueprint Structure and Testable Coverage

Candidates should not interpret “no testable objectives” as meaning that Sections 1–4 are completely irrelevant. Architecture, products, design decisions, installation, configuration, and administration provide the context required to diagnose advanced support scenarios.

Nevertheless, the published examination questions are aligned with Section 5 objectives. Study time should therefore emphasize troubleshooting methodology, tool selection, evidence interpretation, recovery, and performance optimization.

3V0-13.26 Preparation Plan

The following six-week plan can be adjusted according to your VMware Cloud Foundation support experience.

Week 1 – VCF 9.0 Architecture and Troubleshooting Methodology

• Review VCF Fleet, workload domains, vCenter, ESX, vSAN, and NSX.
• Map service dependencies across the VCF platform.
• Develop a structured troubleshooting process.
• Practice collecting logs, events, alerts, configuration data, and performance metrics.
• Review the latest VCF 9.0 release notes and known issues.

Week 2 – Storage and Core Infrastructure

• Practice monitoring vSAN health, capacity, objects, and performance.
• Review supported non-vSAN storage troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot workload domain, ESX, vCenter, and cluster scenarios.
• Review common virtual machine availability and performance issues.
• Practice selecting the correct troubleshooting tool.

Week 3 – VCF Automation and Kubernetes

• Review VCF Automation Provider and Organization structures.
• Monitor projects, namespaces, blueprints, policies, and access controls.
• Practice troubleshooting provisioning failures.
• Review Supervisor and VKS cluster architecture.
• Troubleshoot registries, trusted CAs, namespaces, and failed upgrades.

Week 4 – VCF Operations

• Review VCF Operations infrastructure components.
• Troubleshoot Cloud Proxy, cluster, HA, and adapter issues.
• Use alerts, policies, intents, and configuration drift baselines.
• Practice troubleshooting with VCF Operations for Logs.
• Review workload and cost-management information.

Week 5 – NSX and Network Troubleshooting

• Review NSX infrastructure, VPCs, gateways, and stateful services.
• Practice troubleshooting connectivity and routing problems.
• Review ECMP and high-availability behavior.
• Practice logical routing packet walks.
• Use VCF Operations for Networks and appropriate NSX tools.

Week 6 – Optimization and Final Review

• Analyze workload domain and virtual machine performance.
• Review CPU, memory, storage, and network contention.
• Complete timed practice sessions of 60 items in 135 minutes.
• Practice build-list, matching, drag-and-drop, and hot-area questions.
• Review every incorrect answer against the related Section 5 objective.
• Recheck the official exam guide before taking the exam.

Original 3V0-13.26 Sample Questions

The following original questions illustrate knowledge covered by the official blueprint. They are not copied from the live Broadcom examination.

Question 1

A VCF administrator notices that several vSAN objects are noncompliant after a host failure. Which information should be reviewed first?

A. vSAN object health, component placement, and storage policy compliance

B. VCF Automation organization branding

C. The content library description

D. The user interface language

Answer: A

Explanation: Object health, component availability, and storage policy compliance help determine why vSAN objects became noncompliant after a host failure.

Question 2

A VKS cluster deployment fails because the worker nodes cannot download container images from a private registry. The event log reports a certificate trust error. What should be verified?

A. The trusted CA configuration for the private registry

B. The vSAN object name

C. The virtual machine display resolution

D. The VCF Operations cost policy

Answer: A

Explanation: A certificate trust error during image retrieval commonly indicates that the registry certificate authority is not trusted by the required Supervisor or VKS components.

Question 3

VCF Operations has stopped receiving information from resources at a remote site. The resources remain available, but the related adapter reports collection failures. What should the administrator investigate first?

A. Cloud Proxy connectivity and adapter configuration

B. VM console color settings

C. A content library template name

D. The exam registration profile

Answer: A

Explanation: Cloud Proxy and adapter problems can interrupt data collection from remote resources even when the monitored workloads remain available.

Question 4

Traffic between two NSX-connected networks fails after a routing change. Which approach provides the most useful path-level analysis?

A. Review the logical routing packet walk and related network simulation results

B. Restart every ESX host immediately

C. Delete the workload domain

D. Increase every virtual machine’s memory

Answer: A

Explanation: A logical routing packet walk and network simulation can identify the component or routing decision where traffic is being dropped.

Question 5

A virtual machine shows high CPU ready time while its guest operating system reports only moderate CPU utilization. What is the most likely cause?

A. The VM is waiting for physical CPU scheduling time

B. The VM has too much available storage

C. The content library is unavailable

D. The VM is using a trusted certificate

Answer: A

Explanation: High CPU ready time indicates that the virtual machine is ready to execute but is waiting for access to physical CPU resources.

Question 6

A VCF Automation deployment works for one organization but consistently fails for another organization using the same blueprint. What should the administrator compare first?

A. Organization policies, project configuration, access controls, and available resources

B. The examination language

C. The ESX host wallpaper

D. The name of the support engineer

Answer: A

Explanation: If the same blueprint works in one organization but not another, differences in policies, project configuration, permissions, or resource availability are likely causes.

3V0-13.26 Frequently Asked Questions

Is 3V0-13.26 difficult?

Yes. It is an advanced professional examination intended for candidates with broad hands-on VCF support experience. Questions may require candidates to correlate symptoms across multiple components and select the safest or most efficient troubleshooting action.

How many items are on the exam?

The 3V0-13.26 exam contains 60 items.

How long do candidates have?

The appointment time is 135 minutes, including adequate time for nonnative English speakers.

What is the passing score?

The passing score is 300 using Broadcom’s scaled scoring method.

What item formats are used?

The exam may include multiple-choice, multiple-selection, build-list, matching, drag-and-drop, point-and-click, and hot-area items. Less common item types may also appear.

How is the exam delivered?

3V0-13.26 is a proctored examination delivered through Pearson VUE. Candidates should check current scheduling options to determine whether online or test-center delivery is available in their region.

Which blueprint section is tested?

The official guide lists testable objectives only in Section 5, Troubleshoot and Optimize the VMware Solution. Sections 1–4 are part of the standardized blueprint structure but currently contain no testable objectives.

Does that mean I can ignore architecture and configuration?

No. Advanced troubleshooting requires a strong understanding of architecture, products, design, installation, configuration, and administration. These subjects provide the knowledge required to understand Section 5 scenarios.

Which VMware Cloud Foundation version is covered?

The exam is based on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0. Candidates should review the latest VCF 9.0 documentation and release notes.

What training does Broadcom recommend?

The official guide identifies advanced troubleshooting training for VCF Automation, Storage, Operations, Networking, Compute, and vSphere Kubernetes Service.

Is hands-on experience necessary?

Hands-on experience is strongly recommended. Candidates should be able to inspect logs, alerts, events, network flows, storage health, resource metrics, and component dependencies in a working VCF environment.

What is the exam retake policy?

Candidates should review the current Broadcom VMware certification and Pearson VUE policies for waiting periods, attempt limits, and fees before scheduling another attempt.

How long is the VCAP-VCF Support certification valid?

Certification validity and renewal requirements should be confirmed through the current VMware certification website because Broadcom may revise certification policies.

How are CertQueen materials updated?

CertQueen reviews its 3V0-13.26 preparation materials when Broadcom changes relevant objectives, VCF product information, or certification requirements. Customers receive free updates for one year from the purchase date.

Are the sample questions actual exam questions?

No. The sample questions on this page are independently written study questions. They support legitimate preparation and do not reproduce confidential live exam content.

CertQueen 3V0-13.26 Preparation Materials

CertQueen 3V0-13.26 preparation materials are organized around the official objectives and provide focused practice across storage, compute, automation, operations, networking, Kubernetes, and performance troubleshooting.

Using the preparation materials can help you:

• Review all published Section 5 objectives.
• Strengthen VCF 9.0 troubleshooting knowledge.
• Practice vSAN and supported non-vSAN storage scenarios.
• Review workload domain, ESX, vCenter, cluster, and VM issues.
• Practice VCF Automation monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Review Supervisor and VKS support scenarios.
• Use VCF Operations, Logs, and Networks effectively.
• Practice NSX connectivity, routing, ECMP, and packet-walk scenarios.
• Improve performance analysis and optimization skills.
• Become familiar with advanced interactive item formats.

Use CertQueen materials together with the official 3V0-13.26 Exam Guide, Broadcom technical documentation, recommended advanced troubleshooting courses, VCF 9.0 release notes, and hands-on laboratory experience.

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