Exam Format

• Exam Code: 2V0-18.25
  
• Certification Level: Professional
  
• Exam Duration: 135 minutes, including additional time provided for candidates whose native language is not English
  
• Passing Score: 300 using Broadcom’s scaled scoring method
  
• Unscored Content: Broadcom does not officially state whether unscored questions are included. Candidates should answer every question presented during the exam.

Exam Details

• Question Types: Multiple choice and multiple-choice multiple-selection questions
  
• Number of Questions: 60 questions
  
• Hands-On Questions: No dedicated hands-on laboratory questions are listed. The exam uses scenario-based questions to evaluate practical troubleshooting and support knowledge.

Exam Policies

• Offline Proctoring: Candidates can take the exam at an authorized Pearson VUE testing centre. Rescheduling must be completed at least 24 hours before the scheduled appointment.
  
• Online Proctoring: Online testing may be available through Pearson VUE OnVUE, subject to regional availability, system requirements, identity verification, and workspace requirements.
  
• Waiting Period: Candidates who fail a proctored VMware certification exam must wait seven calendar days before attempting the exam again.
  
• Passed Exam Policy: Candidates cannot retake an exam they have already passed until Broadcom releases a new major revision of that exam.
  
• Retake Fee: The full applicable exam fee must be paid for every retake.

Certification Validity and Renewal

• Validity: Broadcom uses versioned VMware certifications to show how current a candidate’s knowledge and skills are. The official VCP-VVF Support page does not specify a fixed expiration date for this certification.
  
• Renewal Options: Candidates can demonstrate updated skills by passing a newer version of the relevant VMware certification exam when Broadcom releases an updated certification track.

Exam Fee

• Base Fee: $250 USD, excluding applicable taxes
  
• Taxes: Country-specific taxes may apply.
  
• Example: In India, 18% GST applies, making the estimated total $295 USD ($250 + $45 tax). The final amount may be displayed in local currency during Pearson VUE registration.

Prerequisites

There are no mandatory certification prerequisites for taking the VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 Support exam. However, the minimally qualified candidate is recommended to have:

• At least one year of experience supporting and troubleshooting VMware vSphere Foundation components
  
• At least two years of overall information technology experience
  
• A high-level understanding of VMware vSphere Foundation features, functions, components, and architectural models
  
• Practical experience troubleshooting VMware ESX, vCenter, VMware vSAN, VCF Operations, and VCF Operations for logs
  
• Familiarity with standard troubleshooting methodologies and production support procedures

Exam Topics

• VVF Deployment Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot problems affecting the initial VMware vSphere Foundation deployment process
  
• VVF Conversion and Upgrade: Troubleshoot the conversion of an existing VMware vSphere environment to VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0
  
• Cluster Troubleshooting: Diagnose workload-cluster creation, cluster expansion, cluster removal, ESX host addition, host removal, and environment-import problems
  
• License Management: Troubleshoot component licensing, entitlements, license assignment, and expired VMware vSphere Foundation licences
  
• Compute Troubleshooting: Diagnose problems affecting ESX hosts, vCenter, virtual machines, and vSphere cluster configurations
  
• Storage Troubleshooting: Resolve VMware vSAN, vSAN stretched-cluster, iSCSI, Network File System, Fibre Channel, and other supported storage problems
  
• Network Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot vSphere Distributed Switch and vSphere Standard Switch configurations and connectivity
  
• VCF Operations: Troubleshoot VCF Operations configuration, monitoring, observability, alerts, dashboards, reports, and log-analysis problems
  
• Log Management: Use VCF Operations for logs, log bundles, Log Assist, dashboards, reports, and alerts to investigate operational incidents
  
• VCF Operations Orchestrator: Troubleshoot orchestrator configuration, workflows, actions, and workflow-execution failures

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Intended Audience

The VMware Certified Professional – VMware vSphere Foundation Support certification is ideal for professionals responsible for supporting and troubleshooting virtualized and private-cloud environments, including roles such as:

• VMware Support Engineer
  
• Virtualization Administrator
  
• Infrastructure Support Engineer
  
• Systems Administrator
  
• Private Cloud Engineer
  
• Data Centre Engineer
  
• Platform Engineer
  
• Site Reliability Engineer

Career Impact

Jobs You Can Get:

• VMware Support Engineer, Virtualization Administrator, Infrastructure Engineer, Systems Engineer, Private Cloud Support Engineer, Data Centre Engineer, Platform Engineer, or Site Reliability Engineer.

Average Salary

• Varies by country, experience, organization, and job role —
  
• U.S.: Approximately $80,000–$130,000 USD,
  
• India: Approximately ₹6,00,000–₹20,00,000 INR,
  
• United Kingdom: Approximately £40,000–£75,000 GBP,
  
• UAE: Approximately 140,000–300,000 AED per year.

Why It’s Valuable:

• The certification demonstrates specialized troubleshooting expertise across VMware vSphere Foundation deployments, compute, storage, networking, monitoring, logging, licensing, orchestration, and production infrastructure support.

Exam Mode

The exam is proctored and can be taken either:

• In-person at an authorized Pearson VUE testing centre
  
• Online through Pearson VUE’s OnVUE online proctoring platform, where available

Exam Booking Link

• Book your VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 Support Exam through Pearson VUE — Click here (https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/broadcom.html)

Once you pass the exam

• Access your VMware Certified Professional – VMware vSphere Foundation Support credential through Broadcom CertMetrics
  
• Processing Time: Exam results are normally displayed after completing the examination, although credential processing may take additional time
  
• Log in to Broadcom CertMetrics: https://cp.certmetrics.com/broadcom/en/login
  
• Navigate to the Certifications or Credentials section
  
• View and download your certification information
  
• Access your digital badge or transcript when it becomes available

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