VMware 2V0-71.23 VMware Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations Professional Exam Practice Test

Two services that require Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates to provide encryption in VMware Tanzu Service Mesh are:

• Certificate Authority (CA) Service: A service that issues certificates to services in the service mesh to enable mutual TLS (mTLS) communication between them. The CA service uses a root certificate to sign the certificates for the services, and verifies the identity of the services using the certificates. The CA service also rotates the certificates periodically to ensure security8.
• Public Service: A service that exposes an internal service in the service mesh to external clients over HTTPS. The public service uses a TLS certificate to encrypt the traffic between the external clients and the internal service, and to authenticate itself to the clients. The TLS certificate must match the domain name of the public service9.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Internal Service: A service that runs inside the service mesh and communicates with other services using mTLS. The internal service does not require a TLS certificate, but rather uses a certificate issued by the CA service to enable mTLS10.
• Proxy Service: A service that acts as an intermediary between an internal service and an external service, such as a database or an API. The proxy service does not require a TLS certificate, but rather uses a certificate issued by the CA service to enable mTLS with the internal service. The proxy service also uses the external service’s certificate to verify its identity11.
• External Service: A service that runs outside the service mesh and communicates with an internal service over HTTPS or TCP. The external service does not require a TLS certificate from Tanzu Service Mesh, but rather uses its own certificate to encrypt the traffic with the internal service, and to authenticate itself to the internal service.

References: Certificate Authority (CA) Service, Public Services, Internal Services, Proxy Services,

Two statements about the NSX Advanced Load Balancer are correct:

• It can be configured as the VIP endpoint for the management cluster on vSphere. The VIP endpoint is the IP address that clients use to access the Kubernetes API server on the management cluster. By default, this IP address is assigned by DHCP, but it can also be configured manually or by using a load balancer. Using a load balancer provides high availability and scalability for the VIP endpoint. NSX Advanced Load Balancer can be used as the load balancer provider for the VIP endpoint by creating a virtual service that points to the control plane nodes of the management cluster5.
• It can be configured as a load balancer for workloads in the clusters that are deployed on vSphere. Workload clusters are Kubernetes clusters that run user workloads on vSphere with Tanzu. Workload clusters require a load balancer to expose services of type LoadBalancer to external clients. NSX Advanced Load Balancer can be used as the load balancer provider for workload clusters by deploying an Avi Kubernetes Service (AKS) pod on each cluster node. The AKS pod acts as an ingress controller that communicates with the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller and creates virtual services for each service of type LoadBalancer6.

The other options are incorrect because:

• It can only be used if Antrea CNI is installed on the workload cluster is false. Antrea is one of the supported Container Network Interface (CNI) plugins for workload clusters on vSphere with Tanzu, but it is not mandatory to use it with NSX Advanced Load Balancer. Other CNI plugins, such as Calico or Flannel, can also work with NSX Advanced Load Balancer7.
• It only supports the service type LoadBalancer is false. NSX Advanced Load Balancer supports other service types as well, such as ClusterIP and NodePort. These service types can be used to expose services within or across clusters without requiring an external load balancer8.
• It is natively integrated with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Amazon Web Services EC2 deployments is false. NSX Advanced Load Balancer is not natively integrated with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Amazon Web Services EC2 deployments. Tanzu Kubernetes Grid on AWS uses the AWS Elastic Load Balancing service as the default load balancer provider for both management and workload clusters9.

References: Configure the VIP Endpoint for the Management Cluster, Deploy and Configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer as a Load Balancer for Workload Clusters, Supported CNI Plugins, Service Types, Load Balancing on AWS

VMware Tanzu Service Mesh Advanced is the VMware product UI that allows browsing Global Namespace Topology. A Global Namespace is a logical group of services that span multiple clusters and clouds, providing consistent service discovery, security, and observability10. A Global Namespace Topology is a graphical representation of the services and their connections in a Global Namespace, showing the key metrics and health status of each service11. To browse the Global Namespace Topology, an administrator can use the Tanzu Service Mesh Console, which is the web-based user interface for managing Tanzu Service Mesh12.

The other options are incorrect because:

• NSX Advanced Load Balancer is a VMware product that provides load balancing, web application firewall, and container ingress services for applications across various data centers and clouds13. It does not allow browsing Global Namespace Topology.
• NSX is a VMware product that provides network virtualization and security for applications across various data centers and clouds. It does not allow browsing Global Namespace Topology.
• Tanzu Mission Control is a VMware product that provides centralized management and governance for Kubernetes clusters across multiple teams and clouds. It does not allow browsing Global Namespace Topology.

References: Global Namespaces, View the Topology of Services in a Global Namespace or a Cluster, Tanzu Service Mesh Console Overview, NSX Advanced Load Balancer Overview, [NSX-T Data Center Overview], [Tanzu Mission Control Overview]

A Deployment is a Kubernetes object that allows you to perform a rolling update without disrupting services. A Deployment manages a ReplicaSet or a Pod and provides declarative updates for them. You can describe the desired state of your application using a Deployment, and it will change the actual state to the desired state at acontrolled rate. A Deployment also allows you to roll back to a previous version if something goes wrong during the update14.

The other options are incorrect because:

• A ReplicaSet is a Kubernetes object that ensures that a specified number of pod replicas are running at any given time. It does not provide any mechanism for updating or rolling back pods15.
• A Service is a Kubernetes object that defines a logical set of pods and a policy to access them. It does not provide any mechanism for updating or rolling back pods16.
• A Container is not a Kubernetes object, but rather a component of a Pod. A Pod is the smallest deployable unit of computing in Kubernetes. A Pod can contain one or more containers that share storage and network resources. A Pod does not provide any mechanism for updating or rolling back itself or its containers17.

References: Deployments, ReplicaSets, Services, Pods

The correct procedure to attach a management cluster using the Tanzu Mission Control web console is to go to the Administration page, select the Management Clusters tab, click Register Management Cluster, and select the type of management cluster to register. A management cluster is a Kubernetes cluster that runs the Cluster API components and can be used to create and manage workload clusters3. VMware Tanzu Mission Control supports registering two types of management clusters: Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management clusters and vSphere with Tanzu Supervisor Clusters4. By registering a management cluster with Tanzu Mission Control, you can enable lifecycle management of its workload clusters, assign them to cluster groups, apply policies, and monitor their health and performance4. References: Register a Management Cluster with Tanzu Mission Control - VMware Docs, Management Clusters - The Cluster API Book

VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid is an enterprise-ready Kubernetes runtime that streamlines operations across multi-cloud infrastructure1. Tanzu Kubernetes Grid natively integrates with the following VMware products:

• NSX Advanced Load Balancer: A solution that provides L4 and L7 load balancing and ingress control for Kubernetes clusters. NSX Advanced Load Balancer can be used as the default load balancer provider for both management and workload clusters on vSphere, AWS, Azure, and other platforms2.
• NSX-T Data Center: A network virtualization and security platform that provides consistent networking and security for applications running across private and public clouds. NSX-T Data Center can be used as the default network plugin for both management and workload clusters on vSphere, AWS, Azure, and other platforms3.
• vSphere with VMware Tanzu: A solution that enables you to run Kubernetes workloads natively on a vSphere cluster, and to provision and manage Kubernetes clusters using the vSphere Client. vSphere with VMware Tanzu can be used as the platform to deploy Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management clusters and workload clusters4.

The other options are incorrect because:

• BOSH is an open-source tool that provides release engineering, deployment, lifecycle management, and monitoring of distributed systems. BOSH is not a VMware product, nor does it natively integrate with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid5.
• vRealize Network Insight is a solution that delivers intelligent operations for software-defined networking and security. It helps optimize network performance and availability with visibility and analytics across virtual and physical networks. vRealize Network Insight is not natively integrated with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid6.
• Tanzu Mission Control is a centralized management platform for consistently operating and securing your Kubernetes infrastructure and modern applications across multiple teams and clouds. Tanzu Mission Control is not natively integrated with Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, but rather works with it as a separate product7.

References: VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Overview, NSX Advanced Load Balancer, NSX-T Data Center, vSphere with VMware Tanzu, BOSH, vRealize Network Insight, Tanzu Mission Control Overview

The statement that correctly describes the Cluster API is that it is a specialized toolset to bring declarative, Kubernetes-style APIs to cluster creation, configuration, and management in theKubernetes ecosystem. Cluster API is a Kubernetes sub-project that provides declarative APIs and tooling to simplify provisioning, upgrading, and operating multiple Kubernetes clusters5. Cluster API uses a set of custom resource definitions (CRDs) to represent clusters, machines, and other objects. Cluster API also relies on providers to implement the logic for interacting with different infrastructure platforms5. References: Introduction - The Cluster API Book

A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer that you can add to your applications to provide capabilities like observability, traffic management, and security, without adding them to your own code. A service mesh consists of network proxies paired with each service in an application and a set of management processes. The proxies are called the data plane and the management processes are called the control plane. The data plane intercepts calls between different services and processes them; the control plane is the brain of the mesh that configures and monitors the data plane1. A service mesh makes communication between applications possible, structured, and observable by providing features such as load balancing, service discovery, encryption, authentication, authorization, routing, retries, timeouts, fault injection, metrics, logs, and traces2.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Provides dynamic application load balancing and autoscaling across multiple clusters and multiple sites is a description of VMware Tanzu Service Mesh Global Namespaces feature3, which is built on top of a service mesh. It is not the purpose of a service mesh in general.
• Provides a centralized, global routing table to simplify and optimize traffic management is a description of VMware Tanzu Service Mesh Global Mesh Network feature4, which is also built on top of a service mesh. It is not the purpose of a service mesh in general.
• Provides service discovery across multiple clusters is a partial description of a service mesh, but it does not capture the full scope of its purpose. Service discovery is one of the features that a service mesh provides, but it is not the only one.

References: What’s a service mesh?, The Istio service mesh, Service mesh - Wikipedia

VMware Aria Operations for Applications is a SaaS solution that provides observability for modern applications across multiple clouds and platforms. It collects and analyzes traces, metrics, and logs from various sources, including Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters managed by Tanzu Mission Control. To enable the integration between VMware Aria Operations for Applications and Tanzu Mission Control, an administrator can use the integrations tab in Tanzu Mission Control UI and follow the steps to configure the connection.

The other options are incorrect because:

• VMware Aria Operations for Applications is not enabled by default in Tanzu Mission Control. An administrator has to explicitly enable the integration and provide the required credentials and settings.
• An administrator cannot login to VMware Aria Operations for Applications and enable Tanzu Mission Control integration from the administration menu. The integration has to be initiated from Tanzu Mission Control UI.
• An administrator cannot download and install the VMware Aria Operations Observations agent from Tanzu CLI. The Observations agent is automatically installed on the clusters managed by Tanzu Mission Control once the integration is enabled.

References: Configure Integration with Tanzu Mission Control, Introducing the Tanzu Mission Control Integration for VMware Aria Automation

Antrea is the default CNI for new Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters8. Antrea is an open-source Kubernetes networking solution that implements the Container Network Interface (CNI) specification and uses Open vSwitch (OVS) as the data plane9. Antrea supports various features such as network policies, service load balancing, NodePortLocal, IPsec encryption, IPv6 dual-stack, and more10.

The other options are incorrect because:

• Multus CNI is an open-source container network interface plugin for Kubernetes that enables attaching multiple network interfaces to pods11. It is not the default CNI for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters.
• Flannel is an open-source simple and easy-to-use overlay network that satisfies the Kubernetes requirements12. It is not the default CNI for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters.
• Calico is an open-source network and network security solution for containers, virtual machines, and native host-based workloads13. It is not the default CNI for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters.

References: Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Cluster Networking, Antrea, Antrea Features, Multus CNI, Flannel, Calico

A NetworkPolicy is a Kubernetes object that controls what traffic is allowed to and from selected pods and network endpoints6. NetworkPolicy objects contain the following information:

• The pods that are affected by this policy (the pod selector)
• The traffic that is allowed for these pods (the ingress and egress rules)
• The network entities that are allowed or denied for this traffic (the selectors and IP blocks)

By default, all pods in a cluster can communicate with each other and with any external network endpoint. A NetworkPolicy allows you to restrict this behavior by defining rules for pod isolation and network access. A NetworkPolicy is enforced by a network plugin that supports it6.

The other options are incorrect because:

• An Ingress is a Kubernetes object that manages external access to services in a cluster, typically HTTP7. It does not control what traffic is allowed to and from selected pods and network endpoints.
• A PodSecurityPolicy is a Kubernetes object that controls security-sensitive aspects of pod specification, such as running as privileged or using host networking8. It does not control what traffic is allowed to and from selected pods and network endpoints.
• A Secret is a Kubernetes object that stores sensitive information, such as passwords or keys, in an encrypted form9. It does not control what traffic is allowed to and from selected pods and network endpoints.

References: Network Policies, Ingress, Pod Security Policies, Secrets

VMware Aria Operations for Applications (formerly known as Tanzu Observability) is a unified observability platform that provides full-stack visibility using metrics, traces, and logs across distributed applications, application services, container services, and multi-cloud environments. Some of the capabilities of VMware Aria Operations for Applications are:

• Create alerts: Users can monitor for certain behaviors and get smart notifications based on query conditions. Users can create alerts independently or directly from charts, and use advanced and accurate alerting powered by AI/analytics and query language1.
• Create charts and dashboards: Users can visualize their data based on query results in various chart types (such as line plot, point plot, table, pie chart, etc.) and organize them in dashboards. Users can also interact with charts and dashboards in real time, such as zoom in, zoom out, change the time window, change the focus, and so on1.
• Create queries: Users can use the Wavefront Query Language (WQL) to extract the information they need from their data. Users can use the Chart Builder for easy query creation or the Query Editor for advanced query editing. Users can also use functions, operators, variables, macros, and expressions to manipulate their data1.

References: VMware Aria Operations for Applications Documentation, Unified Observability Platform by VMware Aria Operations for Applications

VMware vSphere 8 is the version of VMware vSphere that introduces the capability for provisioning a workload cluster using a cluster class (ClusterClass) from VMware Tanzu Mission Control. ClusterClass is a feature of Cluster API that allows users to define a reusable cluster configuration template and use it to create consistent clusters with a predefined shape and size. Tanzu Mission Control leverages ClusterClass to enable users to create Tanzu Kubernetes clusters in vSphere with Tanzu using a default cluster class. The default cluster class specifies the number of control plane nodes, worker nodes, and the resources allocated to each node. To use ClusterClass with Tanzu Mission Control, the vSphere environment must be running version 8.0 or later, and the Supervisor Cluster must be upgraded from vSphere 7.0U3.

The other options are incorrect because:

• VMware vCenter Server 6.7 Update 3 is not a version of VMware vSphere, but rather a version of VMware vCenter Server, which is the centralized management platform for vSphere environments. VMware vCenter Server 6.7 Update 3 does not support ClusterClass or Tanzu Mission Control.
• VMware vSphere 6.7 is an older version of VMware vSphere that does not support ClusterClass or Tanzu Mission Control. VMware vSphere 6.7 reached end of general support on October 15, 2022.
• VMware is not a version of VMware vSphere, but rather the name of the company that develops and sells VMware vSphere and other products.

References: [Introducing ClusterClass and Managed Topologies in Cluster API], [Provision a Cluster in vSphere with Tanzu using a Cluster Class], [A First Look at ClusterClass Deployments using Tanzu Kubernetes Grid 2.0], [VMware vCenter Server 6.7 Update 3 Release Notes], [VMware Product Lifecycle Matrix]

The Tanzu CLI is a command-line tool that enables users to interact with VMware Tanzu products and services. It must be installed upfront to deploy VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid management cluster, as it provides commands to create, configure, scale, upgrade, and delete management clusters on different platforms. The Tanzu CLI also allows users to create workload clusters from the management cluster, and to perform various operations on both types of clusters. References: VMware Tanzu CLI Documentation, [Deploying Management Clusters with the Tanzu CLI]

The statement that correctly describes a global namespace in VMware Tanzu Service Mesh is that it defines an application boundary and provides consistent traffic routing, connectivity, resiliency, and security for applications across multiple clusters. A global namespace is a logical abstraction of an application from the underlying infrastructure that spans across multiple clusters and clouds4. A global namespace connects the resources and workloads that make up the application into one virtual unit and manages their identity, discovery, connectivity, security, and observability4. A global namespace also enables automatic service discovery and cross-cluster communication within the application boundary4. References: Global Namespaces - VMware Docs

The command that has a valid syntax for scaling VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid cluster using Tanzu CLI is tanzu cluster scale --controlplane-machine-count 5 --worker-machine-count 10. The tanzu cluster scale command allows users to manually scale the number of control plane and worker nodes in a cluster5. The --controlplane-machine-count flag specifies the desired number of control plane nodes, while the --worker-machine-count flag specifies the desired number of worker nodes5. The other commands are invalid because they either use incorrect flags or omit the namespace flag when required5. References: Scale Clusters - VMware Docs

A tool that can be used to backup and restore workloads on clusters provisioned by the VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service is the Velero Plugin for VMware vSphere. The Velero Plugin for VMware vSphere is an extension of Velero, an open source tool that performs backup and restore of Kubernetes resources and persistent volumes5. The plugin leverages the snapshot capabilities of vSphere to create backups of Kubernetes workloads running on vSphere-managed infrastructure, such as VMware Cloud on AWS or VMware Cloud on Dell EMC5. The plugin also supports restoring backups to the same or different clusters, as well as migrating workloads across clusters5. References: Velero Plugin for VMware vSphere Documentation