VMware 2V0-642 : VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualization 6.2 Exam

Exam Code: 2V0-642

Exam Name: VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualization 6.2 Exam

Updated: Sep 03, 2026

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Section	Objectives
Section 1: Understand VMware NSX Technology and Architecture
Compare and Contrast the Benefits of a VMware NSX Implementation	-Determine challenges with physical network implementations -Understand common VMware NSX terms -Differentiate NSX network and security functions and services -Differentiate common use cases for VMware NSX
Understand VMware NSX Architecture	-Differentiate component functionality of NSX stack infrastructure components - Compare and contrast with advantages/disadvantages of topologies (star, ring, etc.) as well as scaling limitations -Compare and contrast VMware NSX data center deployment models -Prepare a vSphere implementation for NSX
Prepare a vSphere implementation for NSX	- Differentiate logical and physical topologies, components and services -Differentiate logical and physical security constructs Endpoint Security Data Security Flow Monitoring Activity Monitoring Distributed Firewall Perimeter Firewall
Understand VMware NSX Integration with Third-Party Products and Services	-Understand integration with third-party partner tools and systems using NSX REST APIs -Determine integration with third-party services Network services Security services Load Balancing Anti-malware IDS/IPS -Determine integration with third-party hardware Network Interface Cards (NICs) Terminating overlay networks HW VTEP VXLAN offload RSS -Install/register a third-party service with NSX
Understand VMware NSX Integration with vRealize Automation (vRA)	-Understand integration with vRealize Automation -Demonstrate NSX deployment capabilities built into vRealize Automation -Compare and contrast Network Profiles available in vRealize Automation -Understand NSX preparation tasks for attaching a network profile to a blueprint - Discern vRealize Automation preparation tasks for deploying a machine with on-demand network services
Section 2: Understand VMware NSX Physical Infrastructure Requirements
Compare and Contrast the Benefits of Running VMware NSX on Physical Network Fabrics	-Differentiate physical network topologies Differentiate physical network trends Understand the purpose of a Spine node Understand the purpose of a Leaf node -Differentiate virtual network topologies Enterprise Service Provider Multi-Tenant Multi-Tenant Scalable -Given a specific physical topology, determine what challenges could be addressed by aVMware NSX implementation. - Differentiate physical/virtual QoS implementation - Differentiatesingle/multiplevSphereDistributedSwitch(vDS)/DistributedLogical Router implementations -Differentiate NSX Edge High Availability (HA)/Scale-out implementations -Differentiate Separate/Collapsed vSphere Cluster topologies - Differentiate Layer 3 and Converged cluster infrastructures
Determine Physical Infrastructure Requirements for a VMware NSX Implementation	-Discern management and edge cluster requirementsDifferentiateminimum/optimalphysicalinfrastructurerequirementsfora VMwareNSX implementation -Determine how traffic types are handled in a physical infrastructure -Determine use cases for available virtual architectures -Describe ESXi host vmnic requirements -Differentiate virtual to physical switch connection methods -Compare and contrast VMkernel networking scenarios
Section 3: Configure and Manage vSphere Networking
Configure and Manage vSphere Distributed Switches (vDS)	-Compare and contrast vDS capabilities -Create/Delete a vDS -Add/Remove ESXi hosts from a vDS -Edit general vSphere vDS settings -Add/Configure/Remove dvPortgroups - Configure dvPort settings -Add/Remove uplink adapters to dvUplinkgroups -Create/Configure/Remove virtual adapters -Migrate virtual machines to/from a vDS -Monitor dvPort state -Determine use cases for a vDS
Configure and Manage vDS Policies	-Compare and contrast common vDS policies -Configure dvPortgroup blocking policies -Explain benefits of Multi-Instance TCP/IP stack -Configure load balancing and failover policies -Configure VLAN settings -Configure traffic shaping policies -Enable TCP Segmentation Offload (TOE) support for a virtual machine -Enable Jumbo Frame support on appropriate components -Determine appropriate VLAN configuration for a vSphere implementation -Understand how DSCP is handled in a VXLAN frame
Section 4: Install and Upgrade VMware NSX
Configure Environment for Network Virtualization	- Comprehend physical infrastructure configuration for NSX Compute, Edge and Management clusters (MTU, Dynamic Routing for Edge, etc.) -Prepare a Greenfield vSphere Infrastructure for NSX Deployment Configure Quality of Service (QoS) Configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) -Configure a Brownfield vSphere Infrastructure for NSX -Determine how IP address assignments work in VMware NSX - Determine minimum permissions required to perform an NSX deployment task in a vSphere implementation
Deploy VMware NSX Components	-Install/Register NSX Manager -Prepare ESXi hosts -Deploy NSX Controllers -Understand assignment of Segment ID Pool and appropriate need for Multicast addresses -Install Guest Introspection -Create an IP pool -Understand when to use IP Pools versus DHCP for VTEP configuration
Upgrade Existing vCNS/NSX Implementation	- Based on a given upgrade scenario, identify requisite steps and components for upgrading to NSX 6.x -Upgrade vCNS 5.5 to NSX 6.x -Upgrade vCNS Virtual Wires to NSX Logical Switches -Upgrade to NSX Components Upgrade to NSX Firewall Upgrade to NSX Edge Upgrade vShield Endpoint from 5.5 to 6.x Upgrade to NSX Data Security -Upgrade NSX Manager from 6.0 to 6.x -Update vSphere Clusters after NSX upgrade -Understand the impact of availability to the aspects of NSX during an upgrade
Expand Transport Zone to Include New Cluster(s)	-Understand the function of a Transport Zone -Understand proper addition of a Transport Zone -Understand necessity to expand or contract a Transport Zone -Edit a Transport Zone -Understand appropriate use of Control Plane mode modification of a Transport zone
Section 5: Configure VMware NSX Virtual Networks
Create and Administer Logical Switches	-Given a scenario, demonstrate the proper way to add/remove a Logical Switch -Determine use case for and contrast the three Control Plane Modes Multi-cast Hybrid Unicast Determine use case for connecting a Logical Switch to an NSX Edge gateway -Deploy services to a Logical Switch -Demonstrate multiple ways of adding or removing virtual machines from a Logical Switch -Test Logical Switch connectivity
Configure VXLAN	-Determine areas where VXLANs should be configured -Understand physical network requirements for virtual topologies with VXLANs -Understand how to prepare a vSphere cluster for VXLAN -Determine the appropriate teaming policy for a given implementation -Understand how to configure and modify the options of a Transport Zone -Understand how prepare VXLAN Tunnel End Points (VTEPs) on vSphere clusters
Configure and Manage Layer 2 Bridging	-Given a scenario, determine an appropriate High Availability configuration for Layer 2 Bridging -Understand how to add a Layer 2 Bridge to an NSX Edge device -Determine when Layer 2 Bridging would be required for a given NSX implementation -Determine use cases for multiple Layer 2 Bridges -Compare and contrast software and hardware bridging
Configure and Manage Logical Routers	-Install NSX Edge -Understand how to connect/disconnect a Logical Switch from a logical router -Understand and describe the different types of router interfaces -Determine NSX components needed to build out topologies with logical routers -Understand how to add and configure a new logical router -Determine use case for and configure a management interface -Determine use case for and configure High Availability for a logical router -Configure routing protocols Static OSPF BGP IS-IS -Configure default gateway -Determine if cross-protocol route sharing is needed for a given NSX implementation -Understand how to configure administrative distances for routing -Understand configuration differences between iBGP and eBGP -Understand and configure route redistribution
Section 6: Configure and Manage NSX Network Services
Configure and Manage Logical Load Balancing	-Differentiate when to use the two topologies for load balancing -Understand how to configure load balancing -Configure and understand service monitors -Understand how to Add/Edit/Delete a server pool -Understand how to Add/Edit/Delete an application profile -Understand how to Add/Edit/Delete virtual servers -Determine appropriate NSX Edge instance size based on load balancing requirements
Configure and Manage Logical Virtual Private Networks (VPN)	-Understand how to configure IPSec VPN Configure IPSec VPN parameters Enable logging -Understand how to configure Layer 2 VPN Add Layer 2 VPN Client/Server View Layer 2 VPN Statistics -Configure Network Access/Web Access SSL VPN-Plus Edit Client Configurations Edit General Settings Edit Web Portal Designs Add/Edit/Delete IP Pools Add/Edit/Delete Private Networks Add/Edit/Delete Installation Packages Add/Edit/Delete Users Add/Edit/Delete Login/Logoff script -Determine appropriate VPN service type for a given NSX implementation
Configure and Manage DHCP/DNS/NAT	-Understand proper use and addition of a DHCP IP Pool -Enable a DHCP IP pool -Determine use and proper implementation of DNS services -Determine when and how to configure Source NAT -Determine when and how to configure Destination NAT -Given a scenario, compare and contrast proper DHCP uses
Configure and Manage Edge Services High Availability	-Given a scenario, compare and contrast proper HA uses -Determine service availability during an Edge High Availability failover -Differentiate NSX Edge High Availability and vSphere High Availability -Configure NSX Edge High Availability Configure heartbeat settings Configure management IP addresses -Modify and existing Edge High Availability deployment -Determine resource pool requirements for a given Edge High Availability configuration -Configure Equal-Cost Multi-Path Routing (ECMP) Determine ECMP timers Understand process flows - Combine ECMP with other stateful services
Section 7: Configure and Administer Netw Network Security
Configure and Administer Logical Firewall Services	-Add/Edit/Delete an Edge Firewall rule -Configure Source/Destination/Service/Action rule components - Compare and contrast between Edge Rule Types (PreRules/Internal/User Rules/Default Rules) -Change the order of an Edge User Firewall rule -Demonstrate how to configure an Edge Firewall PreRule -Understand the limitations of ECMP and Edge Firewall Policy
Configure Distributed Firewall Services	-Understand VM IP Address learning for the purposes of DFW vCenter attribute learning -Differentiate between Layer 2 and Layer 3 rules -Differentiate between entity-based and identity-based rules -Understand firewall rule entities -Determine rule processing order -Understand rule segregation -Demonstrate steps to Add/Delete a Distributed Firewall rule -Demonstrate configuration of Source/Destination/Service/Action rule components -Change the order of a Distributed Firewall rule -Add/Merge/Delete a Distributed Firewall rule section -Determine publishing requirements for rules in a given NSX implementation -Demonstrate Import/Export Distributed Firewall Configuration -Load Distributed Firewall configuration -Determine need for excluding virtual machines from distributed firewall protection -Describe SpoofGuard Operation and Default Policy and Actions -Describe SpoofGuard IP Address Learning -Determine requirements for a Spoofguard Policy -Demonstrate how to Create and Edit a SpoofGuard Policy IP Local Addresses Approve IP addresses Edit/Clear IP addresses
Configure and Manage Service Composer	-Understand assets that can be used with a Security Group -Differentiate services contained in a Security Policy -Compare and contrast common Service Composer use cases -Differentiate third party integration and service redirection -Differentiate Security Groups and Security Policies -Demonstrate the ability to redirect specific flows (e.g. 80) to network introspection services - Differentiate between vCenter attribute based Firewall rules (including IP Sets) vs Active Directory identity-based rule -Create/Edit a Security Group in Service Composer -Create/Edit/Delete a Security Policy in Service Composer -Map a Security Policy to a Security Group -Add/Edit/Delete a Security Tag -Assign and view a Security Tag
Section 8: Deploy a Cross-vCenter NSX environment
Differentiate single and Cross-vCenter NSX deployments	-Understand the benefits/use cases for Cross-vCenter NSX -Contrast single and Cross-vCenter deployment models -Determine the appropriate NSX topology for a given use case -Understand options for ingress and egress traffic flows in a multi-site topology -Describe and differentiate Universal components Universal Firewall rules Universal Network and Security objects Universal Logical Switches Universal Distributed Logical Routers
Determine Cross-vCenter Requirements and Configurations	-Deploy a Cross-vCenter NSX environment Create and configure the Primary NSX Manager Create and configure the Secondary NSX Manager -Migrate an NSX deployment to Cross-vCenter -Create and configure Cross-vCenter components Universal Segment ID Pool Universal Transport Zone Universal Logical Switch Universal Distributed Logical Router -Compare and contrast Local and Universal Firewall Rules
Section 9: Perform Operations Tasks in a VMware NSX Environment
Configure Roles, Permissions, and Scopes	-Understand default roles -Understand Single Sign-On (SSO) integration -Configure SSO -Assign a role to a vCenter Server user or group -Compare and contrast the uses for the various NSX Security Roles - Determine how roles can be applied to a subset of the vCenter infrastructure for multi Tenancy purposes -Understand how to apply NSX Roles to an AD group -Assign objects to a user -Enable/Disable a user account -Edit/Delete a user account
Understand NSX Automation	-Discern common use cases that require the NSX REST API - Compare and contrast how the NSX REST API works and how it is used with a support browser -Understand how NSX REST API Calls are sent to the NSX Manager -Differentiate common NSX REST API verbs -Determine how to use NSX REST API calls to learn the network topology
Monitor a VMware NSX Implementation	-Compare and contrast available monitoring methods (UI, CLI, API, etc.) -Monitor infrastructure components Control Cluster Health Manager Health Hypervisor Health -Perform Inbound/Outbound activity monitoring -Enable data collection for single/multiple virtual machines -Perform virtual machine activity monitoring -Monitor activity between inventory containers (security groups, AD groups) -Analyze network and security metrics in vRealize Operations -Monitor logical networks and services Identify available statistics/counters Network/service health Configure and collect data from network
Perform Auditing and Compliance	-Given an auditing scenario, determine where applicable log information can be located -Differentiate permissions for auditing -Differentiate common data security regulations supported by NSX Data Security -Differentiate information available in audit logs -Use flow monitoring to audit firewall rules -Audit deleted users -Audit infrastructure changes -View NSX Manager audit logs and change data -Configure NSX Data Security -Create a Data Security Policy -Install Data Security -Run a Data Security scan -View and download compliance reports -Create a regular expression -Configure Guest Introspection (Install vShield Endpoint)
Administer Logging	- Given a scenario, utilize information contained in technical support bundles/logs to assist in troubleshooting -Explain usage of CLI for logging -Configure Syslog(s) -Configure logging for Dynamic Routing information -Log Distributed Firewall rule processing information -Log Edge Firewall rule processing information -Log address translation information -Log VPN traffic -Configure basic/advanced Load Balancer logging -Log DHCP assignments -Log DNS resolutions -Log security policy session information -Download NSX Edge tech support logs -Generate NSX Manager tech support logs
Backup and Recover Configurations	-Understand how to backup and recover various components -Schedule backups -Export/Restore vSphere Distributed Switch configuration -Import/Export Service Composer profiles -Perform NSX Manager backup and restore operation
Section 10: Troubleshoot a VMware Network Virtualization Implementation
Compare and Contrast Tools Available for Troubleshooting	-Capture and trace uplink, vmknic, and physical NIC packets -Audit NSX infrastructure changes -Output packet data for use by a protocol analyzer -Capture and analyze traffic flows -Mirror network traffic for analysis -Perform a network health check -Configure vSphere Distributed Switch alarms
Troubleshoot Common NSX Installation/Configuration Issues	-Troubleshoot lookup service configuration -Troubleshoot vCenter Server link -Troubleshoot licensing issues -Troubleshoot permissions issues -Troubleshoot host preparation issues -Troubleshoot IP pool issues
Troubleshoot Common NSX Component Issues	-Differentiate NSX Edge logging and troubleshooting commands -Verify NSX Controller cluster status and roles -Verify NSX Controller node connectivity -Check NSX Controller API service -Validate VXLAN and Logical Router mapping tables -List Logical Router instances and statistics -Verify Logical Router interface and route mapping tables -Verify active controller connections -View Bridge instances and learned MAC addresses -Display Logical Router instances -Verify NSX Manager services status -View Logical Interfaces and routing tables -Analyze NSX Edge statistics
Troubleshoot Common Connectivity Issues	-Review netcpa logs for control plane connectivity issues -Verify VXLAN, VTEP, MAC, and ARP mapping tables -List VNI configuration -View VXLAN connection tables and statistics -Perform VTEP connectivity tests
Troubleshoot Common vSphere Networking Issues	-Verify network configuration -Verify a given virtual machine is configured with the correct network resources -Troubleshoot virtual switch and port group configuration issues -Troubleshoot physical network adapter configuration issues -Determine the root cause of a network issue based on troubleshooting information

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VMware 2V0-642 Exam Certification Details:

Schedule Exam	PEARSON VUE
Exam Name	VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualization (NSX v6.2) (VCP-NV 2020)
Recommended Training / Books	VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.2] VMware NSX for Internetworking Experts Fast Track [V6.2] VMware NSX: Design & Deploy [V6.2]
Sample Questions	VMware 2V0-642 Sample Questions
Passing Score	300 / 500
Number of Questions	77
Exam Code	2V0-642
Exam Price	$250 USD
Duration	120 minutes

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VMware VCP-NV 2020 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Section 1: Understand VMware NSX Technology and Architecture

Section 2: Understand VMware NSX Physical Infrastructure Requirements

Section 3: Configure and Manage vSphere Networking

Section 4: Install and Upgrade VMware NSX

Section 5: Configure VMware NSX Virtual Networks

Section 6: Configure and Manage NSX Network Services

Section 7: Configure and Administer Netw Network Security

Section 8: Deploy a Cross-vCenter NSX environment

Section 9: Perform Operations Tasks in a VMware NSX Environment

Section 10: Troubleshoot a VMware Network Virtualization Implementation

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