VMware vSAN Specialist (v2) Exam

5V0-22.23 is the VMware vSAN Specialist v2 exam, which leads to the VMware Certified Specialist – vSAN certification. It has 76 questions, a 125-minute appointment time, and a passing score of 300 on a scaled method. The exam is based on vSAN 8, and candidates must already hold a VCP, VCAP, VCIX, or VCDX.

The 5V0-22.23 exam validates your skills in configuring, managing, and troubleshooting VMware vSAN, Broadcom's software-defined storage platform for vSphere. It is a Specialist-level exam built on vSAN 8, including both the Original Storage Architecture (OSA) and the Express Storage Architecture (ESA). TroyTec's 5V0-22.23 practice exam gives you 75 questions in PDF and Online Test Engine formats, mapped to the official blueprint, so you can find weak areas before test day.

5V0-22.23 Exam Overview

• Exam Code : 5V0-22.23

• Exam Name : VMware vSAN Specialist v2

• Certification : VMware Certified Specialist – vSAN

• Level : Specialist

• Vendor : VMware by Broadcom

• Product Versionv : SAN 8

• Number of Questions : 76

• Duration : 125 minutes

• Passing Score : 300 (scaled method)

• Delivery : Proctored exam through Pearson VUE

• Prerequisite : An existing VCP, VCAP, VCIX, or VCDX certification

• Recommended Experience : 6 to 12 months of hands-on experience configuring, managing, and designing vSphere and vSAN

What Does the 5V0-22.23 Exam Cover?

1. Architecture and Technologies : vSAN requirements, how vSAN stores and protects data, space efficiency, standard vs. 2-node vs. stretched cluster architecture, data services, and vSAN ESA requirements

2. Products and Solutions : Which VMware solutions integrate with vSAN

3. Planning and Designing : Design considerations, cluster design, design and sizing tools, interoperability with vSphere features, and when to use HCI Mesh

4. Installing, Configuring, and Setup : Cluster configuration, storage policies, cluster services, stretched and 2-node setup, HCI Mesh, and validating a deployment

5. Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades : Patching and upgrades with vSphere Lifecycle Manager, adding and removing hosts, disk groups and storage pools, vSAN Direct, firmware and driver management, and component striping

6. Troubleshooting and Repairing : Failure impact, Skyline Health warnings, health checks through the UI or ESXCLI, vsantop, resync monitoring, durability components, and capacity and compliance issues

7. Administrative and Operational Tasks : Storage policy management, data placement, capacity, performance metrics, maintenance mode, encryption types, TRIM/UNMAP, cluster startup and shutdown, and alarms

Who Should Take the 5V0-22.23 Exam?

This exam suits vSphere administrators, storage administrators, and infrastructure engineers who run vSAN in production. It's a good next step after a VCP-DCV certification if you want a credential that proves your vSAN expertise specifically.

5V0-22.23 FAQs

What is the 5V0-22.23 exam?

5V0-22.23 is the VMware vSAN Specialist v2 exam. It tests your ability to configure, manage, and troubleshoot VMware vSAN 8, and passing it earns the VMware Certified Specialist – vSAN certification.

How many questions are on the 5V0-22.23 exam?

The exam has 76 questions, with a 125-minute appointment time.

What is the passing score for 5V0-22.23?

You need a score of 300, calculated on a scaled method.

Do I need a VCP before taking 5V0-22.23?

Broadcom's exam guide states that candidates must already hold a VCP, VCAP, VCIX, or VCDX certification.

Which vSAN version is the 5V0-22.23 exam based on?

The exam is based on vSAN 8. It covers both the Original Storage Architecture (OSA) and the Express Storage Architecture (ESA).

What does "v2" mean in the vSAN Specialist v2 exam?

v2 is the second version of the vSAN Specialist exam. It replaced the earlier vSAN Specialist exam (5V0-21.21) and updated the content for vSAN 8.