🔥 Trending Certification · 2024

VMware Certified Professional
Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations (VCP-TKO)

Validate your skills in deploying and configuring Kubernetes clusters, managing containerized workloads, troubleshooting common issues, and using VMware Tanzu products to operate modern Kubernetes environments at scale.

Tanzu Kubernetes Grid vSphere with Tanzu Tanzu Mission Control Aria Operations NSX ALB Integration Industry Recognised Career Defining

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Tanzu Kubernetes GridCluster lifecycle management

vSphere with TanzuSupervisor & namespaces

Tanzu Mission ControlMulti-cluster policy & ops

Aria OperationsObservability for apps

Exam Questions

130

Minutes Duration

300/500

Passing Score

$250

USD Exam Fee

Why It's Trending

Kubernetes Operations Skills Are in High Demand

As enterprises shift workloads to containers, VMware Tanzu professionals are essential for deploying, securing and operating Kubernetes clusters across hybrid cloud environments.

Trending

68%

Of Enterprises Run Kubernetes in Production

Container platform skills are now central to modern infrastructure teams.

18K+

Open Kubernetes & Platform Roles

Platform engineers and Kubernetes administrators are highly sought after.

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Career-Defining Credential

VCP-TKO validates professional-level Tanzu and Kubernetes operations expertise.

+25%

Average Salary Uplift

Certified Kubernetes operators command a strong premium in the job market.

Course Content

Complete VCP-TKO Curriculum

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Architecture and Technologies

11 Topics

Describe Kubernetes Lifecycle Management Concepts

Describe Application Modernization Concepts

Describe Kubernetes logical objects

Describe Kubernetes Platform and Service Administration Concepts

Describe Kubernetes Cluster and Application Security Concepts

Describe Kubernetes Application Deployment and Lifecycle Management Concepts

Describe Kubernetes networking and storage concepts

Describe the concepts of service mesh

Describe the concept of observability for Kubernetes

Describe the concept of application package management for Kubernetes

Describe the concept of Cluster API

VMware Products and Solutions

5 Topics

Administration Requirements for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

Administration Requirements for vSphere with Tanzu

Administration Requirements for Tanzu Mission Control

Describe the features and benefits of Aria Operations for Applications

Describe the features and benefits of Tanzu Service Mesh

VMware Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations

45 Topics

Describe the role of cert-manager

Describe the role of Harbor image registry

Describe the role of Fluent Bit

Describe the role of Contour ingress controller

Describe the role of External DNS

Describe the role of Prometheus and Grafana

Describe the role of Velero

Describe the role of Multus CNI in Tanzu Mission Control (TMC)

Describe the steps to attach a management or supervisor cluster

Deploy a workload cluster

Attach a Kubernetes cluster

Describe the steps to upgrade the Kubernetes version on a workload cluster

Understand the role of the policies

Define Cluster Groups and Workspaces

Describe access policies and roles

Describe network policies

Describe image registry policies

Backup and restore a cluster

Deploy an application to a workload cluster using the TMC Catalog

Describe the benefits of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

Describe the components that run in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

Describe cluster lifecycle management in Tanzu Kubernetes Grid

Describe the steps to scale a cluster up/down

Describe package management

Describe authentication and authorization methods for Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters

Describe Container Network Interface (CNI) options

Describe Container Storage Interface (CSI) in vSphere with Tanzu

Describe the Supervisor Cluster

Describe the steps to provision a Supervisor Cluster

Describe vSphere Namespaces

Describe Tanzu Kubernetes Grid Service

Describe Tanzu Kubernetes Grid workload clusters

Describe Virtual Machine (VM) Class in vSphere with Tanzu

Describe Storage Policies in vSphere with Tanzu

Describe vSphere with Tanzu shared datastore types

Describe the purpose of Global Namespaces (Tanzu Service Mesh Advanced)

Describe application connectivity services and traffic control benefits

Describe application autoscaling functionality

Describe the benefits of the Tanzu Service Mesh user interface

Describe Aria Operations for Applications capabilities and features

Describe the components of Aria Operations for Applications

Describe Aria Operations for Applications integration with Tanzu Mission Control

Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer capabilities and features

Describe the components of NSX Advanced Load Balancer

Explain how Tanzu Kubernetes Grid integrates with NSX Advanced Load Balancer

VMware Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations Security

2 Topics

Describe registry policies for deploying images

Explain registry scanning policies for identifying CVE's in images & blocking critical CVE's

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the VCP-TKO 2024 have a year designator as its version?

Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations solutions are frequently updated. Having a year as its certification version allows VMware to better maintain the exam and training content, and provides certification candidates a way to communicate how current their skills are in relation to other certifications.

Do I have to complete the requirements in the order listed?

No, however we strongly recommend that you do so. Also, please note that successfully registering to take an exam does not imply that you meet the certification requirements in full.

How do I share my VCP-TKO 2024 badge?

When you've earned a VMware badge, you will receive an email notification alerting you to claim your badge. When you accept your badge, you'll be brought immediately into a sharing workflow that allows you to share to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, embed in a personal website, or share over email.

What are the benefits of a badge?

A single source that combines your credentials and provides a complete overview of your skills. Digital badges allow you to easily share your accomplishments on social media, and provide employers with easy, valid verification of your VMware credentials.

Is the VCP-TKO exam proctored?

Yes. The VCP-TKO exam is a proctored exam, meaning a proctor monitors the exam to protect its integrity and validate that the candidate is answering questions independently.

Who should pursue VCP-TKO?

VCP-TKO is ideal for Kubernetes administrators, platform operators and cloud administrators responsible for managing and operating Kubernetes environments using VMware Tanzu.

VMware Certified Professional
Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations (VCP-TKO)

Kubernetes Operations Skills Are in High Demand

Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations Certification Path

Exam 2V0-71.23: VMware Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations Professional

Complete VCP-TKO Curriculum

Frequently Asked Questions

Master Kubernetes Operations with VCP-TKO

VMware Certified ProfessionalTanzu for Kubernetes Operations (VCP-TKO)

Kubernetes Operations Skills Are in High Demand

Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations Certification Path

Exam 2V0-71.23: VMware Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations Professional

Complete VCP-TKO Curriculum

Frequently Asked Questions

Master Kubernetes Operations with VCP-TKO

VMware Certified Professional
Tanzu for Kubernetes Operations (VCP-TKO)