3V0-24.25 Exam Results

VCF 9.0 defines VKS as an upstream Kubernetes offering that isbuilt for vSphereand delivered with “well-thought-out defaults” to reduce operational burden. It states VKS provides an“opinionated installation of Kubernetes”with defaults “optimized for vSphere,” which “reduce[s] the amount of time and effort” typically spent deploying and running an enterprise Kubernetes cluster—this directly supportssimplified management and operations (A).

VCF 9.0 also emphasizes VKS is“integrated with the vSphere infrastructure”(storage, networking, authentication) and is built on a Supervisor that maps to vSphere clusters, creating a “unified product experience.” This supportsconsistent Kubernetes deployment on vSphere (B)because clusters are provisioned and operated in a standardized, vSphere-native way.

Finally, VCF 9.0 states VKS clusters “use open source Linux-based” components from VMware by Broadcom and notes key integrations (for example, CNI options) are open source—supportingleveraging open-source technologies (D).

OptionsCandEare not VKS benefits as stated: VKS targets VKS-provisioned upstream Kubernetes clusters (not “any distribution”), and “pods directly on ESXi” is described asvSphere Pods(Workload Management), not a defining benefit of VKS clusters.

Harbor is used as aprivate registry serviceto store and distribute container artifacts for Kubernetes consumption, which is exactly what’s needed for a multi-tenant platform where multiple teams require isolated repositories. The VMware documentation treats Harbor as aVMware Tanzu Harbor Registry service, including governance around who can operate it and how teams are separated intoprojects(a key multi-tenancy boundary). For example, vSphere privileges explicitly cover the ability tocreate or delete a Harbor registryand tocreate, delete, or purge Harbor registry projects, reinforcing that Harbor is operated as a managed registry with project-scoped administration and access control.

In practice for regulated environments, the registry role is not just storage—Harbor is commonly used to enforce enterprise controls likepolicy-driven access (RBAC), and it supports security capabilities such asimage vulnerability scanningandimage trust/signing, which directly address the requirement to prevent unsafe images from being promoted or deployed.

VCF 9.0 describes backing up workloads on VKS clusters usingVelero(Velero Plugin for vSphere) and shows the backup command pattern scoping backup content bynamespace(for example, velero backup create ... --include-namespaces=my-namespace). This demonstrates thatNamespacesare a primary object type within backup scope (you choose which namespace content is captured). The same section explains that after backup execution,Kubernetes metadata is uploaded to the object store. “Kubernetes metadata” in this context includes standard namespaced resources that represent running workloads and how they are exposed, such asServices(a core Kubernetes API object used to provide stable access to pods).

In addition to namespace scoping, Velero’s selection model commonly includes filtering backed-up Kubernetes objects using selectors (for example, selecting subsets of resources), which aligns with the “objects identified by a label selector” option as an object-selection mechanism within the scope of what Velero captures from Kubernetes APIs (metadata/resources) once the namespace is targeted.

Therefore, the best match to the documented Velero workload-backup model is:Namespace,Service, andlabel-selected objectswithin the included namespace(s).

Kubernetes Service

When adding a Kubernetes cluster to anexisting vSphere Namespace, the workflow is initiated from within that namespace’s context in the vSphere Client. The administrator first opens the target namespace (as shown in the left navigation where the namespace is selected), then uses theKubernetes Servicearea to create and manage Kubernetes clusters associated with that namespace. In the namespaceSummaryview, theKubernetes Servicetile/card provides the entry point for cluster lifecycle actions, typically via an action link such asManage(and from thereCreate Cluster). This is because the Kubernetes cluster is anamespace-scoped resourcein the Supervisor environment: it inherits namespace-level policies and configuration such as permissions/RBAC, resource limits, storage policies, and networking selections that have already been defined for that namespace. Navigating to other areas likeStorageorNetworkis used to validate or adjust prerequisites (for example, storage policy availability or network settings), but the actual “create cluster” operation is launched fromKubernetes Servicewithin the namespace to ensure the cluster is created under the correct tenant boundary and governance model.