| Exam Objective | Chapters |
| 3.1 Given a scenario, integrate components into a cloud solution.Subscription servicesFile subscriptionsCommunicationsEmailVoice over IP (VoIP)MessagingCollaborationVirtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)Directory and identity servicesCloud resourcesIaaSPaaSSaaSProvisioning resourcesComputeStorageNetworkApplicationServerlessDeploying virtual machines (VMs) and custom imagesTemplatesOS templatesSolution templatesIdentity managementContainersConfigure variablesConfigure secretsPersistent storageAuto-scalingPost-deployment validation | 1, 2, 7, 8 |
| 3.2 Given a scenario, provision storage in cloud environments.TypesBlockStorage area network (SAN)ZoningFileNetwork attached storage (NAS)ObjectTenantsBucketsTiersFlashHybridSpinning disksLong-termInput/output operations per second (IOPS) and read/writeProtocolsNetwork file system (NFS)Common Internet file system (CIFS)Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI)Fibre Channel (FC)Non-volatile memory express over fabrics (NVMe-oF)Redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID)015610Storage system featuresCompressionDeduplicationThin provisioningThick provisioningReplicationUser quotasHyperconvergedSoftware-defined storage (SDS) | 2 |
| 3.3 Given a scenario, deploy cloud networking solutions.ServicesDynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)NTPDNSContent delivery network (CDN)IP address management (IPAM) | 2 |
| Virtual private networks (VPNs)Site-to-sitePoint-to-pointPoint-to-siteIPSecMultiprotocol label switching (MPLS)Virtual routingDynamic and static routingVirtual network interface controller (vNIC)SubnettingNetwork appliancesLoad balancersFirewallsVirtual private cloud (VPC)Hub and spokePeeringVLAN/VXLAN/GENEVESingle root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV)Software-defined network (SDN) | 2 |
| 3.4 Given a scenario, configure the appropriate compute sizing for a deployment.VirtualizationHypervisorsType 1Type 2Simultaneous multi-threading (SMT)Dynamic allocationsOversubscriptionCentral processing unit (CPU)/virtual CPU (vCPU)Graphics processing unit (GPU)VirtualSharedPass-throughClock speed/Instructions per cycle (IPC)HyperconvergedMemoryDynamic allocationBallooning | 2 |
| 3.5 Given a scenario, perform cloud migrations.Physical to virtual (P2V)Virtual to virtual (V2V)Cloud-to-cloud migrationsVendor lock-inPaaS or SaaS migrationsAccess control lists (ACLs)FirewallsStorage migrationsBlockFileObjectDatabase migrationsCross-service migrationsRelationalNon-relational | 2 |
