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DELL TECHNOLOGIESDell VxRail Deploy v2
The Dell VxRail Deploy v2 certification validates your ability to deploy VxRail hyperconverged clusters, from understanding physical components and rack requirements to performing initialization and post-deployment validation. It is designed for implementation engineers, technical consultants, and systems engineers who turn nodes in a box into a working, optimized cluster. Earning it demonstrates you can deliver seamless VxRail deployments that simplify IT operations and reduce costs.
Exam formatProctored exam
DeliveryPearson VUE
Free questions598
Content last reviewed 30 July 2026 · Up to date
The certification
What VXRAIL-DEPLOY-V2 proves, and what it asks of you
What this certification covers, who it is written for, and what the exam itself looks like on the day.
10domains
29objectives
168concepts
What it is
What this certification is
What it validates, who it is written for, and the experience it assumes.
About this certification
The Dell VxRail Deploy v2 certification validates the skills required to deploy VxRail hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) clusters. It covers the full deployment lifecycle, from understanding VxRail physical components and planning requirements to performing hardware installation, cluster initialization, and post-deployment configuration. This certification is ideal for professionals who are responsible for implementing VxRail clusters in customer environments.
Earning this certification demonstrates your ability to execute a successful VxRail deployment, ensuring that clusters are configured correctly, integrated with vCenter Server, and optimized for performance and reliability. It also validates your understanding of vSAN options, networking components, and the use of VxRail configuration tools, enabling you to deliver efficient and effective HCI solutions.
Who it’s for
This certification is for IT professionals who are involved in the deployment of VxRail hyperconverged infrastructure. The target audience includes Cloud Integration Managers, Implementation Specialists, Storage Implementation Engineers, Systems Engineers, Technical Consultants, and Technical Support professionals. These individuals are expected to have a solid understanding of VxRail architecture and deployment procedures, and they use this certification to validate their knowledge and skills in supporting implementation activities.
Recommended experience
Dell recommends completing the VxRail deployment training courses and gaining hands-on experience with VxRail cluster deployment. Understanding of VxRail cluster architecture and components; Familiarity with vCenter Server and vSAN; Knowledge of physical networking and rack requirements; Experience with VxRail deployment procedures
The syllabus
What you’ll learn
Every domain and objective Dell Technologies measures, with the weight they carry on the exam.
The official Dell Technologies exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
VxRail Physical Components
- Describe VxRail cluster architecture
- Describe VxRail rack requirements
VxRail Deployment Planning
- Describe vCenter server
- Describe physical networking components
- Explain vSphere Distributed Switch usage
- Describe DNS options
- Identify node discovery options
- Describe vSAN options
Using VxRail Configuration Tools
- Create VxRail projects and configurations
- Review completed configuration for implementation
VxRail Hardware Installation and Initialization
- Describe VxRail system installation procedures
- Installing and cabling VxRail cluster hardware
- Configure VxRail node iDRAC and system time
VxRail Network Environment Requirements and Initialization
- Configure VxRail network settings
- Validate the network environment manually
Deploying the VxRail Cluster
- Perform a VxRail initialization with a VxRail managed vCenter Server
- Perform a VxRail initialization with a customer managed vCenter Server
- Perform a VxRail initialization with vSAN ESA
VxRail Post-Deployment procedures
- Perform post-installation validation of the VxRail cluster
- Configure required vSAN settings post-deployment
- Configure native backups
VxRail Cluster Upgrade and Expansion
- Describe VxRail upgrade requirements and activities
- Describe VxRail scale-out best practices
- Describe the cluster expansion process
VxRail Troubleshooting
- Perform VxRail log collections
- Using VxRail troubleshooting resources
- Troubleshooting using vSAN tools
VxRail REST API
- Identify REST API functionality available in VxRail
- Use VxRail REST APIs to perform tasks
On the day
The exam itself
Everything Dell Technologies publishes about sitting it, and nothing we inferred.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites — this certification has no required predecessor exam or credential.
Exam codeVXRAIL-DEPLOY-V2
CertificationDell VxRail Deploy v2
Exam formatProctored exam
DeliveryPearson VUE
LanguagesEnglish
After you pass
Where this credential goes next
The path Dell Technologies lays out, how the credential is kept, and where to book.
Step-by-step path to Dell VxRail Deploy v2
Credential earnedDell VxRail Deploy v2 Certification Lifecycle status
This certification is currently active and available. Dell Technologies maintains this certification to validate current skills and industry relevance.
Exam status: ActiveMaintained by Dell Technologies
Exam registration
Register for the exam through Pearson VUE, Dell Technologies’s authorized testing partner.
Schedule your examVisit the official Dell Technologies certification page for exam policies and requirements.
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Questions people ask
How does the D-VXR-DY-01 exam relate to the upcoming D-VXR-DY-02 exam?
The D-VXR-DY-01 exam is being retired on July 23, 2026, and will be replaced by the updated VxRail Deploy (D-VXR-DY-02) exam, available starting July 24, 2026. Candidates must complete D-VXR-DY-01 before its retirement date.
Is there a lower-level Dell certification required before taking the VxRail Deploy exam?
No, Dell does not require any prerequisite certifications for the VxRail Deploy exam. However, completing recommended training is advised.
How do I schedule the VxRail Deploy exam?
You can schedule the exam through Pearson VUE, either at a testing center or online via OnVUE. You will need an exam voucher code to schedule.
What are the check-in and identification requirements for the exam?
For test center exams, you must present a valid government-issued photo ID. For online proctored exams, you must follow the OnVUE environment and check-in requirements.
What is the retake policy for the VxRail Deploy exam?
Dell's retake policy is not detailed on the exam page. Please refer to Dell's official certification policies or contact Dell Learning for specific retake guidelines.
Are there any hands-on labs or performance-based components in the exam?
The exam page does not specify a hands-on lab component. It is a proctored exam that validates knowledge and skills related to VxRail deployment.
How soon will I receive my exam results and score report?
The exam page does not specify the timeline for score reports. Typically, results are available immediately after the exam for computer-based tests, but you should confirm with Pearson VUE.
What job roles does the VxRail Deploy certification align with?
The certification targets Cloud Integration Managers, Implementation Specialists, Storage Implementation Engineers, Systems Engineers, Technical Consultants, and Technical Support professionals.
Can I recertify by passing a different Dell exam?
Dell certifications must be renewed periodically. Passing a higher-level or related exam may contribute to renewal, but specific recertification options are not detailed on this exam page.
Is the VxRail Deploy exam available in regions outside the United States?
Dell certifications are available globally through Pearson VUE testing centers and online proctoring. Check Pearson VUE for regional availability.
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Practice free questions 598 questions, free, no account needed.
The curriculum
The whole exam, mapped and written
Every domain, every objective, and every concept Dell Technologies measures — each one written out.
10domains
29objectives
168concepts
130free pages
The domains, and what sits inside them
Every objective below is a page you can open and practise now, without an account.
The official Dell Technologies exam outline · checked 30 July 2026 · See the source
1VxRail Physical Components23 questions
2VxRail Deployment Planning90 questions
Describe vCenter server7 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →Describe physical networking components5 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →Explain vSphere Distributed Switch usage5 concepts · 3 pagesOpen →Describe DNS options5 concepts · 3 pagesOpen →Identify node discovery options4 concepts · 3 pagesOpen →Describe vSAN options6 concepts · 4 pagesOpen →
3Using VxRail Configuration Tools46 questions
4VxRail Hardware Installation and Initialization60 questions
5VxRail Network Environment Requirements and Initialization41 questions
6Deploying the VxRail Cluster49 questions
7VxRail Post-Deployment procedures87 questions
8VxRail Cluster Upgrade and Expansion58 questions
9VxRail Troubleshooting85 questions
Not a table of contents
Every line on this map already opens
In front of every objective the practice pages are already there, free and without an account. This is one objective, opened.
Describe VxRail cluster architecture3 pagesOpen →
Free in front of it
14 questions on this objective, five to a page. Every range above is a real page, open now, with no account.
Reading the map is not the same as knowing the ground
The curriculum tells you what is on the exam. Proving you know it is a different job — and it is the one the closed-book run does.
Free questions
598 questions. No account, no card.
The whole bank is open. 5 questions to a page, every answer explained, and a discussion thread on each one.
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Browse by domain
Every objective, and every page range, is a link — so you can pick up exactly where you left off.
1VxRail Physical Components23 questions
2VxRail Deployment Planning90 questions
3Using VxRail Configuration Tools46 questions
4VxRail Hardware Installation and Initialization60 questions
5VxRail Network Environment Requirements and Initialization41 questions
6Deploying the VxRail Cluster49 questions
7VxRail Post-Deployment procedures87 questions
8VxRail Cluster Upgrade and Expansion58 questions
9VxRail Troubleshooting85 questions
What a practice page gives you
1Five to a page
Short enough to finish, long enough to matter.
2Every answer explained
Not only which one is right — why the others are wrong.
3A discussion on each
Ask, answer, and vote. Every question has its own thread.
A question, and the idea behind it
Every question comes from a concept
These are not trivia. Each one is written against a concept in the book, so when you get one wrong there is somewhere to go and find out why.
The visual book
See it once. Carry it into the exam.
The pages shown here come from our AI-900 book — an example of how each concept is written in plain language and, where the idea needs one, drawn as a full page you can take in at a glance.
168concepts
598free questions
Why a picture, and not another paragraph
Three reasons, and each one is a real finding rather than a slogan.
You can see it againThe whole idea at onceWhere it starts, what happens in the middle, what comes out, and the mistake to avoid.
Multimedia principle · MayerThe look-alikes sit togetherThe pairs the exam tests are drawn side by side, so the difference is seen, not told.
Dual coding · PaivioWhat one page is made of
You are never asked to read a poster here — only to see how one is built. After that, every other page is legible at a glance.
1A numbered strip on top
The idea as a sequence, followed with a finger before a word is read.
2Panels for the parts
What it is, how the machine learns it, when it is the right tool.
3The trap, framed
The distinction the exam tests, given its own box instead of buried in prose.
4One line at the bottom
The sentence to carry into the exam room.
Open book, on purpose
Answer it with the picture beside you
This is the part that teaches. The illustration and the written explanation stay where they are while you work, so a scenario stops being a memory test and becomes something you can simply look at.
It teaches · it does not count
A smartphone uses AI to unlock when the owner looks at the camera. Which AI capability is being used?
AImage classification
BFacial recognition
COptical character recognition
DObject detection
Look at the five steps. Detect finds a face, align straightens it, encode turns it into numbers, search compares it with a stored face, and decide answers one question: is this the same person? Classification would only say “a face”. Detection would only draw a box. Neither decides whose.
Then the page shuts, and it starts counting
The same questions come back with the book closed — that run is the one that counts. After it, your coach picks one thing for tonight, sized to the time you have, and brings pages back before you lose them.
Testing effect · Roediger & Karpicke 2006 · spacing effect · Cepeda et al. 2006
Official resources
Straight from Dell Technologies
Where the exam is defined, scheduled and scored.
3official links
168concepts mapped
The source
Dell Technologies’s own pages
We link to them rather than repeat them, so nothing here goes stale behind them.
Checked against the source
Every objective on the official Dell Technologies outline already has questions here
We build from the official skills outline, not from a summary of it — 29 objectives, 168 concepts written under them, and free questions against every one. When Dell Technologies changes the outline, this page changes with it.
29objectives on the outline→168concepts written→598free questions
An official page tells you what will be asked. It cannot tell you what you will get right.
That is the only question worth answering the night before, and no link answers it. You answer it by taking the questions with the book closed, and seeing what comes back.