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Key Facts: VCAP-CMA Design Exam
60
Exam Items
Broadcom 3V0-32.23
135 minutes
Time Limit
Broadcom
300/500
Passing Score
Broadcom
$450
Approx Exam Fee
Pearson VUE 2026
8
Blueprint Sections
Broadcom prep guide
VCP-CMA
Prerequisite
VMware Certification
The VCAP-CMA Design 3V0-32.23 exam contains 60 items administered over 135 minutes with a scaled passing score of 300 of 500. Eight blueprint sections cover conceptual design, logical design, management infrastructure, tenants, resource design, Cloud Template (Blueprint) design, extensibility, and catalog design. Holding the credential is a prerequisite to VCDX-CMA and pairs with VCAP-CMA Deploy to earn VCIX-CMA.
Sample VCAP-CMA Design Practice Questions
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1An architect is gathering requirements for a new VMware Aria Automation deployment. The customer states 'self-service VM provisioning must be available to all developers within 60 seconds of request.' How should this statement be classified in the conceptual design document?
2During discovery, a customer states 'we will continue to use Active Directory as our identity source.' In the Aria Automation conceptual design, how should this be documented?
3An architect documents 'Network bandwidth between sites is sufficient for replication of Aria Automation data nodes.' This statement, made without performing a network assessment, should be tracked as which conceptual design artifact?
4A customer wants to deploy Aria Automation to deliver IaaS to three business units, each requiring isolated network ranges, separate AD groups, and chargeback. Which conceptual element best describes this need?
5Which of the following is a justification for selecting VMware Aria Automation on-premises over Aria Automation Cloud (SaaS) in a conceptual design?
6An architect is mapping conceptual requirements to Aria Suite components. The customer needs centralized log aggregation for vCenter, NSX, and Aria Automation appliances with content-pack based dashboards. Which component should be selected?
7A customer requirement states 'developers must trigger CI/CD pipelines from a Git push that build, test, and deploy cloud templates to Aria Automation.' Which Aria Suite component addresses this requirement?
8Which document, produced during the conceptual design phase, captures stakeholders, business outcomes, in-scope use cases, and success criteria but NOT specific component sizing?
9A customer indicates 'all infrastructure changes must follow ITIL change management with documented approvals.' Which capability of Aria Automation directly addresses this in a conceptual design?
10An architect is reviewing a customer's stated need: 'Provide real-time east-west flow visibility between application tiers across NSX segments to support micro-segmentation policy creation.' Which Aria Suite component best satisfies this requirement?
About the VCAP-CMA Design Exam
The VCAP-CMA Design (3V0-32.23) certifies architects who can design VMware Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) solutions and the broader Aria Suite (Aria Operations, Aria Operations for Logs, Aria Operations for Networks, Aria Suite Lifecycle, Aria Automation Orchestrator). It validates the ability to translate business requirements into conceptual, logical, and physical designs for self-service cloud management and automation across vSphere, NSX, and public clouds.
Questions
60 scored questions
Time Limit
135 minutes
Passing Score
300 of 500 (scaled)
Exam Fee
Approximately $450 (Broadcom (VMware Certification) via Pearson VUE)
VCAP-CMA Design Exam Content Outline
Create a vRealize Automation Conceptual Design
Identify stakeholders, gather use cases, and document requirements, constraints, risks, and assumptions for an Aria Automation solution.
Create a vRealize Automation Logical Design
Translate requirements into HA topology, sizing, identity providers (Workspace ONE Access), network and storage logical design.
Design a vRealize Automation Management Infrastructure
Design management cluster placement, appliance sizing, certificates, backup/DR, NSX integration, and Aria Suite Lifecycle environments.
Design vRealize Automation Tenants
Model tenancy with Projects, RBAC, quotas, naming, AD/Workspace ONE Access group mapping, and chargeback.
Create a vRealize Automation Resource Design
Design Cloud Accounts, Cloud Zones, image and flavor mappings, network and storage profiles, and tag-based placement.
Create a vRealize Automation Blueprint Design
Author Cloud Templates in YAML with inputs, dependencies, NSX security, cloud-init, conditionals, secrets, and Git versioning.
Complete an Extensibility Design
Choose between ABX and Aria Automation Orchestrator (vRO), design event subscriptions, action secrets, and Pipelines (Code Stream) CI/CD.
Complete a Catalog Design
Design Service Broker content sources, content sharing, custom forms, lease, approval, and day-2 action policies for self-service.
How to Pass the VCAP-CMA Design Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: 300 of 500 (scaled)
- Exam length: 60 questions
- Time limit: 135 minutes
- Exam fee: Approximately $450
Keys to Passing
- Complete 500+ practice questions
- Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
- Focus on highest-weighted sections
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the VCAP-CMA Design 2024 exam code?
The current exam code is 3V0-32.23, titled 'Cloud Management and Automation Advanced Design.' Earlier versions used codes 3V0-32.21 and 3V0-32.22; candidates should always confirm the active code on the Broadcom certification page before scheduling.
How many questions and how much time on the VCAP-CMA Design exam?
The 3V0-32.23 exam contains 60 items delivered in 135 minutes. The exam includes multiple-choice and design-scenario items that test the candidate's ability to make sound architecture decisions using Aria Automation and the broader Aria Suite.
What is the passing score for VCAP-CMA Design?
The passing score is 300 out of 500 on a scaled scoring method. Item difficulties are weighted, so the raw number of correct answers needed varies. Treat any practice score above 80 percent as a stronger signal of readiness.
What are the prerequisites for VCAP-CMA Design?
An active VCP-CMA (Cloud Management and Automation) certification is the prerequisite to sit for VCAP-CMA Design. Practical experience designing or operating VMware Aria Automation 8.x and Aria Suite components is strongly recommended.
Is VCAP-CMA Design about vRealize or Aria Automation?
Both. The exam blueprint still references 'vRealize Automation' but the platform was rebranded as VMware Aria Automation in 2023. Architects must know the legacy product names (vRealize Automation, vRealize Operations, vRealize Network Insight, vRealize Log Insight, vRealize Suite Lifecycle Manager) and their current Aria equivalents.
How does VCAP-CMA Design fit into the VCDX path?
VCAP-CMA Design and VCAP-CMA Deploy together earn the VCIX-CMA (Implementation Expert) designation. VCAP-CMA Design alone is the prerequisite to submit a VCDX-CMA (Design Expert) defense, the highest VMware design credential.