VMware Certified Associate Cloud Management Automation (VCA6-CMA)

Course Overview

The VCA6-CMA (VMware Certified Associate – Cloud Management and Automation) training introduces learners to cloud infrastructure management, automation principles, and VMware’s vRealize Suite. It’s designed for beginners looking to gain a foundational understanding of how VMware solutions streamline cloud operations, resource provisioning, and lifecycle automation in private and hybrid cloud environments.

This course equips participants with the knowledge to explain VMware’s cloud management strategy, recognize use cases, and prepare for the VCA6-CMA certification exam, which validates cloud awareness and readiness to support automation-driven environments.

Why Choose This Course

  • Gain a foundational understanding of cloud automation and operations management

  • Learn how VMware vRealize Suite supports cloud infrastructure efficiency

  • Ideal for non-technical professionals, new IT staff, or those transitioning into cloud roles

  • Prepare for the VCA6-CMA certification, a respected entry point into VMware Cloud technologies

  • Bridge the gap between traditional IT and automated cloud environments

Who Should Enroll

  • Entry-level IT professionals and virtualization beginners

  • System support staff and administrators moving toward cloud roles

  • IT pre-sales, business analysts, and consultants working with VMware cloud solutions

  • Operations teams interested in learning automation and self-service provisioning

  • Candidates pursuing the VCA6-CMA certification

Skills You Will Gain

  • Understanding the components of the VMware Cloud Management Platform (CMP)

  • Describing the use and benefits of vRealize Operations, Automation, and Log Insight

  • Explaining the concepts of self-service provisioning, policy-based management, and cloud cost control

  • Recognizing key features of hybrid cloud infrastructure and VMware vCloud Air integration

  • Outlining how cloud automation improves agility, governance, and service delivery

  • Communicating VMware’s cloud value proposition to both technical and business audiences

Career Opportunities

  • Cloud Support Associate

  • IT Operations Analyst – Automation Path

  • Technical Sales/Presales (Cloud Solutions)

  • Cloud & Infrastructure Support Intern

  • Junior Cloud Management Specialist

This certification is ideal for professionals supporting VMware cloud environments, particularly in industries adopting hybrid cloud, private cloud, and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) models.

Start Your Cloud Career with VMware Cloud Management Foundations

The VCA6-CMA certification demonstrates your understanding of cloud operations and automation with VMware technologies—an essential starting point for roles in modern IT infrastructure.

Enroll in VMware VCA6-CMA Training at Linux Training Center, Coimbatore

VMware Certified Associate Cloud Management Automation(VCA6-CMA) Syllabus

Modules

Section 1: Describe Cloud Concepts and Common Use Cases

Differentiate Types Of Cloud computing

Knowledge: - Explain Cloud computing concepts
- Differentiate SaaS, PaaS & IaaS services
- Identify cloud deployment models (Private, Community, Hybrid, Public)
Tools:
- vCloud Suite Overview and Use Cases
- vCloud Suite Datasheet

Identify Common Cloud Use Cases

Knowledge: - Describe business use cases for different cloud deployment and service models
- Identify use cases for various cloud services such as SaaS, PaaS & IaaS
Tools:
- eBook: Delivering IT Outcomes
- Implementing Cloud Solutions Within Your Existing IT Environment
- vCloud Suite Overview and Use Cases

Section 2: Identify and Differentiate VMware Cloud Technologies

Define the Components of a Software-Defined Data Center

Knowledge:
- Describe the Software-Defined Data Center
- Identify the benefits of the Software-Defined Data Center
- Identify vSphere and Data Center Virtualization components
- Identify use cases for deploying Linked Clones
- Explain Storage Service Classes
- Identify use cases for deploying Virtual SAN
- Identify Cloud related vSphere components
Tools:
- Delivering on the Promise of the Software Defined Data Center
- Innovate and Thrive in the Mobile-Cloud Era
- The VMware Perspective on Software-Defined Storage
- Creating a VMware Software Defined Data Center
- VMware Virtual SAN 6.0 Datasheet

Describe and Differentiate vRealize Automation Features and Technologies

Knowledge:
- Describe functionality of vRealize Automation
- Differentiate Infrastructure, Application, & Custom Services
- Explain extensibility in adapting vRealize to your environment
- Explain extensibility in adapting vRealize to new IT Services (XaaS)
- Describe the functionality of the Unified IT Service Catalog for end-user requests
- Explain policy-based provisioning and governance
- Describe lifecycle management for workloads
- Explain intelligent business and resource management
- Describe how to integrate vRealize Automation with NSX
Tools:
- vRealize Automation 6.2 Foundation and Concepts
- VMware vRealize Automation Datasheet
- vRealize Automation Extensibility Overview
- vRealize Automation 6.2 Machine Extensibility
- VMware NSX Network Virtualization Platform White Paper

Describe and Differentiate vRealize Operations Features and Technologies

knowledge
- Differentiate managing and monitoring cloud versus physical environments
- Describe how vRealize Operations Manager:

  • Uses Super Metrics for performance management
  • Enables capacity management
  • Utilizes intelligent groups
- Identify requirements for monitoring applications, operating systems, middleware, and databases
- Explain how vRealize Operations Manager implements the following:
  • Self-learning analytics
  • Dynamic thresholds
  • Pro-active smart alerts
- Identify steps to configuring compliance management
- Explain how vRealize Operations Manager integrates with vRealize Orchestrator
Tools:
- vRealize Operations Datasheet
- Automated Operations Management for your Enterprise
- Intelligent Operations Management from Applications to Storage
- Capacity Management using vRealize Operations
- Defining Compliance Standards
- vRealize Operations and Orchestrator Extensibility
- Super Metrics in vRealize Operations Manager

Identify vCloud Connector Features and Use Cases

knowledge:
- Describe the features and capabilities of vCloud Connector
- Explain how vCloud Connector enables Cloud content transfer
- Identify use cases for extending the Data center using vCloud Connector
- Explain content synchronization using vCloud Connector
Tools:
- vCloud Connector Installation Guide
- vCloud Connector User Guide
- Use cases for Moving to a Hybrid Cloud Solution

Describe and Differentiate vCenter Site Recovery Manager Features and Technologies

knowledge: - Describe the components and benefits of vCenter Site Recovery Manager.
- Explain the functionality of vCenter SRM in a Cloud environment.
- Identify how vCenter SRM automates orchestration and testing of Disaster Recovery.
- Identify use cases for using vCenter SRM for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS).
Tools:
- Site Recovery Manager Datasheet
- SRM Evaluators Guide
- vCloud Air - Disaster Recovery User's Guide
- SDDC Architectures: Faster and Reliable BCDR for your cloud using NSX, SRM and vRealize Suite

Correlate vSphere Technologies with Related VMware Cloud Technologies

Knowledge:
- Identify vSphere core technologies that enable the cloud.
Tools:
- VMware vRealize Cloud Management Offerings
- Private VMware vCloud Implementation Example

Section 3: Align VMware Cloud Technologies to Common Use Cases

Determine the VMware Cloud Solution that meets an Identified Use Case

Knowledge:
- Identify the best VMware Cloud Solution for a given use case
Tools:
- vCloud Suite Overview and Use Cases
- eBook: Delivering IT Outcomes
- Implementing Cloud Solutions Within Your Existing IT Environment

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