Free 2V0-51.21 Sample Questions — Professional VMware Horizon 8.x

Professional VMware Horizon 8.x (2V0-51.21) is a professional-level VMware certification exam. The blueprint splits the exam across 5 domains, starting with Horizon 8 Architecture, Horizon 8 Installation and Configuration, Desktop and Application Mgmt. On exam day you face around 77 questions in 115 minutes, in formats such as multiple choice, multiple select. The 20 questions below are free samples written to match that style: answer each one first, then reveal the correct answer and note which topics you miss. The 2V0-51.21 is rated intermediate in difficulty, and most candidates prepare with at least 12 months of hands-on experience. Because every answer is revealed in place, you can work through the whole set without leaving this page. Work through all 20 samples before deciding whether to buy the full 77+ question PDF.

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Question 1

Which of the following statements are true about Application Profiler?

  • A. VMware Dynamic Environment Manager Agent and the Application Profiler cannot be installed on the same machine
  • B. Application Profiler is installed using VMware Dynamic Environment Manager Enterprise Setup Wizard and explicitly selecting local drive installation
  • C. Application Profiler is installed automatically when installing VMware Dynamic Environment Manager FlexEngine
  • D. Application Profiler is installed automatically when installing Dynamic Environment Manager Management Console
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Correct Answer:
A. VMware Dynamic Environment Manager Agent and the Application Profiler cannot be installed on the same machine
Question 2

Which three options are required to use an instant-clone pool? (Choose three.)

  • A. VMware vSphere
  • B. Horizon Intelligence
  • C. Horizon Composer
  • D. Horizon Connection Server
  • E. Horizon Agent
  • F. High speed Internet Access
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Correct Answer:
  • A. VMware vSphere
  • D. Horizon Connection Server
  • E. Horizon Agent
Question 3

Which are two methods to gather the Horizon Client log bundle? (Choose two.)

  • A. Start the Horizon Client with the /supportbundle option
  • B. From the Horizon Help Desk, select generate client log bundle from the session properties
  • C. Gather the log bundle remotely from the connection server
  • D. In the Horizon Client, select About VMware Horizon Client and click Collect Support Data
  • E. At the Command Line use Support.bat.
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Correct Answer:
  • D. In the Horizon Client, select About VMware Horizon Client and click Collect Support Data
  • E. At the Command Line use Support.bat.
Question 4

Which two methods are available for authentication to a Unified Access Gateway? (Choose two.)

  • A. Web Services Federation
  • B. Smart Cards
  • C. OpenID Connect
  • D. Open Authentication (OAuth)
  • E. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
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Correct Answer:
  • B. Smart Cards
  • E. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
Question 5

An administrator needs to submit a network change request to have firewall ports opened to allow users to connect to a Horizon environment using RDP via Unified Access Gateway with the minimum number of open ports. Which port selection meets the requirements?

  • A. 443, 4172
  • B. 80, 443
  • C. 7443
  • D. 443
  • E. 443, 3389, 4172
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Correct Answer:
D. 443
Question 6

Which pre-requisite should be met before installing the Connection Server?

  • A. Install AD DS and AD LDS Tools on the Connection Server
  • B. Use a domain user account with administrator privileges on the Connection Server
  • C. The host system must be a vSphere VM with a static IP address
  • D. An SSL server certificate must be installed on the Connection Server
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Correct Answer:
B. Use a domain user account with administrator privileges on the Connection Server
Question 7

A Horizon administrator does not see the health status for the Unified Access Gateways (UAG) they configured in the Horizon Console. What two options could be causing the issue? (Choose two.)

  • A. The firewall hasn't been configured properly to allow traffic on port 443
  • B. The pod needs to be added to the Cloud Pod Federation
  • C. The Connection Server needs to be rebooted
  • D. Another license is needed for UAG health overview
  • E. The name entered in the Horizon console doesn't match up with the system name in UAG
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Correct Answer:
  • A. The firewall hasn't been configured properly to allow traffic on port 443
  • E. The name entered in the Horizon console doesn't match up with the system name in UAG
Question 8

An end-user complains that their logon time has increased dramatically. An administrator opens the VMware Logon Monitor log folder to troubleshoot the issue, but it does not contain logfiles for the reported session. What could be the cause of this issue?

  • A. The Timing Profiler is disabled on the Connection server
  • B. The Horizon Event Database is not configured
  • C. The Windows Event Viewer is disabled
  • D. The VMware Horizon Logon Monitor service is not started
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Correct Answer:
D. The VMware Horizon Logon Monitor service is not started
Question 9

Which can be used to make sure only certain Connection Servers are used for a Global Entitlement?

  • A. Category Folders
  • B. Home sites
  • C. Tags
  • D. Access Groups
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Correct Answer:
C. Tags
Question 10

What must be implemented on all Connection Servers for logon segment information to be populated in the Horizon Helpdesk Tool?

  • A. vdmadmin -I -timingProfiler -enable
  • B. Horizon Helpdesk Agent
  • C. Blast Secure Gateway
  • D. vdmadnin -A -d dtpool2 -m machine1 -getstatus
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Correct Answer:
A. vdmadmin -I -timingProfiler -enable
Question 11

An administrator used the Horizon Console to specify the Active Directory account for joining instant-clone VMs to the Active Directory domain. What two permissions must be granted to the Active Directory account to perform this task? (Choose two.)

  • A. Grant Inventory Administrator role
  • B. Write properties in the domain or in the organization units
  • C. Create and delete computer objects
  • D. Grant the Global Domain Administrator role
  • E. Grant the Horizon Domain Admin role
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Correct Answer:
  • B. Write properties in the domain or in the organization units
  • C. Create and delete computer objects
Question 12

An administrator wants to provision a new Golden Image but doesn't see the VM in the list with golden images. Which could be the cause of the issue? (Choose two.)

  • A. No snapshot was made after optimizing the golden image
  • B. There is more than 1 active snapshot on the golden image
  • C. The golden image VM is not configured with a CD-ROM player
  • D. The wrong Guest OS Version was selected when creating the golden image
  • E. The golden image was not optimized
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Correct Answer:
  • A. No snapshot was made after optimizing the golden image
  • D. The wrong Guest OS Version was selected when creating the golden image
Question 13

Which three Horizon based resources does Unified Access Gateway provide access to? (Choose three.)

  • A. virtual desktops
  • B. physical desktops
  • C. thin client
  • D. RDSH-based applications
  • E. IOT devices
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Correct Answer:
  • A. virtual desktops
  • B. physical desktops
  • D. RDSH-based applications
Question 14

A Horizon administrator has been tasked to deploy an agentless anti-malware solution for their virtual desktops. What VMware solution is required to achieve the requirement?

  • A. VMware NSX-T with Guest Introspection
  • B. VMware vShield Manager
  • C. VMware vRealize Automation
  • D. VMware vRealize Operations
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Correct Answer:
A. VMware NSX-T with Guest Introspection
Question 15

An administrator has been tasked with disabling USB redirection for all finance users in the virtual desktop environment. Which of the following options would meet the requirement?

  • A. Open the Horizon Console and in Desktop settings set the USB Access Policy to disabled for all finance users
  • B. Create a new golden image, deselect USB redirection at the Horizon agent installation, and push the new image to all desktop pools
  • C. Open the Horizon Console and in Global Policies set the USB Access Policy to disabled
  • D. Create a Horizon Smart Policy, disable USB redirection, and set a condition matching all finance users
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Correct Answer:
D. Create a Horizon Smart Policy, disable USB redirection, and set a condition matching all finance users
Question 16

An administrator has been tasked by their organization with determining the type of Horizon deployment to use. These requirements have been provided to the administrator: ✑ Implement quickly the deployment of Windows and Linux desktops. ✑ Provide hybrid cloud support. ✑ Provide centralized brokering. ✑ Ensure the environment is secure from end-to-end. Which deployment solution meets the requirements?

  • A. vSphere Desktop Edition
  • B. Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management
  • C. Horizon On-Premises
  • D. Horizon Cloud on Azure
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Correct Answer:
C. Horizon On-Premises
Question 17

A user is complaining that each time they logon they need to change the settings for the e-mail client. Which three options can an administrator deploy to make sure the user's settings are being saved? (Choose three.)

  • A. VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
  • B. Flexible profiles
  • C. VMware App Volumes Writeable Volumes:
  • D. Roaming Profiles
  • E. Mandatory profiles
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Correct Answer:
  • A. VMware Dynamic Environment Manager
  • C. VMware App Volumes Writeable Volumes:
  • D. Roaming Profiles
Question 18

An administrator notices that a cloud pod is not in the correct site. What can be done to solve this issue?

  • A. Under Settings > Cloud Pod Architecture, select the pod and change the name of the site
  • B. Under Settings > sites, select the site, and select move pod to this site
  • C. Under Settings > Cloud Pod Architecture, select the pod, click edit and select the correct site
  • D. Under Settings > sites, select the pod, click edit, and select the correct site from the menu
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Correct Answer:
D. Under Settings > sites, select the pod, click edit, and select the correct site from the menu
Question 19

An administrator configured a virtual machine to use an NVIDIA card but the virtual machine is not starting up. What could be the cause of the issue? (Choose two.)

  • A. No suitable host could be found
  • B. Not all memory has been reserved on the VM
  • C. Not all CPU has been reserved on the VM
  • D. The Desktop Pool doesn't support 3D cards
  • E. 3D graphics cannot be used with local storage
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Correct Answer:
  • A. No suitable host could be found
  • B. Not all memory has been reserved on the VM
Question 20

A user reports that they are unable to connect to their desktop from the internet using PCoIP, but they are able to connect via BLAST. Which could be the cause of the issue?

  • A. The firewall is denying port 80 to the Unified Access Gateway
  • B. The firewall is denying port 443 to the desktop
  • C. The firewall is denying port 4172 to the Unified Access Gateway
  • D. The firewall is denying port 3389 to the Desktop
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Correct Answer:
C. The firewall is denying port 4172 to the Unified Access Gateway

2V0-51.21 sample questions FAQ

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No. They are original practice questions written to match the format and topic mix of the Professional VMware Horizon 8.x exam, which contains around 77 questions. Treat them as representative practice, not leaked exam content.

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This page includes 20 questions, each with its correct answer you can reveal in place. The full study PDF expands that to 77+ questions.

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Yes. Open the answer panel under each question to see which option is correct. Answer first, then reveal, so the set works as a self-check rather than a reading exercise.

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