Below is the study guide that I prepared to pass the VCP-CMA 2021 exam
Section 1 – Architectures and Technologies
Objective 1.1 – Describe the Architecture of vRealize Automation
Objective 1.2 – Differentiate between vRealize Automation and vRealize Automation Cloud
Objective 1.3 – Describe the Services Offered by vRealize Automation
Section 2 – VMware Products and Solutions – There are no testable objectives for this section
Section 3- Planning and Designing – There are no testable objectives for this section
Section 4 – Installing, Configuring, and Setup
Objective 4.1 – Describe the Different Types of vRealize Automation deployments
Objective 4.2 – Prepare the Pre-requisites for an Installation (DNS, NTP, Service Accounts etc.)
Objective 4.3 – Perform a Standard Deployment using vRealize Easy Installer
Objective 4.4 – Configure vRealize Automation using Quickstart
Objective 4.5 – Perform Manual Installation using Lifecycle Manager
Objective 4.6 – Configure Identity Sources
Objective 4.7 – Configure Identity and Access Management
Objective 4.8 – Set up Cloud Accounts
Objective 4.9 – Add Cloud Zones
Objective 4.10 – Add Projects
Objective 4.11 – Add Image Mappings
Objective 4.12 – Add Flavor Mappings
Objective 4.13 – Add Network Profiles
Objective 4.14 – Add Storage Profiles
Objective 4.15 – Describe the Different Out of the Box Integrations Available with vRealize Automation
Objective 4.16 – Integrate vRealize Automation with vRealize Operations
Objective 4.17 – Describe the Onboarding Process
Objective 4.18 – Describe Action-Based Extensibility (ABX)
Objective 4.19 – Describe the Different Types of Tags in vRealize Automation
Objective 4.20 – Configure Capability Tags
Objective 4.21 – Configure Multi-Tenancy
Section 5 – Performance-tuning, Optimization, Upgrades – There are no testable objectives for this section
Section 6 – Troubleshooting and Repairing
Objective 6.1 – Collect Log Bundles
Objective 6.2 – Describe vracli Command Options
Objective 6.3 – Describe kubectl Command Options
Objective 6.4 – Troubleshoot vRealize Automation Configuration Errors Objective 6.5 – Troubleshoot Provisioning Errors
Objective 6.6 – Monitor Deployments
Objective 6.7 – Monitor vRealize Orchestrator Workflow Execution
Section 7 – Administrative and Opera
Objective 7.1 – Manage the Identity and Access Management Tab
Objective 7.2 – Manage Cloud Accounts
Objective 7.3 – Manage Cloud Zones
Objective 7.4 – Manage Projects
Objective 7.5 – Manage Image Mappings
Objective 7.6 – Manage Flavor Mappings
Objective 7.7 – Manage Capability and Constraint Tags
Objective 7.8 – Manage Storage Profiles
Objective 7.9 – Manage Network Profiles
Objective 7.10 – Create and Manage Blueprints
Objective 7.11 – Create and Manage Blueprint Versions
Objective 7.12 – Manage Extensibility/Subscription
Objective 7.13 – Deploy Catalog Items
Objective 7.14 – Manage Deployments
Objective 7.15 – Describe Kubernetes Clusters
Objective 7.16 – Customize a Deployment using cloudConfig and cloud-init
Objective 7.17 – Create Service Broker Content Sources
Objective 7.18 – Configure Content Sharing
Objective 7.19 – Create and Manage Custom Forms
Objective 7.20 – Manage Policies
Objective 7.21 – Manage Notifications