Exam 3V0-25.25 Topic 2 Question 7 Discussion

Actual exam question for VMware's 3V0-25.25 exam
Question #: 7
Topic #: 2
When attempting to deploy or expand an edge cluster from an administrator encounters a failure: "Failed to validate the BGP Route Distribution". Prior to calling support, the administrator attempts to troubleshoot the issue. How should the administrator troubleshoot this issue?

Suggested Answer: D Vote an answer

Comprehensive and Detailed 250 to 350 words of Explanation From VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) documents:
InVMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), theSDDC Managerautomates the deployment and expansion ofNSX Edge Clusters. As part of the automated workflow, particularly in VCF 4.x, 5.x, and 9.0, a "Verify BGP Route Distribution" task is executed. This task is a validation check designed to ensure that the newly deployed or expanded Edge nodes are successfully peering with the physical Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches and, more importantly, are actually receiving routes.
According to VMware/Broadcom technical documentation (specificallyKB 388351), the workflow expects to see at least one route (often the default route or specific physical prefixes) learned via BGP from the northbound peer. If the Edge nodes establish a BGP session but the physical switches are not advertising any routes (or are only advertising routes that the Edge ignores due to filters), the SDDC Manager validation fails with the error "Failed to validate the BGP Route Distribution".
The verified troubleshooting step is tolog into the CLI of the Edge nodeidentified in the failure. Using the command get route bgp from within the Tier-0 Service Router (SR) VRF context allows the administrator to see the current Routing Information Base (RIB). If the table is empty or only contains internal "ISR" (Inter- SR) routes, it confirms that the physical network is not providing the expected advertisements. This allows the administrator to correct the BGP advertisement settings on the physical ToR switches-such as enabling default-originate-and then simply "Resume" the task in SDDC Manager without needing to redeploy the entire cluster.

by framer.sheaves.3q at Feb 07, 2026, 06:52 AM

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framer.sheaves.3q
2026-02-07 06:52:15
Selected Answer: D
This is actually pulled directly from a KB - D is the answer
https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/388351/deploying-an-nsx-edge-cluster-from-sddc.html
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