CompTIA Cloud+Certification Exam
Objectives
EXAM NUMBER: CV0-002

About the Exam
The CompTIA Cloud+ certification is an internationally recognized validation of theknowledge required of IT practitioners working in cloud computing environments.
The CompTIA Cloud+ exam will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills
required to understand standard cloud methodologies; to implement, maintain, and delivercloud technologies (e.g., network, storage, and virtualization technologies); and to understandaspects of IT security and use industry best practices related to cloud implementations.
It is recommended that CompTIA Cloud+ candidates have the following:• CompTIA Network+ certification and/or CompTIA Server+ certification,although CompTIA certifications are not required• At least 24–36 months of work experience in IT networking, network storage, or datacenter administration• Familiarity with any major hypervisor technologies for server virtualization,although vendor-specific certifications in virtualization are not required• Knowledge of cloud service model (IaaS, Paas, Saas) definitions• Knowledge of common cloud deployment model (Private, Public, Hybrid) definitions• Hands-on experience with at least one public cloud IaaS platform
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CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: CV0-002)

TEST DETAILS
Required exam

CV0-002

Number of questions

100

Type of questions

Multiple choice and performance-based

Length of test

90 minutes

Recommended experience • At least 24–36 months of work experience in IT networking,network storage or datacenter administration• Familiarity with any major hypervisor technologies
for server virtualization, though vendor-specific certifications
in virtualization are not required• CompTIA Network+ and/or CompTIA Server+, though
CompTIA certifications are not required• Knowledge of cloud service model (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) definitions• Knowledge of common cloud
deployment model (Private, Public, Hybrid) definitions• Hands-on experience with at least one public cloud IaaS platform
Passing score

750 (on a scale of 100–900)

EXAM OBJECTIVES (DOMAINS)
The table below lists the domains measured by this examinationand the extent to which they are represented:
DOMAINPERCENTAGE OF EXAMINATION

1.0 Configuration and Deployment
2.0 Security
3.0 Maintenance
4.0 Management
5.0 Troubleshooting
Total

24%
16%
18%
20%
22%
100%

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1.0 Configuration and Deployment
1.1

Given a scenario, analyze system requirements
to ensure successful system deployment.
• Appropriate commands, structure, tools,
and automation/orchestration as needed• Platforms and applications• Interaction of cloudcomponents and services- Network components

1.2• Baselines• Target hosts• Existing systems• Cloud architecture• Cloud elements/target objects

Given a scenario, execute a provided deployment plan.
• Apply the Change Management Process- Approvals- Scheduling• Refer to documentation and follow
standard operating procedures• Execute workflow

1.3- Application components- Storage components- Compute components- Security components• Interaction of non-cloudcomponents and services• Configure automation andorchestration, where appropriate,
for the system being deployed• Use commands and tools as needed• Document results

Given a scenario, analyze system requirements todetermine if a given testing plan is appropriate.
• Underlying environment considerations
included in the testing plan
- Shared components
		- Storage
		- Compute
		- Network- Production vs. development vs. QA- Sizing- Performance- High availability- Connectivity- Data integrity- Proper function- Replication- Load balancing- Automation/orchestration

CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: CV0-002)• Testing techniques- Vulnerability testing- Penetration testing- Load testing1.0 Configuration and Deployment
1.4

Given a scenario, analyze testing results to determine if the testing
was successful in relation to given system requirements.
• Consider success factor indicatorsof the testing environment- Sizing- Performance- Availability- Connectivity- Data integrity- Proper functionality

1.5

Given a scenario, analyze sizing, subnetting, and basic routing
for a provided deployment of the virtual network.
• Cloud deployment models- Public- Private- Hybrid- Community• Network components• Applicable port and protocol
considerations when
extending to the cloud

1.6• Document results• Baseline comparisons• SLA comparisons• Cloud performance fluctuation variables• Determine configuration for
the applicable platform as it
applies to the network- VPN- IDS/IPS- DMZ- VXLAN- Address space required

Given a scenario, analyze CPU and memory
sizing for a provided deployment.
• Available vs. proposed resources
- CPU
- RAM
• Memory technologies- Bursting and ballooning- Overcommitment ratio• CPU technologies- Hyperthreading- VT-x- Overcommitment ratio• Effect to HA/DR• Performance considerations• Cost considerations• Energy savings• Dedicated compute environmentvs. shared compute environment

CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: CV0-002)- Network segmentationand micro-segmentation• Determine if cloud resources are
consistent with the SLA and/orchange management requirements

1.0 Configuration and Deployment
1.7

Given a scenario, analyze the appropriate storage type andprotection capability for a provided deployment.
• Requested IOPS and read/
write throughput• Protection capabilities- High availability
		 - Failover zones- Storage replication
		- Regional		- Multiregional
		 - Synchronous and asynchronous- Storage mirroring- Cloning- Redundancy level/factor

1.8• Storage technologies- Deduplication technologies- Compression technologies• Storage tiers• Overcommitting storage• Security configurations forapplicable platforms- ACLs- Obfuscation- Zoning- User/host authentication
and authorization

Given a scenario, analyze characteristics of the workload(storage, network, compute) to ensure a successful migration.
• Migration types
- P2V
- V2V
- V2P
- P2P
- Storage migrations- Online vs. offline migrations

1.9• Storage types
- NAS
- DAS
- SAN
- Object storage• Access protocols• Management differences• Provisioning model- Thick provisioned- Thin provisioned- Encryption requirements- Tokenization• Source and destination
format of the workload- Virtualization format- Application and data portability• Network connections and datatransfer methodologies• Standard operating proceduresfor the workload migration• Environmental constraints- Bandwidth- Working hour restrictions- Downtime impact- Peak timeframes- Legal restrictions- Follow-the-sun constraints/time zones

Given a scenario, apply elements required to extend
the infrastructure into a given cloud solution.
• Identity management elements- Identification- Authentication- Authorization
		- Approvals
		 - Access policy- Federation
		 - Single sign-on• Appropriate protocols
given requirements• Element considerations to deploy
infrastructure services such as:- DNS- DHCP- Certificate services- Local agents- Antivirus- Load balancer- Multifactor authentication- Firewall- IPS/IDS

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2.0 Security
2.1

Given a scenario, apply security configurations and compliance
controls to meet given cloud infrastructure requirements.
• Company security policies• Apply security standards forthe selected platform• Compliance and audit requirements
governing the environment- Laws and regulations as
they apply to the data
• Encryption technologies- IPSec- SSL/TLS

2.2• Appropriate configuration
for the applicable platform
as it applies to compute- Disabling unneeded
ports and services- Account management policies- Host-based/software firewalls- Antivirus/anti-malware software- Patching- Deactivating default accounts

Given a scenario, apply the appropriate ACL to the target objects tomeet access requirements according to a security template.
• Authorization to objects in the cloud- Processes- Resources
		- Users
		- Groups
		- System
			- Compute			- Networks

2.3- Other ciphers• Key and certificate management- PKI• Tunneling protocols- L2TP- PPTP- GRE• Implement automation andorchestration processes as applicable		- Storage- Services• Effect of cloud service models
on security implementations• Effect of cloud deployment models
on security implementations• Access control methods- Role-based administration- Mandatory access controls- Discretionary access controls- Non-discretionary access controls- Multifactor authentication- Single sign-on

Given a cloud service model, implement defined security
technologies to meet given security requirements.
• Data classification• Concepts of segmentationand micro-segmentation- Network- Storage- Compute• Use encryption as defined• Use multifactor authentication
as defined• Apply defined audit/
compliance requirements

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2.0 Security
2.4

Given a cloud service model, apply the appropriate
security automation technique to the target system.
• Tools- APIs- Vendor applications- CLI- Web GUI
- Cloud portal• Techniques- Orchestration- Scripting- Custom programming• Security services- Firewall- Antivirus/anti-malware- IPS/IDS- HIPS• Impact of security tools tosystems and services- Scope of impact

CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: CV0-002)• Impact of security automation
techniques as they relate to
the criticality of systems- Scope of impact

3.0 Maintenance
3.1

Given a cloud service model, determine the appropriate
methodology to apply given patches.
• Scope of cloud elements to be patched- Hypervisors- Virtual machines- Virtual appliances- Networking components- Applications- Storage components- Clusters

3.2• Use order of operations as it pertains
to elements that will be patched• Dependency considerations

Given a scenario, apply the appropriate automation
tools to update cloud elements.
• Types of updates- Hotfix- Patch- Version update- Rollback• Automation workflow- Runbook management
		 - Single node

3.3

• Patching methodologies andstandard operating procedures- Production vs. development vs. QA- Rolling update- Blue-green deployment- Failover cluster- Orchestration
		 - Multiple nodes
		 - Multiple runbooks• Activities to be performedby automation tools- Snapshot- Cloning- Patching- Restarting- Shut down
- Maintenance mode
- Enable/disable alerts

Given a scenario, apply an appropriate backup or restore method.
• Backup types- Snapshot/redirect-on-write- Clone- Full- Differential- Incremental- Change block/delta tracking• Backup targets- Replicas- Local- Remote

CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: CV0-002)• Other considerations- SLAs- Backup schedule- Configurations• - Objects- Dependencies- Online/offline

3.0 Maintenance
3.4

Given a cloud-based scenario, apply appropriate
disaster recovery methods.
• DR capabilities of a cloud service provider• Other considerations- SLAs for DR
- RPO
- RTO
- Corporate guidelines

3.5- Cloud service provider guidelines- Bandwidth or ISP limitations- Techniques- Site mirroring- Replication- File Transfer

Given a cloud-based scenario, apply the appropriate
steps to ensure business continuity.
• Business continuity plan
- Alternate sites- Continuity of operations- Connectivity- Edge sites- Equipment- Availability- Partners/third parties• SLAs for BCP and HA

3.6

Given a scenario, apply the appropriate maintenanceautomation technique to the target objects.
• Maintenance schedules• Impact and scope of maintenance tasks• Impact and scope of maintenanceautomation techniques• Include orchestration as appropriate• Maintenance automation tasks- Clearing logs
- Archiving logs
- Compressing drives- Removing inactive accounts- Removing stale DNS entries- Removing orphaned resources- Removing outdated rules from firewall- Removing outdated rules from security- Resource reclamation- Maintain ACLs for the target object

CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: CV0-002)- Archiving- Third-party sites

4.0 Management
4.1

Given a scenario, analyze defined metrics to determine the presenceof an abnormality and/or forecast future needed cloud resources.
• Monitoring- Target object baselines- Target object anomalies- Common alert methods/messaging- Alerting based on
deviation from baseline- Event collection

4.2

Given a scenario, determine the appropriate
allocation of cloud resources.
• Resources needed based on
cloud deployment models- Hybrid- Community- Public- Private• Capacity/elasticity of cloud environment

4.3• Event correlation• Forecasting resource capacity- Upsize/increase- Downsize/decrease• Policies in support of event collection• Policies to communicate
alerts appropriately• Support agreements- Cloud service model
maintenance responsibility• Configuration management tool
• Resource balancing techniques- Advisory board- Approval process- Document actions taken
		 - CMDB
		 - Spreadsheet

Given a scenario, determine when to provision/
deprovision cloud resources.
• Usage patterns• Cloud bursting- Auto-scaling technology• Cloud provider migrations• Extending cloud scope• Application life cycle- Application deployment- Application upgrade- Application retirement- Application replacement- Application migration- Application feature use
		- Increase/decrease

CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: CV0-002)• Business need change- Mergers/acquisitions/divestitures- Cloud service requirement changes- Impact of regulation and law changes

4.0 Management
4.4

Given a scenario, implement account provisioning techniques ina cloud environment to meet security and policy requirements.
• Identification• Authentication methods- Federation
		 - Single sign-on• Authorization methods- ACLs- Permissions

4.5- Network utilization- Application version- Auditing enable- Management tool compliance

Given a specific environment and related data (e.g., performance,
capacity, trends), apply appropriate changes to meet expected criteria.
• Analyze performance trends• Refer to baselines• Refer to SLAs
• Tuning of cloud target objects- Compute- Network- Storage- Service/application resources

4.7- User account removal- User account disablement

Given a scenario, analyze deployment results
to confirm they meet the baseline.
• Procedures to confirm results- CPU usage- RAM usage- Storage utilization- Patch versions

4.6• Account life cycle• Account management policy- Lockout- Password complexity rules• Automation and orchestration activities- User account creation- Permission settings- Resource access• Recommend changes to meet
expected performance/capacity- Scale up/down (vertically)- Scale in/out (horizontally)

Given SLA requirements, determine the appropriate metrics to report.
• Chargeback/showback models- Reporting based on company policies- Reporting based on SLAs
• Dashboard and reporting- Elasticity usage- Connectivity- Latency- Capacity- Overall utilization- Cost- Incidents- Health

CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: CV0-002)- System availability
		- Uptime
		- Downtime

5.0 Troubleshooting
5.1

Given a scenario, troubleshoot a deployment issue.
• Common issues in the deployments- Breakdowns in the workflow- Integration issues related
to different cloud platforms

5.2- Licensing- Variance in number of users- API request limit- Batch job scheduling issues• Deviation from original baseline• Unplanned expansions

Given a scenario, troubleshoot automation/orchestration issues.
•

5.4

•

- Template misconfiguration- Time synchronization issues- Language support- Automation issues

Given a scenario, troubleshoot common capacity issues.
• Exceeded cloud capacity boundaries- Compute- Storage- Networking
		 - IP address limitations
		 - Bandwidth limitations

5.3- Resource contention- Connectivity issues- Cloud service provider outage- Licensing issues

Breakdowns in the workflow- Account mismatch issues- Change management failure- Server name changes- IP address changes- Location changes- Version/feature mismatch- Automation tool incompatibility- Job validation issue

Given a scenario, troubleshoot connectivity issues.
• Common networking issues- Incorrect subnet- Incorrect IP address- Incorrect gateway- Incorrect routing- DNS errors- QoS issues- Misconfigured VLAN or VXLAN- Misconfigured firewall rule

- Insufficient bandwidth- Latency- Misconfigured MTU/MSS- Misconfigured proxy• Network tool outputs• Network connectivity tools- ping- tracert/traceroute- telnet

CompTIA Cloud+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: CV0-002)- netstat- nslookup/dig- ipconfig/ifconfig- route- arp- ssh- tcpdump• Remote access tools for troubleshooting

5.0 Troubleshooting
5.5

Given a scenario, troubleshoot security issues.
• Authentication issues- Account lockout/expiration• Authorization issues• Federation and single sign-on issues• Certificate expiration• Certification misconfiguration• External attacks

5.6• Internal attacks• Privilege escalation• Internal role change• External role change• Security device failure• Incorrect hardening settings• Unencrypted communication• Unauthorized physical access• Unencrypted data
• Weak or obsolete security technologies• Insufficient security
controls and processes• Tunneling or encryption issues

Given a scenario, explain the troubleshooting methodology.
• Always consider corporate
policies, procedures, and impacts
before implementing changes
1. Identify the problem- Question the user and identify
user changes to computer andperform backups before
making changes

2. Establish a theory of probablecause (question the obvious)- If necessary, conduct internal orexternal research based on symptoms
3. Test the theory to determine cause- Once theory is confirmed, determine
the next steps to resolve the problem- If the theory is not confirmed,
reestablish a new theory or escalate

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4. Establish a plan of action to resolve
the problem andimplement the solution
5. Verify full system functionality
and, if applicable, implement
preventive measures
6. Document findings,
actions, and outcomesCompTIA Cloud+ Acronyms
The following is a list of acronyms that appear on the CompTIA Cloud+exam. Candidates are encouraged to review the complete list andattain a working knowledge of all listed acronyms as a part of acomprehensive exam preparation program.
ACRONYM

SPELLED OUTACRONYM

SPELLED OUT

AAA
ACL
AES
API
APM
ARP
BCP
BGP
BIA
BLOB
BMR
BPaaS
CAB
CaaS

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
Access Control List
Advanced Encryption Standard
Application Programming Interface
Application Performance Monitor
Address Resolution Protocol
Business Continuity Plan
Border Gateway Protocol
Business Impact Analysis
Binary Large Object
Bare Metal Restore
Business Process as a Service
Change Advisory Board
Communication as a Service/
Computing as a Service
Content Addressed Storage
Cloud Access Security Broker
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment
Common Internet File System
Client Integration Implementation Service
Command Line Interface
Configuration Management Database
Configuration Management
Cloud Management Platform
Content Management System
Converged Network Adapter
Canonical Name
Co-location
Continuity of Operations Plan
Central Processing Unit
Certificate Revocation List
Customer Relationship Management
Cloud Systems Administrator
Cloud Service Provider
Discretionary Access Control

DAS
DBaaS
DBMS
DES
DFS
DHCP
DIMM
DMZ
DNS
DRP
DSA
ECC
FAT
FC
FCIP
FCoE
FIM
FTP
FTPS
GPT
GRE
GUI
HA
HBA
HDFS
HIPS
HTTPS
IaaS
IAM
ICMP
IDP
IDS
IFCP
IGRP
IOPS

Direct Attached Storage
Database as a Service
Database Management Server
Data Encryption Standard
Distributed File System
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Dual In-line Memory Module
Demilitarized Zone
Domain Name Service
Disaster Recovery Plan
Distributed Services Architecture
Elliptic Curve Cryptography
File Allocation Table
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel over IP
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
File Integrity Monitoring
File Transfer Protocol
FTP over SSL
GUID Partition Table
Generic Routing Encapsulation
Graphical User Interface
High Availability
Host Bus Adapter
Hadoop Distributed File System
Host Intrusion Prevention System
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
Infrastructure as a Service
Identity and Access Management
Internet Control Management Protocol
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Intrusion Detection System
Internet Fibre Channel Protocol
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
Input/output Operations Per Second

CAS
CASB
CI/CD
CIFS
CIIS
CLI
CMDB
CM
CMP
CMS
CNACNAME
COLO
COOP
CPU
CRL
CRM
CSA
CSP
DAC

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ACRONYM

SPELLED OUTACRONYM

SPELLED OUT

IPC
IPMI
IPS
IQN
IRM
ISP
iSCSI
ISNS
ITIL
JBOD
JSON
KMS
KVM
L2TP
LAN
LDAP
LUN
MAC
MBR
MDF
MFA
MPIO
MPLS
MSP
MTBF
MTTF
MTTR
MTU
NAC
NAS
NAT
NFS
NFV
NIC
NIS
NOC
NPIV
NTFS
NTLM
NTP
ODBC
OLA
OS
OSPF
OVA
OVF
P2P
P2V

Instructions Per Cycle
Intelligent Platform Management Interface
Intrusion Protection System
Initiator Qualified Name
Information Rights Management
Internet Service Provider
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
Internet Storage Name Service
Information Technology Infrastructure Library
Just a Bunch of DisksJavaScript Object Notation
Key Management System
Keyboard Video Mouse
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
Local Area Network
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Logical Unit Number
Mandatory Access Control
Master Boot Record
Main Distribution Facility
Multifactor Authentication
Multipath Input/Output
Multiprotocol Label Switching
Managed Service Provider
Mean Time Between Failure
Mean Time To Failure
Mean Time To Recovery
Maximum Transmission Unit
Network Access Control
Network Attached Storage
Network Address Translation
Network File System
Network Function Virtualization
Network Interface Controller
Network Information Service
Network Operations Center
N_Port ID Virtualization
New Technology File System
NT LAN Manager
Network Time Protocol
Open Database Connectivity
Operational Level Agreement
Operating System
Open Shortest Path First
Open Virtual ApplianceOpen Virtualization Format
Physical to PhysicalPhysical to Virtual

PaaS
PAC
PAT
PBX
PCS
PII
PIT
PKI
PSK
QA
QoS
RAID
RBAC
RC5
RDP
ReFS
RIP
RPO
RTO
SaaS
SAML
SAN
SAS
SATA
SCP
SCSI
SDLC
SDN
SED
SFTP
SHA
SIEM
SIP
SLA
SMB
SNMP
SSD
SSH
SSL
SSO
TCO
TCP
TKIP
TLS
TPM
TTD
TTL
UAT

Platform as a Service
Proxy Automatic Configuration
Port Address Translation
Private (or Public) Branch Exchange
Private Cloud Space
Personally Identifiable Information
Point-in-Time
Public Key Infrastructure
Pre-Shared Key
Quality Assurance
Quality of Service
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
Role-Based Access Control
Rivest Cipher 5
Remote Desktop Protocol
Resilient File System
Routing Information Protocol
Recovery Point Objective
Recovery Time Objective
Software as a Service
Security Assertions Markup Language
Storage Area Network
Serial Attached SCSI
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
Session Control Protocol
Small Computer System Interface
Software Development Life Cycle
Software Defined Network
Self-Encrypting Drive
Secure FTP
Secure Hash Algorithm
Security Incident Event Manager
Session Initiation Protocol
Service Level Agreement
Server Message Block
Simple Network Management Protocol
Solid State Disk
Secure Shell
Secure Sockets Layer
Single Sign-On
Total Cost of Operations
Transmission Control Protocol
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
Transport Layer Security
Trusted Platform Module
Technical Training Device
Time To Live
User Acceptance Testing

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ACRONYM

SPELLED OUT

UDP
UPS
UTA
V2P
V2V
VAT
VCPU
VDI
VHD
VLAN
VM
VMDK
VMFS
VNC
VNIC
VoIP
VPC
VPN
VRAM
VRF
VRR
VSAN
vSwitch
VTL
VXLAN
WAF
WAN
WMI
WWNN
WWPN
WWUI
XaaS
ZFS

Universal Datagram Protocol
Universal Power Supply
Universal Target Adapter
Virtual to Physical
Virtual to Virtual
Virtual Allocation Table
Virtual CPU
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Virtual Hard Disk
Virtual LAN
Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine Disk
Virtual Machine File System
Virtual Network Computing
Virtual NIC
Voice over IP
Virtual Private Cloud
Virtual Private Network
Virtual RAM
Virtual Routing and Forwarding
Vulnerability Remediation Request
Virtual SAN
Virtual Switch
Virtual Tape Library
Virtual Extensible Local Area Network
Web Application Firewall
Wide Area Network
Windows Management Implementation
World Wide Node NameWorld Wide Port NameWorld Wide Unique Identifier
Anything as a Service
Z File System

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Cloud+ Proposed Hardware and Software List
CompTIA has included this sample list of hardware and software to assist
candidates as they prepare for the Cloud+ exam. This list may also be
helpful for training companies who wish to create a lab component totheir training offering. The bulleted lists below each topic are a sample
list and not exhaustive.
EQUIPMENTSOFTWARE• Hyper-converged infrastructure or system- Shared storage/hard drives- SAN switches- Backup service- Replication to cloud services- Virtual firewall- Compute (CPU, RAM, etc.)• Switch for client PCs• Router• Access to SaaS, PaaS, IaaS environments• Client PCs (laptops/desktops)• Automation tools• Hypervisor (Type 1, Type 2)• Client and server OS• Various Internet browsers• Hypervisor management software• Cloud management software• Database software• Network management software

SPARE PARTS/HARDWARE• Keyboard, mouse, monitors• Cat 6OTHER

• Internet access• Remote access to cloud service
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