Exam Details The Master Specialist HCI exam (5V0-21.21), which leads to Master Specialist - HCI 2022 certification, is a 55-item exam with a passing score of 300, using a scaled method. Exam time is 100 minutes. Exam Delivery This is a proctored exam delivered through Pearson VUE. For more information, visit the Pearson VUE website. Badge Information For details and a complete list of requirements and recommendations for attainment, please reference the VMware Education Services - Certification website. Minimally Qualified Candidate The minimally qualified candidate will have achieved VCP-DCV and vSAN Specialist certification. Candidates should have 1 year of experience designing, configuring, managing, and upgrading VMware HCI environments. Candidates should be familiar with deployment and administration of VMs using Storage Policy-Based Management. Candidates should have intermediate knowledge of storage, storage hardware, monitoring, and remediation topics, as well as basic networking and security knowledge and must have completed the VMware vSAN: Deploy and Manage training. The MOC should have all of the knowledge contained in the exam sections listed below.