Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VMware Certification
Instructor: David Davis

Who is David Davis?

Over 18 years of IT experience as a customer, blogger, and video training author vExpert, VCP5, VCAP-DCA, CCIE#9369 Has written hundreds of articles about virtualization technology Spoke at VMworld US & EU in 2010/11 Author of the best-selling video training library, available from

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I dont work for VMware All content here is public knowledge I wont discuss what was on my exams This is not a brain dump session You wont learn everything you need to know to take the VCP exam in 45 minutes

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

In This Lesson:

Why Get Certified? VMwares Certification Pyramid Top VMware Certifications Whats New in VMware Certification? VCP5 Exam Cram VCAP-DCA Preparation Tips VCDX Preparation Tips How can TrainSignal Help?

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

Why Get Certified?

Distinguish yourself Get a raise or promotion Get a new job Prove that you can / test your skills Learn new technology

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VMwares Certification Pyramid

VCDX VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

VMware Certified Associate (VCA)

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP VMware Certified Professional

VCAP VMware Certified Advanced Professional VCAP-DCD DataCenter Designer VCAP-DCA DataCenter Administrator

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

Whats New in VMware Certification?

VMware Certified Design eXpert (VCDX) VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP-DT) coming soon (official) VMware Certified Professional (VCP) Desktop or- VCP5-DT

Cloud Architect on vCloud Director

VMware Certified Advanced Professional DC Admin (VCAP-DCA) VMware Certified Professional (VCP5)

VCAP DC Design (VCAP5-DCD)

VMware Certified Administrator (VCA) Desktop or- VCA4-DT

VMware Certified Administrator (VCA) vSphere or- VCA-vS

VCDX #1 Whats his name?

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 The Path

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP - FAQ
Yes, take a class (only VMware Cert that requires it) Yes, you can take it online Yes, you can still take the test without taking the class but, no, you wont be a VCP VCP exam code is VCP510 There are 85 questions & you have 90 minutes Score is between 100-500, passing is 300 Note: VCP5-DT is also available but it requires you first have a regular VCP

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP - FAQ
VMware Ed has a VCP mock exam on their website (its bad) The exam blueprint is your BIBLE for passing the VCP !

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Section 1 Plan, Install, Configure and Upgrade vCenter Server and VMware ESXi Objective 1.1 Install and Configure vCenter Server Objective 1.2 Install and Configure VMware ESXi Objective 1.3 Plan and Perform Upgrades of vCenter Server and VMware ESXi Objective 1.4 Secure vCenter Server and ESXi Objective 1.5 Identify vSphere Architecture and Solutions

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram Upgrading to vSphere 5 1. Backup vCenter 2. Local vs remote DB 3. Upgrade vCenter (32 bit vs 64 bit) 4. Pre-agent upgrade checker 5. vCenter data migration tool, if needed 6. Upgrade the vSphere Client 7. Upgrade Update Manager 8. Upgrade ESX/ESXi to ESXi5 either local, update manager, or AutoDeploy (use vMotion for zero downtime?) 9. Upgrade VM Tools 10.Upgrade virtual hardware 11.Upgrade VMFS 12.Use new features

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram Whats New 12 of 25

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. No more ESX Server (only ESXi) Largest VMs ever (32 vCPUs & 1TB vRAM) New vSphere HA, uses FDM, storage heartbeat vSphere Auto Deploy Profile-driven storage Storage DRS (SDRS) Web Client vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA) License reporting manager vRAM Pooled pricing ESXi Firewall VAAI Offload for NAS

Note: Dont forget about whats new in vSphere 4.1 SIOC, NIOC, VAAI, lockdown mode, vCenter Converter Hyper-V import, ESXi AD integration, memory compression, DRS affinity rules, etc.

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram Whats New 13 of 25

13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. VASA vSphere API for Storage Awareness Improved iSCSI Configuration GUI Enhanced logging new log files Enhanced storage metrics vSphere replication Network I/O control custom resource pools vDS port mirroring Netflow version 5 Esxcli command Swapping to host cache & SSD detection vCenter dump collector and vCenter syslog collector vShield 5 VMware Data Recovery 2.0 (an ISO, that contains plugin and VA)

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP #1 Whats her name?

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Section 2 Plan and Configure vSphere Networking Objective 2.1 Configure vNetwork Standard Switches Objective 2.2 Configure vNetwork Distributed Switches Objective 2.3 Configure vSS and vDS Policies

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Section 3 Plan and Configure vSphere Storage Objective 3.1 Configure Shared Storage for vSphere Objective 3.2 Configure the Storage Virtual Appliance for vSphere Objective 3.3 Create and Configure VMFS and NFS Datastores

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Section 4 Deploy and Administer Virtual Machines and vApps Objective 4.1 Create and Deploy Virtual Machines Objective 4.2 Create and Deploy vApps Objective 4.3 Manage Virtual Machine Clones and Templates Objective 4.4 Administer Virtual Machines and vApps

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Section 5 Establish and Maintain Service Levels Objective 5.1 Create and Configure VMware Clusters Objective 5.2 Plan and Implement VMware Fault Tolerance Objective 5.3 Create and Administer Resource Pools Objective 5.4 Migrate Virtual Machines Objective 5.5 Backup and Restore Virtual Machines Objective 5.6 Patch and Update ESXi and Virtual Machines

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Section 6 Perform Basic Troubleshooting and Alarm Management Objective 6.1 Perform Basic Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts Objective 6.2 Perform Basic vSphere Network Troubleshooting

Who is VCDX 007 ?

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Section 6 Perform Basic Troubleshooting and Alarm Management Objective 6.3 Perform Basic vSphere Storage Troubleshooting Objective 6.4 Perform Basic Troubleshooting for HA/DRS Clusters and vMotion/Storage vMotion

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram

Section 7 Monitor a vSphere Implementation Objective 7.1 Monitor ESXi, vCenter Server and Virtual Machines Objective 7.2 Create and Administer vCenter Server Alarms

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

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Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

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Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

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Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

vNews & Chinwag

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Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCP5 Exam Cram FINAL TIPS

Know BOTH theory and practical (hands-on) in each section May want to memorize some theory, like maximum configurations Youll remember the hands-on better if you actually do it Getting hands-on experience with vSphere CAN be free (60 day eval on your own desktop / laptop) Build a lab

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCAP - FAQ
2 kinds of VCAP = DCA and DCD DCA is my favorite DCA is 100% hands on with real servers ! SO many configurations to perform, SO little time Closest exam I have ever to the CCIE Note: DCA5 is now in BETA

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCAP - FAQ

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCAP - DCA Preparation Tips

Must have a lab Master common configurations that you could perform in seconds Troubleshooting is HUGE Performance is very important (security and PowerCLI, not as much) Know ALL VMware products and features Know log file locations and what to look for Only receive a few basic vSphere docs Likely, wont have time to use the provided docs anyway Be prepared to sit there for 3-4 hours no snacks and no coffee

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

VCDX - Preparation Tips

Overview Its about knowing your DESIGN VCAP DCA and DCD are prerequisites for VCDX5 You create a design of a fictitious customer, diagram it, document it Submit it Defend it in front of a live panel of VCDXs Tips Talk to existing VCDXs (Nash, etc) Attend the VCDX workshop Create your own mock defense Attend a mock defense Be a enterprise consultant (or pretend you are)

Senior VMware Administrator in Connecticut College degree VCP, VCAP, or VCDX Virtualization Experience Pay range $165-$275K Dated: 9/16/2011

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

Evolve or Die

Im in charge of Printers or LUNs or FAX machines

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

Evolve or Die
Todays datacenter no longer functions with siloed knowledge Breakout into virtualization, storage, networking, and THE CLOUD Build your own lab to get hands-on knowledge Become an infrastructure engineer

Top 3 VMware Certifications You Must Get - And How To Pass the First Time

Cert + Hands-on + Initiative = SUCCESS!

You wont differentiate yourself with a MCSE Challenge yourself to become the go to guy, the lynchpin of your organization Certification + hands-on + initiative = SUCCESS!

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