Archive for January 2012
Mastering VMware vSphere 5.0
This book has proved invaluable to my understanding of VMware. Well recommended.
VMware VCP 5.0 Certification
VMware offers world-class certifications designed to validate and recognize IT professionals with the technical capabilities and real-world experience needed to effectively install, manage, deploy and support VMware products and solutions. VMware certifications are available in two areas of virtualization: Datacenter and Desktop. Each specialty is broken down into three distinct certification levels reflective of skill and competency level.
http://www.vmware.com/certification
Please see the below Link for the Exam Blueprint
http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-16726
The VCP510 exam consists of 85 questions and a short pre-exam survey consisting of 8 questions.
The passing score for this exam is 300, using a scaled scoring method. The scale is from 100-500. Scaled scores are calculated using a mathematical formula that considers a variety of factors, including the number and type of exam questions included in a specific version of the exam. Because this combination may vary in different versions of the same examination, scaled scores provide a fair score for each individual based on the version of the exam taken.
The below links are the recommended documents from the Blueprint
vSphere Installation and Setup Guide
vCenter Server and Host Management Guide
VMware vSphere Examples and Scenarios
Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager
VMware vCloud – Requirements for a Cloud
VMware vCloud – Service Definition for a Public Cloud
VMware vCloud – Service Definition for a Private Cloud
vSphere 5.0 Licensing, Pricing and Packaging Whitepaper
VMware vSphere Storage Appliance Installation and Configuration guide
VMware vSphere Storage Appliance Administration guide
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration guide
Installing and Configuring VMware Tools Guide
vSphere Resource Management guide
VMware Data Recovery Administration guide
Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manager
