VCP5-DCV Official Certification Guide (Covering the VCP550 Exam): VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization, Second Edition

VCP5-DCV Official Certification Guide (Covering the VCP550 Exam): VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization, Second Edition

Released August 2014
Publisher(s): VMware Press
ISBN: 9780133962062

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Book description

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the VCP5-DCV exam, including

• Installing, upgrading, and securing all the key components in your vSphere, including ESXi hosts, vCenter, datastores, and network components

• Networking components in vSphere, including vSphere standard switch and distributed switch concepts

• Configuring and managing all forms of storage, including Fibre Channel, iS CSI, and network-attached storage

• Creating, configuring, and managing virtual machines and vApps

• Keeping your vSphere running smoothly and recovering quickly from any failure, including services that improve overall utilization and recoverability

• Identifying the key components of your vSphere and how they work together

• Understanding the "core four" resources in any computer system: CPU, memory, disk, and network

• Preparing thoroughly for the VCP550 exam

VCP5-DCV Official Cert Guide presents you with an organized test-preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. "Do I Know This Already?" quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

•    Master VMware VCP550 exam topics

•    Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes

•    Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks

•    Gain confidence taking the realistic practice exam on the DVD

VCP5-DCV Official Cert Guide focuses specifically on the objectives for the VCP550 exam on vSphere 5.5 for VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization certification. VMware Certified Instructor (VCI) Bill Ferguson shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material follows the exam blueprint and is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retaining exam topics.

The companion DVD contains a powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Test engine that enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take a complete, timed exam. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most.

Well regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, comprehensive design scenarios, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

VCP5-DCV Official Cert Guide is part of a recommended learning path from VMware that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized VMware instructors and self-study products from VMware Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered worldwide, please visit www.vmware.com/training.

Table of contents

  1. About This eBook
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents at a Glance
  5. Table of Contents
  6. About the Author
  7. Dedication Page
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. About the Reviewers
  10. We Want to Hear from You!
  11. Reader Services
  12. Introduction
    1. Who Should Read This Book
    2. Goals and Methods
    3. How to Use This Book
    4. Certification Exam and This Preparation Guide
    5. Book Content Updates
    6. Pearson IT Certification Practice Test Engine and Questions on the DVD
    7. Install the Software from the DVD
    8. Premium Edition
  13. Chapter 1. Planning, Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
      1. Identifying and Explaining vSphere Editions and Features
        1. Identifying Available vSphere and vCenter Server Editions
        2. Identifying the Various Data Center Solutions that Interact with vSphere
        3. Explaining ESXi and vCenter Server Architectures
        4. Identifying Available vSphere Editions and Features
        5. Explaining ESXi and vCenter Server Architectures
        6. Explaining Private/Public/Hybrid Cloud Concepts
        7. Determining the Appropriate vSphere Edition Based on Customer Requirements
        8. Identifying Single Sign-On Requirements
        9. Deploying the vCenter Appliance
        10. Installing vCenter Server into a Virtual Machine
        11. Sizing the vCenter Server Database
        12. Installing Additional vCenter Server Components
      2. Installing/Removing vSphere Client Plug-Ins
        1. Enabling/Disabling vSphere Web Client Plug-Ins
        2. Licensing vCenter Server
        3. Determining Availability Requirements for vCenter Server in a Given vSphere Implementation
        4. Determining Use Cases for vSphere Client and Web Client
      3. Installing and Configuring VMware ESXi
        1. Performing an Interactive Installation of ESXi
        2. Deploying an ESXi Host Using Auto Deploy
        3. Configuring NTP on an ESXi Host
        4. Configuring DNS and Routing on an ESXi Host
        5. Enabling/Configuring/Disabling Hyperthreading
        6. Enabling/Sizing/Disabling Memory Compression Cache
        7. Licensing an ESXi Host
      4. Planning and Performing Upgrades of vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
        1. Identifying Upgrade Requirements for ESXi Hosts
        2. Identifying Steps Required to Upgrade a vSphere Implementation
        3. Upgrading a vSphere Distributed Switch
        4. Upgrading from VMFS3 to VMFS5
        5. Upgrading VMware Tools
        6. Upgrading Virtual Machine Hardware
        7. Upgrading an ESXi Host Using vCenter Update Manager
        8. Determining Whether an In-Place Upgrade Is Appropriate in a Given Upgrade Scenario
      5. Securing vCenter Server and ESXi
        1. Identifying Common vCenter Server Privileges and Roles
          1. System Roles
          2. Sample Roles
          3. Custom Roles
        2. Describing How Permissions Are Applied and Inherited in vCenter Server
          1. Example 1: Permissions That Apply Directly to an Object Supersede Those That Are Inherited
          2. Example 2: If a User Is a Member of Multiple Groups, the User Is Assigned the Union of the Privileges for Each Group
          3. Example 3: User/Role Pairings Applied Directly to an Object Supersede User/Role Pairings That Are Inherited
          4. Example 4: Permissions That Are Applied Directly to a User Supersede Permissions That Are Inherited Through Group Membership
        3. Single Sign-On Architecture
        4. Configuring and Administering the ESXi Firewall
        5. Enabling Lockdown Mode
        6. Configuring Network Security Policies
          1. Promiscuous Mode
          2. MAC Address Changes
          3. Forged Transmits
        7. Adding/Modifying/Removing Permissions for Users and Groups on vCenter Inventory Objects
        8. Creating/Cloning/Editing vCenter Server Roles
          1. Creating Roles
          2. Cloning Roles
          3. Editing Roles
        9. Adding an ESXi Host to a Directory Service
        10. Applying Permissions to ESXi Hosts Using Host Profiles
        11. Determining the Appropriate Set of Privileges for Common Tasks in vCenter Server
      6. Summary
    3. Exam Preparation Tasks
      1. Review All the Key Topics
    4. Review Questions
  14. Chapter 2. Planning and Configuring vSphere Networking
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
      1. Configuring vSphere Standard Switches
        1. Identifying vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) Capabilities
        2. Creating/Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch
          1. Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch
        3. Adding/Configuring/Removing vmnics on a vSphere Standard Switch
        4. Configuring VMkernel Ports for Network Services
        5. Adding/Editing/Removing Port Groups on a vSphere Standard Switch
        6. Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Standard Switch
      2. Configuring vSphere Distributed Switches
        1. Identifying vSphere Distributed Switch Capabilities
        2. Creating/Deleting a vSphere Distributed Switch
          1. Deleting a vDS
        3. Adding/Removing ESXi Hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch
        4. Adding/Configuring/Removing dvPort Groups
        5. Adding/Removing Uplink Adapters to dvUplink Groups
        6. Creating/Configuring/Removing Virtual Adapters
        7. Migrating Virtual Adapters To/From a vSphere Standard Switch
        8. Migrating Virtual Machines To/From a vSphere Distributed Switch
      3. Configuring vSS and vDS Policies
        1. Identifying Common vSS and vDS Policies
        2. Configuring dvPort Group Blocking Policies
        3. Configuring Load Balancing and Failover Policies
          1. Load Balancing
          2. Network Failover Detection
          3. Notify Switches
          4. Failback
        4. Configuring VLAN Settings
          1. Configuring VLAN Policy Settings on a vDS
          2. Configuring VLAN Trunking Policies on a VDS
          3. Configuring Private VLAN Policy Settings on a vDS
        5. Configuring Traffic Shaping Policies
          1. Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Standard Switches
          2. Traffic Shaping Policies for vSphere Distributed Switches
        6. Enabling TCP Segmentation Offload Support for a Virtual Machine
        7. Enabling Jumbo Frames Support on Appropriate Components
          1. Enabling Jumbo Frames for VMkernel Interface on a vSS
          2. Enabling Jumbo Frames on a vDS
          3. Enabling Jumbo Frame Support on Virtual Machines
      4. Determining Appropriate VLAN Configuration for a vSphere Implementation
      5. Monitoring dvPort State
      6. Backing Up and Restoring vDS Configuration
      7. Configuring LACP on Uplink Port Groups
      8. Determining Use Cases for a vSphere Distributed Switch
      9. Summary
    3. Exam Preparation Tasks
      1. Review All the Key Topics
    4. Review Questions
  15. Chapter 3. Planning and Configuring vSphere Storage
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
      1. Configuring Shared Storage for vSphere
        1. Identifying Storage Adapters and Devices
          1. Fibre Channel
          2. FCoE
          3. iSCSI
          4. NAS
          5. VSAN
        2. Identifying Storage Naming Conventions
          1. Storage Naming Conventions for Local and SAN
        3. Identifying Hardware/Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiator Requirements
        4. Comparing and Contrasting Array Thin Provisioning and Virtual Disk Thin Provisioning
          1. Array Thin Provisioning
          2. Virtual Disk Thin Provisioning
        5. Describing Zoning and LUN Masking Practices
          1. Zoning
          2. Masking
        6. Scanning/Rescanning Storage
        7. Identifying Use Cases for FCOE
        8. Creating an NFS Share for Use with vSphere
        9. Connecting to an NAS Device
        10. Enabling/Configuring/Disabling vCenter Server Storage Filters
        11. Configuring/Editing Hardware/Dependent Hardware Adapters
        12. Enabling/Disabling Software iSCSI Initiator Settings
        13. Configuring iSCSI Port Binding
        14. Enabling/Configuring/Disabling iSCSI CHAP
        15. Determining Use Cases for Hardware/Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiator
        16. Determining Use Cases For and Configuring Array Thin Provisioning
      2. Creating and Configuring VMFS and NFS Datastores
        1. Identifying VMFS and NFS Datastore Properties
        2. Identifying VMFS-5 Capabilities
      3. Creating/Renaming/Deleting/Unmounting a VMFS Datastore
      4. Mounting/Unmounting an NFS Datastore
      5. Extending/Expanding VMFS Datastores
        1. Extending VMFS Datastores
        2. Expanding VMFS Datastores
      6. Upgrading a VMFS-3 Datastore to VMFS-5
      7. Placing a VMFS Datastore in Maintenance Mode
      8. Selecting the Preferred Path for a VMFS Datastore
      9. Disabling a Path to a VMFS Datastore
      10. Determining Use Cases for Multiple VMFS and NFS Datastores
      11. Determining Appropriate Path Selection Policy for a VMFS Datastore
      12. Summary
    3. Exam Preparation Tasks
      1. Review All the Key Topics
    4. Review Questions
  16. Chapter 4. Deploying and Administering Virtual Machines and vApps
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
      1. Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines
        1. Identifying Capabilities for VM Hardware Versions
        2. Identifying VMware Tools Device Drivers
        3. Identifying Methods to Access and Use Virtual Machine Console
        4. Identifying Virtual Machine Storage Resources
        5. Placing Virtual Machines in Selected ESXi Hosts/Clusters/Resource Pools
        6. Configuring and Deploying a Guest OS into a New Virtual Machine
        7. Creating/Converting Thin/Thick Provisioned Virtual Disks
        8. Configuring Disk Shares
        9. Installing/Upgrading/Updating VMware Tools
        10. Configuring Virtual Machine Time Synchronization
        11. Converting a Physical Machine Using VMware Converter
        12. Importing a Supported Virtual Machine Source Using VMware Converter
        13. Modifying Virtual Hardware Settings Using VMware Standalone Converter
        14. Configuring/Modifying Virtual CPU and Memory Resources According to OS and Application Requirements
          1. Configuring and Modifying Virtual Machine CPU
          2. Configuring and Modifying Virtual Machine Memory
        15. Configuring/Modifying Virtual NIC Adapter and Connecting Virtual Machines to Appropriate Network Resources
        16. Determining Appropriate Datastore Locations for Virtual Machines Based on Application Workloads
      2. Creating and Deploying vApps
        1. Identifying vApp Settings
          1. Application Properties
          2. Deployment
          3. Authoring
          4. Start Order
        2. Creating/Cloning/Exporting a vApp
        3. Adding Objects to an Existing vApp
        4. Editing vApp Settings
        5. Configuring IP Pools
        6. Suspending/Resuming a vApp
        7. Determining When a Tiered Application Should Be Deployed as a vApp
      3. Managing Virtual Machine Clones and Templates
        1. Identifying the vCenter Server, Managed ESXi Hosts, and Virtual Machine Maximums
        2. Identifying Cloning and Template Options
        3. Cloning an Existing Virtual Machine
        4. Creating a Template from an Existing Virtual Machine
        5. Deploying a Virtual Machine from a Template
        6. Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates
        7. Deploying Virtual Appliances and/or vApps from an OVF Template
        8. Importing and/or Exporting an OVF Template
        9. Creating and Publishing Content Libraries
        10. Determining the Appropriate Development Methodology for a Given Virtual Machine Application
      4. Administering Virtual Machines and vApps
        1. Identifying Files Used by Virtual Machines
        2. Identifying Locations for Virtual Machine Configuration Files and Virtual Disks
        3. Identifying Common Practices for Securing Virtual Machines
        4. Hot Extending a Virtual Disk
        5. Configuring USB Passthrough from an ESXi Host
        6. Configuring Serial Port Redirection
        7. Configuring Virtual Machine Options
          1. General Options
          2. VMware Remote Console Options
          3. VMware Tools
          4. Power Management
          5. Advanced
          6. Fibre Channel NPIV
        8. Configuring Virtual Machine Power Settings
        9. Configuring Virtual Machine Boot Options
        10. Configuring Virtual Machine Troubleshooting Options
        11. Assigning a Storage Policy to a VM
        12. Verifying Storage Policy Compliance for Virtual Machines
        13. Determining When an Advanced Virtual Machine Parameter Is Required
        14. Adjusting Virtual Machine Resources (Shares, Limits, and Reservations) Based on Virtual Machine Workloads
      5. Summary
    3. Exam Preparation Tasks
      1. Review All the Key Topics
    4. Review Questions
  17. Chapter 5. Establishing and Maintaining Service Levels
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
      1. Creating and Configuring VMware Clusters
        1. Describing DRS Virtual Machine Entitlement
        2. Creating/Deleting a DRS/HA Cluster
        3. Adding/Removing ESXi Hosts from a DRS/HA Cluster
        4. Adding or Removing Virtual Machines from a DRS/HA Cluster
        5. Configuring Storage DRS
        6. Configuring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
        7. Monitoring a DRS/HA Cluster
        8. Configuring Migration Thresholds for DRS and Virtual Machines
        9. Configuring Automation Levels for DRS and Virtual Machines
        10. Enabling and Disabling Host Power Management
        11. Enabling BIOS P/C States
        12. Creating VM-Host and VM-VM Affinity Rules
        13. Enabling/Disabling Host Monitoring
        14. Enabling/Configuring/Disabling Virtual Machine and Application Monitoring
          1. Enabling/Configuring/Disabling Virtual Machine Monitoring
          2. Enabling/Configuring/Disabling Application Monitoring
        15. Configuring Admission Control for HA and Virtual Machines
          1. Admission Control
          2. Admission Control Policy
        16. Determining Appropriate Failover Methodology and Required Resources for an HA Implementation
          1. Host Failures the Cluster Tolerates
          2. Percentage of Cluster Resources as Failover Spare Capacity
          3. Specify Failover Hosts
      2. Planning and Implementing VMware Fault Tolerance
        1. Identifying VMware Fault Tolerance Requirements
        2. Configuring VMware Fault Tolerance Networking
        3. Enabling/Disabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine
        4. Testing an FT Configuration
        5. Determining Use Case for Enabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine
        6. Creating and Administering Resource Pools
          1. Describing the Resource Pool Hierarchy
          2. Defining the Expandable Reservation Parameter
          3. A Description of vFlash Architecture
          4. Creating/Removing a Resource Pool
          5. Configuring Resource Pool Attributes
          6. Adding/Removing Virtual Machines from a Resource Pool
          7. Determining Resource Pool Requirements for a Given vSphere Implementation
          8. Evaluating Appropriate Shares, Reservations, and Limits for Resource Pools Based on Virtual Machine Workloads
        7. Migrating Virtual Machines
          1. Identifying ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Requirements for vMotion and Storage vMotion
            1. ESXi and VM Requirements for vMotion
            2. ESXi and VM Requirements for Storage vMotion
            3. Enhanced vMotion (Cross-Host vMotion)
          2. Identifying Enhanced vMotion Compatibility CPU Requirements
          3. Identifying Snapshot Requirements for vMotion/Storage vMotion Migration
          4. Migrating Virtual Machines Using vMotion/Storage vMotion
            1. Migrating a VM Using vMotion
            2. Migrating a VM’s Files Using Storage vMotion
          5. Configuring Virtual Machine Swap File Location
          6. Migrating a Powered-Off or Suspended Virtual Machine
          7. Utilizing Storage vMotion Techniques
      3. Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines
        1. Identifying Snapshot Requirements
        2. Creating/Deleting/Consolidating Virtual Machine Snapshots
        3. Identifying VMware Data Protection Requirements
        4. Explaining VMware Data Protection Sizing Guidelines
        5. Installing and Configuring VMware Data Protection
        6. Creating a Backup Job with VMware Data Protection
        7. Installing, Configuring, and Managing vSphere Replication
        8. Determining Appropriate Backup Solution for a Given vSphere Implementation
      4. Patching and Updating ESXi and Virtual Machines
        1. Identifying Patching Requirements for ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machine Hardware/Tools
        2. Creating/Editing/Removing a Host Profile from an ESXi Host
        3. Attach/Apply a Host Profile to an ESXi Host or Cluster
        4. Performing Compliance Scanning and Remediation of an ESXi Host Using Host Profiles
        5. Installing and Configuring vCenter Update Manager
        6. Configuring Patch Download Options
        7. Creating/Editing/Deleting an Update Manager Baseline
        8. Attaching an Update Manager Baseline to an ESXi Host or Cluster
        9. Scanning and Remediating ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machine Hardware/Tools Using Update Manager
      5. Summary
    3. Exam Preparation Tasks
      1. Review All the Key Topics
    4. Review Questions
  18. Chapter 6. Performing Basic Troubleshooting
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
      1. Performing Basic Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts
        1. Identifying General ESXi Host Troubleshooting Guidelines
          1. Learn How to Access Support Mode
          2. Know How to Retrieve Logs
        2. Troubleshooting Common Installation Issues
          1. Troubleshooting Boot Order
          2. Troubleshooting License Assignment
          3. Troubleshooting Plug-Ins
        3. Monitoring ESXi System Health
        4. Exporting Diagnostic Information
      2. Performing Basic vSphere Network Troubleshooting
        1. Verifying Network Configuration
        2. Verifying a Given Virtual Machine Is Configured with the Correct Network Resources
        3. Troubleshooting Virtual Switch and Port Group Configuration Issues
        4. Troubleshooting Physical Network Adapter Configuration Issues
        5. Identifying the Root Cause of a Network Issue Based on Troubleshooting Information
      3. Performing Basic vSphere Storage Troubleshooting
        1. Verifying Storage Configuration
        2. Troubleshooting Storage Contention Issues
        3. Troubleshooting Storage Overcommitment Issues
          1. Excessive Reservations Cause Slow Host Performance
          2. Path Thrashing Causes Slow Performance
        4. Troubleshooting iSCSI Software Initiator Configuration Issues
          1. Troubleshooting Storage Reports and Storage Maps
          2. Storage Reports
          3. Storage Maps
        5. Identifying the Root Cause of a Storage Issue Based on Troubleshooting Information
        6. Performing Basic Troubleshooting for HA/DRS Clusters and vMotion/Storage vMotion
          1. Identifying HA/DRS and vMotion Requirements
          2. Verifying vMotion/Storage vMotion Configuration
            1. Verifying vMotion Configuration
          3. Verifying HA Network Configuration
          4. Verifying HA/DRS Cluster Configuration
          5. Troubleshooting HA Capacity Issues
          6. Troubleshooting HA Redundancy Issues
          7. Interpreting the DRS Resource Distributing Graph and Target/Current Host Load Deviation
          8. Troubleshooting DRS Load Imbalance Issues
          9. Troubleshooting vMotion/Storage vMotion Migration Issues
          10. Interpreting vMotion Resource Maps
          11. Identifying the Root Cause for a DRS/HA Cluster or Migration Issue Based on Troubleshooting Information
      4. Summary
    3. Exam Preparation Tasks
      1. Review All the Key Topics
    4. Review Questions
  19. Chapter 7. Monitoring a vSphere Implementation
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
    2. Foundation Topics
      1. Monitoring ESXi, vCenter Server, and Virtual Machines
        1. Describing How Tasks and Events Are Viewed in vCenter Server
          1. Viewing by Object Selected in the Navigator
          2. Filtering the Output
          3. Filtering by Keyword
        2. Identifying Critical Performance Metrics
        3. Explaining Common Memory Metrics
        4. Explaining Common CPU Metrics
        5. Explaining Common Network Metrics
        6. Explaining Common Storage Metrics
        7. Comparing and Contrasting Overview and Advanced Charts
        8. Configuring SNMP for vCenter Server
        9. Configuring Active Directory and SMTP Settings for vCenter Server
          1. Configuring Active Directory Settings for vCenter
          2. Configuring SMTP Settings for a vCenter Server
        10. Configuring vCenter Server Logging Options
        11. Creating a Log Bundle
        12. Creating/Editing/Deleting a Scheduled Task
        13. Configuring/Viewing/Printing/Exporting Resource Maps
        14. Starting/Stopping/Verifying vCenter Service Status
        15. Starting/Stopping/Verifying ESXi Host Agent Status
        16. Configuring vCenter Server Timeout Settings
        17. Monitoring/Administering vCenter Server Connections
        18. Creating an Advanced Chart
        19. Determining Host Performance Using Resxtop and Guest Perfmon
          1. Determining Host Performance Using Resxtop
          2. Determining Host Performance Using Guest Perfmon
        20. Given Performance Data, Identifying the Affected vSphere Resource
      2. Creating and Administering vCenter Server Alarms
        1. Listing vCenter Default Utilization Alarms
        2. Listing vCenter Default Connectivity Alarms
        3. Listing Possible Actions for Utilization and Connectivity Alarms
        4. Creating a vCenter Utilization Alarm
        5. Creating a vCenter Connectivity Alarm
        6. Configuring Alarm Triggers
        7. Configuring Alarm Actions
        8. For a Given Alarm, Identifying the Affected Resource in a vSphere Implementation
      3. Installing, Configuring, and Administering vCenter Operations Manager
        1. Differentiating Between Major/Minor vCOPs Badges
        2. Explaining vCOPs Architecture
        3. Deploying and Configuring a vCOPs Appliance
        4. Upgrading vCOPs
        5. Understanding Metrics Used by Major/Minor vCOPs Badges
        6. Monitoring Your vSphere Environment
      4. Summary
    3. Exam Preparation Tasks
      1. Review All the Key Topics
    4. Review Questions
  20. Chapter 8. What Do I Do Now?
    1. Foundation Topics
      1. Scheduling the Test
      2. Comparing Your Knowledge to the VCP550 Exam Blueprint Objectives
      3. Studying the Questions at the End of Each Chapter and on the Bonus Material
      4. Taking the Mock Exam on the VMware Website
      5. The Day of the Test
      6. Sending Me an Email When You Pass
  21. Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes and Chapter Review Questions
    1. “Do I Know This Already?” Answers
      1. Chapter 1
      2. Chapter 2
      3. Chapter 3
      4. Chapter 4
      5. Chapter 5
      6. Chapter 6
      7. Chapter 7
    2. Chapter Review Answers
      1. Chapter 1
      2. Chapter 2
      3. Chapter 3
      4. Chapter 4
      5. Chapter 5
      6. Chapter 6
      7. Chapter 7
  22. Index

Product information

  • Title: VCP5-DCV Official Certification Guide (Covering the VCP550 Exam): VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization, Second Edition
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: August 2014
  • Publisher(s): VMware Press
  • ISBN: 9780133962062