Author: Samuel Mitchell

A Cloud Engineer who is Microsoft, VCP6.5 and CCNA, CyberOPS certified. I have experience in various on-premise technologies ranging from VoIP Telephony systems, networking, Virtualization, security, servers and Cloud. I have changed my career path to the Cloud since it is the path that utilizes all my skillsets learnt over the years. My ultimate goal is to become a Solutions Architect who uses technologies to improve and enhance business process.

VCP65-DCV – Objective 5.2 – Configure vSphere DRS and Storage DRS Clusters

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in covering the main information that is needed to know the topics in this objective:

  1. Using VM-Host Infinity Rules
  2. vSphere 6.5 DRS Performance
  3. vSphere 6.5 DRS What’s new part 1
  4. vSphere 6.5 DRS What’s new part 2 – Predictive DRS
  5. vSphere 6.5 DRS What’s new part 3 – Proactive HA
  6. Restore a Resource Pool Tree

VCP65-DCV – Objective 5.1 –Configure Multilevel Resource Pools

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in covering the main information that is needed to know the topics in this objective:

  1. Expandable Reservation Examples
  2. Expandable Reservation for Resource Pools (VMware Blogs)
  3. Why Use Resources Pools?

VCP65-DCV – Objective 4.2 – Perform vCenter Server Upgrades (Windows)

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in covering the main information that is needed to know the topics in this objective:

  1. GUI Migration of vCenter Server (Embedded PSC)
  2. GUI Migration of vCenter Server (External PSC)
  3. Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server and PSC on Windows
  4. Hardware Requirements for vCenter Server and PSC appliance
  5. Collect Database Upgrade Logs
  6. vCenter Server Log files (Windows)
  7. Distributed vCenter Server 5.5 for Windows Services Relocation

VCP65-DCV – Objective 4.1 – Perform ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Upgrades

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in covering the main information that is needed to know the topics in this objective:

  1. Overview of ESXi upgrade Process
  2. Configuring the Update Manager Download Source
  3. Install, setting up and using Update Manager Download services
  4. VMware KB 2008939 – esxcli software vib
  5. VMware KB 1010675 – VM hardware version
  6. VMware KB 2042141 – Host backup

VCP65-DCV – Objective 3.4 – Perform VMFS and NFS configurations and upgrades

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in cover the main information that is need to know the section:

  1. About RAW device mapping
  2. RAW device mapping characteristics
  3. NFS Protocol and ESXi
  4. Change the DCSI Bus Sharing Configuration
  5. Configure Microsoft Cluster for High Availability
  6. VMware KB 1034165 – multi-writer flag
  7. Place a Datastore in maintenance mode
  8. Working with Datastore

VCP65-DCV – Objective 3.3 – Configure vSphere Storage Multipathing and Failover

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in cover the main information that is need to know the section:

  1. VMware PSP
  2. Pluggable storage architecture PSA deep dive parts 1 and 2 (cormachogan.com)
  3. esxcli (command)
  4. Multipathing considerations
  5. Storage Array Type Plugin (SATP)
  6. Path Selection Policy (PSP)
  7. Permanent Device Loss (PDL)
  8. All Path Down (APD)
  9. Identifying Device connectivity problems
  10. Customizing Round-Robin Setup (CLI)
  11. Configuration settings for value devices (blogs.vmware.com)
  12. Managing Claim Rules (CLI)
  13. Path Scanning and Claim
  14. Adding Multipathing Claim Rules
  15. Setting Up a Path Selection Policy
  16. Default Policies provided by Vmware

VCP65-DCV – Objective 3.2 – Configure Software-Defined Storage

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

The following reference material from the VSAN 6.2 online documentation will assist you in cover the main information that is need to know the section:

  1. Creating and deleting a VSAN Cluster
  2. Adding Disk Group
  3. Choosing the correct VSA maintenance mode option (blogs.vmware.com)
  4. Vmware KB 2064240 (kb.vmware.com)
  5. vSAN 6.6 online health check performance improvements (blogs.vmware.com)
  6. Monitoring Virtual SAN
  7. How to understand space requirements for FTT with RAID-1 and vSAN (xiaoxiaoke.wordpress.com)
  8. Working Virtual Volumes
  9. VSAN concepts
  10. Using the virtual SAN ISCSI target services
  11. vSAN and vvols (cormachogan.com)
  12. Using storage providers
  13. Managing Fault Domains in Virtual SAN
  14. Protocol endpoints
  15. Storage Policy Based Management

VCP65-DCV – Objective 3.1 – Manage vSphere Integration with Physical Storage

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

The following reference material from the vSphere 6.5 online documentation will assist you in cover the main information that is need to know the section:

  1. Working with Datastore
  2. NFS Protocol and ESXi
  3. Using Kerberos for NFS 4.1
  4. NFS Storage Guidelines and Requirements
  5. Working with VVolves
  6. Virtual Volumes and Storage Protocols
  7. Booting ESXi from FC
  8. Booting from Fiber Channel SAN Requirement
  9. Requirements and Considerations for software FCOE boot
  10. Managing Fault Domains in Virtual SAN Cluster (vSAN)