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VMware VCP 6.7-DCV – Objective 1.1 – Identify the pre-requisites and components for vSphere Implementation

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

The following notes will assist you to prepare for this objective:

  • Know your vSphere technologies and what they do and what they don’t
    • HA
    • DRS
    • FT
    • vCenter HA
    • vSAN
  • Don’t let questions mislead you on risks mitigated
    • For example does DRS maintain availability?
  • Learn the vSphere 6.7 resource pre-reqs
    • Minimum CPU & RAM
    • Why do you need the HCL?
  • Think about post-install procedures
    • Logging, scratch, dump collection
    • Authentication
  • Know your way around VAMI
    • Adding syslog, adding NTP, DNS settings

Reference: vSphere ESXi 672 Installation Setup Guide.pdf – Chapter 5

vCenter Server Installation and Setup pdf = Chapter 2

Preparing for VCP 6.5 DCV Delta Exam (2V0-622D)

by Samuel Mitchell, posted in VMware

I had prepared and passed my VMware VCP 6.5 DCV Exam (2V0-622D) within 2 months of my VCP certification expiration date in June 2018.

It was a rough and challenging journey but I had overcome all obstacles by using the following techniques. I prepared for my exam doing self study using:

I also created a study plan schedule using the exam guidelines covering each objectives section for one day. For an up to date exam guidelines, please refer to the VMware website.

Exam Topics –  (Sections hyperlinked to my study notes reference material)
Section 1 – Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Security
Objective 1.1 – Configure and Administer Role-based Access Control
Objective 1.2 – Secure ESXi and vCenter Server
Objective 1.3 –Configure and Enable SSO and Identity Sources
Objective 1.4 – Secure vSphere Virtual Machines
Section 2 – Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Networking
Objective 2.1 – Configure policies/features and verify vSphere networking
Objective 2.2 – Configure Network I/O control (NIOC)
Section 3 –Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Storage
Objective 3.1 – Manage vSphere Integration with Physical Storage
Objective 3.2 – Configure Software-Defined Storage
Objective 3.3 – Configure vSphere Storage Multipathing and Failover
Objective 3.4 – Perform VMFS and NFS configurations and upgrades
Objective 3.5 – Set up and Configure Storage I/O Control (SIOC)
Section 4 – Upgrade a vSphere Deployment to 6.x
Objective 4.1 – Perform ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Upgrades
Objective 4.2 – Perform vCenter Server Upgrades (Windows)
Objective 4.3 – Perform vCenter Server migration to VCSA
Section 5 – Administer and Manage vSphere 6.x Resources
Objective 5.1 –Configure Multilevel Resource Pools
Objective 5.2 – Configure vSphere DRS and Storage DRS Clusters
Section 6 – Back up and Recover a vSphere Deployment
Objective 6.1 – Configure and Administer vCenter Appliance Backup/Restore
Objective 6.2 – Configure and Administer vCenter Data Protection
Objective 6.3 – Configure vSphere Replication
Section 7 – Troubleshoot a vSphere Deployment
Objective 7.1 – Troubleshoot vCenter Server and ESXi Hosts
Objective 7.2 – Troubleshoot vSphere Storage and Networking
Objective 7.3 – Troubleshoot vSphere Upgrades and Migrations
Objective 7.4 – Troubleshoot Virtual Machines
Objective 7.5 – Troubleshoot HA and DRS Configurations and Fault Tolerance
Section 8 – Deploy and Customize ESXi Hosts
Objective 8.1 – Configure Auto Deploy for ESXi Hosts
Objective 8.2 – Create and Deploy Host Profiles
Section 9 – Configure and Administer vSphere and vCenter Availability Solutions
Objective 9.1 – Configure vSphere HA Cluster Features
Objective 9.2 – Configure vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) HA
Section 10 – Administer and Manage vSphere Virtual Machines
Objective 10.1 – Create and Manage vSphere Virtual Machines and Templates
Objective 10.2 – Create and Manage a Content Library
Objective 10.3 – Objective 10.3 is no longer covered in the exam content.
Objective 10.4 – Consolidate Physical Workloads using VMware vCenter Converter

Later, I will add my study notes to assists anyone with the information  gathered while studying. Stay tune.