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Networking 3 (TestTrack Unplugged Series)

I’ll assume you read the first post in the series. Networking 3 Things to notice: “Storage and vSphere management traffic will co-exist for the test.” = Enable Management traffic. This question was written before VSAN, that traffic type is not … Continue reading

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Networking 2 (TestTrack Unplugged Series)

I’ll assume you read the first post in the series. Networking 2 Things to note: “network administrator is in the process of setting the physical network” = This will likely not work if tested between hosts. In actuality it will … Continue reading

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Storage 3 (TestTrack unplugged series)

I’ll assume you read the first post in the series. Storage 3 Things to note: “created on the array in the future” = Don’t change PSP on any current LUN, just change the default for the array so new ones … Continue reading

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Storage 2 (TestTrack Unplugged series)

I’ll assume you read the first post in the series. Storage 2 The initial note to delete Payroll is only seen on TestTrack – you won’t want to undo anything on the real exam as no scoring is done until … Continue reading

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TestTrack Unplugged (Storage 1)

Back in 2012 I created TestTrack as a practice tool for the DCA510 (VCAP5-DCA on vSphere 5.0) exam. When the updated DCA550 exam launched I updated TT to match. With the decommissioning of the VCAP5-DCA exams the current TestTrack is … Continue reading

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VCAP6-DTM Desktop and Mobility Deployment Exam Launch

The successor to the DTA510 exam went into public release today. More info at the VMware pages Key changes from the DTA510: Hands-on-Labs interface with HTML5 console access instead of RDP-via-ActiveX Available at many more sites Network Performance test available … Continue reading

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VCAP5-DCA Practice environment – Test Track v.550 – Lab on a Laptop II

Test Track has finally been updated to cover DCA550. I’ve been dragging my feet a little because the DCA510 exam has until recently been more popular, and the existing Test Track environment isn’t radically different from the DCA550. That said, … Continue reading

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Discontinued VCAPs! as of 3/2/15

Per the VMware announcement today you can no longer sign up for the VCAP exams in the Cloud or Desktop tracks. No more CIA, CID, DTA or DTD exams. Anyone wanting to advance beyond VCP5-DT or VCP-Cloud will need to … Continue reading

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VMware Certification for vSphere 6

VMware posted up a new Certification Roadmap for 2015 that has a slew of changes. VCP The VCP-level certification will now have two exams: “Foundation” exam that is online and covers the basics of vSphere/virtualization. This will not grant you … Continue reading

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Practice site for VCAP DCD

virtualtiers.net (I’m sure that’s not a play on tears!) is a site setup by Jason Grierson (a VMware Communities member) to host practice questions to help study for the DCD exams (510 and 550). Currently there are three design questions, … Continue reading

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