Tag Archives: vmware

Can’t create Universal Transport Zone or UDLR with NSX 6.2 / 6.3

Posted on May 22, 2017 by josh@sostechblog.com

VMware NSX 6.2 introduced Cross-vCenter including Universal objects like Universal Transport Zone, Universal Logical (Distributed) Router (UDLR), Universal Logical Switch. So what happens if you’re on 6.2+ and you can’t create those objects? If you find yourself trying to create … Continue reading →

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VCAP5-DCA (DCA550) environment

Posted on January 31, 2015 by josh@sostechblog.com

It’s late on Jan 31, the DCA510 exam is now dead – long live VCAP5-DCA! In celebration (because, trust me if you are interested in becoming VCAP5-DCA certified you are much better off taking DCA550) I’m posting some DCA550 goodness. … Continue reading →

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VCAP5-DCA links

Posted on February 10, 2014 by josh@sostechblog.com

To go along with my Test Track posts, here’s a collection of VCAP5-DCA links.  Let me know if I missed any. Official Page Study guide Official Simulation Sean Crookston Jason Langer and Josh Coen MWPreston Blueprint breakdowns: http://thefoglite.com/vcap-dca5-objective/ http://wahlnetwork.com/2012/07/02/the-vcap5-dca-study-sheet/ http://www.vexperienced.co.uk/vcap5-dca/ … Continue reading →

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VCAP Test Track (lab on a lap)

Posted on February 7, 2014 by josh@sostechblog.com

A couple of weeks before VMworld 2012 I built a portable VCAP5-DCA replica on my Lenovo W510 laptop that included all of the major components of the DCA environment.  It matched the IP scheme, naming convention, password pattern, available utilities … Continue reading →

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VCP5-DCV updated for vSphere 5.5 (now 135 questions and two hours!)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by josh@sostechblog.com

After vSphere 5.1 was released the exam for the vSphere VCP-5DCV certification was modified to be “5.x agnostic.”  Which meant you could know only vSphere 5.0 or only 5.1 and still be able to answer any question on the exam. … Continue reading →

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Building a VCAP live exam lab environment

Posted on January 14, 2014 by josh@sostechblog.com

Sections: Opening, Live exam environment summary, Live exam docs list, Scripts To prepare for one of the three VMware live lab exams (VCAP5-DCA, VCAP-DTA, VCAP-CIA) you may want to build your own test environment.  This accomplishes a variety of goals; … Continue reading →

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VCAP-DTA certification exam announced – now 3 hours!

Posted on December 19, 2013 by josh@sostechblog.com

Today VMware launched the last of the “VCAP” exam set – the admin version of the “Desktop” track.  There are now six “Advanced Professional” exams, one Admin and one Design in each of the three tracks – Data Center, Desktop, … Continue reading →

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Training links for VMware VCA certifications

Posted on September 22, 2013 by josh@sostechblog.com

My previous post on the new VMware VCA certification program referenced free training and a commenter asked for the direct links to the training. VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals VMware Cloud Fundamentals VMware Workforce Mobility Fundamentals This is of course … Continue reading →

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Show off your VMware Certification Status to the World!

Posted on August 20, 2013 by josh@sostechblog.com

VMware recently upgraded their mylearn.vmware.com site which among other things is used to track your VMware Education and Certification acheivements. The coolest feature of the new site is the ability to generate a URL to share your Certification certificates with … Continue reading →

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VMware Certification program updates (part 2)

Posted on July 17, 2013 by josh@sostechblog.com

The other day I posted about the new VCP-Desktop exam and listed some information about each of the VMware Certified Professional-level exams, but I didn’t much about list the requirements to take each exam.  I have listed those requirements here, … Continue reading →

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