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What is this course about?
In this course, you gain the skills to virtualize your organization's infrastructure. Through extensive hands-on exercises, you learn how to deploy and configure a highly available virtual infrastructure with VMware vSphere including vCenter Server and VMware ESXi server
Who will benefit from this course?
This course is valuable for anyone interested in implementing VMware ESX/ ESXi and/or vCenter, including:
- IT infrastructure architects
- System administrators
- System engineers
- Datacenter operators
What background do I need?
System administration experience on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems
Why should my organization implement VMware vSphere ?
VMware vSphere is a powerful suite of software tools that enable organizations to optimize and manage IT environments through virtualization.
VMware vSphere ,when effectively deployed, can:
- Increase hardware utilization and reduce hardware costs
- Reduce the physical space required for your datacenter
- Decrease the power and cooling requirements of your datacenter
- Reduce labour costs by simplifying and automating IT operations
- Increase application availability to the datacenter customers
- Improve the responsiveness to business needs with instant provisioning and dynamic optimization of applications and environments
My company is considering upgrading to vSphere, should I take this course?
Yes. VMware vSphere is a very complex implementation technology, and "getting it right" the first time is essential to datacenter security, reliability and stability. This course will prepare you for that upgrade.
Does this course help me prepare for VMware Professional Certification?
This course focuses on theoretical, conceptual, practical and vendor-independent implementation of VMware vSphere. So this course does cover a significant amount of content required to become a VMware Certified Professional, however it is not a VMware authorized course.
What version of VMware is used in this course?
This course uses VMware vSphere 4, which is a suite of products, as VMware vSphere 5 is recently launched we do cover new licensing changes and installation of ESXi5
How much of this course is hands-on?
For most of topics we provide enough time for hands-on practical so that one gets experience in designing and deploying a vSphere-based virtual infrastructure.
Why should I become VMware certified professional (VCP)?
As the demand for IT professionals with datacenter virtualization skills increases, it is essential to distinguish yourself in the market with a certification that validates your technical capabilities. Becoming a VMware Certified Professional does just that.
Why are VCP benefits?
VMware Certified Professional benefits include: recognition in the industry, distinction for partners, credential that consulting clients can trust, use of “VMware Certified Professional” logo on business cards and websites, complementary license of VMware Workstation, invitation to beta exam programs, discounts to VMware events, and access to the VCP Store.
How many questions are on the exam?
The VCP exam consists of 85 questions and a short, pre-exam survey consisting of eight questions
How much time will I have to complete the exam?
You will be provided 90 minutes to complete the exam, and an additional 15 minutes to complete the pre-exam survey. For candidates in countries where English is a second language, an extra 30 minutes is provided. For the purposes of this exam, countries where English is considered one of the primary languages include Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Do I need to take the class from VMware authorised centre before I take the exam?
No, You can take the class and the exam in any order.However in order to save money you can takes hands-on training from Attari Classes on VMware vSphere and can appear for exam. Later on your employer might send you for VMware authorised training as you have already passed the exam
How long after I pass the exam before I can get my exam results?
Candidates will receive their score report from the Pearson VUE testing centre at the time of exam completion
What is the passing score for the VCP exam?
The passing score for this exam is 300, using a scaled scoring method. The scale is from 100-500. Scaled scores are calculated using a mathematical formula that considers a variety of factors, including the number and type of exam questions included in a specific version of the exam. Because this combination may vary in different versions of the same examination, scaled scores provide a fair score for each individual based on the version of the exam taken.
How do I register for the VCP certification exam?
The VMware Certified Professional exam is administered by Pearson VUE, a third-party, authorized testing center, with over 3500 locations worldwide. To register, visit http://www.pearsonvue.com/vmware and select the VCP Certification Exam. |
