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VCP 4: Doing it the hard way
If you’re interested in trying to pass the VCP 4 without using the study guides, you can expect to have a much more difficult time. I work every day with VMware tools and I doubt that I would have passed the exam without having the advantage the test prep kits provide.
However, if you want [...]
What to bring when taking the Pearson VUE VCP exam
So, the big day has come and you’re ready to drive to the Pearson VUE testing center and take your VMware Certified Professional exam. You’ve used the study guides and are confident that you know the answers.
But, there’s still one question in your mind – what kinds of ID do they mean when they [...]
Info about the upcoming VCP 4 certification
The winds are blowing with some information about the new VMware Certified Professional exam which covers the new “vSphere Suite” of products.
Basically, VMware is looking to increase the difficulty by a VERY large margin. Previously, the VCP 3 was taken in about an hour by most people. The beta testers in the VCP [...]
My Experience Taking the VCP Exam
This process may vary slightly from testing center to testing center, but here’s an overview of the process I went through to take my VCP exam and it’s probably similar to what you’ll go through to take the test.
First, I had to schedule an appointment with your local Pearson Vue test center. I [...]
What is it like to take the VCP test?
The VCP Test Itself
Taking the official VMware Certified Professional test is much harder than most of the hundreds of tests I took in college for one simple reason: there can be multiple answers for each question.
You see, after many years in college, I have become very adept at taking multiple choice tests [...]
What is VMware High Availability (HA)?
VMware HA is a technology that helps with maintaining maximum uptime in a production environment by monitoring server status and automatically restarting servers on other hosts if necessary. By using a combination of techniques, the HA process will identify when a VM has become unreachable for any number of reasons and when this happens, [...]
Full StoryWhat is Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)?
Put simply, VMware DRS is a feature of Virtual Center that allows monitoring and and controlling of ESX host workloads. With the Distributed Resource Scheduler enabled, you can set certain resource requirements for various virtual servers such as the minimum RAM required or maximum CPU allowed to be consumed. In the DRS options, [...]
Full StoryWhat is VMotion?
VMotion is VMware’s name for one of the most useful technologies you’ll find as an administrator or consultant. VMotion allows the transitioning of a running virtual machine between different physical hosts without any downtime. By allowing this, admins can claim unheard-of uptime on servers, provide exceptional service to customers, and most importantly of [...]
Full StoryWhat is VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)?
VCB is the VMware Consolidated Backup product. It basically automates the process of entering snapshot mode and includes a driver to mount the virtual hard disk files (vmdk files) so you can copy data while a VM is up and running. VCB requires a Windows machine that can see the same LUN as [...]
Full StoryWhat is Virtual Center?
VMware Virtual Center is a management tool that lets you administer one or more ESX hosts. When you are controlling multiple ESX hosts through VC, you gain access to many advanced features which are the key selling points of virtualization such as High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS), and VMotion.
Imagine if you have [...]
