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What is VMware ESX 3?
VMware ESX 3 is a hypervisor which means that it is a very thin layer of software that sits between the physical hardware and the various virtual machines. The hypervisor is responsible for translating requests such as disk access within a VM into actual disk access on the host regardless of whether the host is [...]
Full StoryWhat is Virtual Infrastructure 3?
Virtual Infrastructure 3, or VI3, is VMware’s suite of tools that you would use to virtualize and manage servers. It consists of ESX3, which is the actual hypervisor, Virtual Center (VC), which is the management tool which connects to ESX, and some other minor tools like VCB which aren’t really a focus as far as [...]
Full StoryBeyond the VMware Certified Professional
Once you have your VCP, you’re well on your way to showing potential employers and customers that you have the knowledge to get their virtualization project off the ground. But what if you want to go further – to earn the highest VMware certification available? Then you want the VCDX. The VCDX is a grueling [...]
Full StoryHow hard is it to pass the VCP exam?
Passing the VMware Certified Professional exam was quite a bit more difficult than I was expecting! Even having worked hands-on with VMware products for just under a year, I passed the VCP exam with a more narrow margin than I expected. You are required to get a score of 70 on the test to pass [...]
Full StoryHow long does it take to study for the VCP?
It’s common for people to wonder how long any sort of study program will take — after all, we all have jobs, families, and other stuff to do besides sitting with our nose in a book to get a professional certification. The VMware Certified Professional is the first rung on the VMware cert ladder and [...]
Full StoryWhat does the VCP do for me?
In the computer and information technology world, like it or not, certifications matter. There is a gigantic list of certifications available from nearly every hardware and software vendor. The idea is that if you hold a certification, you know a certain base level of information regarding a certain product or technology. If you’re interviewing against [...]
Full StoryWhat is virtualization?
Virtualization (or virtualisation for our Brit friends) is the concept of creating many fully functional computers (virtual machines or VMs) which can run simultaneously on one real computer (the “host”). Each VM believes that it is running on a normal, physical host so it runs normally without any special changes to the programming required. A [...]
Full StoryWhat is VCP certification?
The VMware Certified Professional (aka VCP) certification is a program that is designed to assure that a person has a certain minimum level of knowledge about the VMware Virtual Infrastructure product line. It is similar to many other certification programs such as the MCSE or CCNA and the VCP serves as the entry-level certification into [...]
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