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== VCP5-DCV Delta Recertification Exam ==

Delta Exam - New VCP-DCV Exam - https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=51919&ui=www_cert

The exam is offered to current VCP5-DCVs who need to renew their VCP5-DCV credential. The exam will be available through May 8, 2015 and offers some key advantages:
* Based on new material between the vSphere 5.0/5.1 and vSphere 5.5 exams – you save hours of prep time
* Available online – you can take it from any location
* Far less expensive – you save money

Download the Exam Blueprint - https://mylearn.vmware.com/lcms/web/portals/certification/VCP_Blueprints/VCP-DCV-VCP550D-Exam-Blueprint-v1_3.pdf

Request Authorization - http://mylearn.vmware.com/quiz.cfm?item=60020

Ready to register? Click Associate and Professional Level Exams on http://pearsonvue.com/vmware/exams/ and select exam VCP550D.

Take advantage of the FREE 1-hr online course VMware vSphere: What’s New Fundamentals of V5.5 to help you prepare for the exam. - https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrreg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=51301

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VCP550D Online Test-VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization Delta Exam - VMware Exams Test Base - http://www.vca-vcp.com/vcp550d-online-test-vmware-certified-professional-5-data-center-virtualization-delta-exam/

todo:

http://www.vmwarerecertification.com/

http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=40280&ui=www_cert

http://landing.vmwarecertificationmarketplace.com/VCP_Prep_Bundles

== VCP550D Delta Exam ==

VCP550D - VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization Delta Exam

The exam will only be offered until May 8, 2015 [https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=51919&ui=www_cert]

You want to upgrade your VCP510-DCV to VCP550? Pass the Delta Recertification Exam VCP550D - www.running-system.com [http://www.running-system.com/you-want-to-upgrade-your-vcp510-dcv-to-vcp550-pass-the-delta-recertification-exam-vcp550d/]
* Based only on new material between vSphere 5.0/5.1 and vSphere 5.5 exams
* You take the exam online from any location – no need to go to a Pearson VUE testing center
* costs about 120 US-Dollar
* The exam consists of 65 questions and 8 pre-exam survey questions – you have to reach a passing score of 300.
* Time limit is 75 minutes

Ready? [http://www.running-system.com/vcp5-dcv-delta-recertification-exam-availability-extended-march-10-2015/]
* read what VMware writes about the [https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=51919&ui=www_cert VCP5-DCV Delta Recertification Exam]
* then [https://mylearn.vmware.com/lcms/web/portals/certification/VCP_Blueprints/VCP550D-Exam-Blueprint-v1_1.pdf download the Exam Blueprint (pdf file)]
* invest one hour in the [https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrreg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=51301 Free online course to prepare for the exam: What’s new fundamentals of V5.5]
* ready to pass the Exam? [http://mylearn.vmware.com/quiz.cfm?item=60020 Here you can request authorization]
* and here you can register: [http://pearsonvue.com/vmware/exams/ PearsonVUE.com] -> select exam VCP550D

Topics cover: VSAN, vCOPs, HA, DRS, FT, Storage and Networking (primarily dvSwitch specifics), SRM, vSphere Replication [http://www.reddit.com/r/vmware/comments/2m15kq/vcp550d_vmware_certified_professional_5_data/]

Certification - (VCP5-DCV) VCP-Data Center Virtualization - http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=12457&ui=www_cert

vSphere Virtual Machine Administration - ESXi 5.5 - vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-55-virtual-machine-admin-guide.pdf - http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-55-virtual-machine-admin-guide.pdf

What’s New in the VMware vSphere 6.0 Platform - VMware-vSphere-Platform-Whats-New.pdf - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Platform-Whats-New.pdf

vReference - http://www.vreference.com/

VCP550D Online Test-VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization Delta Exam - VMware Exams Test Base - http://www.vca-vcp.com/vcp550d-online-test-vmware-certified-professional-5-data-center-virtualization-delta-exam/

Recertification Policy and FAQ - https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=46667&ui=www_cert
* The new policy gives you four options to recertify:
# Take the current exam for your existing VCP certification solution track. For example, if you are a VCP3, you could take the current VCP5-Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) exam.
# Earn a new VCP certification in a different solution track. For example, if you are a VCP-Cloud, you could recertify by earning VCP5-Desktop (VCP5-DT) certification.
# Advance to the next level by earning a VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification. For example, if you are a VCP5-DCV you could earn VCAP5-DCA certification.
# Renew your current VCP5 DCV by completing a limited-time, streamlined delta exam. The exam is based only on the delta (new) material between the vSphere 5.0/5.1 and vSphere 5.5 exams.

VMware Certification - retake policy - http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification/faqs.cfm?ui=www#4871 [http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification/faqs.cfm?ui=www#6002]
:"There is a 7 calendar day period between exam attempts for unsuccessful candidates. If a candidate passes the exam, they cannot take the exam again until a new major revision of the product and certification is released"

Passed VCP 5 Delta Test | vmexplorer - http://vmexplorer.com/2014/11/21/passed-vcp-5-delta-test/
* Test was 65 Questions and you have 75 Minutes to complete it, I had about 15 Mins left.
* I passed my VCP5 in January of 2012 and I don’t believe there was one repeat question from that test
* I didn’t get any min max questions
* Lot of Virtual SAN Questions
* Know your licensing Models and what features belong to what
** [http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2001113 Great Guide here]
* Don’t skip studying around vDP or vSphere Replication
* Really know vRealize Operations (aka vCOPS) badges and how they are calculated (I got at least 3 questions on this)
* The questions seem to be longer in length and more multiple choice / select all correct << Not my favorite type
* I would say I passed for two reasons
** It was open book, how nice was that! So have your best documents and guides ready
** I followed the blue print, read my documents, and made sure I read every ‘Note’ section

VMware KB: Product offerings for vSphere 5.x - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2001113

VMware delta exam VCP550D... Passed! - Mike Tabor - https://miketabor.com/vmware-delta-exam-vcp550d-passed/
:"Overall it felt a lot like taking the VMware VCP-DCV exam all over again, though just a few less questions and shorter time frame to complete as the Delta Exam is 65 questions in 75 minutes vs 85 questions in 90 minutes. "

VCP550-D-DCV - Taken and passed. : vmware - http://www.reddit.com/r/vmware/comments/2ivd5u/vcp550ddcv_taken_and_passed/
* VCOP's badges - what they represent
* VSAN - what happens when you enable and disable it
* Port Blocking
* HA constraints
* Data protection
* Replication

VMware Certification FAQ - http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification/?menu=faq

== VCP550D Class: VMware vSphere: What’s New Fundamentals [V5.5] ==

New feature topics:
* vSphere Platform
* vCenter Server
* vSphere Network
* vSphere Storage

New features are centered around:
* Scalability
* Performance
* Availability

--- vSphere New Features ---

Increased Configuration Maximums:
* 320 physical CPU (double core capacity)
* 4TB memory
* 16 NUMA Nodes (from 8)
* 4096 vCPUs
* per ESXi host

vSphere 5.1 | vSphere 5.5
160 pCPU 320 pCPU
2TB memory 4TB memory
8 NUMA nodes 16 NUMA nodes
2048 vCPUs 4096 vCPUs

Virtual Machine Compatibility ESXi 5.5 (vHW 10) - Virtual Hardware 10
* LSI SAS support for Solaris 11
* New CPU architectures
* AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) support
** SATA controller that supports both virtual disk & CDROM on controller
** Support 30 devices per controller, up to 4 controllers with total of 120 devices

Support for additional vGPUs support: nVidia, AMD, Intel

Hot-Pluggable SSD PCIe Devices
* Hardware and BIOS must support Hot-Plug PCIe

Support for Reliable Memory
* Reduce memory corruptions (memory corruption = PSOD)
* Uses a hardware feature called "reliable memory"
* Critical Components:
** VMkernel
** UW (User Worlds)
*** Init Thread
*** Hostd and Watchdog

Previously only P-States (Performance States) were well supported

CPU C-States now used to help
* More eager to enter deeper C-States

Feature Summary:
* Configuration maximum increases (2x from 5.1)
* vHW 10 (LSI SAS, CPU enablement, AHCI controller
* Expanded vGPU and GP-GPU support
* Hot-Plug SSD PCIe Devices
* Support for Reliable Memory

--- vCenter Server Features ---

Improvements:
* Security
** Single sign on
* User Interface
** platform support
* usability experience
* Scalability
** appliance maximums

Appliance
* scalability of embedded database (vPostgres)
* supports up to 100 hosts / 3000 powered on VMs

vSphere Web Client

vSphere App HA
* Reduce application downtime
* Several off-the-shelf applications supported

VM-to-VM Anti-Affinity
* Optimal workload placement

--- vSphere Networking Features ---

New Features:
* Scalability
** 40 Gig NIC support
* Performance
** Enhanced SR-IOV (Single Route - IO Virtualization) for low latency applications
* Availability
** Enhanced LACP
* Operations
** Packet capture tool
** Port security through traffic filtering
** QoS tagging for End to End SLA

vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS)

Packet Classification
* Traffic filtering (ACLs)
* DSCP Marking (QoS)

Troubleshooting
* Host level packet capture tool (tcpdump)

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
* standards based link aggregation method
* automatic negoation of link aggregation properties between virtual and physical switches
* Advantages:
** plug and play
** detects link failures and cabling mistakes and reconfigures links automatically
** provides higher bandwidth and redundancy

Single Root IO Virtualization (SR-IOV)
* standard that allows one PCI express (PCIe) adapter to be presented as multiple separate logical IO devices (virtual functions)
* advantage: offload io processing to adapters and reduce network latency
* disadvantage: vmotion, FT, HA not available when enabled

40 Gig NIC support
* support on Mellanox ConnextX3 VPI adapters

--- vSphere Storage Features ---

New Features:
* Scalability
** support for 62TB VMDK
* Performance
** 16 GB E2E support
** vSphere Flash Read Cache (Enterprise+)
* Availability
** MSCS Supportability enhancements
** vSphere Replication Multiple Points-In-Time
** Storage vMotion & SDRS compatibility
** Expanded Replication Topologies
* Operations
** VAAI UNMAP Enhancements
** VMFS Heap Enhancements

Why 62TB? Is actually 64TB, but overhead from snapshot and VMFS reduce it to 62TB

VMware 5.5 now supports 16Gb E2E (end-to-end) Fibre Channel

Microsoft Cluster Services Enhacements (MSCS)

Permanent Device Loss (PDL)
* occurs on failures or is incorrectly removed from hose
* based on SCSI Sense Codes
* host no longer sends I/O to these devices
* PDL AutoRemove frees up one of 256 device per host limit

UNMAP Improvements:
* VAAI UNMAP / Reclaim command: # esxcli storage vmfs unmap
* creates temp files and uses UNMAP primitive to inform the array that these blocks may be reclaimed.
* enhancements:
** reclaim size can now be in blocks rather than percentage
** dead space can be reclaimed in increments rather than all at once

vSphere Flash Read Cache:
* built in and fully integrated with vSphere
* new flash server based tier
* improve virtual machine performance (for read intensive workloads)
* integrated with vCenter, HA, DRS, vMotion
* scale-out storage capability: 32 nodes
* pooled into a new file system called VFFS

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