VMware Certification
VMware certification is aimed at technical specialists who want to show professional knowledge and experience in the field of virtualization - one of the most promising areas of IT at the moment. VMware certification can be divided into four areas:
Data Center Virtualization is the oldest direction (and until recently the only one), this line is the main one and concerns vSphere products.
Cloud - the direction associated with products for building private, public and hybrid clouds, such as the products of the VMwarevCloudSuite line.
End User Computing is a direction associated with the construction of virtual table infrastructures (VDI), based on the products of the VMware Horizon View line (previously it was called VMware View).
Network Virtualization is the newest direction associated with the virtualization of network infrastructure in the data center and the products of the VMware NSX line.
There are four steps to certification as well as four directions; you can see them in the following picture:
Here you can add three exams related to the development on the SpringSource platform, which do not overlap with the infrastructure certifications:
Certified Spring Professional
Certified Spring Web Application Developer
Certified Spring Enterprise Integration Specialist
Now let's take a closer look at certification by direction.
VMware Certified Associate Data Center Virtualization ( VCA-DCV ) - the initial step in the specialization of dedicated data center virtualization.
To obtain certification you must:
- pass free online training
- pass a paid online exam
The exam is fairly straightforward, mainly in terms of product overview and knowledge of VMware products. It is an online test (which can be taken from anywhere) with questions and answers. The exam consists of 50 questions, you need to score 300 points (you can score 100-500 points in total), 75 minutes are given for the exam.
VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization ( VCP-DCV ) is the next step in data center virtualization specialization.
Obtaining a certificate is possible in several ways.
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Method one:
1) Be sure to take one of the following courses:
2) Pass the VCP510 or VCP550 exam
Method two:
1) Have current VCP certification (for example, VCP-Cloud)
2) Take a vSphere course: What's New [V4.XtoV5.5] (optional)
3) Pass the VCP510 or VCP550 exam
Method three:
1) Take the VCP4-DCV course before (but do not take the VCP4-DCV exam)
2) Complete one of the courses (required):
3) Pass the VCP510 or VCP550 exam
The VCP510 exam differs from the VCP550 only in the fact that one is for vSphere 5.1 - and the second is for version 5.5 (the last one at the moment). The exam itself is a test with simulations, is also not particularly difficult.
The VCP550 exam has 135 questions, for which 120 minutes of time are allocated (plus another 30 minutes for them, for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Administration ( VCAP5-DCA ) - certification for advanced vSphere administrators, as well as consultants and virtualization engineers.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Complete one of the courses (optional):
3) Pass the VDCA550 or VDCA510 exam
Examinations are also available for two versions of vSphere - 5.1 and 5.5, respectively. The exam is a large three-hour laboratory work, but if you pass in the Russian Federation (where English is not the main language), then you will add another 30 minutes. In the lab, you will have a remote test bench and 23 tasks that need to be performed in vSphere. To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Design ( VCAP5-DCD ) - designed for IT architects working with virtualization products from VMware.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Complete one of the courses (optional):
3) Pass the VDCD550 or VDCD510 exam
Exam is available for vSphere 5.5 and 5.1. The exam consists of two parts, in the first part you are given 225 minutes (for those who donate in countries where English is not the main language, another 30 minutes is added to 195 minutes), while the second part must be left at least 30 minutes. In the first part there will be 46 questions - 41 of them test + drag & drop, and 5 more questions - a special design simulation. The second part is called the “master design item” - it is a complex design simulation, as I said above, it is necessary to leave at least 30 minutes for it (otherwise the exam will not be counted). To pass it is enough to score 300 points (you can get from 100 to 500).
VMware Certified Design Expert 5 - Data Center Virtualization ( VCDX5-DCV ) - the highest level in VMware virtualization exams for data centers.
The exam consists of designing complex architects in deploying VMware at the level of a large enterprise. The VCDX5-DCV certification is achieved through a unique design protection process, where all candidates must submit and successfully defend the finished work of the VMware Solution to a group of professionals with VCDX-DCV status.
For certification is required:
1) Have the current status of VCAP5-DCA or VCAP5-DCD
2) Complete one of the courses (optional):
3) Protect work-design VCDX5-DCV
Protection should last about two hours, of which at least 15 minutes should be a presentation with your design, a story about your design 15 minutes, answers to questions in discussion mode (about an hour), a story about problems in design development in discussion mode (during 30 minutes) and a story about troubleshooting when implementing a solution (15 minutes). The exam, of course, is only in English.
VMware Certified Associate - Cloud ( VCA-Cloud ) is an initial step in specializing in data center virtualization and cloud services products based on VMware products. In this track, a lot of attention is paid to VMware vCloud Director and vCenter Automation Center products.
To obtain certification you must:
- pass free online training
- pass a paid online exam
The exam is quite simple; it mainly concerns the review of VMware vCloud Suite products and knowledge of the vCloud Director portal. Like the VCA-DCV is an online test (which can be passed from anywhere) with questions and answers. The test consists of 50 questions, you need to score 300 points (you can get 100-500 points in total), 75 minutes are allocated for the exam.
VMware Certified Professional - Cloud ( VCP-Cloud ) is the next step in the specialization of data center and cloud services virtualization based on VMware products.
Obtaining certification is possible in several ways.
Method one (for version 5.5):
1) Be sure to take one of the following courses:
2) Pass the VCPC550 exam
Method two (for version 5.1):
1) Be sure to complete the course VMware vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.1]
2) Pass the VCPC510 exam
Method three:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Complete the course (optional) vCloud Director Fundamentals [V5.1 / V5.5]
3) Pass the VCPVCD510 exam (Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Exam)
4) Pass one of the VCPC510 or VCPC550 exams
In the VCPC550 exam there are 135 questions for which 120 minutes of time are allocated (plus another 30 minutes for them, for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Cloud Infrastructure Design ( VCAP-CID ) is a certification for private, public, and hybrid architects who can analyze the elements of cloud products and design solutions that provide reliable, scalable cloud solutions.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Complete the course (optional) vCloud: Design Best Practices [V1.5]
3) Pass the VCID510 exam
The exam consists of 115 questions, among which there will be 6 simulations on the design of solutions for cloud technologies, 225 minutes are allocated for the exam (195 + 30 minutes for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Cloud Infrastructure Administration ( VCAP-CIA ) - certification for advanced administrators of vCloud Suite products, as well as consultants and implementation engineers for these products.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Pass the VCID510 exam
The exam is a large four-hour laboratory work, in the laboratory you will have a remote test bench and 32 tasks that need to be completed - the tasks will mainly concern vCloud Director and vCloud Automation Center. To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Design Expert - Cloud ( VCDX-Cloud ) is the highest level in the VMware cloud products exams, but this status requires a very deep knowledge of the core VMware Data Center Virtualization product line.
The exam consists of designing complex cloud service architects based on VMware products of a large enterprise level. VCDX-Cloud certification is achieved through a unique design protection process, where all candidates must submit and successfully protect a ready-made VMware Solution based on areas such as software-defined-datacenter (SDN), providing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) services before a group of professionals with the status of VCDX-DCV.
For certification is required:
1) Have the current status of VCAP-CID or VCAP-CIA
2) Complete the course (optional) vCloud: Design Best Practices [V1.5]
3) Protect work-design VCDX-Cloud
Protection should last about two and a half hours, of which at least 15 minutes should be a presentation with your design, a story about your design 15 minutes, answers to questions in discussion mode (about an hour), a story about problems when developing a design in discussion mode ( within 45 minutes) and a story about troubleshooting during the implementation of the solution (30 minutes). The exam, of course, is only in English.
VMware Certified Associate - Workforce Mobility ( VCA-WM ) is an initial step in the specialization of dedicated desktop virtualization using the VMware Horizon View product line.
To obtain certification you must:
- pass free online training
- pass a paid online exam
The exam, like the rest of the VCA exams, is quite simple; it mainly concerns the review of VMware Horizon products. Like other tests, VCA is an online test (which can be taken from anywhere) with questions and answers. The test consists of 50 questions, you need to score 300 points (you can get 100-500 points in total), 75 minutes are allocated for the exam.
VMware Certified Professional l5 - Desktop ( VCP5-DT ) - the next step in the specialization of workplace virtualization.
Obtaining certification is possible in two ways.
Method one:
1) Be sure to take one of the following courses:
2) Pass the VCPD510 exam
Method two:
1) Have current VCP certification
2) It is advisable to take one of the following courses:
3) Pass the VCPD510 exam
In the VCPD550 exam there are 135 questions for which 150 minutes of time are allocated (including an additional 30 minutes, for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Desktop Administration ( VCAP-DTA ) - certification for administrators and implementation engineers working with scalable and fault-tolerant large enterprise desktop virtual desktop infrastructures based on HorizonView.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Pass the VDTA510 exam
The exam is a big three and a half hour laboratory work, in the laboratory you will have a remote test stand and 23 tasks that you need to complete - the tasks will be on HorizonView products. To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Desktop Design ( VCAP-DTD ) - certification for designers, administrators, and implementation engineers working with large desktop desktop virtual desktop infrastructures based on HorizonView. Certification requires skills in the planning, design and optimization of the virtual desktop infrastructure.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Take a course (optional) View: Design Best Practices [V5.x]
3) Pass the VDTD510 exam
The exam contains 115 questions in which there will be 6 simulations on the design of the infrastructure of virtual desktops. 225 minutes are allocated for the exam, you need to score 300 points to complete it (you can get from 100 to 500 points in total).
VMware Certified Design Expert - Desktop ( VCDX-DT ) is the highest level of VMware certification in desktop virtualization. Getting the status does not differ from other similar levels of the Expert level - you need to do the work and protect it in front of an audience that has the status of Expert-Desktop.
For certification is required:
1) Have the current status of VCAP-DTD and VCAP-DTA
2) Take a course (optional) View: Design Best Practices [V5.x]
3) Protect work-design VCDX-DT
Protection should last about two and a half hours, of which at least 15 minutes should be a presentation with your design, a story about your design 15 minutes, answers to questions in a discussion mode (about an hour), a story about problems in developing a design in discussion mode ( within 45 minutes) and a story about troubleshooting during the implementation of the solution (30 minutes). Exam, similarly with other Expert level, is given only in English.
VMware Certified Professional - Network Virtualization ( VCP-NV ) - certification for administrators able to install, configure, and administer NSX virtual network implementations, regardless of the basic physical architecture from basic to advanced virtual network implementations.
Obtaining certification is possible in three ways.
Method one:
1) Be sure to take one of the following courses:
2) Pass the VCPN610 exam
Method two:
1) Have current VCP certification
2) It is advisable to take one of the following courses:
3) Pass the VCPN610 exam
Method three (for Cisco network engineers - only available until 02.28.2015):
1) Have current CCNA Data Center or CCNA Routing & Switching or CCNP Data Center or CCNP Routing & Switching certification.
2) It is advisable to take one of the following courses:
3) Pass the VCPN610 exam
There are 120 questions in the exam, for which 150 minutes of time are allotted (taking into account an additional 30 minutes, for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Implementation Expert - Network Virtualization ( VCIX-NV ) - certification for advanced administrators capable of installing, configuring and administering NSX virtual network implementations, regardless of the basic physical architecture from basic to expert levels of virtual network implementations.
Obtaining certification is possible in three ways.
Method one:
1) Have VCP-NV status
2) Pass the VCXN610 exam
Method two:
1) Have the current certification of one of the areas VCP5-DCV, VCP-Cloud, VCP5-DT.
2) It is advisable to take a course VMware NSX: Install, Configure Manage
3) Pass the VCXN610 exam
Method three (for Cisco network engineers - only available until 02.28.2015):
1) Have current CCIE Data Center or CCIE Routing & Switching certification.
2) It is advisable to take one of the following courses:
3) Pass the VCXN610 exam
The exam is a large four-hour laboratory work, the laboratory work will be only 17 tasks that need to be performed online - the tasks will be on VMware NSX products. To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Design Expert - Network Virtualization ( VCDX-NV ) - certification for experts in the field of networks in general and software-defined-network (SDN) in particular, who are able to design designs for data center networks.
For certification is required:
1) Have the current status of VCIX-NV
2) Take a course (optional) VMware NSX Fast Track for Internetworking Experts
3) Protect work-design VCDX-NV
Protection should last about two hours, of which at least 15 minutes should be a presentation with your design, a story about your design 15 minutes, answers to questions in discussion mode (about an hour), a story about problems in design development in discussion mode (during 30 minutes) and a story about troubleshooting when implementing a solution (15 minutes). Exam, similarly with other Expert level, is given only in English.
Data Center Virtualization is the oldest direction (and until recently the only one), this line is the main one and concerns vSphere products.
Cloud - the direction associated with products for building private, public and hybrid clouds, such as the products of the VMwarevCloudSuite line.
End User Computing is a direction associated with the construction of virtual table infrastructures (VDI), based on the products of the VMware Horizon View line (previously it was called VMware View).
Network Virtualization is the newest direction associated with the virtualization of network infrastructure in the data center and the products of the VMware NSX line.
There are four steps to certification as well as four directions; you can see them in the following picture:
Here you can add three exams related to the development on the SpringSource platform, which do not overlap with the infrastructure certifications:
Certified Spring Professional
Certified Spring Web Application Developer
Certified Spring Enterprise Integration Specialist
Now let's take a closer look at certification by direction.
VMware Data Center Virtualization.
VMware Certified Associate Data Center Virtualization ( VCA-DCV ) - the initial step in the specialization of dedicated data center virtualization.
To obtain certification you must:
- pass free online training
- pass a paid online exam
The exam is fairly straightforward, mainly in terms of product overview and knowledge of VMware products. It is an online test (which can be taken from anywhere) with questions and answers. The exam consists of 50 questions, you need to score 300 points (you can score 100-500 points in total), 75 minutes are given for the exam.
VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization ( VCP-DCV ) is the next step in data center virtualization specialization.
Obtaining a certificate is possible in several ways.
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Method one:
1) Be sure to take one of the following courses:
- vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5]
- vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5] On Demand Classroom
- vSphere: Fast Track [V5.5]
- vSphere: Optimize & Scale [V5.5]
- vSphere: Troubleshooting Workshop [V5.1]
- vSphere with Operations Management: Fast Track [V5.1]
2) Pass the VCP510 or VCP550 exam
Method two:
1) Have current VCP certification (for example, VCP-Cloud)
2) Take a vSphere course: What's New [V4.XtoV5.5] (optional)
3) Pass the VCP510 or VCP550 exam
Method three:
1) Take the VCP4-DCV course before (but do not take the VCP4-DCV exam)
2) Complete one of the courses (required):
- VMware vSphere: What's New [V5.0]
- VMware vSphere: What's New [V5.1]
- vSphere: What's New [V4.X to V5.5]
3) Pass the VCP510 or VCP550 exam
The VCP510 exam differs from the VCP550 only in the fact that one is for vSphere 5.1 - and the second is for version 5.5 (the last one at the moment). The exam itself is a test with simulations, is also not particularly difficult.
The VCP550 exam has 135 questions, for which 120 minutes of time are allocated (plus another 30 minutes for them, for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Administration ( VCAP5-DCA ) - certification for advanced vSphere administrators, as well as consultants and virtualization engineers.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Complete one of the courses (optional):
- vSphere: Optimize & Scale [V5.1]
- vSphere: Optimize & Scale [V5.5]
- vSphere: Troubleshooting Workshop [V5.5]
3) Pass the VDCA550 or VDCA510 exam
Examinations are also available for two versions of vSphere - 5.1 and 5.5, respectively. The exam is a large three-hour laboratory work, but if you pass in the Russian Federation (where English is not the main language), then you will add another 30 minutes. In the lab, you will have a remote test bench and 23 tasks that need to be performed in vSphere. To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Design ( VCAP5-DCD ) - designed for IT architects working with virtualization products from VMware.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Complete one of the courses (optional):
- vSphere: Design Workshop [V5.x]
3) Pass the VDCD550 or VDCD510 exam
Exam is available for vSphere 5.5 and 5.1. The exam consists of two parts, in the first part you are given 225 minutes (for those who donate in countries where English is not the main language, another 30 minutes is added to 195 minutes), while the second part must be left at least 30 minutes. In the first part there will be 46 questions - 41 of them test + drag & drop, and 5 more questions - a special design simulation. The second part is called the “master design item” - it is a complex design simulation, as I said above, it is necessary to leave at least 30 minutes for it (otherwise the exam will not be counted). To pass it is enough to score 300 points (you can get from 100 to 500).
VMware Certified Design Expert 5 - Data Center Virtualization ( VCDX5-DCV ) - the highest level in VMware virtualization exams for data centers.
The exam consists of designing complex architects in deploying VMware at the level of a large enterprise. The VCDX5-DCV certification is achieved through a unique design protection process, where all candidates must submit and successfully defend the finished work of the VMware Solution to a group of professionals with VCDX-DCV status.
For certification is required:
1) Have the current status of VCAP5-DCA or VCAP5-DCD
2) Complete one of the courses (optional):
- vSphere: Design Workshop [V5.x]
3) Protect work-design VCDX5-DCV
Protection should last about two hours, of which at least 15 minutes should be a presentation with your design, a story about your design 15 minutes, answers to questions in discussion mode (about an hour), a story about problems in design development in discussion mode (during 30 minutes) and a story about troubleshooting when implementing a solution (15 minutes). The exam, of course, is only in English.
VMware Cloud.
VMware Certified Associate - Cloud ( VCA-Cloud ) is an initial step in specializing in data center virtualization and cloud services products based on VMware products. In this track, a lot of attention is paid to VMware vCloud Director and vCenter Automation Center products.
To obtain certification you must:
- pass free online training
- pass a paid online exam
The exam is quite simple; it mainly concerns the review of VMware vCloud Suite products and knowledge of the vCloud Director portal. Like the VCA-DCV is an online test (which can be passed from anywhere) with questions and answers. The test consists of 50 questions, you need to score 300 points (you can get 100-500 points in total), 75 minutes are allocated for the exam.
VMware Certified Professional - Cloud ( VCP-Cloud ) is the next step in the specialization of data center and cloud services virtualization based on VMware products.
Obtaining certification is possible in several ways.
Method one (for version 5.5):
1) Be sure to take one of the following courses:
- vCloud Automation Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.0]
- vCloud Automation Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.2]
- vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5]
2) Pass the VCPC550 exam
Method two (for version 5.1):
1) Be sure to complete the course VMware vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.1]
2) Pass the VCPC510 exam
Method three:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Complete the course (optional) vCloud Director Fundamentals [V5.1 / V5.5]
3) Pass the VCPVCD510 exam (Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Exam)
4) Pass one of the VCPC510 or VCPC550 exams
In the VCPC550 exam there are 135 questions for which 120 minutes of time are allocated (plus another 30 minutes for them, for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Cloud Infrastructure Design ( VCAP-CID ) is a certification for private, public, and hybrid architects who can analyze the elements of cloud products and design solutions that provide reliable, scalable cloud solutions.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Complete the course (optional) vCloud: Design Best Practices [V1.5]
3) Pass the VCID510 exam
The exam consists of 115 questions, among which there will be 6 simulations on the design of solutions for cloud technologies, 225 minutes are allocated for the exam (195 + 30 minutes for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Cloud Infrastructure Administration ( VCAP-CIA ) - certification for advanced administrators of vCloud Suite products, as well as consultants and implementation engineers for these products.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Pass the VCID510 exam
The exam is a large four-hour laboratory work, in the laboratory you will have a remote test bench and 32 tasks that need to be completed - the tasks will mainly concern vCloud Director and vCloud Automation Center. To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Design Expert - Cloud ( VCDX-Cloud ) is the highest level in the VMware cloud products exams, but this status requires a very deep knowledge of the core VMware Data Center Virtualization product line.
The exam consists of designing complex cloud service architects based on VMware products of a large enterprise level. VCDX-Cloud certification is achieved through a unique design protection process, where all candidates must submit and successfully protect a ready-made VMware Solution based on areas such as software-defined-datacenter (SDN), providing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) services before a group of professionals with the status of VCDX-DCV.
For certification is required:
1) Have the current status of VCAP-CID or VCAP-CIA
2) Complete the course (optional) vCloud: Design Best Practices [V1.5]
3) Protect work-design VCDX-Cloud
Protection should last about two and a half hours, of which at least 15 minutes should be a presentation with your design, a story about your design 15 minutes, answers to questions in discussion mode (about an hour), a story about problems when developing a design in discussion mode ( within 45 minutes) and a story about troubleshooting during the implementation of the solution (30 minutes). The exam, of course, is only in English.
VMware End User Computing.
VMware Certified Associate - Workforce Mobility ( VCA-WM ) is an initial step in the specialization of dedicated desktop virtualization using the VMware Horizon View product line.
To obtain certification you must:
- pass free online training
- pass a paid online exam
The exam, like the rest of the VCA exams, is quite simple; it mainly concerns the review of VMware Horizon products. Like other tests, VCA is an online test (which can be taken from anywhere) with questions and answers. The test consists of 50 questions, you need to score 300 points (you can get 100-500 points in total), 75 minutes are allocated for the exam.
VMware Certified Professional l5 - Desktop ( VCP5-DT ) - the next step in the specialization of workplace virtualization.
Obtaining certification is possible in two ways.
Method one:
1) Be sure to take one of the following courses:
- VMware Horizon (with View): Install, Configure, Manage [V6.0]
- VMware Horizon View: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.2]
- VMware View: Desktop Fast Track [V5.1]
2) Pass the VCPD510 exam
Method two:
1) Have current VCP certification
2) It is advisable to take one of the following courses:
- VMware Horizon (with View): Install, Configure, Manage [V6.0]
- VMware Horizon View: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.2]
- VMware View: Desktop Fast Track [V5.1]
3) Pass the VCPD510 exam
In the VCPD550 exam there are 135 questions for which 150 minutes of time are allocated (including an additional 30 minutes, for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Desktop Administration ( VCAP-DTA ) - certification for administrators and implementation engineers working with scalable and fault-tolerant large enterprise desktop virtual desktop infrastructures based on HorizonView.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Pass the VDTA510 exam
The exam is a big three and a half hour laboratory work, in the laboratory you will have a remote test stand and 23 tasks that you need to complete - the tasks will be on HorizonView products. To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Desktop Design ( VCAP-DTD ) - certification for designers, administrators, and implementation engineers working with large desktop desktop virtual desktop infrastructures based on HorizonView. Certification requires skills in the planning, design and optimization of the virtual desktop infrastructure.
For certification is required:
1) Have current VCP status
2) Take a course (optional) View: Design Best Practices [V5.x]
3) Pass the VDTD510 exam
The exam contains 115 questions in which there will be 6 simulations on the design of the infrastructure of virtual desktops. 225 minutes are allocated for the exam, you need to score 300 points to complete it (you can get from 100 to 500 points in total).
VMware Certified Design Expert - Desktop ( VCDX-DT ) is the highest level of VMware certification in desktop virtualization. Getting the status does not differ from other similar levels of the Expert level - you need to do the work and protect it in front of an audience that has the status of Expert-Desktop.
For certification is required:
1) Have the current status of VCAP-DTD and VCAP-DTA
2) Take a course (optional) View: Design Best Practices [V5.x]
3) Protect work-design VCDX-DT
Protection should last about two and a half hours, of which at least 15 minutes should be a presentation with your design, a story about your design 15 minutes, answers to questions in a discussion mode (about an hour), a story about problems in developing a design in discussion mode ( within 45 minutes) and a story about troubleshooting during the implementation of the solution (30 minutes). Exam, similarly with other Expert level, is given only in English.
VMware Network Virtualization.
VMware Certified Professional - Network Virtualization ( VCP-NV ) - certification for administrators able to install, configure, and administer NSX virtual network implementations, regardless of the basic physical architecture from basic to advanced virtual network implementations.
Obtaining certification is possible in three ways.
Method one:
1) Be sure to take one of the following courses:
- VMware NSX: Install, Configure Manage
- VMware NSX Fast Track for Implementation Experts
2) Pass the VCPN610 exam
Method two:
1) Have current VCP certification
2) It is advisable to take one of the following courses:
- VMware NSX: Install, Configure Manage
- VMware NSX Fast Track for Implementation Experts
- VMware NSX Technical Overview with Labs
3) Pass the VCPN610 exam
Method three (for Cisco network engineers - only available until 02.28.2015):
1) Have current CCNA Data Center or CCNA Routing & Switching or CCNP Data Center or CCNP Routing & Switching certification.
2) It is advisable to take one of the following courses:
- VMware NSX: Install, Configure Manage
- VMware NSX Fast Track for Implementation Experts
- VMware NSX Technical Overview with Labs
3) Pass the VCPN610 exam
There are 120 questions in the exam, for which 150 minutes of time are allotted (taking into account an additional 30 minutes, for countries where English is not the main language). To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Implementation Expert - Network Virtualization ( VCIX-NV ) - certification for advanced administrators capable of installing, configuring and administering NSX virtual network implementations, regardless of the basic physical architecture from basic to expert levels of virtual network implementations.
Obtaining certification is possible in three ways.
Method one:
1) Have VCP-NV status
2) Pass the VCXN610 exam
Method two:
1) Have the current certification of one of the areas VCP5-DCV, VCP-Cloud, VCP5-DT.
2) It is advisable to take a course VMware NSX: Install, Configure Manage
3) Pass the VCXN610 exam
Method three (for Cisco network engineers - only available until 02.28.2015):
1) Have current CCIE Data Center or CCIE Routing & Switching certification.
2) It is advisable to take one of the following courses:
- VMware NSX Fast Track for Implementation Experts
- VMware NSX Technical Overview with Labs
3) Pass the VCXN610 exam
The exam is a large four-hour laboratory work, the laboratory work will be only 17 tasks that need to be performed online - the tasks will be on VMware NSX products. To pass, you need to score 300 points (you can only score from 100 to 500 points).
VMware Certified Design Expert - Network Virtualization ( VCDX-NV ) - certification for experts in the field of networks in general and software-defined-network (SDN) in particular, who are able to design designs for data center networks.
For certification is required:
1) Have the current status of VCIX-NV
2) Take a course (optional) VMware NSX Fast Track for Internetworking Experts
3) Protect work-design VCDX-NV
Protection should last about two hours, of which at least 15 minutes should be a presentation with your design, a story about your design 15 minutes, answers to questions in discussion mode (about an hour), a story about problems in design development in discussion mode (during 30 minutes) and a story about troubleshooting when implementing a solution (15 minutes). Exam, similarly with other Expert level, is given only in English.
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