As I begin to study for my VCAP5-DCA I realize that I have just over 8 weeks to get ready. Now I'm familiar with a lot of the blueprint material as I cover it off in my day job, however some items I have never even used. I've decided that I'm going to try and do a post on most of the material that I'm not familiar with and link to it here under it's corresponding objective. Here's hoping this works 🙂 Big thanks to Tom Verhaeg (blog/twitter) for helping out with a lot of the scenarios as well!
Section 1 – Implement and Manage Storage
- Objective 1.1 – Implement and Manage Complex Storage Solutions
- Objective 1.2 – Manage Storage Capacity in a vSphere Environment
- Objective 1.3 – Configure and Manage Complex Multipathing and PSA Plug-ins
- Practice Scenarios
Section 2 – Implement and Manage Networking
- Objective 2.1 – Implement and Manage Complex Virtual Networks
- Objective 2.2 – Configure and Maintain VLANs, PVLANs and VLAN Settings
- Objective 2.3 – Deploy and Maintain Scalable Virtual Networking
- Objective 2.4 – Administer vNetwork Distributed Switch Settings
- Practice Scenarios
Section 3 – Deploy DRS Clusters and Manage Performance
- Objective 3.1 – Tune and Optimize vSphere Performance
- Objective 3.2 – Optimize Virtual Machine Resources
- Objective 3.3 – Implement and Maintain Complex DRS Solutions
- Objective 3.4 – Utilize Advanced vSphere Performance Monitoring Tools
- Practice Scenarios
Section 4 – Manage Business Continuity and Protect Data
- Objective 4.1 – Implement and Maintain Complex VMware HA Solutions
- Objective 4.2 – Deploy and Test VMware FT
Section 5 – Perform Operational Maintenance
- Objective 5.1 – Implement and Maintain Host Profiles
- Objective 5.2 – Deploy and Manage Complex Update Manager Environments
Section 6 – Perform Advanced Troubleshooting
- Objective 6.1 – Configure, Manage, and Analyze vSphere Log Files
- Objective 6.2 – Troubleshoot CPU and Memory Performance
- Objective 6.3 – Troubleshoot Network Performance and Connectivity
- Objective 6.4 – Troubleshoot Storage Performance and Connectivity
- Objective 6.5 – Troubleshoot vCenter Server and ESXi Host Management
- Practice Scenarios
Section 7 – Secure a vSphere Environment
- Objective 7.1 – Secure ESXi Hosts
- Objective 7.2 – Configure and Maintain the ESXi Firewall
Section 8 – Perform Scripting and Automation
- Objective 8.1 – Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI
- Objective 8.2 – Administer vSphere Using the vSphere Management Assistant
Section 9 – Perform Advanced vSphere Installations and Configurations
- Objective 9.1 – Install ESXi hosts with custom settings
- Objective 9.2 – Install ESXi Hosts Using Auto Deploy
you’re doing god’s work. thanks for this!
Thanks – glad you like it!