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Data Center Virtualization Certification: VCP6.5-DCV Exam Guide

By : Andrea Mauro, Paolo Valsecchi
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Data Center Virtualization Certification: VCP6.5-DCV Exam Guide

By: Andrea Mauro, Paolo Valsecchi

Overview of this book

This exam guide enables you to install, configure, and manage the vSphere 6.5 infrastructure in all its components: vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines, while helping you to prepare for the industry standard certification. This data center book will assist you in automating administration tasks and enhancing your environment’s capabilities. You will begin with an introduction to all aspects related to security, networking, and storage in vSphere 6.5. Next, you will learn about resource management and understand how to back up and restore the vSphere 6.5 infrastructure. As you advance, you will also cover troubleshooting, deployment, availability, and virtual machine management. This is followed by two mock tests that will test your knowledge and challenge your understanding of all the topics included in the exam. By the end of this book, you will not only have learned about virtualization and its techniques, but you’ll also be prepared to pass the VCP6.5-DCV (2V0-622) exam.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)

Certification paths

VMware certification allows for the flexibility to find the path that suits your needs, because there are different paths based on different technologies, as indicated by the following diagram:

Figure A.1: Different areas of VMware certification

The four main paths are as follows:

  • Data Center Virtualization (DCV): These certifications are designed to gauge your level of skill in designing, installing, and managing VMware vSphere environments in real-world environments.
  • Network Virtualization (NV): These certifications are designed to gauge your level of skill in designing, installing, and managing VMware vSphere environments in real-world environments.
  • Cloud Management and Automation (CMA): These certifications are designed to gauge your level of skill in designing, installing, and managing VMware vSphere environments in real-world environments.
  • Desktop and...