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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)

Before the exam

If you are new to VMware certification, the first requirement for VCP6.5-DCV certification is to gain experience with vSphere 6.5 (the certification guide suggests a minimum of six months).

There are different ways to practice using a product: studying it, working on it in the field, and using labs.

Also, if you are new to VMware certification and this will be your first VCP, one of the mandatory requirements for VCP6.5-DCV certification is to attend at least one of the required training courses at a VMware Authorized Training Center (VACT).

Attending a course

There are different types of courses, depending on your knowledge level and your working role.

For new VCPs, the list of mandatory course (for VCP6...