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Copyright ©2014 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of any VMware Certified logo is restricted to individuals who have achieved the respective certification.  1 VCP-Cloud Exam testing center exam code: VCPC550 Exam Blueprint Version 3.2 28 April 2014 Disclaimer: This blueprint is intended to provide information about the objectives covered by the exam and provide related resources and recommended courses. The material contained within this blueprint is not intended to guarantee that a passing score will be achieved on the exam. VMware recommends that a candidate utilizes the resources and courses recommended in this guide to ensure they thoroughly understand the exam objectives prior to any attempt of the exam itself. Blueprint Authors: Jon C. Hall Joshua Andrews Jeff Hall Contributors: Bill Call John Krueger Richard Anderson Jon Hall Tom Ralph George Kobar Jeremy Sage VMware Certified Professional   Cloud Exam Blueprint

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    VCP-Cloud Exam testing center exam code: VCPC550 Exam Blueprint Version 3.2 28 April 2014

    Disclaimer: This blueprint is intended to provide information about the objectives covered by the exam and provide related resources and recommended courses. The material contained within this blueprint is not intended to guarantee that a passing score will be achieved on the exam. VMware recommends that a candidate utilizes the resources and courses recommended in this guide to ensure they thoroughly understand the exam objectives prior to any attempt of the exam itself.

    Blueprint Authors: Jon C. Hall

    Joshua Andrews

    Jeff Hall

    Contributors:

    Bill Call

    John Krueger

    Richard Anderson

    Jon Hall

    Tom Ralph

    George Kobar

    Jeremy Sage

    VMware Certified Professional Cloud Exam Blueprint

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    Table of Contents

    1. The Exam ............................................................................................................................................................... 3

    1.1 Purpose of Exam .............................................................................................................................................. 3

    1.2 Number of Questions ...................................................................................................................................... 3

    1.3 Passing Score ................................................................................................................................................... 3

    1.4 How Objectives Relate to Questions on the Exam .......................................................................................... 3

    1.5 Languages ........................................................................................................................................................ 3

    1.6 Time Limit ........................................................................................................................................................ 3

    1.7 Scheduling and Taking the Exam ..................................................................................................................... 4

    1.8 Certification Tracks .......................................................................................................................................... 4

    1.9 Recertification .................................................................................................................................................. 4

    1.10 Retake Policy .................................................................................................................................................. 5

    1.11 Exam Security ................................................................................................................................................ 5

    2. Intended Audience ................................................................................................................................................ 5

    2.1 Intended Audience .......................................................................................................................................... 5

    3. Objectives covered in the VCP-Cloud Exam .......................................................................................................... 5

    3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

    3.2 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................ 6

    4. VCP-Cloud Path Options and Course Requirement ............................................................................................. 34

    4.1 VCP-Cloud Path Options ................................................................................................................................ 34

    4.2 Course Requirement ...................................................................................................................................... 36

    5. Additional Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 37

    5.1 Mock Exam .................................................................................................................................................... 37

    5.2 VCP Community ............................................................................................................................................. 38

    5.3 Building a vCloud Test Environment .............................................................................................................. 38

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    1. The Exam

    1.1 Purpose of Exam

    The VMware Certified Professional Cloud Exam tests certification candidates on their skills and abilities installing, configuring and administering a VMware vCloud environment. Successful candidates demonstrate mastery of these skills and abilities.

    1.2 Number of Questions

    The VCP-Cloud Exam consists of 135 questions and a short pre-exam survey consisting of 10 questions.

    1.3 Passing Score

    The passing score for this exam is 300, using a scaled scoring method. The scale is from 100-500. Scaled scores are calculated using a mathematical formula that considers a variety of factors, including the number and type of exam questions included in a specific version of the exam. Because this combination may vary in different versions of the same examination, scaled scores provide a fair score for each individual based on the version of the exam taken.

    1.4 How Objectives Relate to Questions on the Exam

    Objectives summarize what the test is designed to measure. Objectives are developed by Exam Developers and Subject Matter Experts based on identified tasks that relate to the job of administering a vCloud Director environment. Once the initial development process is complete, these objectives are verified using an external group of individuals in the actual job role. The external survey determines the number of questions for each objective, which relates directly to the criticality of the task in the job role.

    1.5 Languages

    The exam is available in English.

    1.6 Time Limit

    The time limit for the exam is 120 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes to complete the survey questions and agreements. Candidates who take the VCP-Cloud Exam in a country where English is not a primary language will have an additional 30 minutes added to the exam time. This time extension is automatic, no additional action is required from the candidate. For the purposes of this exam, countries where English is considered one of the primary languages include Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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    1.7 Scheduling and Taking the Exam

    This exam is administered through Pearson VUE. Details on the rules and procedures associated with requesting authorization, registering, and sitting for the exam are available here. For the latest certification news and more, please sign up for updates.

    1.8 Certification Tracks

    There are two paths to earning your VCP-Cloud certification.

    The VCP-Cloud Exam is a core component of the VCP-Cloud certification. The certification requires a passing score on the exam and successful completion of a required VMware authorized course. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in section 4.

    The VCP-Cloud certification is a requirement for several certification tracks, including the VMware Certified Advanced Professional Cloud Infrastructure Administration, the VMware Certified Advanced Professional Cloud Infrastructure Design and the VMware Certified Design Expert Cloud.

    1.9 Recertification

    The recertification policy helps ensure that all VCP holders are current in their VMware training, and encourages certified professionals to expand the depth and breadth of their knowledge by recertifying in a different track or at a higher level.

    Certification holders must recertify within two years of earning their most recent VCP certification. Prerequisite course requirements are waived, but the exam and exam cost are the same as those required for initial certification.

    There are three ways to recertify:

    Take the current exam for the VCP certification currently held. For example, a VCP3 could take the

    current VCP-Cloud (VCPC550 or VCPC510) exam.

    Earn a new VCP certification in a different solution track. For example, a VCP-Cloud could recertify by

    earning a VCP-Desktop (VCPD510) certification.

    Advance to the next level by earning a VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification.

    Certification holders who do not maintain training currency will have their certifications revoked. Re-earning a revoked certification requires satisfying the same prerequisites as any candidate attempting to earn that certification for the first time. Revoking certification entails:

    Loss of access to the VCP portal

    Loss of the right to use VMware certification logos

    Notification of the lost certification status on MyLearn transcripts

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    For more information on the certification program or to register for our recommended courses, please visit vmware.com/go/recertification or contact [email protected].

    1.10 Retake Policy

    If a candidate fails an exam on the first attempt, he or she must wait 7 calendar days from their original appointment time before he or she can register to retake the exam. There is no limit to the number of retakes a candidate can attempt, but the same waiting period applies after each failed attempt. Once the exam is passed, a candidate may not make any further attempts.

    1.11 Exam Security

    VMware reserves the right to refuse certifying a candidate who violates exam security policies. This includes copying and redistribution of exam material, using any type of study material during the exam itself, attempting to photograph exam items and taking an exam using a false identity. Pearson VUE testing centers will take you photo and capture your digital signature upon arrival to take the exam.

    2. Intended Audience

    2.1 Intended Audience

    A typical candidate for the VCP-Cloud certification has six months experience working with vCloud Director implementations. They are typically infrastructure personnel, who are capable of installing and configuring ESXi hosts and can use VMware vCenter Server to monitor, manage, troubleshoot, and administer virtual machines. The candidate possesses an understanding of basic cloud concepts including public/private/hybrid clouds, multi-tenancy and cloud security. The candidate is capable of installing and configuring a VMware cloud infrastructure and can monitor, manage, troubleshoot, and administrator a vCloud implementation. A candidate is expected to have a working knowledge of the components that makes up the vCloud Suite and can enable users to deploy vCloud workloads.

    3. Objectives covered in the VCP-Cloud Exam

    3.1 Introduction

    It is recommended that candidates have the knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure and administer a vCloud environment before taking the VCP-Cloud Exam. It is required for candidates to have completed one of the courses listed as a requirement for this exam as detailed in section 4.

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    3.2 Objectives

    Prior to taking this exam, candidates should understand each of the following objectives. Each objective is listed below; along with related tools the candidate should have experience with, and related documentation that contains information relevant to the objective. All objectives may also be referenced in other product documentation not specifically highlighted below. The candidate should be familiar with all relevant product documentation or have an equivalent skillset.

    Section 1 Plan, Install, Configure and Upgrade vCenter Server and VMware ESXi

    Objective 1.1 -- Install and Configure vCenter Server

    Knowledge

    Identify vCenter Server requirements

    Identify vCenter Server database requirements

    Identify vSphere Client/Web Client requirements

    Identify available vCenter Server editions

    Identify Single Sign On requirements

    Deploy the vCenter Server Appliance

    Install vCenter Server

    Create an ODBC connection to a vCenter Server database

    Size the vCenter Server database

    Install additional vCenter Server components

    Install and configure vSphere Client/vSphere Web Client

    Install/Remove vSphere Client plug-ins

    Enable/Disable vSphere Client plug-ins

    License vCenter Server

    Determine availability requirements for a vCenter Server in a given vSphere implementation

    Tools

    vSphere Installation and Setup Guide

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    VMware Virtualization Toolkit

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 1.2 Install and Configure VMware ESXi

    Knowledge

    Identify ESXi host requirements

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    Perform an interactive installation of ESXi using media or PXE

    Configure NTP on an ESXi Host

    Configure DNS and Routing on an ESXi Host

    Enable/Configure/Disable hyper-threading

    Enable/Configure/Disable CPU power management

    License an ESXi host

    Tools

    vSphere Installation and Setup Guide

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 1.3 Plan and Perform Upgrades of vCenter Server and VMware ESXi

    Knowledge

    Identify upgrade requirements for ESXi hosts

    Identify steps required to upgrade a vSphere implementation

    Upgrade a vSphere Distributed Switch

    Upgrade from VMFS3 to VMFS5

    Upgrade VMware Tools

    Upgrade Virtual Machine hardware

    Upgrade an ESXi Host using vCenter Update Manager

    Stage multiple ESXi Host upgrades

    Determine whether an in-place upgrade is appropriate in a given upgrade scenario

    Tools

    vSphere Installation and Setup Guide

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    vSphere Upgrade Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 1.4 Secure vCenter Server and VMware ESXi

    Knowledge

    Identify common vCenter Server privileges and roles

    Describe how permissions are applied and inherited in vCenter Server

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    Configure and administer the ESXi firewall

    Enable/Configure/Disable services in the ESXi firewall

    Enable/Disable Lockdown Mode

    Configure network security policies

    View/Sort/Export user and group lists

    Add/Modify/Remove permissions for users and groups on vCenter Server inventory objects

    Create/Clone/Edit vCenter Server user roles

    Apply permissions to ESXi Hosts using Host Profiles

    Configure and administer Single Sign On (SSO) o Describe SSO architecture o Differentiate SSO Deployment Scenarios o Configure database for SSO installation o Configure SSO identity source o Install and configure SSO o Manage SSO Users and Groups o Install/Configure vCenter Inventory Services o Configure and administer vCloud Director integration with vCenter SSO

    Determine the appropriate set of privileges for common tasks in vCenter Server

    Tools

    vSphere Installation and Setup Guide

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Section 2 Plan and Configure vSphere Networking

    Objective 2.1 Configure vSphere Standard Switches (vSS)

    Knowledge

    Identify vSphere Standard Switch capabilities

    Create/Delete a vSphere Standard Switch

    Add/Configure/Remove vmnics on a vSphere Standard Switch

    Configure vmkernel ports for network services

    Add/Edit/Remove port groups on a vSphere Standard Switch

    Determine use case for a vSphere Standard Switch

    Tools

    vSphere Installation and Setup Guide

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    vSphere Networking Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 2.2 Configure vSphere Distributed Switches (vDS)

    Knowledge

    Identify vSphere Distributed Switch capabilities

    Create/Delete a vSphere Distributed Switch

    Add/Remove ESXi hosts from a vSphere Distributed Switch

    Edit general vSphere Distributed Switch settings

    Add/Configure/Remove dvPort groups

    Configure dvPort settings

    Add/Remove uplink adapters to dvUplink groups

    Create/Configure/Remove virtual adapters

    Migrate virtual adapters to/from a vSphere Standard Switch

    Migrate virtual machines to/from a vSphere Distributed Switch

    Monitor dvPort state

    Backup/Restore vSphere Distributed Switch configuration

    Configure Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) on Uplink Port Groups

    Tools

    vSphere Installation and Setup Guide

    vSphere Networking Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 2.3 Configure vSphere Standard and Distributed Switch Policies

    Knowledge

    Identify common vSphere Standard and Distributed Switch policies

    Describe vSphere Distributed Switch security policies and settings o IP Discovery o IP Source Guard o Dynamic ARP Inspection o ARP Rate Limiting o Autoscale

    Configure dvPort group blocking policies

    Configure load balancing and failover policies

    Configure VLAN/PVLAN settings

    Configure traffic shaping policies

    Enable TCP Segmentation Offload support for a virtual machine

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    Enable jumbo frames support on appropriate components

    Determine appropriate VLAN configuration for a vSphere implementation

    Tools

    vSphere Installation and Setup Guide

    vSphere Networking Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Section 3 Plan and Configure vSphere Storage

    Objective 3.1 Configure Shared Storage for vSphere

    Knowledge

    Identify storage adapters and devices

    Identify storage naming conventions

    Identify hardware, dependent hardware, and software iSCSI initiator requirements

    Compare and contrast array thin provisioning and virtual disk thin provisioning

    Describe zoning and LUN masking practices

    Scan/Rescan storage

    Configure FC/iSCSI LUNs and ESXI boot LUNs

    Create/Connect an NFS share for use with vSphere

    Enable/Configure/Disable vCenter Server storage filters

    Configure/Edit hardware and dependent hardware initiators

    Enable/Disable software iSCSI initiator

    Configure/Edit software iSCSI initiator settings

    Configure iSCSI port binding

    Enable/Configure/Disable iSCSI CHAP

    Determine use case for hardware, dependent hardware, software iSCSI initiators

    Determine use case for and configure array thin/thick provisioning

    Tools

    vSphere Storage Guide

    vSphere Installation and Setup Guide

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

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    Objective 3.2 Create and Configure VMFS and NFS Datastores

    Knowledge

    Identify VMFS and NFS Datastore properties

    Identify VMFS5 capabilities

    Describe 2TB+ VMFS capabilities

    Identify Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS) capabilities

    Create/Rename/Delete/Unmount a VMFS Datastore

    Mount/Unmount an NFS Datastore

    Extend/Expand VMFS Datastores

    Upgrade a VMFS3 Datastore to VMFS5

    Place a VMFS Datastore in Maintenance Mode

    Select the Preferred Path for a VMFS Datastore

    Disable a path to a VMFS Datastore

    Create and assign capabilities to a storage profile

    Create/Modify/Delete a storage cluster

    Determine use case for multiple VMFS/NFS Datastores

    Determine appropriate Path Selection Policy for a given VMFS Datastore

    Tools

    vSphere Storage Guide

    vSphere Installation and Setup Guide

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Section 4 Deploy and Administer Virtual Machines, vCloud vApps, and vCenter vApps

    Objective 4.1 Create and Deploy Virtual Machines

    Knowledge

    Identify capabilities of virtual machine hardware versions

    Identify methods to access and use a virtual machine console

    Identify VMware Tools device drivers

    Identify virtual machine storage resources

    Place virtual machines in selected ESXi hosts/clusters/resource pools

    Configure and deploy a Guest OS into a new virtual machine

    Configure/Modify disk controller for virtual disks

    Configure appropriate virtual disk type for a virtual machine

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    Create/Convert thin/thick provisioned virtual disks

    Configure disk shares

    Install/Upgrade/Update VMware Tools

    Configure virtual machine time synchronization

    Configure/Modify virtual CPU and Memory resources according to OS and application requirements

    Configure/Modify virtual NIC adapter and connect virtual machines to appropriate network resources

    Determine appropriate datastore/storage profile for virtual machines based on application workloads

    Tools

    vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    Installing and Configuring VMware Tools Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 4.2 Create and Deploy vSphere vApps

    Knowledge

    Identify vCenter vApp settings

    Create/Clone/Export a vCenter vApp

    Add objects to an existing vCenter vApp

    Edit vCenter vApp settings

    Configure IP pools

    Suspend/Resume a vCenter vApp

    Determine when a tiered application should be deployed as a vCenter vApp

    Tools

    vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 4.3 Create and Deploy vCloud vApps

    Knowledge

    Identify vApp deployment options into MyCloud

    Import vApp (OVF/OVA) directly into MyCloud

    Create a vApp

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    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 4.4 Manage Virtual Machine Clones and Templates

    Knowledge

    Identify Cloning and Template options

    Identify content types

    Clone an existing virtual machines

    Clone vCloud vApp with memory states

    Create a template from an existing virtual machine

    Deploy a virtual machine from a template

    Update existing virtual machine templates

    Deploy virtual appliances and/or vApps from an OVF/OVA template

    Import and/or Export an OVF/OVA template

    Create a vCloud Connector Content Library (VMs, ISOs, Scripts, vApps) o Local Library o Remote Library with/without external storage

    Publish/Subscribe/Share vCloud Connector Content Library

    Determine the appropriate deployment methodology for a given virtual machine

    Tools

    vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    VMware Open Virtualization Format Tool

    OVF Tool User Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 4.5 Administer Virtual Machines and vApps

    Knowledge

    Identify files used by virtual machines

    Identify locations for virtual machine configuration files and virtual disks

    Identify common practices for securing virtual machines

    Hot Extend a virtual disk

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    Configure virtual machine options

    Configure virtual machine power settings

    Configure virtual machine boot options

    Assign a Storage Policy to a virtual machine

    Verify Storage Policy compliance for virtual machines

    Determine when an advanced virtual machine parameter is required

    Adjust virtual machine resources (shares, limits and reservations) based on virtual machine workloads

    Tools

    vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Section 5 Establish and Maintain Service Levels

    Objective 5.1 Create and Configure VMware Clusters

    Knowledge

    Describe Disbributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) virtual machine entitlement

    Create/Delete a DRS/High Availability (HA) Cluster

    Add/Remove ESXi Hosts from a DRS/HA Cluster

    Add/Remove virtual machines from a DRS/HA Cluster

    Configure Storage DRS

    Configure Enhanced vMotion Compatibility

    Monitor a DRS/HA Cluster

    Configure DRS migration threshold

    Configure automation levels for DRS and virtual machines

    Enable/Configure/Disable Host Power Management/Distributed Power Management

    Create VM-Host and VM-VM affinity rules

    Enable/Disable Host Monitoring

    Enable/Configure/Disable virtual machine and application monitoring

    Configure admission control for HA and virtual machines

    Determine appropriate failover methodology and required resources for an HA implementation

    Determine appropriate power threshold for a given implementation

    Tools

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Availability Guide

    vSphere Resource Management Guide

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    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 5.2 Create and Administer Resource Pools

    Knowledge

    Describe the Resource Pool hierarchy

    Define the Expandable Reservation parameter

    Create/Remove a Resource Pool

    Configure Resource Pool attributes

    Add/Remove virtual machines from a Resource Pool

    Determine Resource Pool requirements for a given vSphere implementation

    Evaluate appropriate shares, reservations and limits for a Resource Pool based on virtual machine workloads

    Tools

    vSphere Resource Management Guide

    vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 5.3 Migrate Virtual Machines

    Knowledge

    Identify ESXi host and virtual machine requirements for vMotion and Storage vMotion

    Identify Enhanced vMotion Compatibility CPU requirements

    Migrate virtual machines using vMotion/Storage vMotion

    Tools

    vSphere Resource Management Guide

    vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 5.4 Patch and Update ESXi and Virtual Machines

    Knowledge

    Identify patching requirements for ESXi hosts and virtual machines

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    Create/Edit/Remove a Host Profile from an ESXi host

    Import/Export a Host Profile

    Attach/Apply a Host Profile to an ESXi host or cluster

    Perform compliance scanning and remediation of an ESXi host using Host Profiles

    Install and Configure vCenter Update Manager

    Configure patch download options

    Create/Edit/Delete an Update Manager baseline

    Attach an Update Manager baseline to an ESXi host or cluster

    Scan and remediate ESXi hosts and virtual machines using Update Manager

    Stage ESXi host updates

    Tools

    vSphere Resource Management Guide

    vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide

    vSphere Host Profiles Guide

    Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Section 6 Perform Basic Troubleshooting and Alarm Management

    Objective 6.1 Perform Basic Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts

    Knowledge

    Identify general ESXi host troubleshooting guidelines

    Troubleshoot common installation issues

    Monitor ESXi system health

    Export diagnostic information

    Tools

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Monitoring and Performance Guide

    vSphere Troubleshooting Guide

    vSphere Single Host Management Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

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    Objective 6.2 Perform Basic vSphere and vCloud Network Troubleshooting

    Knowledge

    Verify network configuration

    Verify a given virtual machine is configured with the correct network resources

    Troubleshoot virtual switch and port group configuration issues

    Troubleshoot physical network adapter configuration issues

    Tools

    vSphere Networking Guide

    vSphere Troubleshooting Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 6.3 Perform Basic vSphere and vCloud Storage Troubleshooting

    Knowledge

    Verify storage configuration

    Troubleshoot storage contention issues

    Troubleshoot storage over-commitment issues

    Troubleshoot iSCSI software initiator configuration issues

    Troubleshoot Storage Reports and Storage Maps

    Identify the root cause of a storage issue based on troubleshooting information

    Tools

    vSphere Troubleshooting Guide vSphere Storage Guide vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 6.4 Perform Troubleshooting for High Availability and Distributed Resource Scheduler

    (HA/DRS) Clusters and vMotion/Storage vMotion Migrations

    Knowledge

    Identify HA/DRS and vMotion requirements

    Verify vMotion/Storage vMotion configuration

    Verify HA network configuration

    Verify HA/DRS cluster configuration

    Troubleshoot HA capacity issues

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    Troubleshoot HA redundancy issues

    Interpret the DRS Resource Distribution Graph and Target/Current Host Load Deviation

    Troubleshoot DRS load imbalance issues

    Troubleshoot vMotion/Storage vMotion migration issues

    Interpret vMotion Resource Maps

    Identify the root cause of a DRS/HA cluster or migration issues based on troubleshooting information

    Tools

    vSphere Troubleshooting Guide

    vSphere Availability Guide

    vSphere Resource Management Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Section 7 Monitor vSphere and vCloud Implementations

    Objective 7.1 Monitor ESXi, vCenter Server and Virtual Machines

    Knowledge

    Describe how Tasks and Events are viewed in vCenter Server

    Identify critical performance metrics

    Explain common memory metrics

    Explain common CPU metrics

    Explain common network metrics

    Explain common storage metrics

    Compare and contrast Overview and Advanced Charts

    Configure SNMP for vCenter Server

    Configure Active Directory and SMTP settings for vCenter Server

    Configure vCenter Server logging options

    Create a log bundle

    Create/Edit/Delete a Scheduled Task

    Configure/View/Print/Export resource maps

    Start/Stop/Verify vCenter Server service status

    Start/Stop/Verify ESXi host agent status

    Configure vCenter Server timeout settings

    Monitor/Administer vCenter Server connections

    Create an Advanced Chart

    Determine host performance using guest Perfmon

    Given performance data, identify the affected vSphere resource

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    Tools

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Resource Management Guide

    vSphere Monitoring and Performance Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 7.2 Create and Administer vCenter Server Alarms

    Knowledge

    List vCenter default utilization alarms

    List vCenter default connectivity alarms

    List possible actions for utilization and connectivity alarms

    Create a vCenter utilization alarm

    Create a vCenter connectivity alarm

    Configure alarm triggers

    Configure alarm actions

    For a given alarm, identify the affected resource in a vSphere implementation

    Tools

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Resource Management Guide

    vSphere Monitoring and Performance Guide

    vSphere Examples and Scenarios Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 7.3 Install, Configure, and Manage vCenter Operations (vC Ops) Manager

    Knowledge

    Differentiate Major/Minor vC Ops badges

    Explain vC Ops architecture

    Deploy and Configure vC Ops appliance

    Upgrade vC Ops

    Understand metrics used by Major/Minor vC Ops badges

    Monitor vSphere environment

    For a given alarm, identify the affected resource in vSphere implementation

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    Tools

    vSphere Monitoring and Performance Guide

    vCenter Operations Manager Getting Started Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 7.4 Audit Resources and Events in a vCloud

    Knowledge

    Identify vCloud Director Administration interface components

    Identify the location of events and tasks in the vCloud Director and/or vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) interface

    Monitor CPU, Disk and Memory usage for a Provider vDC

    Monitor CPU, Disk and Memory usage for an Organization

    Monitor External Network, Org vDC networks, and resource and network pools

    Monitor IP allocation utilization

    Review and interpret tasks and events in vCloud Director and/or vCAC

    Monitor CPU, Disk and Memory usage for an Enterprise Group

    Monitor CPU, Disk and Memory usage for a Provisioning Group

    Troubleshoot common resource/event issues in a vCloud

    Tools

    vCloud Director Performance and Best Practices

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Automation Center System Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    vCloud Automation Center Web Console

    Objective 7.5 Map vCloud Resources to vSphere Resources

    Knowledge

    Identify and differentiate the components of the vCloud Director and vSphere GUIs

    Identify and differentiate the components of vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) and vSphere GUIs

    Describe the relationship between vCloud storage resources/profiles and VMFS/NFS datastores

    Describe the relationship between vCloud network resources and vSphere standard/distributed switches

    Describe the relationship between vCloud compute resources and DRS/HA clusters/Resource Pools

    Determine total/current resources available to a Provider/Organization vDC relative to assigned vSphere resources

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    Determine the explicit vSphere resource consumed by a Provider/Organization vDC

    Determine which vSwitch resource is being used by a given cloud network

    Determine on which datastore a virtual machine resides

    Determine on which host a virtual machine resides

    Describe the relationship between vCAC Enterprise Groups and vSphere Resources

    Describe the relationship between vCAC Network Profiles and vSphere networks

    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Automation Center Foundations and Concepts Guide

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Networking Guide

    vSphere Storage Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Section 8 Install, Configure, and Upgrade vCloud Suite Components

    Objective 8.1- Install available vCloud Suite editions

    Knowledge

    Identify available vCloud Suite editions

    Explain Site Recovery Manager functionality

    Differentiate vCloud Hybrid Service offerings

    Explain vCenter Chargeback Manager functionality

    Explain vCenter Configuration Manager functionality

    Explain vCenter Infrastructure Navigator functionality

    Explain vFabric Hyperic functionality

    Explain vFabric Application Director functionality

    Determine the appropriate vCloud Suite edition based on customer requirements

    Tools

    vCloud Suite Licensing Guide

    vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide

    vShield Administration Guide

    vCenter Chargeback Manager Installation and Upgrade Guide

    VMware Journey to Your Cloud

    VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT)

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    vSphere Client and Web Client

    vCloud Director Web Console

    vShield Manager Web Console

    vCenter Chargeback Web Console

    Objective 8.2 Install and upgrade vCloud Suite components

    Knowledge

    Identify the vCloud Suite components and prerequisites for installation

    Describe installation order of the components

    Describe upgrade order of the components

    Identify the pre-requisites and deployment steps necessary for vCloud Director configuration

    Identify the pre-requisites and deployment steps necessary for vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) configuration

    Cite the steps to deploy and configure vCloud Networking and Security (vCNS) Manager appliance

    Identify relationships between vCenter Server, vCNS Manager, and vCloud Director

    Identify relationships between vCenter Server, vCNS Manager, and vCAC

    Create a SysPrep package

    Install vCloud Director

    Install vCloud Networking and Security

    Install vCloud Connector (vCC)

    Configure vCloud Director cell network connections

    Configure vCloud Director cell database settings

    Troubleshoot basic installation issues

    Install vCloud Automation Center

    Interpret vCloud Automation Center prerequisite checker results

    Configure vCloud Automation Center endpoints

    Configure vCloud Automation Center database settings

    Tools

    vCloud Director Installation and Upgrade Guide

    vCloud Automation Center Installation and Configuration Guide

    vShield Installation and Upgrade Guide

    Installing and Configuring vCloud Connector

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    vCloud Director Web Console

    vShield Manager Web Console

    vCenter Chargeback Web Console

    vCC vSphere Client Plug-In

    vCC Web UI

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    Objective 8.3 Configure and administer vCloud Connector Advanced Edition

    Knowledge

    Identify the components of vCloud Connector (vCC)

    Explain vApp copy process

    Identify VM state

    Identify the configuration(s) necessary for Data Center Extension

    Configure and Administer vCloud Connector

    Differentiate between functionality of components of vCloud Connector

    Implement required network and security settings

    Determine storage requirements and add storage for vCC node

    Register vCloud Connector UI with vCenter

    Register vCloud Networking and Security Manager with the vCloud Connector server

    Troubleshoot common vCloud Connector installation and operations issues

    Create a vCloud Connector Content Library

    Publish vSphere folders and vCloud catalogs to a vCloud Connector Content Library

    Subscribe/unsubscribe to a published folder or catalog

    Stretch deploy a VM or vApp using Data Center Extension

    Tools

    Installing and Configuring vCloud Connector

    Using vCloud Connector

    VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT)

    vCC vSphere Client Plug-In

    vCC Web UI

    Objective 8.4 Configure vCloud system settings

    Knowledge

    Identify vCloud Director system administration user interfaces (UI)

    Identify vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) Enterprise Administrator UI

    Configure vCloud Director System Settings

    Configure vCAC System Settings

    Generate a Certificate Signing Request or self-signed certificates

    Import certificates

    Add vCenter Servers to a vCloud Director server

    Add vCenter Servers to a vCAC server

    Configure vCNS licensing

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    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Automation Center Foundations and Concepts Guide

    vCenter Server and Host Management Guide

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    vCloud Director Web Console

    vCloud Automation Center Web Console

    vShield Manager Web Console

    Section 9 Administer Users, Roles and Privileges in a vCloud

    Objective 9.1 Create Roles and Apply Privileges to Roles in a vCloud

    Knowledge

    Identify the vCloud Director predefined roles and their specific privilege levels

    Identify vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) predefined roles and their specific privilege levels

    Identify the steps to create a custom role in vCloud Director

    Identify the operations that can be performed on predefined roles

    Identify the types of users that can be granted privileges in vCloud Director

    Explain the purpose of a custom role in vCloud Director

    Given an end-users job description, determine the appropriate role to grant

    Validate specific access rights in a security role

    Troubleshoot common customized role access issues

    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Security Hardening Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    Objective 9.2 Configure AD/LDAP Integration in a vCloud

    Knowledge

    Identify Open LDAP infrastructure components

    Identify Active Directory infrastructure components

    Configure AD/LDAP integration

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    Describe how to import users and groups

    Configure vCloud Director to authenticate via Open LDAP

    Configure vCloud Director to authenticate via Active Directory

    Test connectivity to external LDAP

    Import users and groups from external LDAP

    Troubleshoot common LDAP external connectivity issues

    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Security Hardening Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    Section 10 Create and Administer vCloud Networking

    Objective 10.1 Create and Administer vCloud External and Organization Networks

    Knowledge

    Identify the types of Organization vDC networks

    Identify the types of vCNS Edge Gateways

    Create/modify/delete an external network

    Create/modify/delete an external direct organization network

    Create/modify/delete an external routed organization network

    Create/modify/delete an internal organization network

    Explain the relationship between external networks and vSphere port groups

    Explain the purpose and use cases for external networks

    Explain the relationship between Org vDC networks and vCNS Edge Gateways

    Explain best practices related to Org vDC networks

    Deploy an Org vDC network from the GUI

    Explain the purpose and use cases for Org vDC networks

    Create and administer external and organization networks

    Given requirements, determine the appropriate network type

    Given a scenario, determine the appropriate Organization network type

    Given a scenario, determine the proper level of Organization vDC Network sharing

    Tools

    Architecting a vCloud

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Security Hardening Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

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    vCloud Director Web Console

    Objective 10.2 Create and Administer vCloud Network Pools

    Knowledge

    Describe the concept of a Network Pool

    Create and Administer Network Pools

    Create/Delete a Network Pool

    Expand Network Pool

    Determine appropriate backing for a given Network Pool

    Configure Network Pool properties

    Tools

    Architecting a vCloud

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Security Hardening Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    Objective 10.3 Create and Administer vApp networks

    Knowledge

    Identify the types of vApp networks

    Explain the purpose and use cases for vApp networks

    Explain the relationship between vApp networks and vCNS Edge devices

    Explain capabilities related to vApps

    Explain the purpose and use of the visual mapping tool

    Administer vApp networks

    Create/modify/delete a direct vApp network

    Create/modify/delete a routed vApp network

    Create/modify/delete an internal vApp network

    Troubleshoot vApp networks using the visual mapping tool

    Tools

    Architecting a vCloud

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Security Hardening Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

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    vCloud Director Web Console

    Objective 10.4 Manage Network Services

    Knowledge

    Identify the available vCNS Edge network services

    Manage network services from within vCloud Director

    Configure DHCP/NAT/VPN/Load Balancer/DNS services o Add a SNAT/DNAT rule o Add a DHCP IP pool

    Sub-allocate IP pools

    Add static IP addresses

    Configure syslog

    Use logs to troubleshoot common network service issues

    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vShield Administration Guide

    vCloud Director Security Hardening Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    vShield Manager UI

    Objective 10.5 Manage vCNS Edge firewall from within vCloud

    Knowledge

    Identify where to set firewall rules within the vCD interface

    Identify available vCNS Edge network services

    Explain vCNS firewall concepts as they relate to a cloud environment

    Identify the different deployment options of vCNS Edge

    Manage vCNS Edge firewall from within vCloud Director

    Determine which firewall rules need to be applied or modified

    Ensure configured rules are placed in the proper order

    Enable/Disable firewall

    Add/Modify/Delete firewall rules

    Determine which vCNS devices impact a given service

    Ensure rules are performing correctly for a given solution

    Troubleshoot common firewall service issues

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    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vShield Administration Guide

    vCloud Director Security Hardening Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    vShield Manager UI

    Objective 10.6 Configure and manage vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) networking

    Knowledge

    Enable static IP service

    Define network profiles

    Add/Remove IP address ranges

    Monitor IP allocations

    Tools

    IaaS Configuration for Virtual Platforms

    IaaS Configuration for Cloud Platforms

    vCloud Automation Center Web Console

    Objective 10.7 Configure and manage VXLAN

    Knowledge

    Identify where to install and configure VXLAN

    Identify physical network requirements

    Prepare the cluster for VXLAN

    Prepare VTEPs on cluster

    Tools

    vShield Installation and Upgrade Guide

    vShield Administration Guide

    VMware VXLAN Deployment Guide

    vShield Manager Web Console

    vSphere Client plugin

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    Section 11 Configure and Administer vCloud Organizations

    Objective 11.1 Create an Organization

    Knowledge

    Identify where to add Organizations in the vCloud Director interface

    Identify the URL name of the newly created Organization

    Identify local SMTP server

    Create an Organization

    Create a new Organization via the Wizard

    Configure VM lease times

    Configure Storage lease times

    Setup SMTP server information

    Setup notification settings

    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    Objective 11.2 Manage Organizations

    Knowledge

    Manage Organizations

    Identify Allocation models

    List operations that can be performed on an Organization

    List the vCloud constructs that make up an Organization

    Explain the purpose and use case for each storage option

    Match the Org vDC to the tier of service

    Edit leases, quotas, and limits that would be applied to organizations.

    Revise catalog(s) and their permissions that are attached to the Org

    Add/Remove users and groups

    Add/Remove/Edit Org vDCs

    Edit Organization settings

    Allocate proper resources to an Organization

    Configure the different allocation models

    Configure storage provision options

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    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    Section 12 Allocate and Manage vCloud Resources

    Objective 12.1 Create and Administer Provider vDCs

    Knowledge

    Identify where a Provider vDC gets its resources

    Differentiate Provider and Organization vDCs

    Explain the concept of a Provider vDC

    Create/Delete a Provider vDC

    Enable/Disable a Provider vDC

    Select Resource Pools and Storage Profiles for a Provider vDC

    Prepare/Unprepare a Provider vDC Host

    Enable/Disable a Provider vDC host

    Upgrade/Repair a Provider vDC Host agent

    Enable/Disable a Storage Profile

    Configure Low Disk Space Warnings

    Expand Provider vDCs

    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    Objective 12.2 Create and Administer Organization VDCs

    Knowledge

    Differentiate Allocation Model types

    Explain the concept of an Organization vDC

    Create/Modify/Delete an Organization vDC

    Select Organization vDC components

    Enable/Disable an Organization vDC

    Select the appropriate network pool for a given network in an Organization vDC

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    Select the appropriate storage provisioning policy

    Select the appropriate Storage Profiles

    Select the appropriate external networks for the Organization vDC

    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    Objective 12.3 Create and Manage vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) Enterprise Groups

    Knowledge

    Identify an Enterprise Group

    Identify who administers an Enterprise Group

    Identify machines that exist within an Enterprise Group

    Create and manage vCAC Enterprise Groups

    Tools

    vCloud Automation Center System Administration

    Iaas Configuration for Virtual Platforms

    Iaas Configuration for Cloud Platforms

    Changes from vCloud Automation Center 5.2

    vCloud Automation Center Web Console

    Objective 12.4 Create and Manage vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) Reservations

    Knowledge

    Identify the provisioning group for the Reservation

    Specify the maximum number of machines that can be provisioned on the Reservation

    Specify the priority of the Reservation

    Identify allocated and reserved resources

    Create and manage vCAC Reservations

    Create and manage vCAC Reservation policies

    Troubleshoot over-allocation of the Reservation

    Tools

    vCloud Automation Center System Administration

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    Iaas Configuration for Virtual Platforms

    Iaas Configuration for Cloud Platforms

    vCloud Automation Center Web Console

    Section 13 Create and Administer vCloud Catalogs and vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) Blueprints

    Objective 13.1 Create vApp Templates, Media and Catalogs

    Knowledge

    Identify the location of vApp templates, media and catalogs

    Explain the benefits and use of vApp templates in a cloud

    Explain the benefits and use of a catalog in a cloud

    Identify vApp template and media versions

    Differentiate between vApp templates, media and catalogs

    Create/Update/Delete a vApp template

    Create a catalog

    Publish a catalog to different organizations

    Explain the use case for new media types in a catalog (application director, blueprints, etc.)

    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 13.2 Manage Catalogs

    Knowledge

    Identify virtual machine formats that can be imported to a Catalog

    Identify virtual machine and media formats that can be exported from a Catalog

    Identify frequently used catalog properties

    Explain the concept of catalogs

    Explain how guest customization works for various operating systems

    Configure guest customization for vApp templates

    Import a VM into a catalog (OVF, OVA, vSphere)

    Deploy a vApp (catalog or direct)

    Modify catalog properties

    Configure catalog synchronization and publication

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    Given a standard use situation, determine which items need to be customized in a cloud environment

    Given a use case, determine the effect frequently-used catalog properties will have

    Given a use case, determine organization level catalog sharing

    Tools

    vCloud Director Administrators Guide

    vCloud Director Users Guide

    vCloud Director Web Console

    vSphere Client and Web Client

    Objective 13.3 Create and Manage vCloud Automation Center (vCAC) Blueprints

    Knowledge

    Identify the different blueprint machine types (virtual, cloud, physical)

    Identify the different blueprint provisioning types (local and global)

    Identify different blueprint actions (create, clone, linked-clone)

    Explain run time property precedents

    Create single and/or multi-machine blueprints

    Create a build profile

    Configure appropriate blueprint security

    Configure approvals for a blueprint

    Given a scenario, determine the appropriate custom properties for the blueprint or build profile

    Tools

    vCloud Automation Center System Administration

    Iaas Configuration for Virtual Platforms

    Iaas Configuration for Cloud Platforms

    vCloud Automation Center Web Console

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    4. VCP-Cloud Path Options and Course Requirement

    4.1 VCP-Cloud Path Options

    There are three paths to earning your VCP-Cloud certification.

    Path 1 Just starting with VMware technologies using vCloud Director v5.5 and/or vCloud Automation Center v5.2 or v6.0.

    1. Attend a qualifying course

    o vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [v5.5] o VMware vCloud Automation Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.0] o VMware vCloud Automation Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.2]

    2. Pass the VCP-Cloud Exam (VCPC550 exam) Path 2 Just starting with VMware technologies using vCloud Director v5.1

    1. Attend a qualifying course

    o vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [v5.1] o VMware vCloud: Deploy and Manage the VMware Cloud [V1.5]

    2. Pass the VCP-Cloud Exam (VCPC510 exam) Path 3 Currently VCP5-DCV or VCP5-DT certified

    1. VMware Certified Professional 5 Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) or VMware Certified Professional 5 Desktop (VCP5-DT) certification

    a. Suggested Courses to help you prepare:

    i. vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [v5.5] ii. VMware vCloud Automation Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.2] iii. vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [v5.1] iv. VMware vCloud: Deploy and Manage the VMware Cloud [V1.5] v. vCenter Chargeback Fundamentals

    2. Pass the VCP-Cloud (VCPC510) or VCP-Cloud (VCPC550) Exam or the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Exam.

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    For additional information on the VCP-Cloud exam, please see the VCP-Cloud Exam Blueprint located at http://mylearn.vmware.com/register.cfm?course=159512

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    4.2 Course Requirement

    In order to obtain the VCP-Cloud certification, a candidate must first attend one of the following qualifying courses. After successfully completing the class, the candidate may attempt the VCP-Cloud Exam. Successful completion of the course and exam will grant the candidate VCP-Cloud certification status.

    VMware vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.x]

    A three day, hands-on training course that demonstrates to technical personnel how to deploy and manage the ongoing operation of VMware vCloud Director for a small private cloud environment. This course focuses on the private cloud in an engineering or quality assurance solution. It covers all of the fundamentals needed to install, configure, and manage any small private cloud with vCloud Director. This course is the prerequisite for other courses that cover more advanced vCloud Director configurations in enterprise deployments.

    The course covers all of the fundamentals needed to install, configure, and manage any small private cloud with vCloud Director, including the following objectives:

    Deploy vCloud Director.

    Manage vCloud Director to satisfy small private cloud business needs.

    Configure VMware vSphere storage to enable multiple tiers in provider virtual data centers.

    Create and manage vCloud Director organizations and VMware vSphere vApps to satisfy business needs.

    Create and manage vCloud Director catalogs.

    Configure networking for organizations and vApps.

    Create an interface between vCloud Director and Microsoft Active Directory servers.

    Understand the interactions between VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) clusters and vCloud Director.

    VMware vCloud Automation Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V6.0]

    A five day, hands-on training course that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vCloud Automation Center. This course covers the configuration and use of vCloud Automation Center as a platform for self-service provisioning of virtual, cloud, and physical machines to create and manage on-demand multivendor cloud infrastructures.

    The course covers all of the fundamentals needed to install, configure, and manage any cloud infrastructure with vCloud Automation Center, including the following objectives:

    Install and configure vCloud Automation Center 6.0

    Deploy Distributed Execution Managers and agents for vCloud Automation Center connectivity

    Configure endpoints to support compute fabric connectivity

    Manage vCloud Automation Center 6.0 entities on VMware hardware, third-party hardware, and cloud infrastructures

    Configure vCloud Automation Center infrastructure services

    Configure and manage tenants and blueprints

    Configure and manage a service catalog

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    Configure and manage role-based access control

    Request and manage machines using the user portal

    Understand and configure vCloud Automation Center workflows

    Integrate VMware vCenter Orchestrator with vCloud Automation Center

    Automate application provisioning with VMware vCloud Application Director

    Manage and monitor machines and resource reclamation

    Manage cost reporting with VMware IT Business Management Suite

    VMware vCloud Automation Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.2]

    A three day, hands-on training course that focuses on installing, configuring, and managing VMware vCloud Automation Center. This course covers the configuration and use of vCloud Automation Center as a platform for self-service provisioning of virtual, cloud, and physical machines to create and manage on-demand multivendor cloud infrastructures.

    The course covers all of the fundamentals needed to install, configure, and manage any cloud infrastructure with vCloud Automation Center, including the following objectives:

    Understand the vCloud Automation Center architecture and use case in multivendor cloud environment.

    Install and configure vCloud Automation Center 5.2.

    Manage vCloud Automation Center 5.2 entities on VMware and third-party hardware and cloud infrastructures.

    Configure and manage provisioning groups and blueprints.

    Configure and manage enterprise groups and reservations for compute resources on VMware, Microsoft, Citrix, and more.

    Use the Self-Service portal to request and manage machines according to vCloud Automation Center approval policies.

    Use the Report portal to monitor vCloud Automation Center configuration and managed resources.

    Understand and configure vCloud Automation Center workflows.

    Manage and monitor machines and resource reclamation.

    5. Additional Resources

    5.1 Mock Exam

    VMware provides free practice questions for the VCP-Cloud Exam. The mock exam contains sample questions, along with explanation for incorrect responses. The mock exam presents 25 questions, written by the same authors of the actual exam. The mock exam pass score is set to 100% and a candidate can retake the mock exam as many times as desired until the 100% score is achieved. Please be advised that the pass score for the

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    mock exam is unrelated to the pass score for the actual exam. Refer to section 1.3 for the scoring information for the VCP-Cloud Exam.

    The mock exam is located at: http://mylearn.vmware.com/quiz.cfm?item=39070

    5.2 VCP Community

    VMware provides an online community for VCP candidates. This community contains valuable information from other candidates and senior VCPs, and is moderated by VMware certification staff. The community is located at: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/certedu/certification/vcp

    5.3 Building a vCloud Test Environment

    All VMware products, including vSphere 5 and vCloud Director 5.1, can be downloaded and evaluated for 60 days. If you have the equipment to install a copy of ESXi 5.x, you can install ESXi in a VM. This would allow you to install multiple copies of ESXi and a copy of vCenter Server to create the underlying environment for a vCloud implementation. For shared storage, obtain a virtual appliance that contains an iSCSI target. Several of these are available on the appliance marketplace.

    Version Date Change Notes

    2.7 2013-11-27 Section 1.8: Certification Tracks updated to delineate how the VCP5-Desktop certification can be used to meet VCP-Cloud certification requirements for those who wish to take the VMware IaaS Exam.

    2.8 2014-01-24 Section 1.6: Time Limit clarifications

    2.9 2014-02-03 Updated document to include vCloud Suite v5.5 objectives and references.

    3.0 2014-02-13 Updated exam code version, updated recommended vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage class to v5.5, and added vCloud Automation Center v5.2 training course to list of exam prerequisites.

    3.1 2014-03-11 Added section 1.9: Recertification

    3.2 2014-04-28 Updated Section 4 to include new certification path graphic and reference to vCloud Automation Center (vCAC): Install, Configure, Manage [v6.0].