News from the VMware Education front

Posted on April 22, 2015 • 4 min read • 651 words
There’s a lot happening on the VMware Education side of things. Since VMware released vSphere 6 a lot of courses and exams are updated or are still…

There’s a lot happening on the VMware Education side of things. Since VMware released vSphere 6 a lot of courses and exams are updated or are still in beta.

So here’s the list:

  • VMware Certified Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV)
  • VMware Certified Professional 6 - Cloud Management and Automation (VCP6-CMA)
  • VMware Certified Professional 6 - Desktop and Mobility (VCP6-DTM)
  • VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualization (VCP6-NV)

A lot of information in this post is based on the  VMware Education and Certification Blog .

VMware Certified Professional 6 - Datacenter Virtualization  

This certification validates your ability to deploy, configure, administer and scale a vSphere 6virtualized data center, including administering and troubleshooting virtualization technologies such as:

  • vSphere HA and DRS Clusters.
  • storage virtualization using VMFS.
  • Storage DRS and Storage I/O Control.
  • Network virtualization using vSphere standard and distributed switches and Network I/O Control.
  • vSphere management using vCenter Server and vRealize Operations Manager Standard.
  • Virtual Machines.

Check out the requirements for new candidates and migration paths for current VCPs on the VMware  website , where you can also find the complete objectives for each exam related to this certification:

VMware Certified Professional 6 - Cloud Management and Automation (VCP6-CMA)  

Validate your skills and experience deploying and configuring vRealize Automation into a vSphere virtualized data center, using vRealize Automation and related technologies to deploy and manage services across a multi-vendor, multi-cloud infrastructure.

Check out the requirements for new candidates and migration paths for current VCPs on the VMware  website , where you can also find the complete objectives for each exam related to this certification:

VMware Certified Professional 6 - Desktop and Mobility (VCP6-DTM)  

)This certifications tells others your ability to deploy and configure Horizon with View into a vSphere virtualized data center, and to use View and related technologies to deploy and manage virtual desktops and applications through a single platform.

Check out the requirements for new candidates and migration paths for current VCPs on the VMware  website , where you can also find the complete objectives for each exam related to this certification:

VMware Certified Professional 6 - Network Virtualization (VCP6-NV)  

VMware created the VCP6-NV exam so you can proof that you are able to install, configure, and administer a vSphere data center virtualized with VMware NSX, demonstrating creation and administration of a virtual network including Layer 2 switching and both static and dynamic Layer 3 routing, virtual network devices, and edge services such as DHCP, DNS, and NAT.

There are two ways to get this certification. The first is the ‘regular’ one. You take a required course (for example the NSX Install, Configure and Manage v6.1v6.1 ). After that you take two tests:

If you area already a CCIE you can skip the course. Just turn in the proof for one of the following:

  • CCNA Data Center
  • CCNA Routing & Switching
  • CCNP Data Center
  • CCNP Routing & Switching
  • CCIE Data Center
  • CCIE Routing & Switching

You still have to take the vSphere 6 Foundation exam and the VMware vSphere 6 Networking Virtualization exam .

Next to the official study guide there are also a couple of personal study guides.

Check out all requirements for new candidates and migration paths for current VCPs on the VMware  website .

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