VCP5-DCV IS ONE OF THE CERTIFI CATIONS OFFERED IN VMWARE’S DATACENTER VIRTUALIZATION CERTIFI CATION AREA. THE VCP5-DCV WILL TEST YOUR ABILITY TO INSTALL, CONFI GURE, AND ADMINISTER A VSPHERE 5.5 ENVIRONMENT. VMWARE BELIEVES VCP5-DCV CANDIDATES WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS OF VSPHERE EXPERIENCE AND A GENERAL IT EXPERIENCE LEVEL OF 2–5 YEARS. THIS GENERAL IT EXPERIENCE IS EXPECTED BECAUSE VIRTUALIZATION INCORPORATES SO MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF IT. EXPERIENCE WITH NETWORKING, STORAGE, SYSTEMS, SECURITY, PROGRAMMING, COMMAND-LINE INTERFACES, AND MORE WILL ALL SERVE A VSPHERE ADMINISTRATOR WELL. ALTHOUGH HAVING GENERAL IT EXPERIENCE AND FAMILIARITY WITH VSPHERE 5.5 IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, THERE IS ALSO THE REQUIREMENT OF A VMWARE-AUTHORIZED COURSE TO OBTAIN VCP5-DCV CERTIFI CATION. THIS COURSE REQUIREMENT ENSURES THAT ANYONE WHO PASSES THE VCP5-DCV EXAM HAVE SOME HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH THE PRODUCTS. THE CLASSES ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND VERY GOOD AT INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO SUBJECTS THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH. THE COURSES ARE A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE, BUT DO NOT ASSUME THAT THESE FEW DAYS OF COURSEWORK WILL BE A SUITABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR MONTHS OR YEARS OF REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR ACTUALLY KNOWING HOW AND WHEN TO USE VSPHERE.
THE VCP5-DCV EXAM BLUEPRINT IS THE OFFI CIAL GUIDE TO BE USED FOR THE VCP5-DCV.
ANY OBJECTIVE LISTED IN THE VCP5-DCV EXAM BLUEPRINT IS FAIR GAME FOR THE EXAM, AND YOU
SHOULD EXPECT TO BE TESTED ON EACH OBJECTIVE. THIS BOOK VERY CLOSELY FOLLOWS THE VCP5-DCV
EXAM BLUEPRINT, AS IT WAS VERSIONED AT THE TIME THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN. SOME OBJECTIVES WERE MOVED TO CHAPTERS WHERE THEY MADE MORE CONTEXTUAL SENSE
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