VCIX-6 (Datacenter/Cloud/Desktop certs)

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Announcement today in regards to VCIX-6.

At this point, they are having update releases (This being the First).

https://blogs.vmware.com/education/2015/12/vcix6-certification-announcement-part-1-of-3.html

There is a road map outlined for December and January. So keep an eye out.

Time for me to get back into VMware again and reach that Goal.
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Like someone said on Twitter, sanity's prevailed at VMware Education! This is exactly how the cert ladder should've been - makes the most sense, at least IMO.

    Anyone interested in a study group for the VCIX exams? If there's enough interest, we'll start one when the beta period start dates have been announced.
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  • DPGDPG Member Posts: 780 ■■■■■□□□□□
    I hope to pass the VCA5P-DCA in the next few months or so and then can work towards the VCAP6 Design when it becomes available.
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  • TheProfTheProf Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 331 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Essendon wrote: »
    Like someone said on Twitter, sanity's prevailed at VMware Education! This is exactly how the cert ladder should've been - makes the most sense, at least IMO.

    Anyone interested in a study group for the VCIX exams? If there's enough interest, we'll start one when the beta period start dates have been announced.

    Count me in! I could use some motivation...
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  • techfiendtechfiend Member Posts: 1,481 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Now if only it doesn't take a year for official study material to come out. VCP6-DCV will take until May but I might be interested in the study group. Depends on what my next position is or how long the MCSE takes to knock out.

    Is there going to be a VCAP6-DCV? According to the roadmap it looks like VCIX is replacing them.
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  • thatguy67thatguy67 Member Posts: 344 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I'm down for a study group.
    2017 Goals: []PCNSE7 []CCNP:Security []CCNP:R&S []LCDE []WCNA
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  • iBrokeITiBrokeIT Member Posts: 1,318 ■■■■■■■■■□
    The 6 Design exam is all I'm going to need, bring it on! Although I don't know how I feel about VMware signing up for the beta in Jan...
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  • kj0kj0 Member Posts: 767
    I'm keen to join the study group at the same time. Found the vCAP lessons covered a fair bit of what was in the VCP5 exam. Particularly things such as ESXCLI.
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    techfiend wrote: »
    Is there going to be a VCAP6-DCV? According to the roadmap it looks like VCIX is replacing them.

    Well it does look like there'll be VCAP exams:
    For those of you with existing advanced certifications, the upgrade or migration paths will be the same as previously discussed:
    • From VCAP5 Design to VCIX6 → Earn the VCAP6 Deployment certification by passing the VCAP6 Deployment Exam (lab).
    • From VCAP5 Administration to VCIX6 → Earn the VCAP6 Design certification by passing the VCAP6 Design Exam.
    • From VCAP5 Administration and VCAP5 Design (both) to VCIX6 → Earn either the VCAP6 Design or the VCAP6 Deployment certification
    • From VCAP5 Administration to VCAP6 Deployment → Pass the VCAP6 Deployment Exam (lab)
    • From VCAP5 Design to VCAP6 Design → Pass the VCAP6 Design Exam

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  • jack84iejack84ie Member Posts: 62 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Wouldn't mind giving the VCIX -Design Exam a shot,

    whats the Recommend Training for this Cert ?

    I have the ICM and Opt & Scale Fast Track done for the VCP6-DCV
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  • kj0kj0 Member Posts: 767
    jack84ie wrote: »
    whats the Recommend Training for this Cert ?
    Going on previous versions, none. However, VCP is a pre-req. Once you have the VCP, then you can run through some more reading and videos and then sit it once you're ready.
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  • scott28ttscott28tt Member Posts: 686 ■■■■■□□□□□
    There were always going to be 2 exams, but just the 1 cert for passing both of them.

    I think this is a great move - you should get cert recognition for passing either one of these - they're not easy!
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  • kj0kj0 Member Posts: 767
    Blueprints.

    https://blogs.vmware.com/education/2015/12/vcix6-certification-announcement-part-3-of-3-exam-guides.html
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  • jack84iejack84ie Member Posts: 62 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Might get the Company to pay for the vSphere Design and Deploy Fast Track [v6] Course...

    other then this Course what other material would be good to get my hands on ?
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  • jibbajabbajibbajabba Member Posts: 4,317 ■■■■■■■■□□
    Just hope they are moving the lab exams to local vCloud Air DCs soon, not sure I could handle another frustrating experience with the delays EU <> US
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  • GSXRulesGSXRules Member Posts: 109
    VCIX-NV has always run in OneCloud (the US-based vCloud Air forerunner), DCA now also runs there.

    The datacenter it runs in unfortunately has pretty much no bearing on the performance.

    The new exams will have the HTML5-based interface used by HandsOnLabs which should improve performance at high-latency sites and provide console access to all VMs plus allow for any local resolution instead of 1280x1024 fixed.
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  • blargoeblargoe Member Posts: 4,174 ■■■■■■■■■□
    The performance in the DCA environment was horrid, horrid, horrid when I took it in 2012, good to hear they have addressed that.

    I may look at tackling VCAP Deployment in about 12 months. Too many irons in the fire for the foreseeable future.
    IT guy since 12/00

    Recent: 11/2019 - RHCSA (RHEL 7); 2/2019 - Updated VCP to 6.5 (just a few days before VMware discontinued the re-cert policy...)
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    Future: Probably continued Red Hat Immersion, Possibly VCAP Design, or maybe a completely different path. Depends on job demands...
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Hi folks, so I've created a Google study group for the VCIX exams. We'll go through the VCAP: DCV's first since they are the ones people are more likely to go for. In time, we can also work on the Desktop exams too if the demand's there.

    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vcix-6-study-group

    PM me your email addresses and I'll add ya'll to the group. Group's open to all. Let's keep the group collaborative and I hope we can all learn something during the process. It's more about the journey than the destination.
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  • iBrokeITiBrokeIT Member Posts: 1,318 ■■■■■■■■■□
    Essendon wrote: »
    Hi folks, so I've created a Google study group for the VCIX exams. We'll go through the VCAP: DCV's first since they are the ones people are more likely to go for. In time, we can also work on the Desktop exams too if the demand's there.

    https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/vcix-6-study-group

    PM me your email addresses and I'll add ya'll to the group. Group's open to all. Let's keep the group collaborative and I hope we can all learn something during the process. It's more about the journey than the destination.

    Hell ya! Good idea, I signed up.

    Working on CISSP and finishing WGU right now but I am interested in the VCAP Design exam when you get to it.
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  • EssendonEssendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Good stuff @iBT! You'll knock out the CISSP in no time and I hope you get your degree soon.

    Yeah I'm all for the Design exam too but I want to give back to the community and I think the Deployment exam prep is the one people would benefit from most (for now). I hope to wrap its blueprint up within 3 months and then get on with the Design one. Full steam ahead in January.
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  • jack84iejack84ie Member Posts: 62 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Is there any Official book set to be released for the Design 3V0-622 Exam and Deployment 623 Exam ?

    would the VCAP5 DCD Book be any good for the VCAP6 ?
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