Passed VCP5
BornToBeMild
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First a big thank you to Stanly C.C. Without their training I would not have been able to self fund the cert. Also thanks to the posters on this forum for their ongoing help and encouragement.
Resources
Home lab server – You can cover the vast majority of objectives with a quad core server, 32GB memory, and nested ESXi.
Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5 by Lowe & Marshall - Sybex
As others have said, great resource.
VCP5-DCV Study Guide by Brian Atkinson – Sybex
This wouldn’t have been detailed enough on its own, the practise tests and review questions were useful.
The exam Blueprint Guide and all the product documentation PDFs from VMware
There’s a lot to get through, but worth doing.
General exam thoughts – Having recently finished MCSE, I was intimidated by the thought of 135 questions in 2 hours. MS exams are around 50 questions in the same time. In reality, time wasn’t an issue, the VCP questions were much simpler, although not necessarily easier. You still need to know the objectives in a lot of detail.
Where to next? Probably TOGAF.
Resources
Home lab server – You can cover the vast majority of objectives with a quad core server, 32GB memory, and nested ESXi.
Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5 by Lowe & Marshall - Sybex
As others have said, great resource.
VCP5-DCV Study Guide by Brian Atkinson – Sybex
This wouldn’t have been detailed enough on its own, the practise tests and review questions were useful.
The exam Blueprint Guide and all the product documentation PDFs from VMware
There’s a lot to get through, but worth doing.
General exam thoughts – Having recently finished MCSE, I was intimidated by the thought of 135 questions in 2 hours. MS exams are around 50 questions in the same time. In reality, time wasn’t an issue, the VCP questions were much simpler, although not necessarily easier. You still need to know the objectives in a lot of detail.
Where to next? Probably TOGAF.
Comments
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alias454
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Congrats on the pass!“I do not seek answers, but rather to understand the question.” -
Dakinggamer87
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Congrats!!
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*Bachelor's of Science: Information Technology - Security, Master's of Science: Information Technology - Management
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tbgree00
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Congratulations!I finally started that blog - www.thomgreene.com -
blargoe
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Congratulations!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...)
Working on: RHCE/Ansible
Future: Probably continued Red Hat Immersion, Possibly VCAP Design, or maybe a completely different path. Depends on job demands... -
iBrokeIT
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Congrats! Those resources are the perfect recipe for passing.
Good luck with TOGAF2019: GPEN | GCFE | GXPN | GICSP | CySA+
2020: GCIP | GCIA
2021: GRID | GDSA | Pentest+
2022: GMON | GDAT
2023: GREM | GSE | GCFA
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dancreaney
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Hi
I am enrolled on the March CC course. I have the Mastering vSphere 5.5 book, and am putting together a lab. I've invested in the CC course literature also.
Did you replicate the course labs on your home lab - was the CC course and the Mastering book enough to comfortably tackle the test?
I hope to have read the Mastering book by time the course starts, and fit in some plural-sight video's too.
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BornToBeMild
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Hi Dan,
My advice would be to use the Exam Blueprint Guide from VMware as the key, and work through the objectives using whatever resources work for you. My lab was quite similar to the course one, except I created 3 nested Hosts to play with vSAN. I also used a W2012 server for combined AD, iSCSI and NFS services.
Labbing and the Mastering book worked for me, and I also used the 25 or so PDF files with the product documentation. Good luck. -
STANLY_CC
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Congratulations!BornToBeMild wrote: »First a big thank you to Stanly C.C. Without their training I would not have been able to self fund the cert. Also thanks to the posters on this forum for their ongoing help and encouragement.
Resources
Home lab server – You can cover the vast majority of objectives with a quad core server, 32GB memory, and nested ESXi.
Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5 by Lowe & Marshall - Sybex
As others have said, great resource.
VCP5-DCV Study Guide by Brian Atkinson – Sybex
This wouldn’t have been detailed enough on its own, the practise tests and review questions were useful.
The exam Blueprint Guide and all the product documentation PDFs from VMware
There’s a lot to get through, but worth doing.
General exam thoughts – Having recently finished MCSE, I was intimidated by the thought of 135 questions in 2 hours. MS exams are around 50 questions in the same time. In reality, time wasn’t an issue, the VCP questions were much simpler, although not necessarily easier. You still need to know the objectives in a lot of detail.
Where to next? Probably TOGAF. -
xengoreth
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Congrats! What's next?
I hope to post a similar thread in this forum soon. Did you end up reading all of the documentation cover to cover or just enough to fill in some of the finer details not covered in the books?2018 Goals: CCNP R/S, VCP6-NV -
Arkrain
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dancreaney wrote: »Hi
I am enrolled on the March CC course. I have the Mastering vSphere 5.5 book, and am putting together a lab. I've invested in the CC course literature also.
Did you replicate the course labs on your home lab - was the CC course and the Mastering book enough to comfortably tackle the test?
I hope to have read the Mastering book by time the course starts, and fit in some plural-sight video's too.
DC
Congratulations.
How long have you been studying for the exam?
I just finished Stanly training last week and I want to schedule a date for the exam. -
tbgree00
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Congratulations.
How long have you been studying for the exam?
I just finished Stanly training last week and I want to schedule a date for the exam.
Do it! Schedule it out a couple weeks, review the blueprint in depth, and get that cert.
I don't know how the Stanley class is but the VMware class isn't enough to pass without experience and some additional studying. If you look at the blueprint, feel confident on each of the entries, then you're golden.I finally started that blog - www.thomgreene.com -
CChilderhose
Member Posts: 137
Congrats
VCAP-DCA, VCP 55
MCITP: EA, VA, SA
VCAP-DCD, VCP6 -- COMING SOON
