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Booked in for the 25th of May. Been labbing up in the HOLs like a madman. Resources used so far:
- Martijn Smit's VCIX guide
- VMware HOLs (introduction and advanced)
- Official VMware documentation
- Various blogs out there, notable ones - wahlnetwork.com, networkinferno.net, stretch-cloud.info/nsx/, virtualpatel.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/vcix-nv-resources-and-lab-latency.html etc etc
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dave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
GL. It shouldn't be that hard for you.2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
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Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
Thanks Dave. Quick question - the actual test is on par with the DCA wrt difficulty? -
dave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
I thought it was easier than DCA, but I took an older version. You're catching up to my VMware cert collection.2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
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dave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
I've started writing it. Hoping to get it done by end of May. You?2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
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Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
Derailed by work (all non-vSphere stuff for the past several months) and family life (6 month old twins). Doing the VCIX to get back in the swing of things. -
dave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
Slacker.Kids are fun, aren't they?
2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
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Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
With twins, the trouble's double! They sure are a lot of fun, no doubt about it. -
Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
Yesterday's deepdive session with the NSX SE team in Melbourne sure helped with prep, cleared off several questions. Hitting the HOLs over and over, playing over my own scenarios. Podcasts ringing in my ears on the commute to/from work, in the shower, while feeding my bubs. All in..
On to the home stretch now. 3 weeks to go. -
TacoRocket Member Posts: 497 ■■■■□□□□□□
Booked in for the 25th of May. Been labbing up in the HOLs like a madman. Resources used so far:- Martijn Smit's VCIX guide
- VMware HOLs (introduction and advanced)
- Official VMware documentation
- Various blogs out there, notable ones - wahlnetwork.com, networkinferno.net, stretch-cloud.info/nsx/, virtualpatel.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/vcix-nv-resources-and-lab-latency.html etc etc
Do you have a link to the VCIX guide? That is if it is free. I don't know. If it is not do you have the link where to buy it?These articles and posts are my own opinion and do not reflect the view of my employer.
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Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
Going through design guides, whitepapers and my notes. One week to go. -
Deathmage Banned Posts: 2,496
Good luck Manny. Been dark on here for about a month, been working down near Franklin street in the financial district in NYC for the past 2 months. Lovin' it!
Yet another explosive job experience event for me, at some point I'll write it up, right now too much fun. But finally over the 200k mark, it so high up they explictly told me not to mention it on Linkedin for a good year so I can get my security clearance.
Taking the CISSP next month. -
Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
Good work mate! Learn, learn, learn! (and dont experiment on the prod n/w!)
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Iristheangel Mod Posts: 4,133 Mod
Good luck Manny. Been dark on here for about a month, been working down near Franklin street in the financial district in NYC for the past 2 months. Lovin' it!
Yet another explosive job experience event for me, at some point I'll write it up, right now too much fun. But finally over the 200k mark, it so high up they explictly told me not to mention it on Linkedin for a good year so I can get my security clearance.
Taking the CISSP next month.
Wait... what? Over $200k? Security clearance for a bank gig. Maybe bonded which is what BofA and Wells Fargo made me do but security clearance? And you can't post on Linkedin about the job? Oh man.... -
dave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
Iristheangel wrote: »Wait... what? Over $200k? Security clearance for a bank gig. Maybe bonded which is what BofA and Wells Fargo made me do but security clearance? And you can't post on Linkedin about the job? Oh man....
You're just jelly of his success Iris.
How was the exam Manny?2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
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Iristheangel Mod Posts: 4,133 Mod
Totes. :P I'm wearing a cisco shirt today. Cross your fingers for me -
Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
The lab was busted. Slow as, VMs wouldnt power on, for the first 15 mins the NSX Manager didnt show up in the Web Client, router adjacency couldnt be established etc etc.. They gave me a retake voucher, rescheduled for this Saturday. -
jibbajabba Member Posts: 4,317 ■■■■■■■■□□
Sigh .. why can't they get this sorted. They have issues since he existence of VCAPs.My own knowledge base made public: http://open902.com -
dave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
The lab was busted. Slow as, VMs wouldnt power on, for the first 15 mins the NSX Manager didnt show up in the Web Client, router adjacency couldnt be established etc etc.. They gave me a retake voucher, rescheduled for this Saturday.
That's too bad. On the plus side you got to see what the exam looked like and can better prepare.2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
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ITSpectre Member Posts: 1,040 ■■■■□□□□□□
Iristheangel wrote: »Wait... what? Over $200k? Security clearance for a bank gig. Maybe bonded which is what BofA and Wells Fargo made me do but security clearance? And you can't post on Linkedin about the job? Oh man....
to DeathMage......
Huh? Ive been through the process and im pretty sure LinkedIn has nothing to do with a clearance. Also the job is listed somewhere on their website anyway so I don't see the connection....
BTW prepare to have stuff brought up about your past that you have NO recollection of.... the Secret goes back 10+ years and the TS goes back 15years..... Don't worry about family being contacted.... They don't do that. (trust me I asked people that I put on the sf-86 form). They will look at your financial history from when you were 18 and it should not take that long to get one.... unless they find something then it will take longer.
The hardest part is the long interview you have to do with the investigator then the waiting period before you are granted the full clearance.In the darkest hour, there is always a way out - Eve ME3 :cool:
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Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
And it's a pass! Longer review later but I had way more disconnections than last time but overall I did better. Some machines still didnt power on, some issues with the routers again, but a pass is a pass and I'll take it! -
slinuxuzer Member Posts: 665 ■■■■□□□□□□
Congrats, I am working on this one right now, do you know anything about the exam code changing? And when? I thought it was changing over in early June, but it looks like it is still the original flavor of the exam? -
alias454 Member Posts: 648 ■■■■□□□□□□
Congrats“I do not seek answers, but rather to understand the question.” -
Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
Yeah they were intending to retire the current (original) flavour of the exam but due to the community backlash it's still the only one you can take for now. Read more here > VCAP5 Exam Retirements Suspended . Going by this link, there's no end-by date. I do suggest waiting for the 6.2.x version to be available so hopefully some of the issues will have been ironed out. Check twitter for #VCIX-NV and you'll see what I'm talking about.
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dave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
Congrats!I still have 1 more.
2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
"Simplify, then add lightness" -Colin Chapman -
slinuxuzer Member Posts: 665 ■■■■□□□□□□
well looks like the version six exams hit today in beta form, I may give the beta a whirl next week since it's only 100$, going to think it over though -
Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
I hate you Dave and you can have that mantle all you like
I wont be taking any more advanced exams for the foreseeable future or till they've fixed the lab's issues. But who knows, I may get the itch again and take a stab at the DCV Deploy/Design beta at VMworld. -
Essendon Member Posts: 4,546 ■■■■■■■■■■
slinuxuzer wrote: »well looks like the version six exams hit today in beta form, I may give the beta a whirl next week since it's only 100$, going to think it over though