Vcap

The where are you now thread in IT Jobs got me thinking about VCAP. Any current VCPs planning on taking the next step and upgrading to VCAP? It seems to be as tough as CCIE requiring serious commitment in time and resources.
Personally I'm on the fence between VCAP and PMP. PMP seems to be the path of least resistance, while going for VCAP will probably mean going for PMP at a later date.
Personally I'm on the fence between VCAP and PMP. PMP seems to be the path of least resistance, while going for VCAP will probably mean going for PMP at a later date.
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"Simplify, then add lightness" -Colin Chapman
"Simplify, then add lightness" -Colin Chapman
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I've taken the Troubleshooting and Performance courses, I'm pretty good with Powershell in general since I'm a Windows/Exchange admin, and I have linux experience so I'm comfortable on the command line. Also have a storage background. So one day, I was reading up about the VCAP, and saw that I have some exposure to most of the test objectives... so I figured "what the heck" and decided to give it a shot.
Pass or fail, it has been a great learning exercise so far, some of which has been applied to my live production environment at my company.
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...
Any particular study material?
"Simplify, then add lightness" -Colin Chapman
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...
+1. I used those, plus the notes and mock labs from Sean Crookston: Sean Crookston, along with the TrainSignal VCAP package.
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...
I wouldn't say it's worth studying for the VCAP-DCA exam alone. Troubleshooting, performance, and VCP-type topics form the bulk of the tasks you'll be asked to perform, with perhaps a little PowerCLI thrown in too.
Scott.
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