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This page shows my crib notes created into to obtain the VCP5 certification. I've been using the technology for a while now, and I've only bothered to document the gaps in my own knowledge, so it is by no means concise and unlikely to cover much that would also apply to previous certs. VMware's What's New course covers the following... | This page shows my crib notes created into to obtain the VCP5 certification. I've been using the technology for a while now, and I've only bothered to document the gaps in my own knowledge, so it is by no means concise and unlikely to cover much that would also apply to previous certs. Having taken the exam, its as rigorous as ever, you need to understand the fundamentals and older features (that were also applicable in [[VCP3]] and [[VCP4]] as much as the new features). | ||
VMware's What's New course covers the following... | |||
* List and describe key enhancements in vSphere 5.0 | * List and describe key enhancements in vSphere 5.0 | ||
* Upgrade a deployment from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0 | * Upgrade a deployment from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0 | ||
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*** No VM downtime required, but will retain MBR and block format | *** No VM downtime required, but will retain MBR and block format | ||
** Original block size is retained | ** Original block size is retained | ||
'''vCenter Appliance''' | |||
# Import new Appliance | |||
# Open browsers to both old and new appliances | |||
# Set old vCentre as source, and new appliance as destination | |||
# Exchange appliance keys | |||
# Once completed, old appliance is shutdown | |||
== Secure vCenter Server and ESXi == | == Secure vCenter Server and ESXi == | ||
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! Role !! Type !! ESX / VC !! Description | ! Role !! Type !! ESX / VC !! Description | ||
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== Identify vSphere Architecture and Solutions == | == Identify vSphere Architecture and Solutions == | ||
'''vSphere Editions''' | '''vSphere Editions''' | ||
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! Edition !! vRAM !! vCPU/VM !! Features | ! Edition !! vRAM !! vCPU/VM !! Features | ||
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'''VMFS3 -> VMFS5 Upgrade''' | '''VMFS3 -> VMFS5 Upgrade''' | ||
* VM downtime not required | * VM downtime not required | ||
'''Storage DRS - sDRS''' | |||
* 32 datastores per cluster | |||
'''Datastore removal''' | '''Datastore removal''' | ||
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== Monitor ESXi, vCenter Server and Virtual Machines == | == Monitor ESXi, vCenter Server and Virtual Machines == | ||
== Create and Administer vCenter Server Alarms == | == Create and Administer vCenter Server Alarms == | ||
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[[Category:VCP]] | |||