HOW TO GET TO THE FIRST LEVEL VCP

HOW TO GET TO THE FIRST LEVEL VCP 6 KIM BOTTU

WHO AM I? • Kim Bottu @kim_bottu • Virtualization Engineer EMEA, International Big Law Firm • http: //virtual-kim. com

SO WHY THE FIRST LEVEL Some posts that started me thinking: Duncan Epping – Yellow bricks Next level: • Invest time • You don’t get to the next level overnight

SO WHY THE FIRST LEVEL • Lots of people still have questions about getting started • Sometimes these people have experience as a Windows Admin but no experience with VMware products. • So where and how do you get started? • • No experience Experience

VCA - THE OBVIOUS PLACE • VMware education • • www. mylearn. vmware. com Official Training Courses Promotions Learning path advice Certification advice • https: //mylearn. vmware. com/mgr. Reg/plan. cfm? plan=64780&ui=www_cert

NO EXPERIENCE AT ALL – LEARNING TOOLS • VCA-DCV https: //mylearn. vmware. com/mgrreg/courses. cfm? ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=64758 • • Free • Books for beginners Self paced 3 hours

NO EXPERIENCE AT ALL – LEARNING TOOLS • Hold your rockets! • http: //labs. hol. vmware. com/

NO EXPERIENCE AT ALL

NO EXPERIENCE - WHY VCA? • Guided tour for beginners • Familiarization with VMware’s virtualization concepts • No need for a lab - concepts • Don’t take the certification to seriously • The value of VCA is familiarization • Certification is only a self-test

VCP - THE OBVIOUS PLACE • VMware education https: //mylearn. vmware. com/mgr. Reg/plan. cfm? plan=64180&ui=www_cert

VCP – OFFICIAL TRAINING • Schedule the right course for you • Ask around who offers the best training

VCP – BLOGS, COMMUNITY GROUPS • http: //professionalvmware. com/vbrownbag-vmware-certified-professional-6 -datacenter-virtualization-vcp 6 -dcv-track/ • https: //plus. google. com/communities/106892749841421577090 • http: //www. vladan. fr/vcp 6 -dcv/ • http: //www. virtuallanger. com/vcp-6/ • https: //www. vmug. com/wiki

VCP BOOKS • White papers and official documentation • https: //www. vmware. com/support/vsphere/ • Books • • Ask advice before you buy Community groups • Video training

VCP – LABS • Build your own lab • Check out Auto. Lab • http: //www. labguides. com/autolab/ • Build one in the cloud • Dev Test environment at work?

VCP – LABS HOL

VCP – CERTIFICATION Do it because you want it yourself first Ask for advice in the communities Don’t ask for dumps GOOD LUCK!