More info on the exam
- Blog posts related to vSphere 5 release
- How To Pass The VCP5 Exam
- VMware vSphere 5 links
- VCP5 Study Resources Page
- VCP5 practice exams
VCP5 exam experiences:
- One of the first on the official exam
- Eric Sloof’s VCP5 exam experience
- Scott Vessey’s exam experience
- Gregg Robertson’s exam experience
- VCP 5 exam experience
- Virtual Nomad VCP 5 Exam experience
- VCP-510 Success–Thoughts,Study Methods and Links
- VCP5 beta exam experience
Blueprint with note
The actual version of the blueprint is 1.41(the version 1.4 was the last for the beta exam), that is similar with previous versions. For other similar works see:
- Roadmap to became VCP – VMware Certified Professional (Vladan SEGET)
- VMware VCP 5 Resources (Damian Karlson)
- VCP-5 (Jason Langer)
- VCP510 Preparation Guide (Preetam Zare)
- VCP5 (Gregg Robertson)
- Free VCP5-DCV Study Guide (Veeam)
- http://www.valcolabs.com/
- http://blog.mwpreston.net/vcp-5/
- http://www.vmtheory.com/index.php?title=VCP5_Blueprint
- http://vmwaretraining.blogspot.com/2011/10/studying-for-vcp5-exam.html
- VCP510 (VCP on vSphere 5) Exam Cram Notes Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
- VCP5 shared notes
- vSphere 5 vReference card: Networking, Resouce, HA, VM, vCenter
Section 0 – VMware Vision (not included in the blueprint, but required)
Section 1 – Plan, Install, Configure and Upgrade vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
- Objective 1.1 – Install and Configure vCenter Server
- Objective 1.2 – Install and Configure VMware ESXi
- Objective 1.3 – Plan and Perform Upgrades of vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
- Objective 1.4 –Secure vCenter Server and ESXi
- Objective 1.5 – Identify vSphere Architecture and Solutions
Section 2 – Plan and Configure vSphere Networking
- Objective 2.1 – Configure vNetwork Standard Switches
- Objective 2.2 – Configure vNetwork Distributed Switches
- Objective 2.3 – Configure vSS and vDS Policies
Section 3 – Plan and Configure vSphere Storage
- Objective 3.1 – Configure Shared Storage for vSphere
- Objective 3.2 – Configure the Storage Virtual Appliance for vSphere
- Objective 3.3 – Create and Configure VMFS and NFS Datastores
Section 4 – Deploy and Administer Virtual Machines and vApps
- Objective 4.1 – Create and Deploy Virtual Machines
- Objective 4.2 – Create and Deploy vApps
- Objective 4.3 – Manage Virtual Machine Clones and Templates
- Objective 4.4 – Administer Virtual Machines and vApps
Section 5 – Establish and Maintain Service Levels
- Objective 5.1 – Create and Configure VMware Clusters
- Objective 5.2 – Plan and Implement VMware Fault Tolerance
- Objective 5.3 – Create and Administer Resource Pools
- Objective 5.4 – Migrate Virtual Machines
- Objective 5.5 – Backup and Restore Virtual Machines
- Objective 5.6 – Patch and Update ESXi and Virtual Machines
Section 6 – Perform Basic Troubleshooting and Alarm Management
- Objective 6.1 – Perform Basic Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts
- Objective 6.2 – Perform Basic vSphere Network Troubleshooting
- Objective 6.3 – Perform Basic vSphere Storage Troubleshooting
- Objective 6.4 – Perform Basic Troubleshooting for HA/DRS Clusters and vMotion/Storage vMotion
Section 7 – Monitor a vSphere Implementation
- Objective 7.1 – Monitor ESXi, vCenter Server and Virtual Machines
- Objective 7.2 – Create and Administer vCenter Server Alarms
PDF version
Links
- What’s New Duncan’s Collection
- What’s New in VMware vSphere 5 – Technical Whitepapers
- Book review: VCP5 VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 Study Guide
- Build a vSphere 5 lab
