Reading Time: 2 minutesFor a list of all objectives see the VCP5 page. Objective 7.2 – Create and Administer vCenter Server Alarms See also the sample chapter of VCP VMware Certified Professional on VSphere 4 Study Guide: Exam VCP-410 book and 5 things you need to know about VMware vSphere Alarms. See also VCP 5 Objective 7.2 – Create and Administer vCenter Server Alarms. List vCenter default utilization alarms (similar as vSphere 4.x) See the vSphere Monitoring and Performance guide (page 33) and Objective 8.7 – Create and Respond to vCenter Utilization Alarms. List vCenter default connectivity alarms (similar […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesFor a list of all objectives see the VCP5 page. Objective 7.1 – Monitor ESXi, vCenter Server and Virtual Machines See also: Objective 7.1 – Monitor ESXi, vCenter Server, and Virtual Machines. Describe how Tasks and Events are viewed in vCenter Server (similar as vSphere 4.x) See the vCenter Server and Host Management guide (page 101). Identify critical performance metrics (similar as vSphere 4.x) See also: Monitor vSphere ESX/ESXi and Virtual Machine Performance (for VCP4). Explain common memory metrics (similar as vSphere 4.x) See the vSphere Monitoring and Performance guide (page 7). Explain common CPU metrics (similar […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor a list of all objectives see the VCP5 page. Objective 6.4 – Perform Basic Troubleshooting for HA/DRS Clusters and vMotion/Storage vMotion For HA and DRS see also: HA Deepdive and DRS Deepdive. Identify HA/DRS and vMotion requirements (similar as vSphere 4.x) See the vSphere Availability guide (page 11) and the vSphere Resource Management guide (page 51). Basically a shared storage is required, some network configurations, and (for DRS and vMotion) a CPU compatibility or the EVC function in the cluster. Verify vMotion/Storage vMotion configuration (similar as vSphere 4.x) See the vCenter Server and Host […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor a list of all objectives see the VCP5 page. Objective 6.3 – Perform Basic vSphere Storage Troubleshooting Verify storage configuration (similar as vSphere 4.x) See the vSphere Troubleshooting guide (page 45). A minimum of storage enterprise knowledge is also required. Troubleshoot storage contention issues (similar as vSphere 4.x) See the vSphere Troubleshooting guide (page 45) and vSphere Storage guide (page 24). Troubleshoot storage over-commitment issues (similar as vSphere 4.x) See the vSphere Storage guide (page 183) and VCP5 Exam Prep – Part 3.1 (in the thin provisioning points). Troubleshoot iSCSI software initiator configuration issues (similar […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome hours ago I have received an e-mail from VMware Technical Certification Team to my VCP5 certification in my official transcript: The VMware education transcripts will now include your VMware technical certifications. Your online transcripts will reflect your VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 status as soon as you: – Confirm your shipping address – Consent to transcript release – Accept the VMware Certification Agreement With this, all certifications are now correctly listed in the transcript… and I can take a breack… until next new certifications :) Some welcome kits are still missing (also my […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the new version of VMware vSphere there are some small and big changes: some products and features were removed, but also some new features were addes (for the 140 new features of vSphere 5 see: vSphere 5.0 Features and Duncan’s 50 out of 140 vSphere 5 Features Challenge). Who is out: the old ESX (the legacy ESX with the full Service Console) has gone, see: ESX and GSX are dead?! the old Converter Enterprise (integrated in vCenter Server) has gone and only the Standalone Converter remain but in this was there is not more […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs I’ve written in a previous post, Dell has recently released the new versions of some Equallogic’s software, included the new Host Integration Tools (HIT) for VMware 3.1 that is now compatible with vSphere 5 (it support also the Storage Clusters and VASA). The appliance and the documentation are available from the Equallogic support site. HIT/VE is distributed as a OVA file (the current version is HITVE-3.1.1.32.ova) and the deploy is the same as other virtual appliance. The VM it’s based on a CentOS 5.3 distro and it’s configured with virtual hardware 7 (so it […]
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