VCP5-DCV VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 5.5 Study Guide: Exam VCP-550 - Softcover

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Brian Atkinson is a Senior Systems Engineer with 16 years of experience in the IT field. Since 2006, he has focused on virtualization, storage, and virtualization evangelism. Brian holds the VCP 3, VCP 4 and VCP 5 certifications and has also been awarded the vExpert designation from VMware in 2009, 2010, and 2011. He is a VMware Technology Network (VMTN) Moderator and active contributor. Brian is also a guest blogger at the VMTN. You can reach him on Twitter: @vmroyale.

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Complete Preparation for the VCP5-DCV Exam

In this comprehensive guide to the VCP-DCV on vSphere 5.5 exam, virtualization evangelist Brian Atkinson provides everything you need to prepare for your certification and apply your skills in the real world. This comprehensive study guide covers key exam topics such as securing vCenter and ESXi, deploying virtual machines, and monitoring a vSphere implementation, and also is supplemented with real-world examples and professional insight from a recognized leader in virtualization and VMware technology. This VCP5-DCV courseware includes:

Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident youre getting the instruction you need for the exam

Practical written labs to reinforce critical skills

Real-world scenarios that put what youve learned in the context of actual job roles

Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day

Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam

Sybex Exam Prep Tools

Go to www.sybex.com/go/vcp5dcvsg to access a full set of study tools to help you prepare for the exam, including:

• A custom test environment
• Hundreds of practice exam questions
• Electronic flashcards
• Glossary of key terms

Includes coverage of all exam objectives, including these key topics:

• Planning, Installing, and Upgrading vCenter Server and ESXi
• Securing vCenter and ESXi
• Planning and configuring vSphere networking and storage
• Creating and deploying virtual machines and vApps
• Establishing service levels with clusters, fault tolerance, and resource pools
• Performing basic troubleshooting and alarm management
• Monitoring a vSphere implementation