Vmware Certified Advanced Professional: Datacenter Design Exam Blueprint

VMware

Certified Advanced Professional
Datacenter Design Exam Blueprint

VDCD410 Exam
Exam Blueprint Version 1.2
3 August 2010
Disclaimer:
This blueprint is intended to provide information about the objectives covered by this exam, related resources, and
recommended courses. The material contained within this blueprint is not intended to guarantee that a passing score
will be achieved on the exam. VMware recommends that a candidate thoroughly understands the objectives indicated in
this guide and utilizes the resources and courses recommended in this guide where needed to gain that understanding.
Blueprint Authors:
Russ Henmi, Technical Certification Developer, VMware, Inc.
Jon C. Hall, Technical Certification Developer, VMware, Inc.
Contributors:
John Arrasjid, Principal Architect
Richard Damoser, Technical Solutions Architect
Frank Denneman, Senior Consultant
Shridhar Deuskar, Technical Solutions Architect
Duncan Epping, Consulting Architect
Wade Holmes, Senior Consultant
Mostafa Khalil, Staff Technical Support Engineer
Ben Lin, Consultant
Mahesh Rajani, Senior Consultant
Craig Risinger, Consulting Architect
Rupen Sheth, Technical Solutions Architect
Kamau Wanguhu, Consulting Architect
Andrew Hald, Consulting Architect
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Table of Contents

Section 1: The Exam ............................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Purpose of Exam ........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Number of Questions.................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Passing Score ................................................................................................................................................ 3
1.4 How Objectives Relate to Questions on the Exam ....................................................................................... 3
1.5 Languages ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.6 Time Limit ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.7 Scheduling and Taking the Exam .................................................................................................................. 4
1.8 Certification Tracks ....................................................................................................................................... 4
1.9 Retake Policy ................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.10 Exam Security .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Section 2: Intended Audience ................................................................................................................................ 5
2.1 Intended Audience ........................................................................................................................................ 5
Section 3: Objectives covered in the VDCD410 Exam ........................................................................................... 5
3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5
3.2 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Section 4: VCAP‐DCD Paths and Suggested Courses ........................................................................................... 22
4.1 VCAP‐DCD Path Options ............................................................................................................................. 22
4.2 Suggested Courses ...................................................................................................................................... 23
Section 5: Additional Resources ......................................................................................................................... 23
5.1 Mock Exam .................................................................................................................................................. 23
5.2 VCAP‐DCD Community ................................................................................................................................ 24
5.3 Building a vSphere Test Environment ......................................................................................................... 24

Section 1: The Exam

1.1 Purpose of Exam

The VDCD410 VMware Certified Advanced Professional on vSphere – Datacenter Design exam tests potential
VCAP‐DCD candidates on their skills and abilities designing and integrating multi‐site, large enterprise
virtualized environments.
1.2 Number of Questions

The VDCD410 exam consists of approximately xx items, including multiple‐items, drag‐and‐drop items and
design items using an in‐exam design tool. A short pre‐exam survey is performed, consisting of xx items.
1.3 Passing Score

The passing score for this exam will be determined after the beta period, using a scaled scoring method. The
scale is from 100‐500. Scaled scores are calculated using a mathematical formula that considers a variety of
factors, including the number and type of exam questions included in a specific version of the exam. Because
this combination may vary in different versions of the same examination, scaled scores provide a fair score for
each individual based on the version of the exam taken.
1.4 How Objectives Relate to Questions on the Exam

Objectives summarize what the test is designed to measure. Objectives are developed by Exam Developers
and SMEs based on identified tasks that relate to the job of designing a vSphere environment. Once the initial
development process is complete, these objectives are verified using an external group of individuals in the
actual job role. The external survey determines the number of questions for each objective, which relates
directly to the criticality of the task in the job role.
1.5 Languages

The exam is available in English.
1.6 Time Limit

The total time for this exam will be based on results from the beta period. Candidates who take the VCAP‐
DCD exam in a country where English is not a primary language will have an additional 30 minutes added to
the exam time. This time extension is automatic, no additional action is required from the candidate. For
the purposes of this exam, countries where English is considered one of the primary languages include
Australia, New Zealand, Belize, South Africa, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and
Ireland. An additional 15 minutes is provided to complete the survey questions and agreements.
1.7 Scheduling and Taking the Exam

This exam is administered through Pearson VUE. For details on the rules and procedures associated with
registering for and taking the exam, which exams are available, latest certification news and more, please visit
the VMware page on Pearson VUE’s website at http://www.pearsonvue.com/vmware .
Pearson VUE’s website can also be used to locate a testing center in your area, schedule a VMware exam, and
review exam history information.
1.8 Certification Tracks

The VDCD410 exam is a core component of the VCAP‐DCD certification. The certification requires a passing
score on the exam, and the candidate must be a VCP to obtain this certification. There is no course
requirement for this exam, though recommended courses are suggested below.
The VCAP‐DCD certification is a component of the VMware Certified Design Expert certification track.
1.9 Retake Policy

If a candidate fails an exam on the first attempt, he or she must wait 10 business days from their original
appointment time before he or she can register to retake the exam. There is no limit to the number of retakes
a candidate can attempt, but the same waiting period applies after each failed attempt. Once the exam is
passed, a candidate may not make any further attempts.

1.10 Exam Security

VMware reserves the right to refuse certifying a candidate who violates exam security policies. This includes
copying and redistribution of exam material, using any type of study material during the exam itself,
attempting to photograph exam items and taking an exam using a false identity. VUE testing centers will take
you photo and capture your digital signature upon arrival to take the exam.
Section 2: Intended Audience

2.1 Intended Audience

Candidates should have approximately two years experience in a virtual environment and have demonstrated
technical leadership with vSphere technologies. Candidates should be capable of designing a VMware solution
in a multi‐site, large enterprise environment. Successful candidates should have a deep understanding of the
following three bodies of knowledge:
1. VMware core components and their relation to data center components such as storage and
networking components.
2. Data center design methodologies and principles.
3. Application and infrastructure services, their relationship to the virtual infrastructure, and the
integration with that environment.
Section 3: Objectives covered in the VDCD410 Exam

3.1 Introduction

It is recommended that candidates have the knowledge and skills necessary to install, configure and
administer a vSphere 4 environment before taking the VDCD410 exam. While there is no course requirement
for this exam, courses are available that can help provide knowledge on objectives that are covered by this
exam. It is recommended that the candidate utilize these courses and/or other materials where needed to
provide background information on the objectives in the exam.
3.2 Objectives

Prior to taking this exam, candidates should understand each of the following objectives. Each objective is
listed below; along with related tools the candidate should have experience with, and related documentation
that contains information relevant to the objective. All objectives may also be referenced in other product
documentation not specifically highlighted below. The candidate should be familiar with all relevant product
documentation or have an equivalent skill set.
VDCD410 Section 1 – Business Requirements

Objective 1.1 – Gather and analyze business requirements (e.g. current availability, manageability)

Skills and Abilities
• Determine the relevant data set required to understand the current customer environment.
• Given a design requirement and data set within a multi site environment, determine which
components would be included in a design.
• Given results of a requirement gathering survey, identify the business requirements.
• Given one or more business requirements, analyze and determine the impact of the requirements
on the design.

Tools
• VMware Virtualization Case Studies
• Virtualization Assessment Tool
• Five Steps to Determine When to Virtualize Your Servers

Objective 1.2 – Gather and analyze application requirements

Knowledge
• Identify the virtual hardware components and limitations.
• Identify key performance metrics.

• Determine information needed in order to identify application dependencies.
• Given a set of applications within a physical environment, determine which applications are
candidates for virtualization.
• Given the current physical design details of an environment, identify reusable components for the
virtual environment.
• Given the current physical design details of an environment, identify potential application
bottlenecks upon virtualization.
• Determine information needed in order to identify application dependencies.
• Given one or more application requirements, determine the impact of the requirements on the
design.
Tools
• Best Practices Guide: Microsoft Exchange Solutions on VMware
• Exchange Getting Started Kit
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Performance on VMware vSphere™ 4
• Best Practices Guide: Microsoft SQL Server and VMware Virtual Infrastructure
• Performance and Scalability of Microsoft SQL Server® on VMware vSphere 4
• VMware Cost‐Per‐Application Calculator
• Oracle® Databases on VMware vSphere™ 4
• Virtualizing Performance‐Critical Database Applications in VMware® vSphere™

Objective 1.3 – Determine the risks, constraints, and assumptions

Knowledge
• Identify appropriate best practices related to a proposed design.
• Associate a role to the information that needs to be collected.
• Differentiate between the general concepts of a risk, a requirement, a constraint, and an
assumption.

• Given a business ask or request, determine whether it is a risk, a requirement, a constraint, or an
assumption.
• Given an organization, evaluate and respond to common inherent risks, constraints, and/or
assumptions.

Tools
• Developing Your Virtualization Strategy and Deployment Plan

Section 2 – Logical Design

Objective 2.1 – Map business requirements to the logical design

Knowledge
• List the fundamental components of the vSphere4 environment.
• List the fundamentals of the VMware virtualization architecture.
• List the phase of logical design.
• List the detailed steps that go into the makeup of a logical design.

• Define a logical design.
• Apply the detailed steps that go into the makeup of a logical design to a particular customer
environment.
• Distinguish between a logical and physical design.
• Given a situation, translate given business requirements and the current state of a customer
environment into a logical design.

Tools
• Introduction to VMware vSphere
• What’s New in VMware vSphere 4.1
• VMware vSphere Evaluator’s Guide

Objective 2.2 – Map service dependencies

Knowledge
• Identify basic service dependencies for infrastructure and application services.

• Analyze service dependencies to determine requirements for the logical design of a multi site
environment.
• Identify the upstream/downstream service dependencies.
• Having navigated logical components and their interdependencies, make decisions based upon all
service relationships.

Tools
• Timekeeping in VMware Virtual Machines
• Virtualizing a Windows Active Directory Domain Infrastructure
• Datacenter Operational Excellence Through Automated Application Discovery & Dependency
Mapping
• Product Documentation

Objective 2.3 – Define logical storage design

Knowledge
• List relevant storage technologies.
• Recall key features and functionality of relevant storage technology (fibre channel, NAS, iSCSI).

• Describe storage technology integration with the VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration
(VAAI).
• Given a set of storage requirements, design an appropriate storage solution. Solutions may
include, but are not limited to:
o Multipathing
o Availability
o Load balancing across storage processors
o Upstream/downstream service dependencies
• Based upon multi site and multi application requirements (in addition to core infrastructure
requirements), derive key attributes of appropriate storage solutions.
• Define local storage design.

Tools
• ESX Configuration Guide
• ESXi Configuration Guide
• Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Guide
• iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide
• What's New in VMware vSphere 4.1 ‐ Storage

Objective 2.4 – Define logical network design

Knowledge
• List relevant networking protocols and technologies.
• Recall key features and functionality of relevant networking technologies.

• Given a set of network requirements, design an appropriate network solution. Solutions may
include, but are not limited to:
o Availability
o Security
o Logical network segregation
o Load balancing
o Upstream/downstream service dependencies
• Based upon multi site and multi application requirements (in addition to core infrastructure
requirements), derive key attributes of appropriate network solutions.
• Given a multi site and multi application environment, determine the appropriate logical layout of
a Global Site Load Balancing (GSLB) solution.
• Based upon multi site and multi application business continuity requirements, determine the
necessary network segments to apply an IP address reassignment scheme.

Tools
• vSphere Datacenter Administration Guide
• VMware vSphere™ 4: Deployment Methods for the VMware® vNetwork Distributed Switch
• vNetwork Distributed Switch: Migration and Configuration
• What's new in networking with vSphere 4.1
• Network Segmentation in Virtualized Environments
• Network Throughput in a Virtual Infrastructure
• VMware ESX Server 3 802.1q VLAN Solutions
• VMware Infrastructure 3 in a Cisco Network Environment

Objective 2.5 – Define logical security design

Knowledge
• List common security protocols and technologies.
• Recall key features and functionality of relevant security technologies

• Describe logical security considerations.
o Trust Zones
o Host security
o Network security
o Storage security
• Given an organization, identify key areas of consideration for compliance.
• Explain how compliance requirements will impact a particular logical security design.
• Define logical security design.

Tools
• Introduction to vShield Zones
• vSphere 4.0 Security Hardening Guide
• Infrastructure Security: Getting to the Bottom of Compliance in the Cloud
• Securing the Cloud

Objective 2.6 – Define management design

Knowledge
• List the fundamental components of the vSphere4 environment that relate to management
design, including, but not limited to:
o vCenter Server
o vSphere Management Assistant
o vCenter Orchestrator
o vCenter Update Manager
• List the fundamentals of VMware management infrastructure.

• Describe how VMware components can integrate with third‐party management tools.
• Given customer requirements, translate into a management design. Examples include:
o Physical vs. virtual vCenter database location
o Management platform size for a particular environment
o Performance metrics
o Event/incident management
• Given a multi site customer environment, evaluation options for vCenter Server availability.

Tools
• ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide
• VMware vCenter Update Manager Installation and Administration Guide
• VMware vCenter Orchestrator Administration Guide
• vSphere Management Assistant Guide
• vSphere Web Services SDK Programming Guide
• Optimizing Virtualization Management with Automated Application Discovery

Objective 2.7 – Design backup and availability solutions in a multi‐site environment

Knowledge
• Identify available tools, including:
o vCenter Server
o vCenter Site Recovery Manager
o VMware Data Recovery
o vCenter Server Heartbeat
o vStorage APIs
o Third‐party utilities
• Identify availability solutions, including:
o VMware HA
o Redundancy
• Differentiate between business continuity and disaster recovery.

• Appropriately apply business continuity and disaster recovery concepts to specific situations.
• Describe concepts of RTO and RPO.
• Describe features and functionality of available backup and availability solutions.
• Describe concept of redundancy and the risks associated with single points of failure (SPOFs).
• Given specific RTO and RPO requirements, develop an appropriate backup and availability
solution.

Tools
• vSphere Availability Guide
• VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Evaluator Guide
• VMware Data Recovery Administration Guide
• vCenter Server Heartbeat Reference Guide
• Designing Backup Solutions for VMware vSphere

Section 3 – Technical Requirements

Objective 3.1 – Perform current state analysis of CPU, memory, storage, and network

Knowledge
• Identify available capacity analysis tools, including:
o vCenter Server
o vCenter CapacityIQ, Capacity Planner, or tools which produce equivalent data
o Third‐party tools
• Cite the key performance indicators for resource utilization.

• Use asset tracking systems and performance/capacity measurement tools to capture the current
state.
• Design an environment with sufficient capacity to meet business requirements.

Tools
• VMware vCenter Capacity IQ Evaluator’s Guide
• VMware Capacity Planner Technical FAQ
• vSphere Resource Management Guide
• vSphere Client

Objective 3.2 – Determine storage solutions

Knowledge
• List the various available storage array architectures.

• Differentiate between storage array architectures, including:
o Active/active
o Active/passive
o Asymmetric Logical Unit Access (ALUA)
• Given current state data on storage, including performance and capacity, choose an appropriate
storage protocol and platform that meets design requirements.

Tools
• VMware Virtual Machine File System: Technical Overview and Best Practices

Objective 3.3 – Determine networking solutions

Knowledge
• Identify applicable storage and networking protocols.
• Recall iSCSI/NFS/Fibre Channel best practices.

• Configure an iSCSI/NFS/Fibre Channel network that conforms to customer requirements.
• Explain advanced networking concepts and procedures:
o NIC Teaming
o Failover
o Load balancing
o VLANs
o PVLANs
o Availability
• Given current state data on a network, including performance and capacity, determine an
appropriate solution.
• Given current network configuration and technical requirements/constraints, determine an
appropriate solution.
• Understand the implications of the network design choices.
Tools
• vSphere Command‐Line Interface Installation and Scripting Guide
• vSphere Client

Objective 3.4 – Determine security solutions

Knowledge
• List relevant security terms, concepts and features, including:
o VLANs, PVLANs
o VMsafe
o Firewall ports
o RSA encryption
o SSL encryption

• Identify common areas of compliance/non‐compliance.
• Given a regulatory requirement example, determine the proper security solution that would
comply with it.
• Understand the implications of various security solutions.
• Based upon a specified security solution, analyze the infrastructure for areas of compliance/non‐
compliance.

Tools
• vSphere 4.0 Security Hardening Guide
• vSphere Client

Objective 3.5 – Determine host class

Knowledge
• Identify server classes (e.g. dual processor vs. multi processor)
• Identify server platforms (e.g. blade vs. rack mount)

• Explain the impact of a technical design on the choice of the server density.
• Identify memory requirements.
• Explain the impact of licensing for the host choice options (e.g. “scale up” vs. “scale out”)
• Based on host class, determine if Enhanced VMotion Compatibility (EVC) usage is appropriate.
• Conduct a proof‐of‐concept deployment to validate a proposed host class solution.
• Determine host class.

Tools

Objective 3.6 – Determine DR, backup, and availability solutions

Knowledge
• Identify backup, replication, and availability solutions from VMware and third‐party vendors.
• Recall features and functionality of Site Recovery Manager, VMware Data Recovery, and vStorage
APIs for Data Protection.

• Decide which backup, replication, and availability technologies should utilized based on technical
requirements.
• Understand implications of de‐duplication and appropriately apply to the design.
• Appropriately use Fault Tolerance (FT) based on technical requirements.
• Given a set of requirements and constraints, construct a backup/DR solution.
• Map performance and security profile constraints to a backup/DR solution.
• Understand the implications of HA admission control policies.
• Appropriately apply DR, backup, and availability technologies.

Tools
• vSphere Availability Guide
• VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Evaluator Guide
• VMware Data Recovery Administration Guide
• Designing Backup Solutions for VMware vSphere


Section 4 – Physical Design

Objective 4.1 – Transition from a logical to a physical design

Knowledge
• List the fundamental components of the vSphere4 environment.
• List the fundamentals of VMware virtualization architecture.

• Document design decisions and options selected from the logical design.
• Given a logical design, create a physical implementation taking into account requirements,
assumptions, and constraints.
• Given the operational structure of an organization, identify the appropriate management tools
and permission assignments for each role.
•

Tools
• vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide
• vSphere Client

Objective 4.2 – Design the network

Knowledge
• List the various networking devices.
• List the various networking mediums.
• List the layers of the OSI networking stack.

• Select the number of physical network cards per host.
• Describe switch‐specific settings for ESX‐facing ports, including:
o Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
o Jumbo frames
o Load balancing
o Trunking
• Describe VLAN options with respect to physical and virtual switches.
• Describe redundancy considerations at each individual component level, including:
o Switch
o Port
o NIC
• Describe virtual network security, including:
o Promiscuous mode
o MAC address changes
o Forged Transmits
• Properly apply converged networking.
• Appropriately implement the three types of virtual switches:
o Standard
o vNetwork Distributed Switch (vDS)
o Cisco Nexus 1000v
• Explain the implications of network settings and virtual switch types.
• Understand the implications of and apply appropriate use cases for VMware DirectPath I/O.
• Understand the implications of and apply appropriate use cases for Storage I/O Control.
• Given technical requirements, design a networking solution that includes detailed physical
configuration information.

Tools
• Guidelines for Implementing VMware vSphere 4 with the Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Switch
• Configuration Examples and Troubleshooting for VMDirectPath
• VMware® Network I/O Control: Architecture, Performance and Best Practices
• vSphere Client

Objective 4.3 – Design storage

Knowledge
• Cite port speeds of Fibre Channel (FC) ports.
• Cite disk types, including:
o SSD
o SATA
o SCSI, FC, SAS
• Cite interface types, including:
o Copper
o Fiber
• Cite RAID types

• Identify a proper combination of media and port criteria for given end‐to‐end speed
requirements.
• Specify the type of zoning that conforms to best practices and documentation.
• Describe selection criteria of commonly used RAID types.
• Specify the capacity requirements for the physical LUNs.
• Properly apply converged networking.
• Understand the implications of and apply appropriate use cases for VMware DirectPath I/O.
• Understand the implications of and apply appropriate use cases for Storage I/O Control.
• Given technical requirements, design a storage solution that includes detailed physical
configuration information.
• Given a logical design and technical requirements, choose an appropriate storage topology.
• Given the current state data, size the storage require for availability and performance.

Tools
• Configuration Examples and Troubleshooting for VMDirectPath
• Managing Performance Variance of Applications Using Storage I/O Control
• VMware Virtual Machine File System: Technical Overview and Best Practices
• vSphere Client

Objective 4.4 – Size hosts, clusters, and resource pools.

Knowledge
• Describe processor features.

• Explain the consolidation ratio based upon a capacity analysis.
• Describe best practices with respect to CPU family choices.
• Calculate the number of nodes in a HA cluster based upon host failure count and resource
guarantees.
• Understand the implications of using reservations and limits on a resource pool.
• Specify the resource pool and vApp configuration based upon resource requirements.
• Given requirements, determine an appropriately sized hardware solution, specifying the host
configuration in terms of:
o CPU
o Memory
o I/O devices
o Internal storage
• Given a constraint to use existing hardware, determine the suitability of the hardware for the
design.

Tools
• vSphere Client

Objective 4.5 – Determine virtual machine attributes

Knowledge
• Cite virtual disk types, including:
o Thin
o Thick
o Eager‐zeroed thick
• Identify virtual network card types.
• Identify virtual SCSI card types.
• Cite RDM types:
o Virtual
o Physical

• Size the virtual machine according to best practices and application requirements.
• Describe the applicability of using RDMs vs. virtual disks.
• Choose the appropriate storage type for virtual disk placement.
• Explain concepts of reservations, shares, and limits.
• Describe the implications of using reservations, shares, and limits.
• Build a template.
• Understand implications of and apply appropriate use cases for para‐virtualized drivers.
• Understand implications of and apply appropriate use cases for vApps.
• Given application resource requirements, create an appropriate virtual machine configuration.

Tools
• Virtual Machine Administration Guide
• Guest/Host OS Compatibility Guide
• Guest Operating System Installation Guide
• vSphere Client

Section 5 – Implementation Planning

Objective 5.1 – Identify test areas

Knowledge
• Recall standard functional test areas for design verification.
• Recall standard functional test areas for operational verification.

• From an existing template, choose the appropriate test areas.
• Differentiate between operational testing and design verification.
• Given a design project, perform scheduling of appropriate project management tasks to carry out
operational and design verification.

Tools
• vSphere Client

Objective 5.2 – Create implementation plan

Knowledge
• Recall key phases of enterprise multi site vSphere4 deployment.

• Map customer development needs to a standard implementation plan template.
• Evaluate customer implementation requirements and provide a customized implementation plan.

Tools
• vSphere Client

Objective 5.3 – Create installation guide

Knowledge
• Recall standard resources required to construct an installation guide, including:
o VMware user guides
o Release notes
o Third‐party documentation

• Consider multiple product installation dependencies to create a validated configuration.
• Create automated installation procedures to implement a validated configuration.

Tools
• vSphere Client

Section 4: VCAP‐DCD Paths and Suggested Courses

4.1 VCAP‐DCD Path Options


4.2 Suggested Courses

The VCAP‐DCD exam covers the principles and theory of designing vSphere architectures. VMware offers
acourse that covers this body of knowledge, as shown below:
VMware vSphere: Design Workshop
This course explores a design methodology, criteria, and approach for designing a VMware vSphere™ 4 virtual
datacenter architecture consisting of VMware® ESX™/ESXi 4 and VMware vCenter™ Server 4. This course, by
discussing the benefits and risks of available design alternatives, provides information that supports making
sound design decisions. This course also provides an opportunity to practice your design skills by working with
peers on a design project.
• Identify design goals, requirements, and constraints
• Identify useful information for making design decisions
• Recognize and analyze best‐practice recommendations
• Analyze alternative design choices
• Identify risks
• Work in a design team on a design project

This course covers design related objectives on the VDCD410 exam. All vSphere designs follow a specific
VMware methodology that is covered in this course. It is highly recommended that candidates that have not
designed a vSphere environment using this methodology attend either this workshop or the partner
equivalent training prior to taking the VDCA410 exam.
Section 5: Additional Resources

5.1 Mock Exam

VMware will provide a mock exam for the VDCD410. The mock exam simulates a sample question and lab
activity similar to the type of questions and activities found on the exam.
The mock exam, when available, will be located at: http://www.vmware.com/go/vcap

5.2 VCAP‐DCD Community

VMware provides an online community for VCAP‐DCD candidates. This community contains valuable
information from other candidates and senior VCAPs, and is moderated by VMware certification staff.
The community is located at: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/certedu/certification/vcap
5.3 Building a vSphere Test Environment

All VMware products, including vSphere 4, can be downloaded and evaluated for 60 days. If you have the
equipment to install a copy of ESX/ESXi 4.x, you can install ESX in a VM. This would allow you to install
multiple copies of ESX and a copy of vCenter Server. For shared storage, obtain a virtual appliance that
contains an iSCSI target. Several of these are available on the appliance marketplace.

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