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Sorry not sure where to put this hope the networking section is the right place.

Has anyone done thier VCP Exam ?
I recently took the vmware fast track course, (I can recomend it its was awesome!)

Dont know what to expect, is it a difficuilt one ?
 
I've written it. It's all multiple choice type questions. They do focus on a number of technical things, so if you don't have hands on experience with VMware deployments you are going to struggle. There is a mock exam on the VMware site and you'll also find some other practice exams online if you hunt around a bit. Repeating all your labs from the course along with the mock exams should help you prepare adequately.
 
What VCP platform are you referring to, i.e. Data Center, Cloud, etc.?

If you're brand new to VMWare, and virtualization in general, I suggest perhaps looking at the VCA exam currently being offered at associate level, if applicable. The concepts for VCP are very generic and by no means REALY in-depth, but for a complete novice it might be overwhelming, as a lot of it, as with most virtualization technologies, require a significant paradigm shift in the way you look at infrastructure.
 
To put it like this ive been messing with Vmware ESXi for a while our company's infrastruction is purly running on VMware hosts.
I can create and setup Linux based LUNs from scratch, do the whole Vmotion thing , Technically i have a good understanding around it, not only that i'm a big fan of it, its Amazing :-)

For testing purposes i have an old HP DL380 at home which i'm using to play


I meant VCP5-DCV if im not mistaking you need the VCP5-DCV to get the VCAP5-DCA qualification, which is what i'm aiming for.

The VCDX, ............ well there are only roughly about 1000 people in the world that has that qualification, not to undermind my self, but thats hectic stuff. in SA only 2
 
Ag no you'll be fine then! Go for it!

Personally (and I'll probably be stoned to death for saying this) I think Hyper-V, especially Hyper-V v3 is closing the gap on VMWare very quickly, but with it being less mature (to a certain extent) it still has some way to go before being in the same league. Technically and from a scalability perspective it's right up there though.

Watch you six VMWare, it's catching up!
 
srothman said:
Ag no you'll be fine then! Go for it!

Personally (and I'll probably be stoned to death for saying this) I think Hyper-V, especially Hyper-V v3 is closing the gap on VMWare very quickly, but with it being less mature (to a certain extent) it still has some way to go before being in the same league. Technically and from a scalability perspective it's right up there though.

Watch you six VMWare, it's catching up!
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Hyper-V has taken a massive chunk of VMware's market, we're seeing a lot of movement towards Hyper-V in large enterprises simply because the cost is so much lower than VMware.

Both technologies have their pros and cons though
 
grim said:
Hyper-V has taken a massive chunk of VMware's market, we're seeing a lot of movement towards Hyper-V in large enterprises simply because the cost is so much lower than VMware.

Both technologies have their pros and cons though
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Agreed Hyper-V has made a lot of progress since the early days. I still get a lot of people saying Hyper-V is crap and VMWare is the only way to go.

To me VMWare is overkill for a lot of solutions and I would take it on a case by case basis whether you pay the extra to go VMWare.
 
This is just it. The licencing model of Microsoft, specifically around Hyper-V, just makes it so much more attractive. I agree, both have their pros and cons, and depending on whether you *need* all the bells and whistles VMWare can offer, which isn't a lot more than Hyper-V, mind you, the latter might be a more sensible way to go.
 
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