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

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Couverture de l’ouvrage VCP5-DCV : VMware Certified Professional-Datacenter Virtualization on vSphere 5.5 - Study Guide

Prepare yourself for VMware's challenging VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization exam, as well as the typical tasks and responsibilities you can expect as a VMware vSphere 5.5-certified professional. This comprehensive book guides you through all topics and objectives you'll need to know for the exam. These include planning, installing, upgrading, and securing vCenter Server and ESXi; configuring networking and storage; performing basic troubleshooting; and more. You'll also gain access to premium online practice and review tools.

  • Prepares certification candidates for the VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization exam (VCP-DCV)
  • Covers all exam objectives
  • Features real-world scenarios, hands-on exercises, and challenging review questions
  • Explores key topics such as securing vCenter and ESXi, planning and configuring vSphere networking and storage, creating and deploying virtual machines and vApps, establishing services levels, and more
  • Includes access to online practice exams, flashcards, and other study tools

If you want the best preparation for the VCP-DCV certification exam, you'll want VCP-DCV VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization on vSphere Study Guide.

Introduction

Assessment Test

Chapter 1 What’s New in vSphere 5.5 1 vSphere ESXi Hypervisor Enhancements

  • Hot-Pluggable PCIe SSD Devices
  • Support for Reliable Memory Technology
  • Enhancements to CPU C-States
  • Virtual Machine Enhancements
  • VM Compatibility with VMware ESXi 5.5
  • Expanded vGPU Support
  • Graphic Acceleration for Linux Guests
  • vCenter Server Enhancements
  • vCenter Single Sign-On
  • vCenter Server Appliance
  • vSphere Web Client
  • vSphere App HA
  • HA Compatibility with DRS VM-VM Affinity Rules
  • vSphere Big Data Extensions
  • Storage Enhancements
  • Support for 62TB VMDK
  • MSCS Updates
  • 16Gb E2E Support
  • PDL AutoRemove
  • vSphere Replication Interoperability
  • vSphere Replication Multi-Point-in-Time (MPIT) Snapshot Retention
  • VAAI UNMAP Improvements
  • VMFS Heap Improvements
  • vSphere Flash Read Cache
  • Networking Enhancements
  • Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) Enhancements
  • Traffic Filtering
  • Quality of Service Tagging
  • SR-IOV Enhancements
  • Enhanced Host-Level Packet Capture
  • 40Gb NIC Support
  • VMware Data Protection (VDP) Enhancements
  • vCenter Operations Manager
  • Summary

Chapter 2 Planning, Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading VMware ESXi and vCenter Server

  • Introducing VMware ESXi
  • Identifying ESXi Host Requirements
  • Performing an Interactive Installation of ESXi
  • Configuring NTP on an ESXi Host
  • Configuring DNS and Routing on an ESXi Host
  • Enabling, Configuring, and Disabling Hyperthreading
  • Selecting a CPU Power Management Policy
  • Enabling, Sizing, and Disabling Memory Compression Cache
  • Licensing an ESXi Host
  • Introducing vCenter Server
  • Identifying Available vCenter Server Editions
  • Identifying vCenter Server and vCenter Server Database Requirements
  • Identifying Single Sign-On Requirements
  • Creating a Database Connection to the vCenter Server Database
  • Sizing the vCenter Server Database
  • Installing vCenter Server into a Virtual Machine
  • Deploying the vCenter Server Appliance
  • Installing and Configuring the vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client
  • Describing Single Sign-On Architecture
  • Differentiating Single-Sign-On Deployment Scenarios
  • Configuring and Administering Single Sign-On
  • Managing Single Sign-On Users and Groups
  • Installing Additional vCenter Server Components
  • Installing and Removing vSphere Client Plug-Ins
  • Enabling and Disabling vSphere Client Plug-Ins
  • Licensing vCenter Server
  • Determining Availability Requirements for a vCenter Server in a Given vSphere Implementation
  • Planning and Performing Upgrades of vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
  • Identifying Steps Required to Upgrade a vSphere Implementation
  • Identifying Upgrade Requirements for ESXi Hosts
  • Determining Whether an In-Place Upgrade Is Appropriate in a Given Upgrade Scenario
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Chapter 3 Securing vCenter Server and ESXi and Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions

  • Securing vCenter Server and ESXi
  • Configuring and Administering the ESXi Firewall
  • Enabling, Configuring, and Disabling Services in the ESXi Firewall
  • Enabling Lockdown Mode
  • Adding an ESXi Host to a Directory Service
  • Viewing, Sorting, and Exporting User and Group Lists
  • Identifying Common vCenter Server Privileges and Roles
  • Describing How Permissions Are Applied and Inherited in vCenter Server
  • Adding, Modifying, and Removing Permissions for Users and Groups on vCenter Server Inventory Objects
  • Creating, Cloning, and Editing vCenter Server Roles
  • Determining the Appropriate Set of Privileges for Common Tasks in vCenter Server
  • Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions
  • Explaining ESXi and vCenter Server Architectures
  • Identifying Available vSphere Editions and Features
  • Determining Appropriate vSphere Edition Based on Customer Requirements
  • Identifying the Various Datacenter Solutions That Interact with vSphere (Horizon, SRM, Etc.)
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Chapter 4 Planning and Configuring vSphere Networking

  • Configuring vNetwork Standard Switches
  • Identifying vNetwork Standard Switch Capabilities
  • Creating and Deleting a vNetwork Standard Switch
  • Adding, Configuring, and Removing vmnics on a vNetwork Standard Switch
  • Configuring VMkernel Ports for Network Services
  • Adding, Editing, and Removing Port Groups on a vNetwork Standard Switch
  • Determining the Use Case for a vNetwork Standard Switch
  • Configuring vNetwork Distributed Switches
  • Identifying vNetwork Distributed Switch Capabilities
  • Creating and Deleting a vNetwork Distributed Switch
  • Adding and Removing ESXi Hosts to/from a vNetwork Distributed Switch
  • Adding and Removing Uplink Adapters to/from dvUplink Groups
  • Adding, Configuring, and Removing dvPort Groups
  • Creating, Configuring, and Removing Virtual Adapters
  • Migrating Virtual Adapters to and from a vNetwork Standard Switch
  • Migrating Virtual Machines to and from a vNetwork Distributed Switch
  • Upgrading a vNetwork Distributed Switch
  • Determining the Use Case for a vNetwork Distributed Switch
  • Configuring vSS and vDS Policies
  • Identifying Common vSwitch and dvSwitch Policies
  • Configuring Load Balancing and Failover Policies
  • Configuring Network Security Policies
  • Configuring Traffic Shaping Policies
  • Configuring VLAN Settings
  • Determining Appropriate VLAN Configuration for a vSphere Implementation
  • Configuring dvPort Group Blocking Policies
  • Enabling Jumbo Frames Support on Appropriate Components
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Chapter 5 Planning and Configuring vSphere Storage

  • Configuring Shared Storage for vSphere
  • Identifying Storage Adapters and Devices
  • Identifying Storage Naming Conventions
  • Scanning and Rescanning Storage
  • Enabling, Configuring, and Disabling vCenter Server Storage Filters
  • Describing Zoning and LUN Masking Practices
  • Identifying Hardware/Dependent Hardware /Software iSCSI Initiator Requirements
  • Determining Use Case for Hardware /Dependent Hardware/Software iSCSI Initiator
  • Configuring and Editing Hardware /Dependent-Hardware Initiators
  • Enabling and Disabling a Software iSCSI Initiator
  • Configuring and Editing Software iSCSI Initiator Settings
  • Configuring iSCSI Port Binding
  • Enabling, Configuring, and Disabling iSCSI CHAP
  • Configuring FC/iSCSI LUNs as ESXi Boot Devices
  • Comparing and Contrasting Array Thin Provisioning and Virtual Disk Thin Provisioning
  • Determining Use Case for and Configuring Array Thin Provisioning
  • Creating and Configuring VMFS and NFS Datastores
  • Identifying VMFS-5 Capabilities
  • Creating, Renaming, Unmounting, and Deleting a VMFS Datastore
  • Identifying VMFS Datastore Properties
  • Extending and Expanding VMFS Datastores
  • Upgrading a VMFS-3 Datastore to VMFS-5
  • Placing a VMFS Datastore in Maintenance Mode
  • Determining the Appropriate Path Selection Policy for a Given VMFS Datastore
  • Selecting the Preferred Path for a VMFS Datastore
  • Disabling a Path to a VMFS Datastore
  • Creating an NFS Share for Use with vSphere
  • Identifying NFS Datastore Properties
  • Mounting and Unmounting an NFS Datastore
  • Determining the Use Case for Multiple VMFS /NFS Datastores
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Chapter 6 Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines and vApps

  • Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines
  • Identifying Capabilities of Virtual Machine Hardware Versions
  • Configuring and Deploying a Guest OS into a New Virtual Machine
  • Placing Virtual Machines in Selected ESXi Hosts /Clusters/Resource Pools
  • Identifying Methods to Access and Use a Virtual Machine Console
  • Installing, Upgrading, and Updating VMware Tools
  • Identifying VMware Tools Device Drivers
  • Upgrading Virtual Machine Hardware
  • Configuring Virtual Machine Time Synchronization
  • Identifying Virtual Machine Storage Resources
  • Configuring and Modifying the Disk Controller for Virtual Disks
  • Configuring the Appropriate Virtual Disk Type for a Virtual Machine
  • Creating and Converting Thin/Thick Provisioned Virtual Disks
  • Configuring Disk Shares
  • Determining Appropriate Datastore Locations for Virtual Machines Based on Application Workloads
  • Configuring and Modifying Virtual CPU and Memory Resources According to OS and Application Requirements
  • Configuring and Modifying Virtual NIC Adapters and Connecting Virtual Machines to Appropriate Network Resources
  • Converting a Physical Machine Using VMware Converter
  • Importing a Supported Virtual Machine Source Using VMware Converter
  • Modifying Virtual Hardware Settings Using VMware Converter
  • Creating and Deploying vApps
  • Determining When a Tiered Application Should Be Deployed as a vApp
  • Creating a vApp
  • Adding Objects to an Existing vApp
  • Identifying and Editing vApp Settings
  • Configuring IP Pools
  • Suspending and Resuming a vApp
  • Cloning and Exporting a vApp
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Chapter 7 Managing and Administering Virtual Machines and vApps

  • Managing Virtual Machine Clones and Templates
  • Identifying Cloning and Template Options
  • Cloning an Existing Virtual Machine
  • Creating a Template from an Existing Virtual Machine
  • Deploying a Virtual Machine from a Template
  • Updating Existing Virtual Machine Templates
  • Deploying Virtual Appliances and vApps from an OVF Template
  • Importing and Exporting an OVF Template
  • Determining the Appropriate Deployment Methodology for a Given Virtual Machine Application
  • Identifying Content Types
  • Creating a Local/Remote Content Library with /without external storage (VMs, ISOs, Scripts, vApps)
  • Publishing/Subscribing/Sharing a Content Library
  • Administering Virtual Machines and vApps
  • Identifying Files Used by Virtual Machines
  • Identifying Locations for Virtual Machine Configuration Files and Virtual Disks
  • Configuring Virtual Machine Options
  • Configuring Virtual Machine Power Settings
  • Configuring Virtual Machine Boot Options
  • Configuring Virtual Machine Troubleshooting Options
  • Identifying Common Practices for Securing Virtual Machines
  • Determining When an Advanced Virtual Machine Parameter Is Required
  • Hot-Extending a Virtual Disk
  • Enabling TCP Segmentation Offload Support for a Virtual Machine
  • Adjusting Virtual Machine Resources (Shares, Limits, and Reservations) Based on Virtual Machine Workloads
  • Configuring USB passthrough from an ESXi Host
  • Configuring Serial port redirection
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Chapter 8 Establishing Service Levels with Clusters, Fault Tolerance, and Resource Pools

  • Creating and Configuring VMware Clusters
  • Determining the Appropriate Failover Methodology and Required Resources for an HA Implementation
  • DRS Virtual Machine Entitlement
  • Creating and Deleting a DRS/HA Cluster
  • Adding and Removing ESXi Hosts to /from a DRS/HA Cluster
  • Adding and Removing Virtual Machines to /from a DRS/HA Cluster
  • Enabling and Disabling Host Monitoring
  • Configuring Admission Control for HA and Virtual Machines
  • Enabling, Configuring, and Disabling Virtual Machine and Application Monitoring
  • Configuring Automation Levels for DRS and Virtual Machines
  • Configuring Migration Thresholds for DRS and Virtual Machines
  • Creating VM-Host and VM-VM Affinity Rules
  • Configuring Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
  • Monitoring a DRS/HA Cluster
  • Configuring Storage DRS
  • Enabling BIOS P/C States
  • Enabling, Configuring, and Disabling Host Power Management and Distributed Power Management
  • Determining Appropriate Power Threshold for a Given Implementation
  • Planning and Implementing VMware Fault Tolerance
  • Determining Use Cases for Enabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine
  • VMware Fault Tolerance Requirements
  • Configuring VMware Fault Tolerance Networking
  • Enabling and Disabling VMware Fault Tolerance on a Virtual Machine
  • Testing an FT Configuration
  • Creating and Administering Resource Pools
  • The Resource Pool Hierarchy
  • The Expandable Reservation Parameter
  • Creating and Removing a Resource Pool
  • Configuring Resource Pool Attributes
  • Adding and Removing Virtual Machines to /from a Resource Pool
  • Determining Resource Pool Requirements for a Given vSphere Implementation
  • Evaluating Appropriate Shares, Reservations, and Limits for a Resource Pool Based on Virtual Machine Workloads
  • Describing vSphere Flash Read Cache Architecture
  • Adding/Removing vFlash Read Cache Resource Capacity
  • Assigning vFlash Read Cache Resources to VMDKs
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Chapter 9 Maintaining Service Levels

  • Migrating Virtual Machines
  • Migrating a Powered-Off or Suspended Virtual Machine
  • ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Requirements for vMotion and Storage vMotion
  • Enhanced vMotion Compatibility CPU Requirements
  • Snapshot Requirements for vMotion /Storage vMotion Migration
  • Configuring a Virtual Machine Swap File Location
  • Migrating Virtual Machines Using vMotion /Storage vMotion
  • Using Storage vMotion Techniques
  • Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines
  • Identifying Snapshot Requirements
  • Creating, Deleting, and Consolidating Virtual Machine Snapshots
  • Differentiating Between VDP and VDPA
  • Explaining VMware Data Protection Sizing Guidelines
  • Identifying VMware Data Protection Requirements
  • Installing and Configuring VMware Data Protection
  • Creating a Backup Job With VMware Data Protection
  • Managing and Monitoring VDP Capacity
  • Performing a Test/Live Full/File-Level Restore with VMware Data Protection
  • Performing a VDR Data Migration
  • Describing vSphere Replication Architecture
  • Installing/Configuring/Upgrading vSphere Replication
  • Configuring Replication for Single/Multiple VMs
  • Recovering a VM Using vSphere Replication
  • Performing a Failback Operation Using vSphere Replication
  • Determining the Appropriate Backup Solution for a Given vSphere Implementation
  • Patching and Updating ESXi and Virtual Machines
  • Patching Requirements for ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machine Hardware/Tools
  • Creating, Editing, and Removing a Host Profile from an ESXi Host
  • Attaching and Applying a Host Profile to an ESXi Host or Cluster
  • Performing Compliance Scanning and Remediating an ESXi Host Using Host Profiles
  • Applying Permissions to ESXi Hosts Using Host Profiles
  • Importing/Exporting a Host Profile
  • Installing and Configuring VMware vSphere Update Manager
  • Configuring Patch Download Options
  • Creating, Editing, and Deleting an Update Manager Baseline
  • Attaching an Update Manager Baseline to an ESXi Host or Cluster
  • Scanning and Remediating ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machine Hardware /Tools Using Update Manager
  • Staging ESXi Host Updates
  • Upgrading an ESXi Host Using vSphere Update Manager
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Chapter 10 Performing Basic Troubleshooting

  • Performing Basic Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts
  • Troubleshooting Common Installation Issues
  • Monitoring ESXi System Health
  • General ESXi Host Troubleshooting Guidelines
  • Exporting Diagnostic Information
  • Performing Basic vSphere Network Troubleshooting
  • Verifying Network Configuration
  • Troubleshooting Physical Network Adapter Configuration Issues
  • Troubleshooting Virtual Switch and Port Group Configuration Issues
  • Verifying a Given Virtual Machine Is Configured with the Correct Network Resources
  • Identifying the Root Cause of a Network Issue Based on Troubleshooting Information
  • Performing Basic vSphere Storage Troubleshooting
  • Verifying Storage Configuration
  • Troubleshooting Storage Contention Issues
  • Troubleshooting Storage Overcommitment Issues
  • Troubleshooting iSCSI Software Initiator Configuration Issues
  • Troubleshooting Storage Reports and Storage Maps
  • Identifying the Root Cause of a Storage Issue Based on Troubleshooting Information
  • Performing Basic Troubleshooting for HA /DRS Clusters and vMotion/Storage vMotion
  • HA/DRS and vMotion Requirements
  • Verifying vMotion/Storage vMotion Configuration
  • Verifying HA Network Configuration
  • Verifying HA/DRS Cluster Configuration
  • Troubleshooting HA Capacity Issues
  • Troubleshooting HA Redundancy Issues
  • Troubleshooting DRS Load Imbalance Issues
  • Interpreting the DRS Resource Distribution Graph and Target/Current Host Load Standard Deviation
  • Troubleshooting vMotion/Storage vMotion Migration Issues
  • Interpret vMotion Resource Maps
  • Identifying the Root Cause of a DRS/HA Cluster or Migration Issue Based on Troubleshooting Information
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Chapter 11 Monitoring a vSphere Implementation and Managing vCenter Server Alarms

  • Monitoring ESXi, vCenter Server, and Virtual Machines
  • How Tasks and Events Are Viewed in vCenter Server
  • Creating, Editing, and Deleting Scheduled Tasks
  • Configuring SNMP for vCenter Server
  • Configuring User Directory and SMTP Settings for vCenter Server
  • Configuring vCenter Server Timeout Settings
  • Configuring vCenter Server Logging Options
  • Creating a Log Bundle
  • Starting, Stopping, and Verifying vCenter Server Service Status
  • Starting, Stopping, and Verifying ESXi Host Agent Status
  • Monitoring and Administering vCenter Server Connections
  • Configuring, Viewing, Printing, and Exporting Resource Maps
  • Common Memory Metrics
  • Common CPU Metrics
  • Common Network Metrics
  • Common Storage Metrics
  • Critical Performance Metrics
  • Comparing and Contrasting Overview and Advanced Charts
  • Creating an Advanced Chart
  • Determining Host Performance Using resxtop and Guest Perfmon
  • Given Performance Data, Identifying the Affected vSphere Resource
  • Installing, Configuring, and Administering vCenter Operations Manager
  • Explaining vCenter Operations Manager Architecture
  • Deploying and Configuring vCenter Operations Manager Appliance
  • Upgrading vCenter Operations Manager
  • Differentiating Major/Minor vCenter Operations Manager Badges
  • Understanding Metrics Used by Major /Minor vCenter Operations Manager Badges
  • Monitoring a vSphere Environment
  • For a Given Alarm, Identify the Affected Resource In a vSphere Implementation
  • Creating and Administering vCenter Server Alarms
  • Listing vCenter Default Utilization Alarms
  • Listing vCenter Default Connectivity Alarms
  • Listing Possible Actions for Utilization and Connectivity Alarms
  • Creating a vCenter Utilization Alarm
  • Creating a vCenter Connectivity Alarm
  • Configuring Alarm Triggers
  • Configuring Alarm Actions
  • For a Given Alarm, Identifying the Affected Resource in a vSphere Implementation
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions

Appendix A Answers to Review Questions

  • Chapter 2: Planning, Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading VMware ESXi and vCenter Server
  • Chapter 3: Securing vCenter Server and ESXi and Identifying vSphere Architecture and Solutions
  • Chapter 4: Planning and Configuring vSphere Networking
  • Chapter 5: Planning and Configuring vSphere Storage
  • Chapter 6: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines and vApps
  • Chapter 7: Managing and Administering Virtual Machines and vApps
  • Chapter 8: Establishing Service Levels with Clusters, Fault Tolerance, and Resource Pools
  • Chapter 9: Maintaining Service Levels
  • Chapter 10: Performing Basic Troubleshooting
  • Chapter 11: Monitoring a vSphere Implementation and Managing vCenter Server Alarms

Appendix B About the Additional Study Tools

  • Additional Study Tools
  • Sybex Test Engine
  • Electronic Flashcards
  • PDF of Glossary of Terms
  • Adobe Reader
  • System Requirements
  • Using the Study Tools
  • Troubleshooting
  • Customer Care
  • Index

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.

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