Punching Clouds

The blueprint for the VCP for vSphere 4 exam has been released by VMware. For all of you existing VCP on VI3 — if you haven’t done so already, its time to get your labs set up and get cracking learning the new products and features. In a previous post I mentioned that existing VCP on VI3 will be eligible to take the VCP for vSphere 4 (VCP4) without having to take a vSphere 4 related class. This offer expires at the end of the year. Below is a brief list of the objectives that the exam will focus on. You can download the pdf for more details from the VMware Education site.

VCP for vSPhere 4 Exam Objectives

Plan, Install and Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi

• Install VMware ESX/ESXi on local storage
• Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi
• Secure VMware ESX/ESXi
• Install VMware ESX/ESXi on SAN Storage
• Identify vSphere Architecture and Solutions

Configure ESX/ESXi Networking

• Configure Virtual Switches
• Configure vNetwork Distributed Switches
• Configure VMware ESX/ESXi Management Network

Configure ESX/ESXi Storage

• Configure FC SAN Storage
• Configure iSCSI SAN Storage
• Configure NFS Datastores
• Configure and Manage VMFS Datastores

Install and Configure vCenter Server

• Install vCenter Server
• Manage vSphere Client plug-ins
• Configure vCenter Server
• Configure Access Control

Deploy and Manage Virtual Machines and vApps

• Create and Deploy Virtual Machines
• Manage Virtual Machines
• Deploy vApps

Manage Compliance

• Install, Configure and Manage VMware vCenter Update Manager
• Establish and Apply ESX Host Profiles

Establish Service Levels

• Create and Configure VMware Clusters
• Enable a Fault Tolerant Virtual Machine
• Create and Configure Resource Pools
• Migrate Virtual Machines
• Backup and Restore Virtual Machines

Perform Basic Troubleshooting and Alarm Management

• Perform Basic Troubleshooting for ESX/ESXi Hosts
• Perform Basic Troubleshooting for VMware FT and Third-Party Clusters
• Perform Basic Troubleshooting for Networking
• Perform Basic Troubleshooting for Storage
• Perform Basic Troubleshooting for HA/DRS and VMotion
• Create and Respond to vCenter Connectivity Alarms
• Create and Respond to vCenter Utilization Alarms
• Monitor vSphere ESX/ESXi and Virtual Machine Performance