VCA-DCV VMware certified associate-data center virtualization on vSphere : study guide / Robert Schmidt, Dane Charlton ; book designers, Judy Fung and Bill Gibson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmidt, Robert, author.

Charlton, Dane, author.

Contributor:

Fung, Judy, book designer.

Gibson, Bill, book designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

VMware--Examinations--Study guides.

VMware.

Electronic data processing personnel--Certification--Study guides.

Electronic data processing personnel.

Virtual computer systems--Certification--Study guides.

Virtual computer systems.

Data recovery (Computer science)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Data recovery (Computer science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : Sybex, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Use this expert guide to prepare for the VCA-DCV exam VCA-DCV VMware Certified Associate on vSphere Study Guide: VCAD-510 is a comprehensive study guide for the VMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization exam. Hands-on examples, real-world scenarios, and expert review questions cover the full exam blueprint, and the companion website offers a suite of tools to help you prepare for the exam including practice exams, electronic flashcards, and a glossary of key terms. In addition, the website includes videos that demonstrate how to complete the more challenging tasks. Focused on practical skills, this study guide not only prepares you for the certification exam, but also for the duties expected of a VCA. The VMware Certified Associate-Data Center Virtualization certification targets those with limited virtualization and VMware data center technology experience, providing a springboard to the popular VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization certification. Virtualization has become a high priority among organizations, and credentialed professionals are in high demand. This guide helps you prove a certain level of foundational skill in basic virtualization technology, including the vSphere suite's Infrastructure Services, Application Services, and vCenter Server. Topics include: * Explaining data center virtualization concepts * Identifying the core components of vSphere * Networking and storage planning/configuration with vSphere * Correlating VMware solutions to common business challenges The VCA-DCV certification is the only one with no instructor-led training requirement, so a thorough study guide is an invaluable tool in you exam preparation. This book not only covers the full exam, but also provides practice designed to actually improve the skills used every day on the job. VCA-DCV VMware Certified Associate on vSphere Study Guide is more than just test prep-it's job prep.

Contents:

VCA-DCV: VMware Certified Associate-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere: Study Guide; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Contents at a Glance; Contents; Introduction; Assessment Test; Answers to Assessment Test; Chapter 1 Intro to Virtualization; What Is Data Center Virtualization?; Virtualization Then and Now; Physical and Virtual Data Center Components; Physical Data Center Components; Virtual Data Center Components; Physical and Virtual Component Differences; Benefits of Using Virtualization; Online Tools; Summary; Exam Essentials; Review Questions; Chapter 2 VMware Solutions

Availability ChallengesVMware Availability Products and Technologies; Management Challenges; VMware Management Products and Technologies; Scalability Challenges; VMware Scalability Products and Technologies; Optimization Challenges; VMware Optimization Products and Technologies; Summary; Exam Essentials; Review Questions; Chapter 3 vSphere Core Components; Virtual Machines; What Is a Virtual Machine, Anyway?; What Can You Do with Virtual Machines?; ESXi Hypervisor; vCenter Server; vMotion; Distributed Resource Scheduler; Distributed Power Management; Storage vMotion; Storage DRS

vSphere Data ProtectionHigh-Availability Configuration; Fault Tolerance; vSphere Replication; Migration; High Availability; Host HA; Virtual Machine HA; Applications HA; Fault Tolerance; Clusters and Resource Pools; Clusters; Resource Pools; Other VMware Data Center Products; vCenter Operations Manager; vSphere Data Protection; NSX; Virtual SAN; vCenter Site Recovery Manager; Summary; Exam Essentials; Review Questions; Chapter 4 Storage in a VMware Environment; Physical vs. Virtual Storage; What Is Shared Storage?; VMware Storage Types; Local Storage; Fibre Channel; iSCSI; Network File System

Virtual Machine File SystemThe VMFS vs. the NFS; Disk Provisioning; Thick Provisioning; Thin Provisioning; VMware Virtual Storage Technologies; Summary; Exam Essentials; Review Questions; Chapter 5 Networking in a VMware Environment; Differentiate Physical and Virtual Networking; Physical Switches; Virtual Switches; Differences Between Physical and Virtual Switches; Differentiate VMware Virtual Switch Technologies; Standard Virtual Switches; Distributed Virtual Switches; Identify VMware Virtual Switch Components; Standard Virtual Switch; Distributed Virtual Switch

Identify Common Virtual Switch PoliciesPort Group Policies; Distributed Virtual Switch Policies; Identify Capabilities of Network I/O Control; Summary; Exam Essentials; Review Questions; Chapter 6 Business Challenges Meet VMware Solutions; Availability Challenges and Solutions; vMotion; Storage vMotion; Virtual Machine Snapshots; High Availability; Fault Tolerance; vSphere Replication; vSphere Data Protection; Site Recovery Manager; Management Challenges and Solutions; Virtual Machines/Physical-to-Virtual Conversions; vCenter Server; vCenter Configuration Manager

Optimization Challenges and Solutions

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 9, 2015).

ISBN:

9781118919682

1118919688

9781118919675

111891967X