HI All,
here am just sharing exam preparation about VCAP-6 Deploy certification. The preparation documents, blogs and links are gathered and collected from VCAP blue print by Vmware. As per blueprint, the pics captured from my home lab only. Thought to put all images, steps and prep docs to one link so all techie can be get useful. VCAP certification is based totally with hands on experience. so you have to very honest. By reading all documents and books, you will be enough to understand the topic and technical terms but very honest and clear, this certification is hands on lab experience. How much you expend and utilize your time with home lab.
There are experts who shared there experience very nicely including details for books, links and HOL links.
1. Vmware Hands on Lab
a. HOL-1708-SDC-2 ( Virtual Volumes and Storage Policy Based Management)
b. NED-1704-CHG-2 (vSphere 6: Challenge Lab)
c. NED-1710-USE-4 (vSphere with Operations Management: Advanced Use Cases)
d. HOL-1704-SDC-1 (vSphere 6: Performance Optimization)
In blue prints, vmware has updated all the topics and objectives that you need to prepare for vcap deploy exam.
Note: This blog is mainly i prepared during my vcap exam preparation, I tried to explain each objective with do and donts flag with hope that it will help other professional to understand who are just starting preparation for deployment exam.
Objective 1.1 – Perform Advanced ESXi Host Configuration
#Configure and Manage Auto Deploy configurations
o Determine use case for Stateless vs Stateful installs
o Create / Modify rules and rule sets
o Create and associate Host Profiles for an Auto Deploy reference host
#Configure Kernel Boot Parameters for scripted install according to a deployment plan:
o Modify scripted weasel install (ks.cfg)
o Create / Modify scripted installation
#Configure Advanced System Settings according to a deployment plan:
o Edit System Swap / Scratch Configuration
o Configure ESXi host to use a central Syslog Server
#Manage/Edit the Core Dump configuration of an ESXi host
Objective 1.2 – Deploy and Configure Core Management Infrastructure Components
#Deploy vCenter core components according to a deployment plan:
o Deploy and Configure a Platform Services Controller (PSC):
.Determine use case for embedded vs external PSC
. Re-point a vCenter Server Appliance to another External PSC
#Deploy and Configure Identity Sources for Single Sign-On:
o Configure Single Sign-On users and groups
o Change Default domain for Single Sign-On
o List services registered with Single Sign-on
#Deploy and configure vCenter Server
#Deploy / Configure Enhanced Link Mode
#Manage / Configure vCenter components according to a deployment plan:
o Configure Global Permissions for vCenter services
o Configure Dump Collector service
o Configure the Syslog Collector / Syslog service
o Managing vCenter Server advanced configurations
Objective 1.3 – Deploy and Configure Update Manager Components
#Deploy / Configure Update Manager components according to a deployment plan:
o Configure VUM Update Manager download service
o Configure a VUM shared repository
o Configure VUM smart rebooting
o Manually download updates to a VUM repository
o Create and modify VUM baseline groups
#Perform VUM orchestrated vSphere upgrades
#Troubleshoot Update Manager problem areas and issues
#Utilize Update Manager to reconfigure VUM settings
Objective 1.4 - Perform Advanced Virtual Machine Configurations
#Tune Virtual Machine disk controller configurations according to a deployment plan
#Configure .vmx file for advanced configuration scenarios
#Configure a virtual machine for Hot Add features
#Upgrade virtual machine hardware and VMware Tools
#Troubleshoot virtual machine deployment issues
Section 2 – Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Storage Infrastructure
Objective 2.1 – Implement Complex Storage Solutions
# Determine use cases for Raw Device Mapping
#Apply storage presentation characteristics according to a deployment plan:
o VMFS re-signaturing
o LUN masking using PSA-related commands
# Create / Configure multiple VMkernels for use with iSCSI port binding
# Configure / Manage vSphere Flash Read Cache
# Create / Configure Datastore Clusters
# Upgrade VMware storage infrastructure
# Deploy virtual volumes
# Deploy and configure VMware Virtual SAN
# Configure / View VMFS locking mechanisms
o ATS-Only mechanism
o ATS_SCSI mechanism
#Configure Storage I/O Control to allow I/O prioritization
#Configure Storage Multi-pathing according to a deployment plan
Objective 2.2 – Manage Complex Storage Solutions
#Identify and tag (mark) SSD and local devices
#Administer hardware acceleration for VAAI
#Configure, administer, and apply storage policies
#Prepare storage for maintenance
#Apply space utilization data to manage storage resources
#Provision and manage storage resources according to Virtual Machine requirements
#Configure datastore alarms, including Virtual SAN alarms
#Expand (Scale up / Scale Out) Virtual SAN hosts and disk groups
Objective 2.3 – Troubleshoot Complex Storage Solutions
#Analyze and resolve storage multi-pathing and failover issues
#Troubleshoot storage device connectivity
#Analyze and resolve Virtual SAN configuration issues
#Troubleshoot iSCSI connectivity issues
#Analyze and resolve NFS issues
#Troubleshoot RDM issues
# Create and manage vSS components according to a deployment plan:
o VMkernel ports on standard switches
o Advanced vSS settings
# Configure TCP/IP stack on a host
# Create a custom TCP/IP stack
# Configure and analyze vSS settings using command line tools
Objective 3.2 – Implement and Manage vSphere 6.x Distributed Switch (vDS) Networks
# Deploy a LAG and migrate to LACP
# Migrate a vSS network to a hybrid or full vDS solution
# Analyze vDS settings using command line tools
# Configure Advanced vDS settings (NetFlow, QOS, etc.)
# Determine which appropriate discovery protocol to use for specific hardware vendors
# Configure VLANs/PVLANs according to a deployment plan
# Create / Apply traffic marking and filtering rules
Objective 3.3 – Scale a vSphere 6.x Network Implementation
# Configure appropriate NIC teaming failover type and related physical network settings
# Determine and apply failover settings according to a deployment plan
# Configure and manage network I/O control 3
# Determine and configure vDS port binding settings according a deployment plan
Objective 3.4 - Troubleshoot a vSphere 6.x Network Implementation
#Perform a vDS Health Check for teaming, MTU, mismatches, etc.
#Configure port groups to properly isolate network traffic
#Use command line tools to troubleshoot and identify configuration issues
#Use command line tools to troubleshoot and identify VLAN configurations
#Use DCUI network tool to correct network connectivity issues
#Configure a HA cluster to meet resource and availability requirements
#Configure custom isolation response settings
#Configure VM Component Protection (VMCP)
#Configure HA redundancy settings:
o Management network
o Datastore heartbeat
o Network partitions
#Configure HA related alarms and analyze a HA cluster
#Configure VMware Fault Tolerance for single and multi-vCPU virtual machines
Objective 4.2 – Implement and Manage Complex DRS solutions
#Configure DPM, including appropriate DPM threshold
#Configure / Modify EVC mode on an existing DRS cluster
# Create DRS and DPM alarms
# Configure applicable power management settings for ESXi hosts
# Configure DRS cluster for efficient/optimal load distribution
# Properly apply virtual machine automation levels based upon application requirements
# Administer DRS / Storage DRS
# Create DRS / Storage DRS affinity and anti-affinity rules
# Configure advanced DRS / Storage DRS settings
# Configure and Manage vMotion / Storage vMotion
# Create and manage advanced resource pool configurations
Objective 4.3 – Troubleshoot vSphere clusters
#Analyze and resolve DRS/HA faults
# Troubleshoot DRS/HA configuration issues
# Troubleshoot Virtual SAN/HA interoperability
#Resolve vMotion and storage vMotion issues
#Troubleshoot VMware Fault Tolerance
Section 5 – Configure a vSphere Deployment for Manageability
Objective 5.1 – Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI
#Install and configure vSphere PowerCLI
#Use basic and advanced PowerCLI Cmdlets to manage a vSphere deployment
#Analyze a sample script, then modify the script to perform a given action
#Use PowerCLI to configure and administer Auto Deploy (including Image Builder)
#Create a report from a PowerCLI script
Objective 5.2 – Implement and Maintain Host Profiles
#Use Profile Editor to edit and / or disable policies
#Create and apply host profiles
#Use Host Profiles to deploy vDS
#Use Host Profiles to deploy vStorage policies
# Import / Export Host Profiles
#Manage Answer Files
# Configure stateful caching and installation for host deployment
Objective 5.3 – Manage and analyze vSphere log files
#Generate vSphere log bundles
#Configure and test centralized logging
#Analyze log entries to obtain configuration information
#Analyze log entries to identify and resolve issues
#Configure logging levels for vSphere
Objective 5.4 - Configure and manage Content Library
#Create a Global User
#Create a Content Library
#Subscribe to a Content Library
#Configure a Content Library for space efficiency
#Synchronize a subscribed Content Library
Objective 6.1 – Utilize Advanced vSphere Performance Monitoring Tools
# Configure esxtop / resxtop custom profiles
# Evaluate use cases for and apply esxtop / resxtop Interactive, Batch and Replay modes
#Use vscsiStats to gather storage performance data
#Use esxtop / resxtop to collect performance data
#Given esxtop / resxtop output, identify relative performance data for capacity planning purposes
Objective 6.2 – Optimize Virtual Machine resources
# Adjust Virtual Machine properties according to a deployment plan:
o Network configurations
o CPU configurations
o Storage configurations
#Troubleshoot Virtual Machine performance issues based on application workload
#Modify Transparent Page Sharing and large memory page settings
#Optimize a Virtual Machine for latency sensitive workloads
#Configure Flash Read Cache reservations
Objective 7.1– Deploy and manage vSphere Replication
#Configure and manage a vSphere Replication infrastructure:
o Isolate vSphere Replication network traffic
o Enable data compression of vSphere Replication traffic
#Configure and manage vSphere Replication of virtual machines
#Analyze and resolve vSphere Replication issues:
o Storage configuration
o Multiple point in time snapshots
o Enabling vSphere Replication on VMs
Objective 7.2 - Deploy and Manage vSphere Data Protection
#Create, edit and clone a vSphere Data Protection backup job
#Modify a preconfigured backup job.
#Backup and restore a Virtual Machine (file level restore, full VM backup)
#Create a replication job according to a deployment plan
#Configure a Backup Verification job to ensure integrity of restore points
Objective 7.3 - Backup and Recover vSphere Configurations
#Backup and restore distributed switch configurations
#Backup and restore resource pool configurations
#Export Virtual Machines to OVA/OVF format
#Use a Host profile to recover an ESXi host configuration
Objective 8.1 – Manage authentication and end-user security
#Add/Edit Remove users on an ESXi host
#Configure vCenter Roles and Permissions according to a deployment plan
#Configure and manage Active Directory integration
#Analyze logs for security-related messages
#Enable and configure an ESXI Pass Phrase
#Disable the Managed Object Browser (MOB) to reduce attack surface
Objective 8.2 – Manage SSL certificates
#Configure and manage VMware Certificate Authority
#Configure and manage VMware Endpoint Certificate Store
#Enable / Disable certificate checking
#Generate ESXi host certificates
#Replace default certificate with CA-signed certificate
#Configure SSL timeouts according to a deployment plan
Objective 8.3 - Harden a vSphere 6.x Deployment
#Enable and configure ESXi Lockdown mode (Strict / Normal)
#Configure a user on the Lockdown Mode Exception Users list
#Customize SSH settings for increased security
#Enable strong passwords and configure password policies
#Configure vSphere hardening of virtual machines according to a deployment plan
Books For Reference:
#VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6- Data Center Virtualization Deployment
#
here am just sharing exam preparation about VCAP-6 Deploy certification. The preparation documents, blogs and links are gathered and collected from VCAP blue print by Vmware. As per blueprint, the pics captured from my home lab only. Thought to put all images, steps and prep docs to one link so all techie can be get useful. VCAP certification is based totally with hands on experience. so you have to very honest. By reading all documents and books, you will be enough to understand the topic and technical terms but very honest and clear, this certification is hands on lab experience. How much you expend and utilize your time with home lab.
There are experts who shared there experience very nicely including details for books, links and HOL links.
1. Vmware Hands on Lab
a. HOL-1708-SDC-2 ( Virtual Volumes and Storage Policy Based Management)
b. NED-1704-CHG-2 (vSphere 6: Challenge Lab)
c. NED-1710-USE-4 (vSphere with Operations Management: Advanced Use Cases)
d. HOL-1704-SDC-1 (vSphere 6: Performance Optimization)
In blue prints, vmware has updated all the topics and objectives that you need to prepare for vcap deploy exam.
Note: This blog is mainly i prepared during my vcap exam preparation, I tried to explain each objective with do and donts flag with hope that it will help other professional to understand who are just starting preparation for deployment exam.
Section 1 – Create and Deploy vSphere 6.x Infrastructure Components
Objective 1.1 – Perform Advanced ESXi Host Configuration
#Configure and Manage Auto Deploy configurations
o Determine use case for Stateless vs Stateful installs
o Create / Modify rules and rule sets
o Create and associate Host Profiles for an Auto Deploy reference host
#Configure Kernel Boot Parameters for scripted install according to a deployment plan:
o Modify scripted weasel install (ks.cfg)
o Create / Modify scripted installation
#Configure Advanced System Settings according to a deployment plan:
o Edit System Swap / Scratch Configuration
o Configure ESXi host to use a central Syslog Server
#Manage/Edit the Core Dump configuration of an ESXi host
Objective 1.2 – Deploy and Configure Core Management Infrastructure Components
#Deploy vCenter core components according to a deployment plan:
o Deploy and Configure a Platform Services Controller (PSC):
.Determine use case for embedded vs external PSC
. Re-point a vCenter Server Appliance to another External PSC
#Deploy and Configure Identity Sources for Single Sign-On:
o Configure Single Sign-On users and groups
o Change Default domain for Single Sign-On
o List services registered with Single Sign-on
#Deploy and configure vCenter Server
#Deploy / Configure Enhanced Link Mode
#Manage / Configure vCenter components according to a deployment plan:
o Configure Global Permissions for vCenter services
o Configure Dump Collector service
o Configure the Syslog Collector / Syslog service
o Managing vCenter Server advanced configurations
Objective 1.3 – Deploy and Configure Update Manager Components
#Deploy / Configure Update Manager components according to a deployment plan:
o Configure VUM Update Manager download service
o Configure a VUM shared repository
o Configure VUM smart rebooting
o Manually download updates to a VUM repository
o Create and modify VUM baseline groups
#Perform VUM orchestrated vSphere upgrades
#Troubleshoot Update Manager problem areas and issues
#Utilize Update Manager to reconfigure VUM settings
Objective 1.4 - Perform Advanced Virtual Machine Configurations
#Tune Virtual Machine disk controller configurations according to a deployment plan
#Configure .vmx file for advanced configuration scenarios
#Configure a virtual machine for Hot Add features
#Upgrade virtual machine hardware and VMware Tools
#Troubleshoot virtual machine deployment issues
Section 2 – Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Storage Infrastructure
Objective 2.1 – Implement Complex Storage Solutions
# Determine use cases for Raw Device Mapping
#Apply storage presentation characteristics according to a deployment plan:
o VMFS re-signaturing
o LUN masking using PSA-related commands
# Create / Configure multiple VMkernels for use with iSCSI port binding
# Configure / Manage vSphere Flash Read Cache
# Create / Configure Datastore Clusters
# Upgrade VMware storage infrastructure
# Deploy virtual volumes
# Deploy and configure VMware Virtual SAN
# Configure / View VMFS locking mechanisms
o ATS-Only mechanism
o ATS_SCSI mechanism
#Configure Storage I/O Control to allow I/O prioritization
#Configure Storage Multi-pathing according to a deployment plan
Objective 2.2 – Manage Complex Storage Solutions
#Identify and tag (mark) SSD and local devices
#Administer hardware acceleration for VAAI
#Configure, administer, and apply storage policies
#Prepare storage for maintenance
#Apply space utilization data to manage storage resources
#Provision and manage storage resources according to Virtual Machine requirements
#Configure datastore alarms, including Virtual SAN alarms
#Expand (Scale up / Scale Out) Virtual SAN hosts and disk groups
Objective 2.3 – Troubleshoot Complex Storage Solutions
#Analyze and resolve storage multi-pathing and failover issues
#Troubleshoot storage device connectivity
#Analyze and resolve Virtual SAN configuration issues
#Troubleshoot iSCSI connectivity issues
#Analyze and resolve NFS issues
#Troubleshoot RDM issues
Section 3 – Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Network Infrastructure
Objective 3.1 – Implement and Manage vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) Networks# Create and manage vSS components according to a deployment plan:
o VMkernel ports on standard switches
o Advanced vSS settings
# Configure TCP/IP stack on a host
# Create a custom TCP/IP stack
# Configure and analyze vSS settings using command line tools
Objective 3.2 – Implement and Manage vSphere 6.x Distributed Switch (vDS) Networks
# Deploy a LAG and migrate to LACP
# Migrate a vSS network to a hybrid or full vDS solution
# Analyze vDS settings using command line tools
# Configure Advanced vDS settings (NetFlow, QOS, etc.)
# Determine which appropriate discovery protocol to use for specific hardware vendors
# Configure VLANs/PVLANs according to a deployment plan
# Create / Apply traffic marking and filtering rules
Objective 3.3 – Scale a vSphere 6.x Network Implementation
# Configure appropriate NIC teaming failover type and related physical network settings
# Determine and apply failover settings according to a deployment plan
# Configure and manage network I/O control 3
# Determine and configure vDS port binding settings according a deployment plan
Objective 3.4 - Troubleshoot a vSphere 6.x Network Implementation
#Perform a vDS Health Check for teaming, MTU, mismatches, etc.
#Configure port groups to properly isolate network traffic
#Use command line tools to troubleshoot and identify configuration issues
#Use command line tools to troubleshoot and identify VLAN configurations
#Use DCUI network tool to correct network connectivity issues
Section 4 – Configure a vSphere Deployment for Availability and Scalability
Objective 4.1 – Implement and Maintain Complex vSphere Availability Solutions#Configure a HA cluster to meet resource and availability requirements
#Configure custom isolation response settings
#Configure VM Component Protection (VMCP)
#Configure HA redundancy settings:
o Management network
o Datastore heartbeat
o Network partitions
#Configure HA related alarms and analyze a HA cluster
#Configure VMware Fault Tolerance for single and multi-vCPU virtual machines
Objective 4.2 – Implement and Manage Complex DRS solutions
#Configure DPM, including appropriate DPM threshold
#Configure / Modify EVC mode on an existing DRS cluster
# Create DRS and DPM alarms
# Configure applicable power management settings for ESXi hosts
# Configure DRS cluster for efficient/optimal load distribution
# Properly apply virtual machine automation levels based upon application requirements
# Administer DRS / Storage DRS
# Create DRS / Storage DRS affinity and anti-affinity rules
# Configure advanced DRS / Storage DRS settings
# Configure and Manage vMotion / Storage vMotion
# Create and manage advanced resource pool configurations
Objective 4.3 – Troubleshoot vSphere clusters
#Analyze and resolve DRS/HA faults
# Troubleshoot DRS/HA configuration issues
# Troubleshoot Virtual SAN/HA interoperability
#Resolve vMotion and storage vMotion issues
#Troubleshoot VMware Fault Tolerance
Section 5 – Configure a vSphere Deployment for Manageability
Objective 5.1 – Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI
#Install and configure vSphere PowerCLI
#Use basic and advanced PowerCLI Cmdlets to manage a vSphere deployment
#Analyze a sample script, then modify the script to perform a given action
#Use PowerCLI to configure and administer Auto Deploy (including Image Builder)
#Create a report from a PowerCLI script
Objective 5.2 – Implement and Maintain Host Profiles
#Use Profile Editor to edit and / or disable policies
#Create and apply host profiles
#Use Host Profiles to deploy vDS
#Use Host Profiles to deploy vStorage policies
# Import / Export Host Profiles
#Manage Answer Files
# Configure stateful caching and installation for host deployment
Objective 5.3 – Manage and analyze vSphere log files
#Generate vSphere log bundles
#Configure and test centralized logging
#Analyze log entries to obtain configuration information
#Analyze log entries to identify and resolve issues
#Configure logging levels for vSphere
Objective 5.4 - Configure and manage Content Library
#Create a Global User
#Create a Content Library
#Subscribe to a Content Library
#Configure a Content Library for space efficiency
#Synchronize a subscribed Content Library
Section 6 – Configure a vSphere Deployment for Performance
Objective 6.1 – Utilize Advanced vSphere Performance Monitoring Tools
# Configure esxtop / resxtop custom profiles
# Evaluate use cases for and apply esxtop / resxtop Interactive, Batch and Replay modes
#Use vscsiStats to gather storage performance data
#Use esxtop / resxtop to collect performance data
#Given esxtop / resxtop output, identify relative performance data for capacity planning purposes
Objective 6.2 – Optimize Virtual Machine resources
# Adjust Virtual Machine properties according to a deployment plan:
o Network configurations
o CPU configurations
o Storage configurations
#Troubleshoot Virtual Machine performance issues based on application workload
#Modify Transparent Page Sharing and large memory page settings
#Optimize a Virtual Machine for latency sensitive workloads
#Configure Flash Read Cache reservations
Section 7 – Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Recoverability
Objective 7.1– Deploy and manage vSphere Replication
#Configure and manage a vSphere Replication infrastructure:
o Isolate vSphere Replication network traffic
o Enable data compression of vSphere Replication traffic
#Configure and manage vSphere Replication of virtual machines
#Analyze and resolve vSphere Replication issues:
o Storage configuration
o Multiple point in time snapshots
o Enabling vSphere Replication on VMs
Objective 7.2 - Deploy and Manage vSphere Data Protection
#Create, edit and clone a vSphere Data Protection backup job
#Modify a preconfigured backup job.
#Backup and restore a Virtual Machine (file level restore, full VM backup)
#Create a replication job according to a deployment plan
#Configure a Backup Verification job to ensure integrity of restore points
Objective 7.3 - Backup and Recover vSphere Configurations
#Backup and restore distributed switch configurations
#Backup and restore resource pool configurations
#Export Virtual Machines to OVA/OVF format
#Use a Host profile to recover an ESXi host configuration
Section 8 – Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Security
Objective 8.1 – Manage authentication and end-user security
#Add/Edit Remove users on an ESXi host
#Configure vCenter Roles and Permissions according to a deployment plan
#Configure and manage Active Directory integration
#Analyze logs for security-related messages
#Enable and configure an ESXI Pass Phrase
#Disable the Managed Object Browser (MOB) to reduce attack surface
Objective 8.2 – Manage SSL certificates
#Configure and manage VMware Certificate Authority
#Configure and manage VMware Endpoint Certificate Store
#Enable / Disable certificate checking
#Generate ESXi host certificates
#Replace default certificate with CA-signed certificate
#Configure SSL timeouts according to a deployment plan
Objective 8.3 - Harden a vSphere 6.x Deployment
#Enable and configure ESXi Lockdown mode (Strict / Normal)
#Configure a user on the Lockdown Mode Exception Users list
#Customize SSH settings for increased security
#Enable strong passwords and configure password policies
#Configure vSphere hardening of virtual machines according to a deployment plan
Books For Reference:
#VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6- Data Center Virtualization Deployment
#
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