Section 10 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 10.1: Configure Advanced vSphere Virtual Machine Settings

• Determine how using a shared USB device impacts the environment
• Configure virtual machines for vGPUs, DirectPath I/O and SR-IOV
• Configure virtual machines for multicore vCPUs
• Differentiate virtual machine configuration settings
• Interpret virtual machine configuration files (.vmx) settings
• Enable/disable advanced virtual machine settings

Objective 10.2: Create and Manage a Multi-site Content Library

• Publish a content catalog
• Subscribe to a published catalog
• Determine which privileges are …

Section 2 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 2.1: Configure Advanced Policies/Features and Verify Network Virtualization Implementation

• Create/Delete a vSphere Distributed Switch

  • In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to a data center.
  • In the navigator, right-click the data center and select Distributed Switch > New Distributed Switch.
  • In Name and Location, type a name for the new distributed switch, or accept the generated name, and click Next.
  • In Select version, select a distributed switch version and click Next.
  • In Edit Settings configure the distributed switch settings.
    • Use the arrow …

Section 3 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 3.1: Manage vSphere Storage Virtualization

• Discover new storage LUNs
• Configure FC/iSCSI/FCoE LUNs as ESXi boot devices
• Create an NFS share for use with vSphere
• Enable/Configure/Disable vCenter Server storage filters
• Configure/Edit hardware/dependent hardware initiators
• Enable/Disable software iSCSI initiator
• Configure/Edit software iSCSI initiator settings
• Configure iSCSI port binding
• Enable/Configure/Disable iSCSI CHAP
• Determine use cases for fiber channel zoning
• Compare and contrast array thin provisioning and virtual disk thin provisioning …

Section 4 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 4.1: Perform ESXi Host and Virtual Machine Upgrades

• Configure download source(s)
• Setup UMDS to setup download repository
• Import ESXi images
• Create Baselines and/or Baseline groups
• Attach Baselines to vSphere objects
• Scan vSphere objects
• Stage patches & Extensions
• Remediate an object
• Upgrade a vSphere Distributed Switch
• Upgrade VMware Tools
• Upgrade Virtual Machine hardware
• Upgrade an ESXi Host using vCenter Update Manager
• Stage multiple ESXi Host upgrades
• Align appropriate baselines with target inventory objects.

Objective 4.2: Perform vCenter …

Section 5 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 5.1: Configure Advanced/Multilevel Resource Pools

• Understand/Apply
• Determine the effect of the Expandable Reservation parameter on resource allocation
• Create a resource pool hierarchical structure
• Configure custom resource pool attributes
• Determine how resource pools apply to vApps
• Describe vFlash architecture
• Create/Remove a Resource Pool
• Add/Remove virtual machines from a Resource Pool
• Create/Delete vFlash Resource Pool
• Assign vFlash resources to VMDKs
• Given a scenario, determine appropriate shares, reservations and limits for hierarchical …

Section 6 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 6.1: Configure and Administer a vSphere Backups/Restore/Replication Solution

• Compare and contrast vSphere Replication compression methods
• Differentiate VMware Data Protection capabilities
• Configure recovery point objective (RPO) for a protected virtual machine
• Explain VMware Data Protection sizing guidelines
• Create/Delete/Consolidate virtual machine snapshots
• Install and Configure VMware Data Protection
• Create a backup job with VMware Data Protection
• Backup/Restore a virtual machine with VMware Data Protection
• Install/Configure/Upgrade vSphere …

Section 7 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 7.1: Troubleshoot vCenter Server, ESXi Hosts, and Virtual Machines

• Monitor status of the vCenter Server service
• Perform basic maintenance of a vCenter Server database
• Monitor status of ESXi management agents
• Determine ESXi Host stability issues and gather diagnostics information
• Monitor ESXi system health
• Locate and analyze vCenter Server and ESXi logs
• Determine the appropriate Command Line Interface (CLI) command for a given troubleshooting task
• Troubleshoot common issues, including:
  • vCenter Server service
  • SSO
  • vCenter Server connectivity
  • Virtual …

Section 8 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 8.1: Deploy ESXi Hosts Using Autodeploy

• Describe the components and architecture of an Auto Deploy environment
• Use Auto Deploy Image Builder and PowerCLI scripts
• Implement Host Profiles with an Auto Deploy of an ESXi Host
• Install and configure Auto Deploy
• Understand PowerCLI cmdlets for Auto Deploy
• Deploy multiple ESXi Hosts using Auto Deploy
• Given a scenario, explain the Auto Deploy deployment model needed to meet a business requirement

Objective 8.2: Customize Host Profile Settings

• Edit answer file to customize ESXi Host settings
• Modify and …

Section 9 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint

Objective 9.1: Configure Advanced vSphere HA Features

• Modify vSphere HA advanced cluster settings
• Configure a network for use with HA heartbeats
• Apply an admission control policy for HA
• Enable/disable advanced vSphere HA settings
• Configure different heartbeat datastores for an HA cluster
• Apply virtual machine monitoring for a cluster
• Configure Virtual Machine Component Protection (VMCP) settings
• Implement vSphere HA on a Virtual SAN cluster
• Explain how vSphere HA communicates with Distributed Resource Scheduler and Distributed Power Management

Objective …

About to start to study for the VCP6 once again. So I figured I would start over with the guide as much of the blueprint has changed.

As I progress through the sections this page will be updated with new content.

• Section 1: Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Security
• Section 2: Configure and Administer Advanced vSphere 6.x Networking
• Section 3: Configure and Administer Advanced vSphere 6.x Storage
• Section 4: Upgrade a vSphere Deployment to 6.x
• Section 5: Administer and Manage vSphere 6.x Resources
• Section 6: Backup and Recover a vSphere Deployment
• Section 7: Troubleshoot a vSphere …