Section 1 of the VCP6-DCV blueprint Objective 1.1: Configure and Administer Role-based Access Control Compare and contrast propagated and explicit permission assignments An example of a propagated permission: Most inventory objects inherit permissions from a single parent object in the hierarchy. For example, a datastore inherits permissions from either its parent datastore folder or parent data center. Virtual machines inherit permissions from both the parent virtual machine folder and the parent host, cluster, or resource pool simultaneously.

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.

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.

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.

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 9.