VMware Certified Associate – Data Center Virtualization (VCA-DCV)

Pluralsight

Course Summary

This course covers all topics from the VMware Certified Associate in Data Center Virtualization exam blueprint. Those topics include an introduction to datacenter virtualization, vSphere technologies, and how to apply those technologies to real business challenges.

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Course Description

VMware’s most entry-level certification, the VMware Certified Associate, or VCA, is quickly gaining in popularity as the most common starting point for future virtualization administrators. This course covers all topics from the VMware Certified Associate in Data Center Virtualization exam blueprint. Those topics include an introduction to datacenter virtualization, vSphere technologies, and how to apply those technologies to real business challenges.

Course Description

VMware’s most entry-level certification, the VMware Certified Associate, or VCA, is quickly gaining in popularity as the most common starting point for future virtualization administrators. This course covers all topics from the VMware Certified Associate in Data Center Virtualization exam blueprint. Those topics include an introduction to datacenter virtualization, vSphere technologies, and how to apply those technologies to real business challenges.

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Course Syllabus

Overview – VMware Certified Associate Certifications
- 10m 12s

—Introducing the VMware Certified Associate (VCA) 1m 43s
—VMware Certified Associate (VCA) – Cloud Overview 0m 43s
—VMware Certified Associate (VCA) – Workforce Mobility 0m 55s
—VMware Certified Associate (VCA) – Data Center Virtualization 0m 56s
—Who Should Become a VMware Certified Associate? 1m 3s
—Why Become a VMware Certified Associate? 1m 42s
—How to Become a VMware Certified Associate 3m 6s

Preparing for the VCA in Data Center Virtualization Certification
- 16m 57s

—VCA-DCV Preparation Resources 9m 30s
—VCA-DCV Blueprint Review 3m 52s
—How to Pass the VCA-DCV Exam, the First Time! 2m 44s
—Summary 0m 49s

Introduction to VMware Data Center Virtualization
- 19m 17s

—What Is Data Center Virtualization? 3m 17s
—Many Forms of Virtualization 2m 52s
—What Is a Hypervisor? 1m 19s
—Type 1 vs. Type 2 Hypervisors 3m 28s
—Physical vs. Virtual Data Center 6m 23s
—Summary 1m 55s

How VMware Data Center Virtualization Helps You
- 18m 42s

—Why Data Center Virtualization? 8m 27s
—Understanding Data Center Challenges 0m 45s
—Availability Challenges in the Data Center 3m 18s
—Scalability Challenges in the Data Center 2m 10s
—Optimization Challenges in the Data Center 2m 0s
—Management Challenges in the Data Center 1m 24s
—Summary 0m 36s

What Makes Up the Modern VMware Infrastructure?
- 12m 47s

—Overview 0m 36s
—Data Centers 1m 2s
—Servers 0m 57s
—Storage 1m 21s
—Network 0m 39s
—Virtualization Layer 1m 6s
—Virtual Machines 1m 34s
—Operating Systems 1m 17s
—Data Center Applications and Data 1m 11s
—End User Applications and Data 1m 16s
—Summary 1m 43s

Understanding VMware vSphere
- 24m 46s

—Overview 0m 45s
—What Are VMware ESXi and vCenter? 1m 36s
—What Is a Virtual Machine and How Does It Work? 7m 34s
—How Do You Migrate to vSphere? 2m 0s
—What Is vMotion? 3m 53s
—What Is Storage vMotion? 1m 30s
—Cluster and Resource Pool Concepts 2m 13s
—vSphere Availability Concepts 2m 8s
—vSphere Optimization Concepts 0m 56s
—Summary 2m 6s

Understanding VMware vSphere Storage
- 30m 34s

—Overview 0m 45s
—Physical vs. Virtual Storage 3m 54s
—Why Shared Storage Is Important 2m 21s
—How VMFS Compares to NFS, iSCSI, and FC 4m 59s
—Thin Provisioning Overview 5m 35s
—VMware Disaster Recovery Introduction 2m 55s
—What Is Storage I/O Control? 3m 20s
—What Is Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler? 1m 22s
—What Is Virtual Storage Area Network? 2m 43s
—Summary 2m 36s

Understanding VMware vSphere Networking
- 14m 22s

—Overview 0m 29s
—Comparing Virtual and Physical Networks 1m 37s
—What Are VMware’s Virtual Switches? 4m 52s
—Understanding Virtual Switch Policies 2m 30s
—Basics of Network I/O Control 3m 39s
—Summary 1m 13s

Solving Availability Challenges With vSphere
- 12m 46s

—vSphere Availability Concepts 1m 43s
—Availability Challenge #1 1m 33s
—Availability Challenge #2 1m 40s
—Availability Challenge #3 1m 32s
—Availability Challenge #4 1m 30s
—Availability Challenge #5 2m 54s
—Summary 1m 52s

Solving Management Challenges With vSphere
- 18m 54s

—vSphere Management Concepts 3m 33s
—Management Challenge #1 1m 29s
—Management Challenge #2 4m 45s
—Management Challenge #3 1m 58s
—Management Challenge #4 3m 16s
—Management Challenge #5 1m 48s
—Summary 2m 3s

Solving Optimization Challenges With vSphere
- 12m 51s

—vSphere Optimization Concepts 0m 45s
—Optimization Challenge #1 4m 15s
—Optimization Challenge #2 1m 42s
—Optimization Challenge #3 1m 35s
—Optimization Challenge #4 2m 3s
—Optimization Challenge #5 1m 1s
—Summary 1m 28s

Solving Scalability Challenges With vSphere
- 10m 33s

—vSphere Scalability Concepts 3m 6s
—Scalability Challenge 1 1m 57s
—Scalability Challenge 2 2m 55s
—Scalability Challenge 3 1m 32s
—Summary 1m 0s

Comparing SMB and Enterprise Data Center Challenges
- 12m 40s

—Overview 0m 28s
—Defining SMB and Enterprise 3m 3s
—Comparing Availability Needs in SMB vs. Enterprise 1m 54s
—Comparing Management Needs in SMB vs. Enterprise 2m 30s
—Comparing Optimization Needs in SMB vs. Enterprise 1m 47s
—Comparing Scalability Needs in SMB vs. Enterprise 2m 13s
—Summary 0m 43s

Course Fee:

USD 29

Course Type:	Self-Study
Course Status:	Active
Workload:	1 - 4 hours / week

This course is listed under Cloud Computing , Data Centre Management , Development & Implementations , Data & Information Management , Networks & IT Infrastructure and Server & Storage Management Community

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Course Fee:

USD 29

Course Type:	Self-Study
Course Status:	Active
Workload:	1 - 4 hours / week

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VMware Certified Associate – Data Center Virtualization (VCA-DCV)

Pluralsight

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VMware

Data center

Virtualization

Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol

VMware vSphere

internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)

Virtual Machine (VM)

VMware DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler)

Thin Provisioning

Storage vMotion

VCA-DT (VMware Certified Associate)

VCA-DCV (VMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization)

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