When it comes to virtualization, VMware and their technology are the first things that come to mind. It has been the preference of many sectors from banking to health services, from corporate to SME since 1998 and has always been one of the indispensable IT infrastructures. With the widespread use of IT infrastructures, the need for expert personnel in virtualization technologies has emerged. VMware offers all the virtualization technologies and documents related to the products to the world free of charge over the internet. As with every manufacturer, VMware has a specific certification tree for both end-user and business partners to document their knowledge, experience and expertise on technologies produced. VMware also has a similar certification tree, and VMware Certified Professional (the VCP certificate), which is the most popular among the certificates, is what we'll be reviewing briefly in this article.
In short, VCP; We can say that it is the most popular and most user-acquired certificate of VMware certifications. Although it may look like a single certification at first glance, VCP certification is actually separated by technology fields and certain versions. For example, VCP-DCV 6.5 or VCP-DT 7. Here DCV stands for “Data Center Virtualization”, while DTM stands for “Desktop and Mobility”. The figures at the end show the version information of the solution corresponding to this technology. For example; VCP-DCV 6.5 certification is the certification representing expertise in the 6.5 version of the VMware vSphere product family. As with every manufacturer, there are certain prerequisites and exams to be completed in VMware certifications. In this section, we will examine one of the current certifications, the VMware VCP-DCV 2019 certification, as an example.
VMware vSphere is a certification for the latest version of the product, 6.7, which documents technical capabilities including topics such as installation, configuration, management and debugging.
The prerequisites required for this certification are as follows:
Attending at least one of the trainings on the following list.
Foundation Exam - Passing at least one of the exams on the following list:
Professional Exam - To successfully complete at least one of the exams on the following list:
The certification path laid out above is valid for first time VCP candidates. Although it is valid only for VCP certifications, one of the most important requirements of VCP certification is the obligation to participate in formal education. If you are logging into VCP certification for the first time, you are requited to attend one of the training session specified in the certification prerequisites, regardless of your exam success.
A common mistake comes in the form of thinking "Training should be taken for VMware certifications before entering the exams." This is entirely at one's own initiative. If desired, the candidate can take the exams first and test his/her knowledge or experience, and then choose their training from the list according to the results.
You can complete all of your VMware official training and exams, which are prerequisite for certifications such as VCA, VCP, VCAP, and training with vSmart Information Technologies, which is a certified VMware Authorized Training Center - Premier, VMware Authorized Education Reseller, and Pearson VUE Test Center. Offering VMware Training Services from start-to-finish, vSmart gladly serves its participants during both the VMware formal training and all IT exams.
