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Exam Blueprint VMwareInfrastructureasaService(IaaS)Examtestingcenterexamcode:VCPVCD510 ExamBlueprintVersion2.3 22February2013 Disclaimer: Thisblueprintisintendedtoprovideinformationabouttheobjectivescoveredbytheexamandproviderelated resourcesandrecommendedcourses.Thematerialcontainedwithinthisblueprintisnotintendedto guaranteethatapassingscorewillbeachievedontheexam.VMwarerecommendsthatacandidateutilizes theresourcesandcoursesrecommendedinthisguidetoensuretheythoroughlyunderstandtheexam objectivespriortoanyattemptoftheexamitself. BlueprintAuthors: JonC.Hall RyanK.Baker Contributors: BrandonFreitag MaheshRajani PhillipCohen MarkBrunstad JohnHarbin BenThomas MichaelSteward ScottSauer BenSier JohnKrueger JonathanMcDonald RawlinsonRivera
TableofContents
TableofContents...................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.TheExam............................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1PurposeofExam.............................................................................................................................................. 3 1.2NumberofQuestions...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.3PassingScore................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.4HowObjectivesRelatetoQuestionsontheExam.......................................................................................... 3 1.5Languages........................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.6TimeLimit........................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.7SchedulingandTakingtheExam..................................................................................................................... 4 1.8CertificationTracks.......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.9RetakePolicy ................................................................................................................................................... . 4 1.10ExamSecurity................................................................................................................................................ 4 2.IntendedAudience................................................................................................................................................ 5 2.1IntendedAudience.......................................................................................................................................... 5 3.ObjectivescoveredintheIaaSExam..................................................................................................................... 5 3.1Introduction..................................................................................................................................................... 5 5 3.2Objectives........................................................................................................................................................ 4.VCPCloudCertificationPathsandCourseRequirementOptions ...................................................................... 6 . 1 4.1VCPCloudCertificationPathOptions........................................................................................................... 6 1 4.2CourseRecommendations............................................................................................................................. 7 1 5.AdditionalResources........................................................................................................................................... 7 1 5.1MockExam.................................................................................................................................................... 7 1 5.2VCPCommunity............................................................................................................................................. 8 1 1 5.3BuildingavCloudTestEnvironment.............................................................................................................. 8
1.TheExam
1.1PurposeofExam TheVMwareInfrastructureasaServiceExamtestsVMwareCertifiedProfessionalCloud(VCPCloud) certificationcandidatesontheirskillsandabilitiesinstalling,configuringandadministeringaVMwarevCloud environment.Successfulcandidatesdemonstratemasteryoftheseskillsandabilities. 1.2NumberofQuestions TheIaaSExamconsistsof85questionsandashortpreexamsurveyconsistingof8questions. 1.3PassingScore Thepassingscoreforthisexamis300,usingascaledscoringmethod.Thescaleisfrom100500.Scaledscores arecalculatedusingamathematicalformulathatconsidersavarietyoffactors,includingthenumberandtype ofexamquestionsincludedinaspecificversionoftheexam.Becausethiscombinationmayvaryindifferent versionsofthesameexamination,scaledscoresprovideafairscoreforeachindividualbasedontheversionof theexamtaken. 1.4HowObjectivesRelatetoQuestionsontheExam Objectivessummarizewhatthetestisdesignedtomeasure.ObjectivesaredevelopedbyExamDevelopersand SubjectMatterExpertsbasedonidentifiedtasksthatrelatetothejobofadministeringaVMwarevCloud environment.Oncetheinitialdevelopmentprocessiscomplete,theseobjectivesareverifiedusinganexternal groupofindividualsintheactualjobrole.Theexternalsurveydeterminesthenumberofquestionsforeach objective,whichrelatesdirectlytothecriticalityofthetaskinthejobrole. 1.5Languages TheexamisavailableinEnglish. 1.6TimeLimit Thetimelimitfortheexamis90minutes,withanadditional15minutestocompletethesurveyquestionsand agreements.CandidateswhotaketheIaaSExaminacountrywhereEnglishisnotaprimarylanguagewillhave anadditional30minutesaddedtotheexamtime.Thistimeextensionisautomatic,noadditionalactionis requiredfromthecandidate.Forthepurposesofthisexam,countrieswhereEnglishisconsideredoneofthe primarylanguagesincludeAustralia,NewZealand,Belize,SouthAfrica,Bermuda,theUnitedKingdom,Canada, theUnitedStatesandIreland.
1.7SchedulingandTakingtheExam ThisexamisadministeredthroughPearsonVUE.Fordetailsontherulesandproceduresassociatedwith registeringforandtakingtheexam,whichexamsareavailable,latestcertificationnewsandmore,pleasevisit theVMwarepageonPearsonVUEswebsiteathttp://www.pearsonvue.com/vmware. PearsonVUEswebsitecanalsobeusedtolocateatestingcenterinyourarea,scheduleaVMwareexam,and reviewexamhistoryinformation. 1.8CertificationTracks TherearetwopathstoearningyourVCPCloudcertification.TheIaaSExamcanbeacorecomponentofthe VCP5Cloudcertification. Path1
2.IntendedAudience
2.1IntendedAudience AcandidatefortheVCP5CloudcertificationshouldbecapableofinstallingandconfiguringVMwarevCloud Director(vCD)andrelatedcomponents,utilizingvCDtocreateandmanagevApps,ServiceCatalogs, Organization/providerVDCs,andadministeringcloudenablednetworkingandstorage.Thesuccessful candidatewillmostlikelyhavepreviousexperienceworkingwithaVMwarevSpherebasedinfrastructure, includingconfigurationandmanagementtasksassociatedwithvSphere(typically1ormoreyears).Finally,the candidateshouldpossessanunderstandingofbasiccloudconceptsincludingpublic/private/hybridclouds, multitenancyandcloudsecurity.
3.ObjectivescoveredintheIaaSExam
3.1Introduction Itisrecommendedthatcandidateshavetheknowledgeandskillsnecessarytoinstall,configureandadminister avCloudenvironmentbeforetakingtheIaaSExam.Intheeventthatfurthertraininginoneormoreobjective areasand/orhandsonexperiencewithavCloudimplementationisdesired,coursesareavailableasdetailedin section4. 3.2Objectives Priortotakingthisexam,candidatesshouldunderstandeachofthefollowingobjectives.Eachobjectiveis listedbelow;alongwithrelatedtoolsthecandidateshouldhaveexperiencewith,andrelateddocumentation thatcontainsinformationrelevanttotheobjective.Allobjectivesmayalsobereferencedinotherproduct documentationnotspecificallyhighlightedbelow.Thecandidateshouldbefamiliarwithallrelevantproduct documentationorhaveanequivalentskillset. Section1InstallandConfigurevCloudDirector Objective1.1InstallvCloudcomponents Knowledge IdentifyrequiredvCloudcomponentsandprerequisitesforinstallation DescribeinstallationorderofvCloudcomponents ExplainthepurposeandusecaseofeachvCloudcomponent CreateaSysPreppackage InstallvCloudDirector InstallvShieldManager InstallvCenterChargeback InstallvCloudConnector
Tools vCloudDirectorInstallationandConfigurationGuide vShieldManagerQuickStartGuide vCenterChargebackManagerInstallationandUpgradeGuide vCloudConnectorInstallationandConfiguration VMwareJourneytoYourCloud ArchitectingavCloud VMwarevCloudArchitectureToolkit(vCAT) vSphereClient vCloudDirectorWebConsole vShieldManagerUI vCCvSphereClientPlugin vCCWebUI
Objective1.2ConfigureandAdministervCloudConnector Knowledge
Section2AdministerUsers,RolesandPrivilegesinavCloud Objective2.1CreateRolesandApplyPrivilegestoRolesinavCloud Knowledge IdentifyvCloudDirectorpredefinedrolesandtheirspecificprivilegelevels ListthestepstocreateacustomroleinvCD Identifyoperationsthatcanbeperformedonpredefinedroles IdentifythetypesofusersthatcanbegrantedaccesstoavCloud ExplainthepurposeofacustomroleinvCD Determinewhentocreateacustomrole. Givenanenduser'sjobdescription,determinewhichrolewouldbegranted Validatethefunctionalityallowedbyanewlycreatedrole Selectspecificaccessrightsinasecurityrole. Troubleshootcommoncustomizedroleaccessissues.
Objective2.3ConfigureandAdministervShieldEdge Knowledge IdentifywheretosetfirewallruleswithinvCloudDirector ExplainvShieldfirewallconceptsastheyrelatetoavCloudenvironment Determinewhichfirewallrulesneedtobeappliedormodified Identifyorderingforfirewallrules Enable/Disablefirewall Add/Modify/Deletefirewallrules DeterminewhichvShielddevicesimpactagivenservice Verifyfirewallruleoperation Troubleshootcommonfirewallserviceissues
Section3ConfigureandAdministervCenterChargeback Objective3.1ConfigureandAdministervCenterChargebackRolesandPrivileges Knowledge IdentifyvCenterChargebackpermissions IdentifyResourcetypes IdentifyResourcesthatcannotbemanuallyassignedpermissions IdentifydefaultvCenterChargebackroles Create/Modify/Deletearole Determinewhenanewroleshouldbecreated Associatearoletoauser Troubleshootcommonpermissionissues
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Objective4.4AdministervCloudNetworkServices Knowledge IdentifyavailablevShieldEdgenetworkservices ConfigureDHCP/NAT/VPNservices AddaSNAT/DNATrule AddaDHCPIPpool AddDHCPstaticbinding ConfiguretheVPNservice ConfigureSyslog Uselogstotroubleshootcommonnetworkserviceissues
Section5ConfigureandAdministervCloudOrganizations Objective5.1CreatevCloudOrganizations Knowledge IdentifytheURLnameofanewlycreatedOrganization Create/Modify/DeletevCloudOrganizations ConfigureVMleasetimes ConfigureStorageleasetimes ConfigureSMTPserverinformation Configurenotificationsettings ApplypoliciestoavCloudOrganization
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Objective5.2AdministervCloudOrganizations Knowledge
ListoperationsthatcanbeperformedonanOrganization ListthevCloudconstructsthatmakeupanOrganization GivenatierofserverdeterminetheappropriateOrganizationvDC Editleases/quotas/limitsappliedtoanOrganization ReviseCatalog(s)attachedtoanOrganization Add/Removeusersandgroups Configure/EditOrganizationsettings AllocateresourcestoanOrganization Explainthepurposeandusecaseforstorageoptions Configurestorageprovisionoptions
Section6AllocateandManagevCloudResources Objective6.1CreateandAdministerProviderVDCs Knowledge IdentifywhereinthehierarchyaproviderVDCresides IdentifywhereanProviderVDCgetsitsresources DifferentiateProviderandOrganizationVDCs ExplaintheconceptofaProviderVDC ExplainwhenandhowtoEnable/DisableaProviderVDC Create/DeleteaProviderVDC SelectResourcePoolsandDatastoresforaProviderVDC ExplainwhenandhowtoEnable/DisableaProviderVDCHost Prepare/UnprepareaProviderVDCHost Upgrade/RepairaProviderVDCHostagent ExplainwhenandhowtoEnable/DisableaProviderDatastore ConfigureLowDiskSpaceWarnings
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Objective6.2CreateandAdministerOrganizationVDCs Knowledge ListAllocationModels ExplaintheconceptofanOrganizationVDC Create/Modify/DeleteanOrganizationVDC Enable/DisableanOrganizationVDC SelectOrganizationVDCcomponents Select/EditOrganizationVDCresources ConfigureAllocationModelsettings DeterminetheappropriatenetworkpoolforagivenOrganizationvDCnetwork
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Objective7.2AdministervCloudCatalogs Knowledge
Objective8.2MapvCloudResourcestovSphereResources Knowledge
DifferentiatecomponentsofvCloudDirectorandvSphereclientinterfaces
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4.VCPCloudCertificationPathsandCourseRequirementOptions
4.1VCPCloudCertificationPathOptions
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4.2CourseRecommendations ThereisnocourseworkprerequisitefortakingtheIaasExam.Candidateswishingtolearnmoreaboutthe objectivesthatareapartoftheIaaSExamandgainhandsonexposuretoavCloudenvironmentareadvisedto attendtherecommendedcourse: VMwarevCloud:DeployandManagetheVMwareCloud[V1.5] Anintensivefourday,handsontrainingcoursethatdemonstratestotechnicalpersonnelhowto deployVMwarevCloudforapublic,private,orhybridcloudenvironmentandmanagetheongoing operationofthedeployment.ThecoursefocusesontheprivateandpublicvCloudsolutionsbutalso includesinformationonhowthisapproachsupportsahybridsolution.Thecoursecoversthefollowing objectives: DeployvCloudDirector ManagevCloudDirectortosatisfyprivate,public,andhybridcloudbusinessneeds ConfigureVMwarevSpherestoragetoenablemultipletiersinprovidervirtualdatacenters CreateandmanagevCloudDirectororganizationsandvAppstosatisfybusinessneeds CreateandmanagevCloudDirectorcatalogs ConfigurenetworkingfororganizationsandvApps ConnectorganizationswithVPNtunnelsandstaticroutes InterfacevCloudDirectortoOpenLDAPandMicrosoftActiveDirectoryservers ConfigurenetworksecuritybetweenvCloudDirectorvAppsandorganizationswithVMware vShieldEdgefirewalls UseVMwarevCenterChargebacktometervCloudDirectorresources UnderstandtheinteractionsbetweenVMwarevSphereDistributedResourcesScheduler clustersandvCloudDirector
ThiscoursecoversamajorityoftheobjectivesontheIaaSExamandisrecommendedforindividuals whowanttogainabetterunderstandingoftheobjectivesrepresentedinthisexam.
5.AdditionalResources
5.1MockExam VMwareprovidesamockexamfortheIaaSExam.Themockexamcontainssamplequestions,alongwith explanationforincorrectresponses.Themockexampresents25questions,drawnfromalargerpool.The mockexampassscoreissetto100%andacandidatecanretakethemockexamasmanytimesasdesireduntil the100%scoreisachieved.Pleasebeadvisedthatthepassscoreforthemockexamisunrelatedtothepass scorefortheactualexam.Refertosection1.3forthescoringinformationfortheIaaSExam. Themockexamislocatedat:http://mylearn.vmware.com/quiz.cfm?item=32211&ui=www_cert
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