Just wanted to provide my two-cents on the VCP-410 exam. I have studied various materials over the last month (nightly) specifically to pass the VCP-410.
I used:
- Scott Lowes (Mastering vSphere 4 book) - was mostly for general reference.
- vReference.com - great for quick view and study of specific configuration commands and config maximums.
- VMware Config Maximums Doc. - must have information for maximums "memorization" type questions--yuck!!
- Train Signal vSphere videos - good for learning new concepts/functions not part of VI3.
- VMware vSphere PDFs - really if you know this material inside and out the test is no problem.
- Just remember that VCP-410 covers more than just ESX. Know well-known information about Update Manager, Data Recovery, View, and vCenter.
I also have been working with and using VMware ESX products and associated SANs for years and I work with ESX (including ESX/ESXi 4) in an Enterprise environment every single day (my primary job)--so that helps. That said, this test was much easier than the VCP-310 (from what I can remember). Good luck.
