VCA4-DT Passed/Experience

[slaclair]

I just sat in and passed the VCA by a very narrow margin, I must say it was a little more difficult than I had expected.  While I'm a VCP and I consider myself rather well versed in View 4.6 I think I walked into it a little arrogant.  The mock questions on the site seemed a little too easy so it gave me a little false sense.

I would have to say (just like the VCP) the majority of the questions aren't conceptually hard but it just requires a strong photographic memory of menu options (which is great as it does test your actual experience).  I work on a classified network so the local mode/transfer stuff doesn't really apply to me and they hammered those ones fairly well.  Also don't sleep on thinapp questions or error codes/status states.

So even though I aced the VCP4-DT mocks on the first try I will not walk into that exam with the same attitude.

[AndreTheGiant]

Thread has been moved to VCA-DT area.

And thanks for sharing your experience... and of course congratulations for the pass!

Andre

[slaclair]

I just received my confirmation email from VMware and it says my number is "VCADT-119".  Are these numbers randomized or sequential?  I have a hard time believing there were only 118 passes worldwide before me; but if so, then that just made my day.

Time for the VCP-DT!

[AndreTheGiant]

ID are sequential.

And yes... seems that "few" people as reach this kind of certifications.

Andre

[nerdblurt]

Congrats on Passing!!

[slaclair]

I just got my authorization to register for the VCP4-DT, $225? really?  Is this with the $50 pre-september 1st promotion?

[AndreTheGiant]

I've paid in Euro, but also for me the price sound strange (see: http://communities.vmware.com/people/AndreTheGiant/blog/2011/06/07/my-thoughts-on-vcp-dt-certificati...).

But I cannot find any info about the exam price... seems that it will cost (without the discont) MORE than the VCP4 exam.

Andre

[slaclair]

My little shopping cart on the PearsonVUE site is definitely reading 225 USD, I'm trying to see if that $50 rumor was perhaps a promotion code to enter in or something of the likes.  Also I noticed that the testing site selection is limited, which I don't understand as it is the standard multiple choice test.

Having to drive 50 miles to take this will delay me from taking it indefinitely.