Well, i passed with 309 (required 300) to pass.
I feel like i could have gotten a way better score as many questions where outright badly written (and WAY to much text)
Also, after 2 hours, i only had 30 questions answered and started to panic. Started skipping some questions (i would say i skipped at least 10 questions in all) as i really though i would run out of time. At that point i really thought that i had failed the exam. I finished with 8 mins left and was mentally tired.
IMHO, the exam is too long and there is way to much reading to be done. Hard to concentrate for that long.
Content wise, i basically followed the recommended blueprints and my design and implementation experience covered the rest (one of my collegues did the Design Workshop at PEX 2012 and i borrowed the training materiel).
I guess real life experience with the products and actual design implementations make it easier.
Marc
Congratulation mdegrasse !!
Welcome to the forums and congratulations!! Well done
Congratulations!
Congrats
Marc, were you in the vSphere Design bootcamp by chance? Just curious, I know of 3 of us that passed the DCD at PEX after that bootcamp. You would be the 4th. Congrats!
No i wasen't. I took the vCloud I/C/M class at PEX2013 (required for our IAAS competency)
My collegue took the design class last year at PEX and i simply borrowed his class manuals for my study.
I actually did not find that material that great (unless you don't have much general san/system design knowledge, which i have been doing for many years)
Still worth it, but peolple must not rely on that material alone...
Im just happy i passed the first time.... 400$ for the exam is expensive.
Congratulations ..
Congratulations,i am also planning for VCAP-DCD,could you help me with some study material.which will help me to clear the exam.