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mdegrasse
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Contributor

Passed VCAP-DCD at PEX

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

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aravinds3107
Virtuoso
Virtuoso

Congratulation mdegrasse !!

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maishsk
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Expert

Welcome to the forums and congratulations!! Well done

Maish Saidel-Keesing • @maishsk • http://technodrone.blogspot.com • VMTN Moderator • vExpert • Co-author of VMware vSphere Design
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vmroyale
Immortal
Immortal

Congratulations!

Brian Atkinson | vExpert | VMTN Moderator | Author of "VCP5-DCV VMware Certified Professional-Data Center Virtualization on vSphere 5.5 Study Guide: VCP-550" | @vmroyale | http://vmroyale.com
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AndreTheGiant
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Immortal

Congrats

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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vmEck
Hot Shot
Hot Shot

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!

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mdegrasse
Contributor
Contributor

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.

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sakibpavel
Enthusiast
Enthusiast

Congratulations ..

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vikas_dubey
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Contributor

Congratulations,i am also planning for VCAP-DCD,could you help me with some study material.which will help me to clear the exam.

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