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BibinBharathan
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VCAP Design 6

Hello,

I am currently a VCAP DCA 5.5 holder  Planning to write DCD 6.0 , studied the below books .

1. VCAP5-DCD Official Cert Guide

2. TrainSignal.Designing.VMware.Infrastructure

3. Sybex.VMware.vSphere.Design.2nd.Edition.Mar.2013

Can somebody please share  suggestion for my preparation.

Regards,

Bibin C Bharathan

bibin.c.bharathan@gmail.com

Regards, Bibin C Bharathan
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firestartah
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Hi,

For the VCAP6-DCV Design exam I plan to use the following resources: http://thesaffageek.co.uk/vsphere-6-x-dcv-study-resources/vcap6-deploy-design/

Gregg

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BibinBharathan
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Thanks

Regards, Bibin C Bharathan
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jhague
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Hi Bibin,

I'd recommend the following in addition to the blueprint (blueprint has a lot of links to other content).

Scoring for VCAP6 Design Exams – The Cloud JAR

VCAP6 Design Tips, Tricks and New Features – The Cloud JAR

Also my experience here.

VCAP6-DCV Design Experience | vCloudburst Blog

John Hague http://linkedin.com/in/john-hague | twitter @jhague10 VCIX-DCV | VCP-DCV 3/4/5/6 | VCP6-NV | VCP7-CMA | VCAP7-CMA Design
Dan_Johnson
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Hey Bibin,

I guess it depends on your exposure to design.


If you're coming at the exam from an operational perspective, you may struggle with the "design" aspect of the exam, rather than the technical side of the exam.


For instance, differentiating between functional and non functional requirements. Determining Risks, Requirements, Constraints and Assumptions.

You don't want to spend too much time revising technical aspects and not concentrating on your approach to design. 

To that end, i would recommend the VMware vSphere Design books by Scott Lowe as well as the pluralsight course "Designing VMware Infrastructure" or the vBrown Bag Podcast series for the VCAP5-DCD, while the tech has moved on the design methodology still applies.

Dont neglect vSAN or BCDR study either.

These all helped me pass the VCAP6-DCD 🙂

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