I currently have a VCP DCV 5.5. Do I need to take the delta to upgrade it to 6.0 before I can take the VCAP DCV 6.0 exam?
Secondary question, Do I need the VCP in the other disciplines (ie network virtualizatoin) to take VCAP in those, or just any VCP.
You can find the answers to your questions by following the links at VMware Certification
André
Agreed - the pages for each individual certification will spell out the various valid paths and their requirements.
Yep I've already read all the official documentation. I found it lacking in the specifics i was asking about, so I came here. The diagrams imply that you need to update your cert to 6.0 before taking the VCAP exam, but they do not explicitly state it. That's why I came here for clarification.
So to be clear the question is a simple yes or no:
If I have an active VCP 5.5 DCV, register for and pass the VCAP 6 DCV Deploy 6, would I then be granted the VCAP cert?
I of course would like to avoid having to spend two hundred some bucks on a test if its not absolutely necessary, but that may be the business model here to generate revue. The FAQ doesn't have a section for "I have a VCP5, do I need to upgrade it to VCP 6 prior to taking the exam". The new candidates section only lists paths if you have a current VCP6 in DCV and a path for if you hold a VCP6 in other areas. I take the implication there that I have to upgrade my VPC to 6. I'm just asking for confirmation of that ...inconvenient requirement.
So can anyone confirm that upgrading your VCP to 6 is a explicit and hard requirement to be granted the VCAP 6 cert upon passing the exam?
Using VCAP6-DCV Deploy as an example, the valid "start points" are here:
Or here:
If you have some other combination of certifications, I believe you would need to reach one of those "start points" first.
In your case, I believe you need to get to VCP6-DCV or VCAP5-DCA (*) first, then you could work on VCAP6-DCV Deploy.
If you want some form of official confirmation, drop an email to certification@vmware.com
(* Note that going the VCP5-DCV > VCAP5-DCA > VCAP6-DCV Deploy route would NOT also give you the VCP6-DCV)
Yep this is what I figured. The path of least resistance would be take the VCP6-DCV Delta exam to upgrade my VCP then take the VCAP6-DCV Deploy exam, but that's still only implied there by lack of other options. Meaning there's no "If you have VCP5-DCV..." path (which I think would cover a lot of people). Call me crazy, but I just don't like making inferences based on incomplete information. I will probably email them just to be sure. Thanks again.
If you are already VCP5.5 then only VCP-DCV 6.0 exam needed for VCAP-DCV 6.0