Hello,
Just passed the VCP410 yesterday. Man I found it was hard ! And it was not just about knowing stuff on top of your head. I was still reviewing some questions while 30 seconds were remaining (and I’m French native, so I had 30 minutes more….)
I found out this was a real challenging ordeal (though I have some good hands-on experience managing a big vmware infrastructure for over 2 years now) which I think is nice as it sheds quality over the certification.
It has already been said here: reading all the good information in this forum, reading the official documentation (I actually kinda flew over it) is absolutely necessary to pass the exam.
But as many people I guess, being pretty busy at work, I did not have much time for reading all the above in details, nor did I own my personal lab at home
I needed something that could provide me the “essence” of the technical knowledge required for the exam. And I found it in the following:
- vReference cards & notes : http://www.vreference.com
- Simon Log’s study notes and exams: http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/vcp-vsphere-upgrade-study-notes
- Scott Vessey ’s blog : http://vmwaretraining.blogspot.com
- Matthijs van den Berg's study notes : http://www.b3rg.nl/vcp-4.0/introduction/vmware-certified-professional-on-vsphere-4-learning-guide.ht...
- Scott Lowe’s “Managing Vmware vSPhere 4”
I know these aren’t official Vmware stuff, but I definitely recommend using them.
I must say THANK YOU to the above guys, they really made my VCP life easier 
Alex
