Vcp7 vs vcp8

[Vsheki]

What advantages are there about vcp8 rather than vcp7 exam. Are they the same equally meaning of passing both of them for the career? And the same certificate certified for passing vcp7 and vcp8?

[Sachchidanand]

It's better to pass the exam on which version you have much working experience or you are planning to upgrade your infra to the latest version. Here find the exam details and topics covered:

https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/certification/vmw-vcp-dcv-8-exam-g...

In version 8, you will find some new concepts like Tanzu, DPU, vSAN ESA etc.

Regards,

Sachchidanand

[scott28tt]

I already answered your second question with my reply on another thread you commented on:

There’s no such thing as VCP7 or VCP8 these days.

Since 2019 VMware switched the naming of the certification to be the year in which completed the requirements for it.

So, right now you could complete vSphere training on v7 or v8 and pass the exam for either v7 or v8 and you would be a VCP-DCV 2023 because it is 2023.

[scott28tt]

For your first question, you currently have the choice to take your training on vSphere 7 or vSphere 8, and to pass an exam on vSphere 7 or vSphere 8, my suggestion is to do whichever you will find best for you based on what version you already work with or will be working with.

If you want to be able to tell people you are trained and certified on the latest vSphere version, do your training and exam on vSphere 8, your certification will still only state VCP-DCV 2023 but you can prove that you met the requirements with vSphere 8 training and by passing a vSphere 8 exam if needed.

[Vsheki]

If my certificate name is vcp dcv 2023 then how can i prove to people my success related to vcp8 not vcp7 ? Are there any sign on the certification that i have passed which exam ? 

[scott28tt]

A screenshot from Certification Manager will show the specific exams you have passed.

https://certmetrics.com/vmware

Please stop saying VCP7 and VCP8 😉