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Unixanand
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Hello friends,

I am new in this virtulization technology. I would like to learn first vmware and virtulization.

Please let me know hierarchy of vmware certification from first certificate to last.

I mean which exam I have to give and what could be passing percentage.

Thanks in advance.

Anand.

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a_p_
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I'd suggest you take a look at http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/certification/ which provides information about the different certifications. The first certification you should look at is the VMware   Certified Professional (VCP). When you follow the links you will find links to blueprints, FAQs, ... as well as the requirements (e.g. courses)

André

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AndreTheGiant
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As written by André you can start from the virtualization page.

But I suggest first to start to make some practice with virtualization concepts, for example using Workstation.

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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milton123
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You can also have a look this page...

http://mylearn.vmware.com/portals/www/search/findcourse.cfm?ui=www

Cheers, Yours Udin

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Unixanand
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Hello everybody,

Thanks for reply me.

Currently I am using RHEL 6.2 and I am Red Hat certified. Please suggest me for VMware version practice to clear the conecept of virtulization, which version is best for me. I saw many of versions of vmware on download page. I will start working and practice today. It's look vary amazing and exciting product. Also I want to kown which is first exam paper VCP3 or VCP5 it's looks confuse to me.

Thanks and Regards,

Anand.

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a_p_
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For enterprise use, it's vSphere 5 (VCP5) which you might want to start with. VMware makes it easy to setup a lab environment by allowing to setup a complete lab setup as a virtual environment based on e.g. VMware Workstation. Provided your hardware supports it (Intel VT-x, ~16GB RAM, ...) you can setup vCenter Server as well as some ESXi hosts as virtual machines (see e.g. Building the Ultimate vSphere Lab). The example is based on a Windows host but should work on RHEL too.

What I also recommend is to take a look at some of the concepts before you start. e.g. http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/virtual_networking_concepts.pdf (this may not be up to date with the latest features, but is still valid and a really great resource)

You can download a 30-day evaluation version for VMware Workstation as well as a 60-day evaluation for vSphere in the Download area.

André

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