I'm looking at purchasing this from Amazon yet there seems to be two different versions; is the only difference between these two the DVD and the page count?
VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide: VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5- Data Center Administration (VMware Press Certification) 1st Edition - 480 pages
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0789753235/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
VCAP5-DCD Official Cert Guide (with DVD): VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Design (VMware Press Certification) 1st Edition - 208 pages
you are actually pointing to two completely different books here.
One of those is VCAP5-DCA which is Lab Exam
and another book is for VCAP5-DCD which is design exam
these two are two different certification exams.
The answer is in the question - the DCA and DCD are totally different exams/certifications.
I missed that, thanks.