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VCAP: Datacenter Design Exam Tips

After passing my VAP-DCD Exam this week, I thought it might be good to write some tips on what to expect. These are very high level, so as not to give away any in depth clues. The exam generally has a nice feel to it, with a mixture of multiple choice single answer and multiple answer questions, drag and drop questions and some diagram creation. One thing I would recommend is make sure you allow enough time to complete the diagrams. It is a long exam, but you will need all the time. Each diagram can take around 30 minutes depending on its scenario. Diagram creation – You need to understand the principals behind how to create diagrams. These are all part of every day design documents, and is critical you are able to create these on the fly. Consolidation Ratios – You need to be able to understand consolidation […]

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VMware Heartbeat 6.3 Update 1 released

VMware have announced the latest release of VMware Heartbeat, which is the product that can be used to provide resiliency to your vCenter environments. For the full release notes click here The update can be downloaded by clicking here This is a brief list of some of the new features * Enhanced passive server management capabilities — A new deployment option allows the passive server to be managed directly and monitored or patched remotely from a centralized solution; this includes receiving file level antivirus updates. This option is only available for: o vCenter 4.0 U1 and its updates, 4.1 and its updates o Remote SQL Server 2005, 2008 only * Secure Client Server Communications — vCenter Server Heartbeat now provides secure client server communications with SSL Encryption using a 2048-bit key. * Support for View Composer — This release of VMware vCenter Server Heartbeat now provides support for View Composer […]

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