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50% Off on VMware VCP Exams, 20% Off on Study Materials

By on March 27, 2013 in VCP 5, VCP 5 DT, VMware

TweetLate last week VMware Education Services sent out a tweet (follow them on Twitter HERE) that VMware is running a promotion for 50% off all VMware Certified Professional Exams (VCP-Cloud, VCP5-DV, VCP5-DT, and IaaS). On top of that they are also offering 20% of study materials from the “VMware Certification Marketplace” Both of these are [...]

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VMware VCAP Studying with Trainsignal

By on March 20, 2013 in VCAP-DCA, VCP 5, VCP 5 DT, VMware

Last week I received an email from someone who recently passed their VMware VCP 5 exam (congratulations again Justin!)  leveraging the study guide that myself and Josh Coen have put together (located HERE). Justin also let me know that his next goal was to begin prepping for and passing the VMware VCAP-DCA 5 exam and [...]

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VCP5-DT Objective 2.8 – Configure Role-Based Administrators

By on March 7, 2013 in VCP 5 DT, VMware

Objective 2.8 – Configure Role-Based Administrators For this objective I used the following resources: VMware View Administration documentation Identify Required Folders The only “required” folder for View is the ‘root’ folder (or ‘/’). The root folder by default is where all desktop pools are created: Create View Folders for Delegated Administration and Roles Set Permissions [...]

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VCP5-DT Objective 2.7–Enable RSA/Smart Card

By on March 6, 2013 in VCP 5 DT, VMware

Objective 2.7 – Enable RSA/Smart Card For this objective I used the following resources: VMware View Administration guide VMware KB Article 1008705 – Guidelines for generating and importing an SSL certificate for the View Connection Server for View 5.0.1 and earlier VMware KB Article 2021537 – Requesting an SSL Certificate for VMware using Microsoft Internet [...]

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VCP5-DT Objective 2.6–Configure Advanced Display Protocol Settings (PCoIP/RDP)

By on March 5, 2013 in VCP 5 DT, VMware

Objective 2.6 – Configure Advanced Display Protocol Setting (PCoIP/RDP) For this objective I used the following resources: VMware View Administration guide VMware View Installation guide Knowledge Reference GPO Templates The GPO Templates that come with view are discussed in Objective 1.5 Prepare Active Directory for Installation located HERE. Section titled “Identify and Describe GPO Template [...]

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VCP5-DT Objective 2.5–Configure View Transfer Servers

By on March 1, 2013 in VCP 5 DT, VMware

Objective 2.5 – Configure View Transfer Servers For this objective I used the following resources: VMware View Administration guide Adding the View Transfer Server Alright, so this isn’t a real objective called out in the VCP5-DT blue print. Bought nowhere does it cover actually adding the Transfer Server in to View Administrator to cover the [...]

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VCP5-DT Objective 2.4–Configure View Security Servers

By on February 27, 2013 in VCP 5 DT, VMware

Objective 2.4 – Configure View Security Server(s) For this objective I used the following resources: VMware View Administration guide Knowledge Configure View Connection Server Backup Settings See section “Identify View Connection Server Backup Settings” in Objective 2.3 – Configure View Standard and Replica Connection Server(s) Identify External URL Settings See section “Configure External URL Settings” [...]

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VCAP-DCA5 Objective 8.1 – Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI

By on January 2, 2013 in VCAP-DCA, VMware

Hey vNoob here; Helping out Jason and Josh by doing an objective for them. Hope it is helpful  Objective 8.1 – Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI  Knowledge Identify vSphere PowerCLI requirements Directly from the vmware website for PowerCLI 5.1 release notes: To use VMware vSphere PowerCLI, you need to have installed the following software: [...]

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VCP5-DT Objective 2.1–Configure View Composer

By on November 15, 2012 in VCP 5 DT, VMware

Objective 2.1 Configure View Composer For this objective I used the following resources VMware KB Article 1027217 “Network connectivity requirements for VMware View Manager 4.5 and later” VMware KB Article 1025834 “Creating a QuickPrep user account for VMware View Composer operations” VMware KB Article 2003797 “Differences between QuickPrep and Sysprep” Knowledge Identify View Composer port [...]

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VCP5-DT Objective 1.5–Prepare Active Directory for Installation

By on November 14, 2012 in VCP 5 DT, VMware

Objective 1.5 Prepare Active Directory for Installation For this objective I used the following resources: VMware View Installation Documentation VMware View Security Documentation VMware KB Article 1028287 “Configuring kiosk mode in VMware View Manager 4.5″ Knowledge Describe characteristics of required Active Directory domain accounts (e,g., permissions). vCenter Server User Account – Required account that is [...]

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