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

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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VCP5-DT Objective 2.11–Configure the Environment for Kiosk Mode

Objective 2.11 – Configure the Environment for Kiosk Mode For this objective I used the following resources VMware View Administration documentation VMware KB Article 1028287 – Configuring kiosk mode in VMware View Manager 4.5 Knowledge Utilize vdmadmin (e.g, enable/disable Kiosk Mode, assign client to desktop, etc.) Identify client device’s identification mechanism (MAC, custom name, etc) [...]

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VMware VCAP Studying with Trainsignal

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 2.6–Configure Advanced Display Protocol Settings (PCoIP/RDP)

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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Configuring Round Robin PSP When Using Dell EqualLogic Storage

  Over the last the month I have been involved in VMware vSphere upgrades or implementation projects for clients who are leveraging Dell EqualLogic arrays for their backend storage. If you have worked with the EqualLogic platform you can appreciate their ease of use and the great features sets that are included (Snapshots, Replication, VAAI [...]

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VCP5-DT Objective 2.2–Configure VMware View Events Database

Objective 2.2 – Configure VMware View Events Database For this objective I used the following resources VMware View Architecture Planning documentation VMware View Installation documentation Blog Post by Jason Langone “How to configure VMware View 4.5’s Event Database with SQL Express” Knowledge Explain the Purpose of the Events Database The Event Database is used to [...]

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VCP5-DT Objective 1.4–Install View Security Server(s)

Objective 1.4 – Install View Security Servers For this objective I used the following resources: VMware View Installation documentation VMware KB Article 1027217 Network connectivity requirements for VMware View Manager 4.5 and later Knowledge Identify minimum hardware and software requirements for installation Hardware Requirements Hardware Component Required Recommended Processer Pentium IV 2.0GHZ or higher 4 [...]

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Passed the VMware VCAP-DCD 5, My Tips

Over the past weekend I sat the VMware VCAP-DCD 5 exam and was able to successfully pass the exam, granted by a small margin. I was somewhat nervous stepping into the exam as I had not been able to give what I felt was adequote study time over the last week to prepare and had [...]

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