VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP6-DCV)

Validate your ability to configure, administer and scale a vSphere virtualized data center. You can deploy, consolidate, and administer virtualization technologies including vSphere HA and DRS Clusters, storage virtualization using VMFS, Storage DRS and Storage I/O Control, network virtualization using vSphere standard and distributed switches and Network I/O Control, vSphere management using vCenter Server and vRealize Operations Manager Standard, and Virtual Machines.

This certification validates your ability to deploy, configure, administer and scale a vSphere 6 virtualized data center, including administering and troubleshooting virtualization technologies such as:

• vSphere HA and DRS Clusters
• storage virtualization using VMFS
• Storage DRS and Storage I/O Control
• network virtualization using vSphere standard and distributed switches and Network I/O Control
• vSphere management using vCenter Server and vRealize Operations Manager Standard
• Virtual Machines

Requirements

Path 1: If You are new to VMware Data Center Virtualization technology

• 1: Gain experience with vSphere 6 (minimum 6 months recommended).
• 2: Attend one of the required training courses.See Course List
• 3: Complete the vSphere 6 Foundations Beta Exam

vSphere 6 Foundations Beta Exam

Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored

Request Authorization

4: Complete the VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Beta Exam

VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Beta Exam

Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored

Request Authorization

Path 2: If you have had previous vSphere 5.x training, but are not VCP certified.

• 1: Attend the vSphere What’s New [V5.5 to V6] training course.
• 2: Complete the vSphere 6 Foundations Beta Exam.

vSphere 6 Foundations Beta Exam

Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored

Request Authorization

• 3: Complete the VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Beta Exam.

VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Beta Exam

Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored

Request Authorization

Migration Paths

Path 1: If you hold a current VCP certification for any solution track

• 1: Attend the vSphere What’s New [V5.5 to V6] training course. Note, this course is recommended but not required.
• 2: Complete one of the following exams.

VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Beta Exam

Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored

Request AuthorizationVMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Delta Beta Exam

Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored

Request Authorization

Path 2: If you hold an expired VCP certification for any solution track

• 1: Attend one of the required training courses.See Course List Page
• 2: Complete the vSphere 6 Foundations Exam

vSphere 6 Foundations Beta Exam

Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored

Request Authorization

• 3: Complete the VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Beta Exam

VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Beta Exam

Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored

Request Authorization