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Data Center Virtualization Certification: VCP6.5-DCV Exam Guide

You're reading from Data Center Virtualization Certification: VCP6.5-DCV Exam Guide Everything you need to achieve 2V0-622 certification – with exam tips and exercises

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2018

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781789340471

Length 598 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

vSphere

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (2):

Andrea Mauro

Paolo Valsecchi

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Packt Upsell

Contributors

Preface

1. Configuring and Administering vSphere 6.x Security FREE CHAPTER

2. Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Networking

3. Configure and Administer vSphere 6.x Storage

4. Upgrade a vSphere Deployment to 6.x

5. Administer and Manage vSphere 6.x Resources

6. Backup and Recover a vSphere Deployment

7. Troubleshoot a vSphere Deployment

8. Deploy and Customize ESXi Hosts

9. Configure and Administer vSphere and vCenter Availability Solutions

10. Administer and Manage vSphere Virtual Machines

11. Mock Exam 1

12. Mock Exam 2

1. Understanding VMware Certification Paths

2. VCP6.5-DCV Certification

3. Before, During, and After the Exam

4. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Index

Review questions

Which protocol is not supported in file-based backup?
- A: FTP/FTPS
- B: HTTP/HTTPS
- C: SCP
- D: TFTP

D- See Objective 6.1

How is a VDP appliance deployed?
- A: As an OVF/OVA
- B: By running Setup.exe in the /bin folder in the ISO file
- C: From the Update Manager
- D: From vSphere Web Client Home | VDP

A- See Objective 6.2

What is the maximum RPO you can configure in vSphere Replication?
- A: 12 hours
- B: 60 minutes
- C: 24 hours
- D: 5 minutes

C- See Objective 6.3

What is the maximum supported number of VRS appliances per vCenter Server?
- A: 5
- B: 9
- C: 10
- D: 7

B- See Objective 6.3

vSAN can be used by vSphere Replication as a destination datastore for replication.
- A: True
- B: False

A - See Objective 6.3

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Authors (2)

Andrea Mauro

Andrea Mauro

Andrea Mauro has more than 20 years of experience in IT, both in industry and the academic world. He works as a solutions architect and is responsible for infrastructure implementation, architecture design, upgrades, and migration processes. He is a virtualization and storage architect, specializing in VMware, Microsoft, Citrix, and Linux solutions. His first virtualized solution in production was built around ESX 2.x, several years ago. His professional certifications include not only several VMware certifications, but also other vendor-related certifications. He is also a VMware vExpert (2010-18), Nutanix NTC (2014-19), and Veeam Vanguard (2016-19), and he was a Microsoft MVP (2014-16).

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Paolo Valsecchi

Paolo Valsecchi

Paolo Valsecchi has worked in the IT industry for more than 20 years, and he currently works as a system engineer mainly focused on VMware vSphere, Microsoft technologies, and backup/DR solutions. His current role involves covering all tasks related to ensuring IT infrastructure availability and data integrity (including implementation, upgrades, and administration). He holds the VMware VCP65-DCV and Veeam VMCE professional certifications, and he has been awarded the VMware vExpert title (2015-18) and the Veeam Vanguard title (2016-19).

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