VMware® Certified Advanced Professional: Data Center Virtualization Design 2023 (VCAP-DCV Design)

On this accelerated VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization Design 2023 (VCAP-DCV Design 2023) certification validates an individual's advanced skills in designing vSphere solutions, including compute, storage, networking and security, as well as capacity planning and disaster recovery.

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the VMware exam, and achieve your VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization Design 2023 (VCAP-DCV Design 2023) certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Data Center Virtualization Architects and Consultants.

• Module 1: Architectures and Technologies
• Differentiate between conceptual, logical and physical elements of a design
• Differentiate between functional and non-functional requirements
• Differentiate between Availability, Manageability, Performance, Recoverability, Scalability and Security (AMPRSS)

• Module 2: VMware Products and Solutions

There are no testable objectives for this section.

• Module 3: Planning and Designing
• Gather and analyze functional requirements
  • Gather and analyze service-level agreement (SLA) requirements
  • Gather network, storage and compute requirements
  • Gather workload design requirements
  • Gather capacity and performance requirements
• Gather and analyze non-functional requirements
  • Determine security requirements for a vSphere design
  • Determine data protection requirements for a vSphere design
  • Determine business continuity requirements for a vSphere design
  • Determine disaster recovery requirements for a vSphere design
  • Determine compliance requirements for a vSphere design
• Determine risks, constraints and assumptions for a design
• Create a vCenter Server logical design
  • Design a single-site, multi-site, multi-region deployment
  • Define a virtual data center design
  • Determine availability requirements for vCenter Server
• Create a vSphere cluster logical design
  • Differentiate between workload or management clusters
  • Define a workload cluster design
• Create a vSphere host logical design
  • Recommend compute resource requirements
  • Identify and address scalability requirements
  • Determine hypervisor deployment method
• Create a vSphere network logical design
  • Determine network protocol needs
  • Design network segregation for different traffic types
  • Determine physical and virtual networking topology
• Create a vSphere storage logical design
  • Determine storage topology needs (e.g., SAN, local, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure or HCI)
  • Evaluate storage protocols based on a given scenario/requirements
  • Determine different storage segregation techniques based on a given scenario
  • Determine physical and storage connectivity topology
• Create a workload logical design
  • Determine workload sizing
  • Determine workload placement
• Create a vCenter Server physical design
  • Determine the correct sizing for vCenter Server based on workload requirements
  • Map clusters to logical design
• Create a vSphere cluster physical design
  • Determine the appropriate Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), Predictive Distributed Resource Scheduler (pDRS), and Distributed Power Management (DPM) configurations based on requirements
  • Determine the appropriate Proactive High Availability/High Availability configurations based on requirements
  • Determine the appropriate vSphere Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) configurations based on requirements
  • Determine the appropriate cluster size based on requirements
• Create a vSphere host physical design
  • Identify the hypervisor deployment method
  • Determine the appropriate host size based on requirements
  • Determine the appropriate host configurations (network adapters, local storage, RAID controller) based on requirements
• Create a vSphere network physical design
  • Determine bandwidth needs based on requirements
  • Determine NIC teaming and load balancing methods
  • Design VMkernel adapters based on requirements
  • Determine Network I/O Control (NIOC) configurations based on requirements
  • Determine switch type (standard vs distributed) based on requirements
• Create a vSphere storage physical design
  • Determine storage multi-pathing and load balancing methods
  • Determine the Storage DRS configuration
  • Determine appropriate datastore configurations based on requirements
  • Determine the physical storage design based on requirements
  • Determine appropriate storage policy based on requirements
• Create a workload physical design based on application requirements
  • Determine workload virtual hardware (e.g., number of network interface cards (NICs) and type of NIC)
  • Design content library topology

• Module 4: Installing, Configuring, and Setup

There are no testable objectives for this section.

• Module 5: Performance-tuning, Optimization, Upgrades

There are no testable objectives for this section.

• Module 6: Troubleshooting and Repairing

There are no testable objectives for this section.

• Module 7: Administrative and Operational Tasks

There are no testable objectives for this section.

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered Certification Guarantee:

VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization Design 2023 (VCAP-DCV Design 2023) Exam 3V0-21.21

• Duration: 150 minutes
• Number of questions: 60 questions
• Passing score: 300 / 500

Before attending this accelerated course, you should have:

• (Required) Earn the VCP-DCV 2023 (Or hold a VCP-DCV 2022) VCP-DCV 2023
• (Recommended) Attend ONE of the training courses:
  • VMware vSphere: Design [V8]
  • VMware vSphere: Design [V7]
• (Required) Review and study the topics and objectives listed in the Exam Guide (3V0-21.23) OR Exam Guide (3V0-21.21) and pass ONE of the qualifying exams:
• VMware vSphere 8.x Advanced Design (3V0-21.23)

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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