VMware® - Certified Technical Associate

Duration

Duration:

Only 2 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

24/6/2024 (Monday)

Overview

On this accelerated VMware Certified Technical Associate course, you’ll learn the skills and knowledge to perform operational tasks within a virtualised infrastructure, in areas across multi-cloud operations, networking, security, and device management depending on your chosen specialisation.

In just 3 days, you’ll gain a working knowledge of managing cloud resources and basic networking concepts. You’ll also learn about:

  • Basic troubleshooting concepts
  • The networking and security capabilities of NSX-T Data Center
  • Remote management and desktop and application virtualisation

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the exam for your chosen pathway, and achieve one of the VMware Certified Technical Associate credentials:

  • Data Center Virtualisation - VCTA-DCV
  • Network Virtualisation - VCTA-NV
  • Security - VCTA-SEC
  • Cloud Management and Automation - VCTA-CMA (coming soon)
  • Digital Workspace - VCTA-DW (coming soon)
  • Application Modernisation - VCTA-AM (coming soon)

Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal if you are currently working in the IT industry or would like to start a career in the industry.

Benefits

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:

  • Intensive group instruction
  • One-on-one instruction attention
  • Hands-on labs
  • Lab partner and group exercises
  • Question and answer drills
  • Independent study

Curriculum

VMCTA - VMware Certified Technical Associate pathways

VMware Virtual Data Center - Core Technical Skills 

  • Module 1: Course Introduction
  • Module 2: Virtualisation and vSphere Concepts
  • Module 3: Navigating the vSphere Client
  • Module 4: Lifecycle of Virtual Machines
  • Module 5: vSphere Networking
  • Module 6: vSphere Storage
  • Module 7: Virtual Machine Management
  • Module 8: Resource Monitoring
  • Module 9: vSphere Clusters

VMware Virtual Cloud Network - Core Technical Skills

  • Module 1: Software-Defined Data Centre
  • Module 2: VMware SDDC Solutions
  • Module 3: VMware vSphere Components and Features
  • Module 4: Network Virtualisation
  • Module 5: Virtual Switches Overview
  • Module 6: vSphere Standard Switches
  • Module 7: vSphere Distributed Switches
  • Module 8: Management, Control and Data Plane
  • Module 9: Software Defined Networking
  • Module 10: Introduction to NSX-T Data Centre
  • Module 11: NSX-T Data Center Components
  • Module 12: NSX-T Data Centre Architecture
  • Module 13: Benefits of NSX-T Data Centre Logical Switching
  • Module 14: NSX Logical Switching Components
  • Module 15: NSX Logical Switching
  • Module 16: Benefits of NSX-T Data Centre Logical Routing
  • Module 17: NSX Routing Components
  • Module 18: NSX Logical Routing
  • Module 19: Micro-segmentation
  • Module 20: Zero-Trust Security
  • Module 21: NSX Data Centre Firewalls
  • Module 22: NSX DHCP
  • Module 23: NSX DNS
  • Module 24: NSX NAT
  • Module 25: NSX Load Balancing
  • Module 26: NSX VPNs
  • Module 27: Virtual Cloud Network

Exam Track

As part of this accelerated course, you’ll sit one of the following exams based on your choice of pathway, at the Firebrand Training centre, covered Certification Guarantee:

VMware Data Center Virtualisation: Core Technical Skills (VCTA-DCV) exam

  • Duration: 135 minutes
  • Exam code: 1V0-21.20
  • Format: Single and multiple-choice
  • Number of questions: 51
  • Passing score: Scaled score of 300

Associate VMware Security (VCTA-SEC) exam

  • Duration: 120 minutes
  • Exam code: 1V0-81.20
  • Format: Single and multiple-choice
  • Number of questions: 55
  • Passing score: Scaled score of 300

Associate Network Virtualisation (VCTA-NV) exam

  • Duration: 90 minutes
  • Exam code: 1V0-41.20
  • Format: Single and multiple-choice
  • Number of questions: 30
  • Passing score: Scaled score of 300

Associate Cloud Management & Automation (VCTA-CMA) exam

Coming soon

Associate Digital Workspace (VCTA-DW) exam

Coming soon

Associate Application Modernisation (VCTA-AM) exam

Coming soon

What's Included

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.

Prerequisites

Before attending this accelerated course, you should have a basic understanding of:

  • Operating systems
  • Basic network, storage, and computer hardware concepts
  • Virtualisation and vSphere concepts

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.

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