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Vmware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization Deployment Beta Exam

This document outlines the sections and objectives covered in the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Deployment Beta Exam. It includes 14 sections that cover topics such as deploying and configuring vSphere 6.x infrastructure components, storage, network, availability, scalability, security, and recoverability. The sections provide skills and objectives assessed in the exam, as well as recommended tools to achieve each objective.

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Vmware Certified Advanced Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization Deployment Beta Exam

This document outlines the sections and objectives covered in the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Deployment Beta Exam. It includes 14 sections that cover topics such as deploying and configuring vSphere 6.x infrastructure components, storage, network, availability, scalability, security, and recoverability. The sections provide skills and objectives assessed in the exam, as well as recommended tools to achieve each objective.

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VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6

Data Center Virtualization Deployment Beta


Exam
Contents
Section 1 - Create and Deploy vSphere 6.x Infrastructure Components ............................................ 1
Section 2 - Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Storage Infrastructure ............................................... 4
Section 3 - Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Network Infrastructure .............................................. 6
Section 4 - Configure a vSphere Deployment for Availability and Scalability ..................................... 8
Section 5 - Configure a vSphere Deployment for Manageability ...................................................... 10
Section 6 - Configure a vSphere Deployment for Performance ........................................................ 12
Section 7 - Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Recoverability ............................................... 13
Section 8 - Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Security ......................................................... 14

Section 1 - Create and Deploy vSphere 6.x Infrastructure Components


+ Objective 1.1 - Perform Advanced ESXi Host Configuration
Skills and Abilities
Configure and Manage Auto Deploy configurations
Determine use case for Stateless vs Stateful installs
Create / Modify rules and rule sets
Create and associate Host Profiles for an Auto Deploy reference host
Configure Kernel Boot Parameters for scripted install according to a deployment plan:
Modify scripted weasel install (ks.cfg)
Create / Modify scripted installation
Configure Advanced System Settings according to a deployment plan:
Edit System Swap / Scratch Configuration
Configure ESXi host to use a central Syslog Server

Manage/Edit the Core Dump configuration of an ESXi host


Tools
vSphere Installation and Setup
vCenter Server and Host Management
What-s New in the VMware vSphere 6.0 Platform
vCenter Server 6.0 Deployment Guide
vSphere Upgrade
vSphere Client / vSphere Web Client
esxcli
+ Objective 1.2 - Deploy and Configure Core Management Infrastructure Components
Skills and Abilities
Deploy vCenter core components according to a deployment plan:
Deploy and Configure a Platform Services Controller (PSC):
Determine use case for embedded vs external PSC
Re-point a vCenter Server Appliance to another External PSC
Deploy and Configure Identity Sources for Single Sign-On:
Configure Single Sign-On users and groups
Change Default domain for Single Sign-On
List services registered with Single Sign-on
Deploy and configure vCenter Server
Deploy / Configure Enhanced Link Mode
Manage / Configure vCenter components according to a deployment plan:
Configure Global Permissions for vCenter services
Configure Dump Collector service
Configure the Syslog Collector / Syslog service
Managing vCenter Server advanced configurations
Tools

vSphere Installation and Setup


What-s New in the VMware vSphere 6.0 Platform
List of recommended topologies for VMware vSphere 6.0.x
vCenter Server and Host Management
vCenter Server 6.0 Deployment Guide
vSphere Upgrade
vSphere Client / vSphere Web Client
esxcli
+ Objective 1.3 - Deploy and Configure Update Manager Components
Skills and Abilities
Deploy / Configure Update Manager components according to a deployment plan:
Configure VUM Update Manager download service
Configure a VUM shared repository
Configure VUM smart rebooting
Manually download updates to a VUM repository
Create and modify VUM baseline groups
Perform VUM orchestrated vSphere upgrades
Troubleshoot Update Manager problem areas and issues
Utilize Update Manager to reconfigure VUM settings
Tools
Installing and Administering VMware Update Manager
Reconfiguring VMware Update Manager
vCenter Server 6.0 Deployment Guide
vSphere Client / vSphere Web Client
+ Objective 1.4 - Perform Advanced Virtual Machine Configurations
Skills and Abilities
Tune Virtual Machine disk controller configurations according to a deployment plan

Configure .vmx file for advanced configuration scenarios


Configure a virtual machine for Hot Add features
Upgrade virtual machine hardware and VMware Tools
Troubleshoot virtual machine deployment issues
Tools
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
vSphere Troubleshooting
vSphere Client / vSphere Web Client

Section 2 - Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Storage Infrastructure


+ Objective 2.1 - Implement Complex Storage Solutions
Skills and Abilities
Determine use cases for Raw Device Mapping
Apply storage presentation characteristics according to a deployment plan:
VMFS re-signaturin
LUN masking using PSA-related commands
Create / Configure multiple VMkernels for use with iSCSI port binding
Configure / Manage vSphere Flash Read Cache
Create / Configure Datastore Clusters
Upgrade VMware storage infrastructure
Deploy virtual volumes
Deploy and configure VMware Virtual SAN
Configure / View VMFS locking mechanisms
ATS-Only mechanism
ATS_SCSI mechanism
Configure Storage I/O Control to allow I/O prioritization
Configure Storage Multi-pathing according to a deployment plan
Tools
vSphere 6 Storage Guide

vSphere 6 Resource Management Guide


vSphere 6 Command Line Documentation
VMware Virtual SAN administration Guide
vSphere 6 Troubleshooting Guide
VMware-Virtual SAN Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Reference Manual
vScsiStats
vSphere Web Client
esxcli
+ Objective 2.2 - Manage Complex Storage Solutions
Skills and Abilities
Identify and tag (mark) SSD and local devices
Administer hardware acceleration for VAAI
Configure, administer, and apply storage policies
Prepare storage for maintenance
Apply space utilization data to manage storage resources
Provision and manage storage resources according to Virtual Machine requirements
Configure datastore alarms, including Virtual SAN alarms
Expand (Scale up / Scale Out) Virtual SAN hosts and diskgroups
Tools
vSphere 6 Storage Guide
vSphere 6 Resource Management Guide
vSphere 6 Command Line Documentation
VMware Virtual SAN administration Guide
VMware-Virtual SAN Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Reference Manual
+ Objective 2.3 - Troubleshoot Complex Storage Solutions
Skills and Abilities
Analyze and resolve storage multi-pathing and failover issues

Troubleshoot storage device connectivity


Analyze and resolve Virtual SAN configuration issues
Troubleshoot iSCSI connectivity issues
Analyze and resolve NFS issues
Troubleshoot RDM issues
Tools
VMware-Virtual SAN Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Reference Manual
vSphere 6 Storage Guide
vSphere 6 Resource Management Guide
vSphere 6 Command Line Documentation
vSphere Client / vSphere Web Client
esxcli

Section 3 - Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Network Infrastructure


+ Objective 3.1 - Implement and Manage vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) Networks
Skills and Abilities
Create and manage vSS components according to a deployment plan:
VMkernel ports on standard switches
Advanced vSS settings
Configure TCP/IP stack on a host
Create a custom TCP/IP stack
Configure and analyze vSS settings using command line tools
Tools
vSphere Installation and Setup Guide v6.0
vSphere Networking Guide v6.0
vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples v6.0
vSphere Client / Web Client
esxcli
+ Objective 3.2 - Implement and Manage vSphere 6.x Distributed Switch (vDS) Networks

Skills and Abilities


Deploy a LAG and migrate to LACP
Migrate a vSS network to a hybrid or full vDS solution
Analyze vDS settings using command line tools
Configure Advanced vDS settings (NetFlow, QOS, etc.)
Determine which appropriate discovery protocol to use for specific hardware vendors
Configure VLANs/PVLANs according to a deployment plan
Create / Apply traffic marking and filtering rules
Tools
vSphere Installation and Setup Guide v6.0
vSphere Networking Guide v6.0
vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples v6.0
vSphere Client / Web Client
vSphere CLI
esxcli
+ Objective 3.3 - Scale a vSphere 6.x Network Implementation
Skills and Abilities
Configure appropriate NIC teaming failover type and related physical network settings
Determine and apply failover settings according to a deployment plan
Configure and manage network I/O control 3
Determine and configure vDS port binding settings according a deployment plan
Tools
vSphere Installation and Setup Guide v6.0
vSphere Networking Guide v6.0
vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples v6.0
vSphere Troubleshooting Guide v6.0
vSphere Client / Web Client

vSphere CLI
esxcli
+ Objective 3.4 - Troubleshoot a vSphere 6.x Network Implementation
Skills and Abilities
Perform a vDS Health Check for teaming, MTU, mismatches, etc.
Configure port groups to properly isolate network traffic
Use command line tools to troubleshoot and identify configuration issues
Use command line tools to troubleshoot and identify VLAN configurations
Use DCUI network tool to correct network connectivity issue
Tools
vSphere Installation and Setup Guide v6.0
vSphere Networking Guide v6.0
vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples v6.0
vSphere Troubleshooting Guide v6.0
vSphere Client / Web Client
vSphere CLI
esxcli

Section 4 - Configure a vSphere Deployment for Availability and Scalability


+ Objective 4.1 - Implement and Maintain Complex vSphere Availability Solutions
Skills and Abilities
Configure a HA cluster to meet resource and availability requirements
Configure custom isolation response settings
Configure VM Component Protection (VMCP)
Configure HA redundancy settings:
Management network
Datastore heartbeat
Network partitions
Configure HA related alarms and analyze a HA cluster

Configure VMware Fault Tolerance for single and multi-vCPU virtual machines
Tools
vSphere 6.0 Availability Guide
vSphere Networking Guide v6.0
vSphere Client / Web Client
+ Objective 4.2 - Implement and Manage Complex DRS solutions
Skills and Abilities
Configure DPM, including appropriate DPM threshold
Configure / Modify EVC mode on an existing DRS cluster
Create DRS and DPM alarms
Configure applicable power management settings for ESXi hosts
Configure DRS cluster for efficient/optimal load distribution
Properly apply virtual machine automation levels based upon application requirements
Administer DRS / Storage DRS
Create DRS / Storage DRS affinity and anti-affinity rules
Configure advanced DRS / Storage DRS settings
Configure and Manage vMotion / Storage vMotion
Create and manage advanced resource pool configurations
Tools
vSphere 6.0 Resource Management Guide
vSphere 6.0 Monitoring and Performance Guide
vSphere 6.0 Networking Guide
vSphere Client / Web Client
+ Objective 4.3 - Troubleshoot vSphere clusters
Skills and Abilities
Analyze and resolve DRS/HA faults
Troubleshoot DRS/HA configuration issues

Troubleshoot Virtual SAN/HA interoperability


Resolve vMotion and storage vMotion issues
Troubleshoot VMware Fault Tolerance
Tools
vSphere 6.0 Availability Guide
vSphere 6.0 Resource Management Guide
vSphere 6.0 Monitoring and Performance Guide
vSphere 6.0 Troubleshooting Guide
vSphere Client / Web Client

Section 5 - Configure a vSphere Deployment for Manageability


+ Objective 5.1 - Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI
Skills and Abilities
Install and configure vSphere PowerCLI
Use basic and advanced PowerCLI Cmdlets to manage a vSphere deployment
Analyze a sample script, then modify the script to perform a given action
Use PowerCLI to configure and administer Auto Deploy (including Image Builder)
Create a report from a PowerCLI script
Tools
VMware vSphere PowerCLI User's Guide
VMware vSphere PowerCLI Cmdlets Reference
Scripting with Windows PowerShell
PowerCLI
+ Objective 5.2 - Implement and Maintain Host Profiles
Skills and Abilities
Use Profile Editor to edit and / or disable policies
Create and apply host profiles
Use Host Profiles to deploy vDS
Use Host Profiles to deploy vStorage policies

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Import / Export Host Profiles


Manage Answer Files
Configure stateful caching and installation for host deployment
Tools
vSphere Installation and Setup
vSphere Host Profiles v6.0
vSphere Web Client
PowerCLI
+ Objective 5.3 - Manage and analyze vSphere log files
Skills and Abilities
Generate vSphere log bundles
Configure and test centralized logging
Analyze log entries to obtain configuration information
Analyze log entries to identify and resolve issues
Configure logging levels for vSphere
Tools
vSphere Monitoring and Performance Guide v6.0
vSphere Troubleshooting Guide v6.0
vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples v6.0
vSphere Web Client
VMware Syslog Collector
ESXi Dump Collector
esxcli
+ Objective 5.4 - Configure and manage Content Library
Skills and Abilities
Create a Global User
Create a Content Library

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Subscribe to a Content Library


Configure a Content Library for space efficiency
Synchronize a subscribed Content Library
Tools
Using Content Libraries
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
What-s New in the VMware vSphere 6.0 Platform
vSphere Web Client

Section 6 - Configure a vSphere Deployment for Performance


+ Objective 6.1 - Utilize Advanced vSphere Performance Monitoring Tools
Skills and Abilities
Configure esxtop / resxtop custom profiles
Evaluate use cases for and apply esxtop / resxtop Interactive, Batch and Replay modes
Use vScsiStats to gather storage performance data
Use esxtop / resxtop to collect performance data
Given esxtop / resxtop output, identify relative performance data for capacity planning purposes
Tools
Interpreting esxtop statistics
vSphere Monitoring and Performance Guide
Using vscsiStats for Storage Performance Analysis
vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples
Command-Line Management of vSphere 5 and vSphere 6 for Service Console Users
vScsiStats
esxtop / resxto
+ Objective 6.2 - Optimize Virtual Machine resources
Skills and Abilities
Adjust Virtual Machine properties according to a deployment plan:
Network configurations

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CPU configurations
Storage configurations
Troubleshoot Virtual Machine performance issues based on application workload
Modify Transparent Page Sharing and large memory page settings
Optimize a Virtual Machine for latency sensitive workloads
Configure Flash Read Cache reservations
Tools
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide
vSphere Monitoring and Performance Guide
vSphere Resource Management Guide
vSphere Troubleshooting
vSphere Web Client

Section 7 - Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Recoverability


+ Objective 7.1- Deploy and manage vSphere Replication
Skills and Abilities
Configure and manage a vSphere Replication infrastructure:
Isolate vSphere Replication network traffic
Enable data compression of vSphere Replication traffic
Configure and manage vSphere Replication of virtual machines
Analyze and resolve vSphere Replication issues:
Storage configuration
Multiple point in time snapshots
Enabling vSphere Replication on VMs
Tools
VMware vSphere Replication Administration
vSphere Replication 6.0 Release Notes
VMware vSphere Replication 6.0 Technical Overview
vSphere Web Client

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+ Objective 7.2 - Deploy and Manage vSphere Data Protection


Skills and Abilities
Create, edit and clone a vSphere Data Protection backup job
Modify a preconfigured backup job.
Backup and restore a Virtual Machine (file level restore, full VM backup)
Create a replication job according to a deployment plan
Configure a Backup Verification job to ensure integrity of restore points
Tools
vSphere Data Protection Administration Guide
Introduction to vSphere Data Protection
VMware vSphere Data Protection 6.1
vSphere Web Client
+ Objective 7.3 - Backup and Recover vSphere Configurations
Skills and Abilities
Backup and restore distributed switch configurations
Backup and restore resource pool configurations
Export Virtual Machines to OVA/OVF format
Use a Host profile to recover an ESXi host configuration
Tools
vSphere Networking
vSphere Resource Management Guide
vSphere Virtual Machine Administration
vSphere Host Profiles
vSphere Web Client

Section 8 - Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Security


+ Objective 8.1 - Manage authentication and end-user security
Skills and Abilities
Add/Edit Remove users on an ESXi host

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Configure vCenter Roles and Permissions according to a deployment plan


Configure and manage Active Directory integration
Analyze logs for security-related messages
Enable and configure an ESXI Pass Phrase
Disable the Managed Object Browser (MOB) to reduce attack surface
Tools
vCenter Server and Host Management Guide v6.0
vSphere Security Guide v6.0
VMware vSphere vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide
vSphere Client / vSphere Web Client
+ Objective 8.2 - Manage SSL certificates
Skills and Abilities
Configure and manage VMware Certificate Authority
Configure and manage VMware Endpoint Certificate Store
Enable / Disable certificate checking
Generate ESXi host certificates
Replace default certificate with CA-signed certificate
Configure SSL timeouts according to a deployment plan
Tools
vCenter Server and Host Management Guide v6.0
vSphere Security Guide v6.0
vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide
VMware vSphere 6.0 Documentation Center - Security
vSphere Installation and Setup Guide v6.0
VMware vCenter Server Deployment Guide 6.0
vSphere Client / vSphere Web Client
+ Objective 8.3 - Harden a vSphere 6.x Deployment

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Skills and Abilities


Enable and configure ESXi Lockdown mode (Strict / Normal)
Configure a user on the Lockdown Mode Exception Users list
Customize SSH settings for increased security
Enable strong passwords and configure password policies
Configure vSphere hardening of virtual machines according to a deployment plan
Tools
vCenter Server and Host Management Guide v6.0
vSphere Security Guide v6.0
vSphere 6.0 Hardening Guide
VMware vSphere 6.0 Documentation Center - Security
vSphere Client / vSphere Web Client

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