I have created another 15 questions for the VCP 5 practice tests. 

http://www.elasticsky.co.uk/vcp-5-practice-test-5

I have had some nice feedback so far.   Any questions etc please let me know

As promised I have created another practice VCP 5 test.  Another 15 questions.

http://www.elasticsky.co.uk/vcp-5-practice-test-4/

If these questions have helped you with your VCP 5.   I would love to hear from you : >  

Any improvements let me know. 

I had a few minutes to knock up some more questions.  So, as promised here is another practice VCP 5 test.

http://www.elasticsky.co.uk/vcp-5-practice-test-3/

Hope you enjoy it!

The practice questions are the most popular part of my site.  

I have had a few spare minutes  this evening and knocked up 15 more questions.

http://www.elasticsky.co.uk/practice-questions/vcp-5-practice-test-2/

As normal,  please let me know your thoughts and if you find them useful.

Please note these are not real VCP questions.  This is a  free resource  for  people  studying for the VCP 5 exam.

More to come I'm sure – good luck.

Its VCP upgrade time again.  For current VCP 4 holders the deadline to upgrade without the course requirement is Feb 29th 2012.   So not too much time left!

I recently sat and thankfully passed the Instructor version of this test.  It was  the normal  VCP 5 test with a higher pass mark requirement (350/500).

Overall I was impressed.  VMware have obviously gone to great lengths to keep the VCP standard high.  The 85 questions in 90 minutes  tested my understanding of the concepts as well as  just recalling facts about vSphere 5.  You won't pass this exam by memorising a few pdfs,  hands on experience is needed.

The VCP exam blueprint was spot on.  No content surprises really.  All aspects of standing up and maintaining a vSphere platform are covered.    I really like the fact that basic troubleshooting and the upgrade process are included in the blueprint.  This is useful real life knowledge as well as a good test of understanding the technology.

I have had a couple of emails from current VCP 4 holders recently.  Please note that this is the full vSphere 5 exam.  This is not an upgrade exam,  you will be expected to know all parts of the blueprint – not just the differences.

Tips

• Study the exam blueprint – you won't be surprised if you tick off each objective
• Know the differences between the vSphere 4 and 5 technologies 
• Know the upgrade process – what order to upgrade things.  How to upgrade each component.
• Troubleshooting techniques.  What to look for when using tools such as resxtop,  storage and performance graphs.
• Lots of Lab Time

What I Used

• Trainsiginal vSphere 5 training videos – excellent value & great for watching on my iPad while commuting to work.
• Mastering vSPhere 5  by Scott Lowe  - A great resource for the VCP and for the real  life  work.
• VMware vSphere Clustering Technical Deepdive –  An excellent read,  technically brilliant – just read it!
• Home Lab  - 3 physical HP  microservers