HOW TO GET TO THE FIRST LEVEL VCP6 Kim Bottu

WHO AM I? Kim Bottu @kim_bottu Virtualization Engineer EMEA, International Big Law Firm http://virtual-kim.com

SO WHY THE FIRST LEVEL Some posts that started me thinking: Duncan Epping – Yellow bricks Next level: Invest time You don’t get to the next level overnight

SO WHY THE FIRST LEVEL Lots of people still have questions about getting started Sometimes these people have experience as a Windows Admin but no experience with VMware products. So where and how do you get started? No experience Experience

VCA - The obvious place VMware education www.mylearn.vmware.com Official Training Courses Learning path advice Promotions Certification advice https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=64780&ui=www_cert

No experience at all – Learning Tools VCA-DCV https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrreg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=64758 Free Self paced 3 hours Books for beginners

No experience at all – learning tools Hold your rockets! http://labs.hol.vmware.com/

No experience at all

No experience - Why VCA? Guided tour for beginners Familiarization with VMware’s virtualization concepts No need for a lab - concepts Don’t take the certification to seriously The value of VCA is familiarization Certification is only a self-test

VCP - The obvious place VMware education https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=64180&ui=www_cert

VCP – Official Training Schedule the right course for you Ask around who offers the best training

VCP – BLOGS, community groups http://professionalvmware.com/vbrownbag-vmware-certified-professional-6-data- center-virtualization-vcp6-dcv-track/ https://plus.google.com/communities/106892749841421577090 http://www.vladan.fr/vcp6-dcv/ http://www.virtuallanger.com/vcp-6/ https://www.vmug.com/wiki

VCP Books White papers and official documentation Books Video training https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere/ Books Ask advice before you buy Community groups Video training

VCP – LABS Build your own lab Check out AutoLab Build one in the cloud http://www.labguides.com/autolab/ Build one in the cloud Dev Test environment at work?

VCP – LABS HOL

VCP – CERTIFICATION Do it because you want it yourself first Ask for advice in the communities Don’t ask for dumps GOOD LUCK!