VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide: VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5- Data Center Administration (Hardcover)

The VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide  presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending “Review Tasks” help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.

     •    Master VMware VCAP5-DCA exam topics

     •    Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes and review tasks

     •    Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks

     •    Prepare and practice with realistic exam scenarios

The VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide focuses specifically on the objectives for the VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5–Data Center Administration. VMware Certified Instructors (VCI) Steve Baca and John A. Davis share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

This Official Cert Guide comes with access to one set of original practice scenarios designed to prepare you for the experience of the real exam and get you comfortable executing the scenarios in order to complete them in the limited amount of time during the actual test. Content in the practice scenarios maps to the VCAP blueprint and is relevant to both the VDCA510 and VDCA550 exams.  All the scenarios are based on real-world experiences, where administration tasks that are covered by the exam, may need to be applied.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, comprehensive design scenarios, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that will allow you to succeed on  the exam the first time.

The VCAP5-DCA Official Cert Guide is part of a recommended learning path from VMware that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized VMware instructors and self-study products from VMware Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered worldwide, please visit www.vmware.com/training.

The official study guide  helps you master many of  the topics on the VCAP5-DCA exam, including

     •    Using administrator tools such as the vSphere Client, ESXCLI, vmkfstools, ESXTOP, vCLI, vMA, and PowerCLI.

     •    Understanding the networking features that are available in vSphere, such as VLAN, PVLANS, and Netflow.

     •    Managing vSphere features and technologies that can be used to provide solutions to various storage challenges.

     •    Understanding performance tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting.

     •    Carrying out a cluster configuration, troubleshoot, and management of a vSphere cluster.

     •    Performing patch management and updating of ESXi hosts, virtual machine hardware, VMware Tools, and virtual appliances using VMware Update Manager.

     •    Recognizing how logging works for both ESXi hosts and the vCenter Server.

     •    Identifying the different methods to secure your vSphere environment.

     •    Making sense of Auto Deploy and how its moving parts work.

《VCAP5-DCA官方認證指南》通過使用經過驗證的系列元素和技巧，為您提供有組織的考試準備流程。每章開始的“我是否已經了解這個？”測驗讓您決定需要花多少時間在每個部分上。考試主題列表使參考變得容易。章節結束的“復習任務”幫助您深入了解必須全面掌握的關鍵概念。

• 掌握VMware VCAP5-DCA考試主題
• 通過章節開始的測驗和復習任務評估您的知識
• 通過考試準備任務復習關鍵概念
• 通過逼真的考試場景準備和練習

《VCAP5-DCA官方認證指南》專注於VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5-數據中心管理員的目標。VMware認證講師（VCI）Steve Baca和John A. Davis分享準備提示和應試技巧，幫助您識別弱點並提高概念知識和實踐技能。內容以簡潔的方式呈現，重點是增加您對考試主題的理解和記憶。

這本官方認證指南附帶一套原創練習場景，旨在為您準備真實考試的體驗，並使您能夠在實際考試期間在有限的時間內完成這些場景。練習場景中的內容與VCAP藍圖相匹配，與VDCA510和VDCA550考試都相關。所有場景都基於真實世界的經驗，其中可能需要應用考試涵蓋的管理任務。

這本官方學習指南以其詳細程度、評估功能、全面的設計場景、具有挑戰性的復習問題和練習而受到好評，它將幫助您掌握概念和技巧，使您能夠在第一次考試中取得成功。

《VCAP5-DCA官方認證指南》是VMware推薦的學習路徑的一部分，該路徑包括來自授權的VMware講師的模擬和實踐培訓，以及來自VMware Press的自學產品。要了解更多關於全球提供的導師培訓、電子學習和實踐指導，請訪問www.vmware.com/training。

這本官方學習指南將幫助您掌握VCAP5-DCA考試的許多主題，包括：

• 使用管理員工具，如vSphere Client、ESXCLI、vmkfstools、ESXTOP、vCLI、vMA和PowerCLI。
• 了解在vSphere中可用的網絡功能，如VLAN、PVLANS和Netflow。
• 管理可用於解決各種存儲挑戰的vSphere功能和技術。
• 了解性能調整、優化和故障排除。
• 進行集群配置、故障排除和管理vSphere集群。
• 使用VMware Update Manager對ESXi主機、虛擬機硬件、VMware Tools和虛擬應用進行補丁管理和更新。
• 了解ESXi主機和vCenter Server的日誌記錄工作方式。
• 確定保護vSphere環境的不同方法。
• 理解Auto Deploy和