As I started studying towards the VCAP5-DCD certification, I will use this page as a “public bookmark” of resources I plan to use: books, links, bookmarks, podcasts and blog posts provided by other members of the VMware Community. The primary purpose of this page is to organize myself and categorize resources so I don’t get lost within the incredible amount of resources already available and created by others.
Disclaimer: this page is “work in progress”. I will keep updating it with new resources whenever possible. If you want to be added, drop me a DM on twitter.
Purchased Books
- VMware vSphere Design, 2nd edition (Forbes Guthrie, Scott Lowe, Kendrick Coleman)
- VCAP5-DCD Official Cert Guide (Paul McSharry)
Study notes by community members
- VCAP5-DCD Study Outline (PDF, 40 pages) by Shane Williford
Videos – Podscasts
- APAC vBrownBags – VCAP5-DCD – various authors, maintained by Nick Marshall
Document Packages
Comprehensive VCAP-DCD resources
- Paul McSharry‘s extensive VCAP-DCD Resource Page (very useful, lots of links to VMware PDF documents, exam reviews and so on)
- Gregg Robertson‘s VCAP-DCA and VCAP-DCD very comprehensive list of resources (includes methodology, personal experience, also exam reviews, things to know when preparing to take the exam)
Design Scenarios
- Once again Paul‘s website (our winner so far!) has a series of scenarios available here
Blog Posts