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If you are going for a VCP for the first time, you basically have to first attend a Required Course, take vSphere Foundations Exam, and VCP Elective Exams at last. Below is the overall image of the steps.
Steps to acquire a VCP for the first time:
- Attend a required course
- For the full list of required courses, see each certification webpage. (https://www.vmware.com/education-services/certification.html)
- VCP6.5-DCV as an example (https://www.vmware.com/education-services/certification.html)
- On Certification Path if you hold dropdown list, select “no VCP certifications”
- Expand Attend one of the required training courses
- The course can be format of ILT, Live Online, or On Demand. See the offering for each course.
- For the full list of required courses, see each certification webpage. (https://www.vmware.com/education-services/certification.html)
- Take vSphere Foundations Exam
- Can take vSphere Foundations Exam v6.7. Version v6.5 and v6.0 exam is already retired but can be used as a requirement if you have taken and pass before.
- For VCP-DW, it is not required to pass the vSphere Foundation Exam
- For VCP-NV using NSX-T path, it is not required to pass the vSphere Foundation Exam
- Take VCP Elective Exam
- Take the corresponding VCP Exam.
- Exam can be the existing exam already available or possibly be a new exam going to be released this year.
- There is a exam called Delta Exam for VCP-DCV but can NOT be used for the acquiring VCP for the first time.
Here is an example for VCP-DCV. Delta Exam is not applicable.
Here is an example for VCP-DTM.
Here is an example for VCP-CMA
Here is an example for VCP-NV. If you’re going for NSX-T path, it is not required to pass vSphere Foundations Exam. This can be acquired in 2 steps compared with NSX for vSphere path. Attend the required course and can go straight to VCP Exam.
For VCP-DW track, there is an exception that it does not requiring vSphere Foundations Exam shown on the image below. This can be acquired in 2 steps compared with other solution track. Attend the required course and can go straight to VCP Exam.
See you at the next post!
(The above paths and requirements are as of February 2020. These can be changed without prior notice.)
