Hi Friends
I'm currently holding VCP-NV & VCP5-DCV certifications ( Valid until march 2017), I am planning to progress further on both the tracks, appreciate your helps to plan my journey
I was about to take certs in this order VCAP5-DCA, VCAP5-DCD then VCIX-NV, but later I found VMware introduced VCIX6-DCV & VCIX6-NV, so my question is,
Thanks for your support
Rajesh
should I wait for VCIX6 series, so that I can at least save one exam cost?
I don't think you'll be taking less exams - there will be 2 exams for VCIX6-DCV and 1 (or 2) for VCIX6-NV - so you'll end up taking at least 3, the same as you would if you did the existing VCAP5-DCA / VCAP5-DCD / VCIX-NV certifications you mentioned.
VCIX6 is equivalent to VCAP5-DCA+VCAP5-DCD ? or at least they cover both the design and admin part ?
Yes, VCIX is the equivalent level of certification of VCAP, focused on implementation and design.
Will my current certs can be used as pre-requisite for VCIX6 ?
I don't know if that's been confirmed yet.
Some useful reading:
VMware Certification Roadmap for 2015
Migration Paths from v5 Certification to v6 | VMware Education and Certification Blog - VMware Blogs
VCAP exams will be replaced with VCIX, at the moment there is no public information for VCIX-DCV is available yet. I would recommend pursuing VCIX-DCV.
should I wait for VCIX6 series, so that I can at least save one exam cost?
I don't think you'll be taking less exams - there will be 2 exams for VCIX6-DCV and 1 (or 2) for VCIX6-NV - so you'll end up taking at least 3, the same as you would if you did the existing VCAP5-DCA / VCAP5-DCD / VCIX-NV certifications you mentioned.
VCIX6 is equivalent to VCAP5-DCA+VCAP5-DCD ? or at least they cover both the design and admin part ?
Yes, VCIX is the equivalent level of certification of VCAP, focused on implementation and design.
Will my current certs can be used as pre-requisite for VCIX6 ?
I don't know if that's been confirmed yet.
Some useful reading:
VMware Certification Roadmap for 2015
Migration Paths from v5 Certification to v6 | VMware Education and Certification Blog - VMware Blogs
Thanks VFK for the helpful response
can you compare VCAP5-DCD & VCAP5-DCA, what is the main difference in terms of exams ? can i use the same resources for both the exams ? can you please point out some links which is comparing both VCAPs exams?
Thanks
They're very different exams - DCA is a live lab hands-on experience, while DCD includes a design tool.
They have different objectives.
Download and read through the blueprints from their pages:
(VCAP5-DCA) VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5
(VCAP5-DCD) VMware Certified Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Design