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VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 2024 Exam

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VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 2024 Exam


The VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 2024 (VCP-DCV 2024) certification confirms an individual's expertise in VMware vSphere solutions, encompassing virtual machines, networking, and storage. Occupations linked with this certification encompass roles such as virtualization administrators, system engineers, and consultants.


Exam Requirement:

EXAM 2V0-21.23 - VMware vSphere 8.x Professional:

This examination assesses a candidate's capacity to deploy, set up, oversee, operate, and sustain a vSphere 8.x infrastructure.


Who should take the exam?

  • The Minimally Qualified Candidate should be capable of deploying and configuring a VMware vSphere 8.0 infrastructure, comprising VMware ESXi and VMware vCenter, though occasional research may be necessary.
  • This individual comprehends most aspects of managing, operating, and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure.
  • They have skills at monitoring the day-to-day operations of a vSphere infrastructure with minimal support.
  • Additionally, they have a foundational understanding of virtual data center, network, and storage concepts.


Course Outline 

The Exam covers the given topics  - 

  • Section 1 – Understand Architectures and Technologies
  • Section 2 – Learn about VMware Products and Solutions
  • Section 3 – Planning and Designing
  • Section 4 – Understand about Installing, Configuring, and Setup
  • Section 5 – Understand Performance-tuning, Optimization, Upgrades
  • Section 6 – Troubleshooting and Repairing
  • Section 7 – Administrative and Operational Tasks

VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization 2024 Exam FAQs

  • In case you have completed the 2V0-622 VCP6.5-DCV exam, then you are required to pass the Professional VMware vSphere 7.x (2V0-21.20)  exam
  • You are also required to complete a V7 course to achieve the VCP-DCV 2022 certification, but you are not required to pass the vSphere Foundations exam.

The Professional VMware vSphere 7.x (2V0-21.20)  Course covers the following topics - 

  • Domain 1 – Understanding Architecture and Technologies
  • Domain 2 – Learn about Products and Solutions
  • Domain 3 – Overview of Planning and Designing
  • Domain 4 – Understanding the process of Installing, Configuring, and Setup
  • Domain 5 – Learn about Performance-tuning, Optimization, and Upgrades
  • Domain 6 – Overview of Troubleshooting and Repairing
  • Domain 7 – Learn about Administrative and Operational Tasks 

The benefits of a VCP-DCV 2022 badge are -

  • Digital badges offer a single source to combine credentials and provides a complete overview of your skills.
  • Digital badges permit sharing accomplishments in social media.
  • Digital badges offer employers easy, valid verification of your VMware credentials.

No, but it is strongly recommended that candidates should follow the requirements. Also, please note that successfully registering to take an exam does not imply that you meet the certification requirements in full.

  • No, you are required to complete a vSphere 7 course to achieve certification, in case you do not already hold a current VCP certification.
  • In case you have taken a vSphere V6.7 course, you may take the VMware vSphere

VMware offers different certification paths available to earn the VCP-DCV 2022 certification, depending on the certifications candidate already holds.

  • I. Certification Path if you hold no VCP Certifications
  • II. Certification path if you hold a VCP-DCV 2019 or Newer
  • III. Certification path if you hold a VCP6.5-DCV or Older
  • IV. Certification path if you hold a VCP-NV 2019 or Newer OR VCP-CMA 2019 or Newer OR VCP-DTM 2019 or Newer OR VCP-DW 2019 or Newer OR VCP-SEC 2020 or Newer OR VCP-AM 2021 or Newer
  • V. Certification path if you hold a VCP-DCV 2021

The VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) 2022 Exam has been developed to validate the professional skills of the candidate for implementing, managing, and troubleshooting a vSphere infrastructure. The VCP-DCV 2022 certification also helps develop the ability to use best practices to provide a powerful, flexible, and secure foundation for business agility that can accelerate the transformation to cloud computing.

  • Exam Duration: 130 Minutes
  • Total Questions: 70 Questions
  • Passing Score: 300
  • Exam Language: English
  • Exam Format: Single and Multiple Choice, Proctored
  • Fees: $250 USD

Steps to share the  VCP-DCV 2022 badge - 

  • You will receive an email notification alerting you to claim your badge.
  • Then you accept your badge
  • Then the badge sharing workflow will be communicated immediately 
  • It allows you to share to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, embed in a personal website, or share over email.