The VCP5 blueprint covers planning, installing, configuring and upgrading vCenter Server and VMware ESXi, as well as securing, networking and storing vSphere environments. Key topics include installing vCenter Server and ESXi, configuring vSphere networking using vSS and vDS, planning and configuring vSphere storage, deploying and administering virtual machines and vApps, and establishing and maintaining service levels through clusters, fault tolerance and resource pools. The VCP4 blueprint focuses on similar ESXi and vSphere configuration and management topics.

1. VCP5 blueprint VCP4 blueprint
Section 1 – Plan, Install, Configure and Section 1 – Plan, Install and Upgrade
Upgrade vCenter Server and VMware VMware ESX/ESXi
ESXi
Objective 1.1 — Install and Configure Objective 1.1 — Install VMware ESX/ESXi
vCenter Server on local storage
Identify available vCenter Server editions Identify minimum hardware requirements
Deploy the vCenter Appliance Download, prepare and validate
installation media
Install vCenter Server into a virtual Determine appropriate ESX/ESXi
machine configuration in a given situation
Size the vCenter Server database Obtain required information for
environment
Install additional vCenter Server Verify hardware against the VMware
components Hardware Compatibility Guide
Install/Remove vSphere Client plug-ins Perform a custom installation
Enable/Disable vSphere Client plug-ins Customize storage layout for given
situations
License vCenter Server Configure ESXi from the direct console
Determine availability requirements for a Configure ESX/ESXi NTP
vCenter Server in a given vSphere
implementation
Determine use case for vSphere Client and Manage ESX/ESXi licensing
Web Client

2. Compare/Contrast VMware vSphere
editions
Manage license keys
Objective 1.2 – Install and Configure Objective 1.2 – Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi
VMware ESXi
Perform an interactive installation of ESXi Plan a VMware vSphere upgrade
Deploy an ESXi host using Auto Deploy Backup/Restore ESX/ESXi host
configuration
Configure NTP on an ESXi Host Understand Virtual Machine backup
options
Configure DNS and Routing on an ESXi Determine if existing hardware meets
Host upgrade requirements
Enable/Configure/Disable hyperthreading Understand VMware ESX/ESXi upgrade
scenarios
Enable/Size/Disable memory compression Perform upgrade to ESX 4.0
cache
License an ESXi host Upgrade VMware ESX/ESXi
Upgrade virtual machine hardware
Upgrade VMware Tools
Verify success of upgrade
Understand upgrade roll back options

3. Objective 1.3 – Plan and Perform Upgrades Objective 1.3 – Secure VMware ESX/ESXi
of vCenter Server and VMware ESXi
Identify upgrade requirements for ESXi Identify default security principles
hosts
Identify steps required to upgrade a Understand Service Console firewall
vSphere implementation operation
Upgrade a vNetwork Distributed Switch Service Console Security Level
Upgrade from VMFS3 to VMFS5 Opening/Closing ports in the firewall
using the vSphere Client
Upgrade VMware Tools Set up user/group accounts
Upgrade Virtual Machine hardware Determine applications needed for
accessing the service console in a given
scenario
Upgrade an ESXi Host using vCenter
Update Manager
Determine whether an in-place upgrade is
appropriate in a given upgrade scenario
Objective 1.4 –Secure vCenter Server and Objective 1.4 – Install VMware ESX/ESXi on
ESXi SAN Storage
Identify common vCenter Server privileges Configure LUN Masking
and roles
Describe how permissions are applied and Prepare SAN
inherited in vCenter Server
Configure and administer the ESXi firewall Configure FC or iSCSI HBA BIOS

4. Enable/Configure/Disable services in the Enable BIOS
ESXi firewall
Enable Lockdown Mode Select Boot LUN
Configure network security policies Install VMware ESX/ESXi
View/Sort/Export user and group lists Determine boot LUN size in a given
situation
Add/Modify/Remove permissions for
users and groups on vCenter Server
inventory objects
Create/Clone/Edit vCenter Server Roles
Add an ESXi Host to a directory service
Apply permissions to ESXi Hosts using
Host Profiles
Determine the appropriate set of
privileges for common tasks in vCenter
Server
Objective 1.5 – Identify vSphere Objective 1.5 – Identify vSphere
Architecture and Solutions Architecture and Solutions
Identify available vSphere editions and Differentiate VMware platform products
features and editions
Explain ESXi and vCenter Server Understand the various datacenter
architectures solutions (View, SRM, Lab Manager, etc.)
Explain Private/Public/Hybrid cloud Explain ESX/ESXi architecture
concepts

5. Determine appropriate vSphere edition Compare and contrast bare metal vs.
based on customer requirements hosted architecture
Section 2 – Plan and Configure vSphere Section 2 – Configure ESX/ESXi
Networking Networking
Objective 2.1 – Configure vNetwork Objective 2.1 – Configure Virtual Switches
Standard Switches
Identify vNetwork Standard Switch Understand Virtual Switch and ESX/ESXi
capabilities NIC and port maximums
Create/Delete a vNetwork Standard Determine the vSwitch NIC teaming policy
Switch in a given situation
Add/Configure/Remove vmnics on a Determine the appropriate vSwitch
vNetwork Standard Switch security policies in a given situation
Configure vmkernel ports for network Create/Delete Virtual Switches
services
Add/Edit/Remove port groups on a Create Ports/Port Groups
vNetwork Standard Switch
Determine use case for a vNetwork Assign Physical Adapters
Standard Switch
Modify vSwitch NIC Teaming and failover
policies
Modify vSwitch security policy and VLAN
settings
Configure VMotion
Objective 2.2 – Configure vNetwork Objective 2.2 – Configure vNetwork

6. Distributed Switches Distributed Switches
Identify vNetwork Distributed Switch Understand ESX Host and port maximums
capabilities for dvSwitches
Create/Delete a vNetwork Distributed Determine the virtual port group NIC
Switch teaming and fail-over policy in a given
situation
Add/Remove ESXi hosts from a vNetwork Determine the appropriate virtual port
Distributed Switch group security policies in a given situation
Add/Configure/Remove dvPort groups Create/Modify a vNetwork Distributed
Switch
Add/Remove uplink adapters to dvUplink Create/Modify Uplink Group settings
groups
Create/Configure/Remove virtual adapters Create/Modify dvPort Group settings
Migrate virtual adapters to/from a Add an ESX/ESXi Host ta vNetwork
vNetwork Standard Switch Distributed Switch
Migrate virtual machines to/from a Add/Delete a VMkernel dvPort
vNetwork Distributed Switch
Determine use case for a vNetwork Migrate Virtual Machines ta vNetwork
Distributed Switch Distributed Switch
Objective 2.3 – Configure vSS and vDS Objective 2.3 – Configure VMware
Policies ESX/ESXi Management Network
Identify common vSS and vDS policies Modify Service Console IP Settings
Configure dvPort group blocking policies Configure Service Console availability

7. Configure load balancing and failover Configure DNS and Routing settings for
policies an ESX Host
Configure VLAN settings
Configure traffic shaping policies
Enable TCP Segmentation Offload support
for a virtual machine
Enable Jumbo Frames support on
appropriate components
Determine appropriate VLAN
configuration for a vSphere
implementation
Section 3 – Plan and Configure vSphere Section 3 – Configure ESX/ESXi Storage
Storage
Objective 3.1 – Configure Shared Storage Objective 3.1 – Configure FC SAN Storage
for vSphere
Identify storage adapters and devices Identify FC SAN hardware components
Identify storage naming conventions Identify how ESX Server connections are
made tFC SAN storage
Identify hardware/dependent Describe ESX Server FC SAN storage
hardware/software iSCSI initiator addressing
requirements
Compare and contrast array thin Describe the concepts of zoning and LUN
provisioning and virtual disk thin masking
provisioning

8. Describe zoning and LUN masking Configure LUN masking
practices
Scan/Rescan storage Scan for new LUNs
Identify use cases for FCoE Determine and configure the appropriate
multi-pathing policy
Create an NFS share for use with vSphere Differentiate between NMP and third-
party MPP
Connect to a NAS device
Enable/Configure/Disable vCenter Server
storage filters
Configure/Edit hardware/dependent
hardware initiators
Enable/Disable software iSCSI initiator
Configure/Edit software iSCSI initiator
settings
Configure iSCSI port binding
Enable/Configure/Disable iSCSI CHAP
Determine use case for
hardware/dependent hardware/software
iSCSI initiator
Determine use case for and configure
array thin provisioning
Objective 3.2 – Configure the Storage Objective 3.2 – Configure iSCSI SAN

9. Virtual Appliance for vSphere Storage
Define SVA architecture Identify iSCSI SAN hardware components
Configure ESXi hosts as SVA hosts Determine use cases for hardware vs.
software iSCSI initiators
Configure the storage network for the Configure the iSCSI Software Initiator
SVA
Deploy/Configure the SVA Manager Configure Dynamic/Static Discovery
Administer SVA storage resources Configure CHAP Authentication
Determine use case for deploying the SVA Configure VMkernel port binding for iSCSI
Software multi-pathing
Determine appropriate ESXi host Discover LUNs
resources for the SVA
Identify iSCSI addressing in the context of
the host
Objective 3.3 – Create and Configure VMFS Objective 3.3 – Configure NFS Datastores
and NFS Datastores
Identify VMFS and NFS Datastore Identify the NFS hardware components
properties
Identify VMFS5 capabilities Explain ESX exclusivity for NFS mounts
Create/Rename/Delete/Unmount a VMFS Configure ESX/ESXi network connectivity
Datastore tthe NAS device
Mount/Unmount an NFS Datastore Create an NFS Datastore

10. Extend/Expand VMFS Datastores Objective 3.4 – Configure and Manage
VMFS Datastores
Upgrade a VMFS3 Datastore to VMFS5 Identify VMFS file system attributes
Place a VMFS Datastore in Maintenance Determine the appropriate Datastore
Mode location/configuration for given virtual
machines
Select the Preferred Path for a VMFS Determine use cases for multiple VMFS
Datastore Datastores
Disable a path to a VMFS Datastore Create/Configure VMFS Datastores
Determine use case for multiple Attach existing Datastore tnew ESX host
VMFS/NFS Datastores
Determine appropriate Path Selection Manage VMFS Datastores
Policy for a given VMFS Datastore
Group/Unmount/Delete Datastores
Grow VMFS volumes
Section 4 – Deploy and Administer Virtual Section 4 – Install and Configure vCenter
Machines and vApps Server
Objective 4.1 – Create and Deploy Virtual Objective 4.1 – Install vCenter Server
Machines
Identify capabilities of virtual machine Identify hardware requirements
hardware versions
Identify VMware Tools device drivers Understand configuration maximums
Identify methods to access and use a Determine availability requirements for a

11. virtual machine console vCenter server in a given situation
Identify virtual machine storage resources Determine appropriate vCenter Server
edition
Place virtual machines in selected ESXi Determine database size requirements
hosts/Clusters/Resource Pools
Configure and deploy a Guest OS into a Prepare/Configure vCenter Server
new virtual machine database
Configure/Modify disk controller for Install vCenter Server using downloaded
virtual disks installer
Configure appropriate virtual disk type for Install additional modules
a virtual machine
Create/Convert thin/thick provisioned vCenter Guided Consolidation
virtual disks
Configure disk shares vCenter Update Manager
Install/Upgrade/Update VMware Tools vCenter Converter
Configure virtual machine time Determine use case for vCenter Linked
synchronization Mode Groups
Convert a physical machine using VMware
Converter
Import a supported virtual machine
source using VMware Converter
Modify virtual hardware settings using
VMware Converter

12. Configure/Modify virtual CPU and
Memory resources according to OS and
application requirements
Configure/Modify virtual NIC adapter and
connect virtual machines to appropriate
network resources
Determine appropriate datastore locations
for virtual machines based on application
workloads
Objective 4.2 – Create and Deploy vApps Objective 4.2 – Manage vSphere Client
plug-ins
Identify vApp settings Identify available plug-ins
Create/Clone/Export a vApp Determine required plug-ins for a given
application
Add objects to an existing vApp Ensure permissions tinstall plug-ins
Edit vApp settings Enable plug-ins after installation
Configure IP pools
Suspend/Resume a vApp
Determine when a tiered application
should be deployed as a vApp
Objective 4.3 – Manage Virtual Machine Objective 4.3 – Configure vCenter Server
Clones and Templates
Identify the vCenter Server managed ESXi Identify the vCenter Server managed ESX
hosts and Virtual Machine maximums Hosts and Virtual Machine maximums

13. Identify Cloning and Template options Join ESX/ESXi Hosts tvCenter Server
Clone an existing virtual machine Configure Guest OS Customization
Create a template from an existing virtual Use datacenters and folders torganize the
machine environment
Deploy a virtual machine from a template Configure/Use Scheduled Tasks
Update existing virtual machine templates Configure/Use Resource Maps
Deploy virtual appliances and/or vApps Use Storage Reports/Storage Maps
from an OVF template
Import and/or Export an OVF template View/Manage Events
Determine the appropriate deployment Configure vCenter Server settings
methodology for a given virtual machine
application
Configure vSphere Client settings
Objective 4.4 – Administer Virtual Objective 4.4 – Configure Access Control
Machines and vApps
Identify files used by virtual machines Create/Modify user permissions in
vCenter
Identify locations for virtual machine Create/Modify user permissions in ESX
configuration files and virtual disks Server
Identify common practices for securing Restrict access tvCenter inventory objects
virtual machines
Hot Extend a virtual disk Define vCenter predefined roles and their
privileges

14. Configure virtual machine options Create/Clone Edit roles
Configure virtual machine power settings Assign roles tusers and groups
Configure virtual machine boot options Describe how privileges propagate
Configure virtual machine troubleshooting Understand permissions as applied tuser
options and group combinations
Assign a Storage Policy to a virtual
machine
Verify Storage Policy compliance for
virtual machines
Determine when an advanced virtual
machine parameter is required
Adjust virtual machine resources (shares,
limits and reservations) based on virtual
machine workloads
Section 5 – Establish and Maintain Section 5 – Deploy and Manage Virtual
Service Levels Machines and vApps
Objective 5.1 – Create and Configure Objective 5.1 – Create and Deploy Virtual
VMware Clusters Machines
Describe DRS virtual machine entitlement Understand virtual machine hardware
maximums
Create/Delete a DRS/HA Cluster Create a virtual machine
Add/Remove ESXi Hosts from a DRS/HA Determine appropriate SCSI adapter
Cluster

15. Add/Remove virtual machines from a Determine Virtual Disk type
DRS/HA Cluster
Configure Storage DRS Install/Upgrade/Configure VMware Tools
Configure Enhanced vMotion Create/Convert templates
Compatibility
Monitor a DRS/HA Cluster Customize Windows/Linux virtual
machines
Configure migration thresholds for DRS Manage Customization Specifications
and virtual machines
Configure automation levels for DRS and Deploy a virtual machine from a template
virtual machines
Create VM-Host and VM-VM affinity rules Deploy a virtual machine using VMware
vCenter Converter Enterprise
Enable/Disable Host Monitoring Perform a Hot Clone
Enable/Configure/Disable virtual machine Perform a Cold Clone
and application monitoring
Configure admission control for HA and Perform System Reconfiguration
virtual machines
Determine appropriate failover Deploy a virtual machine using Guided
methodology and required resources for Consolidation
an HA implementation
Perform Discovery
Analyze discovered virtual machines

16. Consolidate selected virtual machines
Clone a virtual machine
Import a virtual machine from a file/folder
Objective 5.2 – Plan and Implement Objective 5.2 – Manage Virtual Machines
VMware Fault Tolerance
Identify VMware Fault Tolerance Configure/Modify virtual machines
requirements
Configure Fault Tolerance networking Add/Hot Add virtual machine hardware
Enable/Disable VMware Fault Tolerance Grow virtual machine disks
on a virtual machine
Test an FT configuration Determine appropriate disk format
Determine use case for enabling Fault Connect virtual machines tdevices
Tolerance on a virtual machine
Configure virtual machine options
General Options
Advanced Options
Power Management Options
VMware Tools Options
Configure appropriate virtual machine
resource settings

17. Objective 5.3 – Create and Administer Objective 5.3 – Deploy vApps
Resource Pools
Describe the Resource Pool hierarchy Determine whether a vApp is appropriate
for a given situation
Define the Expandable Reservation Define Open Virtual Machine Format
parameter (OVF)
Create/Remove a Resource Pool Import/Export a Virtual Appliance
Configure Resource Pool attributes Build a vApp
Add/Remove virtual machines from a Create/Add virtual machines ta vApp
Resource Pool
Determine Resource Pool requirements Edit vApp Properties
for a given vSphere implementation
Evaluate appropriate shares, reservations Export vApps
and limits for a Resource Pool based on
virtual machine workloads
Clone a vApp Clone a vApp
Objective 5.4 – Migrate Virtual Machines
Identify ESXi host and virtual machine
requirements for vMotion and Storage
vMotion
Identify Enhanced vMotion Compatibility
CPU requirements
Identify snapshot requirements for
vMotion/Storage vMotion migration

18. Migrate virtual machines using
vMotion/Storage vMotion
Configure virtual machine swap file
location
Migrate a powered-off or suspended
virtual machine
Utilize Storage vMotion techniques
(changing virtual disk type, renaming
virtual machines, etc.)
Objective 5.5 – Backup and Restore Virtual
Machines
Identify snapshot requirements
Create/Delete/Consolidate virtual machine
snapshots
Install and Configure VMware Data
Recovery
Create a backup job with VMware Date
Recovery
Perform a test and live full/file-level
restore with VMware Data Recovery
Determine appropriate backup solution
for a given vSphere implementation
Objective 5.6 – Patch and Update ESXi and
Virtual Machines

19. Identify patching requirements for ESXi
hosts and virtual machine hardware/tools
Create/Edit/Remove a Host Profile from
an ESXi host
Attach/Apply a Host Profile to an ESXi
host or cluster
Perform compliance scanning and
remediation of an ESXi host using Host
Profiles
Install and Configure vCenter Update
Manager
Configure patch download options
Create/Edit/Delete an Update Manager
baseline
Attach an Update Manager baseline to an
ESXi host or cluster
Scan and remediate ESXi hosts and virtual
machine hardware/tools using Update
Manager
Stage ESXi host updates
Section 6 – Perform Basic Section 6 – Manage Compliance
Troubleshooting and Alarm
Management
Objective 6.1 – Perform Basic Objective 6.1 – Install, Configure and
Troubleshooting for ESXi Hosts Manage VMware vCenter Update

20. Manager
Identify general ESXi host troubleshooting Determine installation requirements and
guidelines database sizing
Troubleshoot common installation issues Install Update Manager Server and Client
components
Monitor ESXi system health Configure update manager settings
Export diagnostic information Configure patch download options
Create baselines
Attach baselines tvCenter inventory
objects
Scan ESX hosts and virtual machines
Remediate ESX hosts and virtual machines
Stage ESX/ESXi Host updates
Analyze compliance information from a
scan
Objective 6.2 – Perform Basic vSphere Objective 6.2 – Establish and Apply ESX
Network Troubleshooting Host Profiles
Verify network configuration Create/Delete Host Profiles
Verify a given virtual machine is Import/Export Host Profiles
configured with the correct network
resources

21. Troubleshoot virtual switch and port Edit Host Profile Policies
group configuration issues
Troubleshoot physical network adapter Associate an ESX host with a host profile
configuration issues
Identify the root cause of a network issue Check for Compliance
based on troubleshooting information
Objective 6.3 – Perform Basic vSphere Apply Host Profiles
Storage Troubleshooting
Verify storage configuration Analyze configuration compliance
information from a scan
Troubleshoot storage contention issues
Troubleshoot storage over-commitment
issues
Troubleshoot iSCSI software initiator
configuration issues
Troubleshoot Storage Reports and
Storage Maps
Identify the root cause of a storage issue
based on troubleshooting information
Objective 6.4 – Perform Basic
Troubleshooting for HA/DRS Clusters and
vMotion/Storage vMotion
Identify HA/DRS and vMotion
requirements

22. Verify vMotion/Storage vMotion
configuration
Verify HA network configuration
Verify HA/DRS cluster configuration
Troubleshoot HA capacity issues
Troubleshoot HA redundancy issues
Interpret the DRS Resource Distribution
Graph and Target/Current Host Load
Deviation
Troubleshoot DRS load imbalance issues
Troubleshoot vMotion/Storage vMotion
migration issues
Interpret vMotion Resource Maps
Identify the root cause of a DRS/HA
cluster or migration issue based on
troubleshooting information
Section 7 – Monitor a vSphere Section 7 – Establish Service Levels
Implementation
Objective 7.1 – Monitor ESXi, vCenter Objective 7.1 – Create and Configure
Server and Virtual Machines VMware Clusters
Describe how Tasks and Events are viewed Create new cluster
in vCenter Server
Identify critical performance metrics Add ESX/ESXi hosts ta cluster

23. Explain common memory metrics Configure High Availability
basic/advanced settings
Explain common CPU metrics Enable/Configure VM Monitoring
Explain common network metrics Configure Distributed Resource Scheduler
basic/advanced settings
Explain common storage metrics Configure Distributed Power Management
Compare and contrast Overview and Configure Enhanced VMotion
Advanced Charts Compatibility
Configure SNMP for vCenter Server Configure swap file location
Configure Active Directory and SMTP Analyze HA host failure capacity
settings for vCenter Server requirements
Configure vCenter Server logging options Analyze HA admission control
Create a log bundle Determine use cases for DRS automation
levels and migration thresholds
Create/Edit/Delete a Scheduled Task Determine use cases for DPM policies
Configure/View/Print/Export resource
maps
Start/Stop/Verify vCenter Server service
status
Start/Stop/Verify ESXi host agent status
Configure vCenter Server timeout settings

24. Monitor/Administer vCenter Server
connections
Create an Advanced Chart
Determine host performance using
resxtop and guest Perfmon
Given performance data, identify the
affected vSphere resource
Objective 7.2 – Create and Administer Objective 7.2 – Enable a Fault Tolerant
vCenter Server Alarms Virtual Machine
List vCenter default utilization alarms Identify FT restrictions
List vCenter default connectivity alarms Evaluate FT use cases
List possible actions for utilization and Set up an FT network
connectivity alarms
Create a vCenter utilization alarm Verify requirements of operating
environment
Create a vCenter connectivity alarm Enable FT for a virtual machine
Configure alarm triggers Test an FT configuration
Configure alarm actions Upgrade ESX hosts containing FT virtual
machines
For a given alarm, identify the affected Objective 7.3 – Create and Configure
resource in a vSphere implementation Resource Pools
Determine Resource Pool requirements
for a given situation

25. Evaluate appropriate shares, reservations,
and limits in a given situation
Evaluate virtual machines for a given
Resource Pool
Create Resource Pools
Set CPU resource
shares/reservations/limits
Set memory resource
shares/reservations/limits
Define Expandable Reservation
Add virtual machines tpool
Describe resource pool hierarchy
Objective 7.4 – Migrate Virtual Machines
Identify compatibility requirements
Cite the three methods of virtual machine
migration
Determine migration use cases
Compare and contrast migration
technologies
Migrate a virtual machine using VMotion
Migrate a virtual machine using Storage

26. VMotion
Cold migrate a virtual machine
Objective 7.5 – Backup and Restore Virtual
Machines
Describe different back-up/restore
procedures and strategies
Create/Delete/Restore Snapshots
Install Backup and Recovery Appliance
Install vCenter Data Recovery plug-in
Create a backup job with vCenter Data
Recovery
Perform test and actual restores using
vCenter Data Recovery
Section 8 – Perform Basic
Troubleshooting and Alarm
Management
Objective 8.1 – Perform Basic
Troubleshooting for ESX/ESXi Hosts
Understand general ESX Server
troubleshooting guidelines
Troubleshoot common installation issues
Monitor ESX Server system health

27. Understand how texport diagnostic data
Objective 8.2 – Perform Basic
Troubleshooting for VMware FT and Third-
Party Clusters
Analyze and evaluate VM population for
maintenance mode considerations
Understand manual Third-Party
failover/failback processes
Troubleshoot Fault Tolerance partial or
unexpected failovers
Objective 8.3 – Perform Basic
Troubleshooting for Networking
Verify VM is connected tthe correct port
group
Verify port group settings are correct
Verify that the network adaptor is
connected within the VM
Verify VM network adaptor settings
Verify physical network adaptor settings
Verify vSphere network management
settings
Objective 8.4 – Perform Basic
Troubleshooting for Storage

28. Identify storage contention issues
Identify storage over-commitment issues
Identify storage connectivity issues
Identify iSCSI software initiator
configuration issues
Interpret Storage Reports and Storage
Maps
Objective 8.5 – Perform Basic
Troubleshooting for HA/DRS and VMotion
Explain the requirements of HA/DRS and
VMotion
Verify VMotion functionality
Verify DNS settings
Verify the service console network
functionality
Interpret the DRS Resource Distribution
Graph and Target/Current Host Load
Deviation
Troubleshoot VMotion using topology
maps
Troubleshoot HA capacity issues
Troubleshoot HA redundancy issues

29. Objective 8.6 – Create and Respond
tvCenter Connectivity Alarms
List vCenter default connectivity alarms
List possible actions for connectivity
alarms
For a given alarm, analyze and evaluate
the affected virtual infrastructure
components
Create a vCenter connectivity alarm
Relate the alarm tthe affected
components
Objective 8.7 – Create and Respond
tvCenter Utilization Alarms
List vCenter default utilization alarms
List possible actions for utilization alarms
For a given alarm, analyze and evaluate
the affected virtual infrastructure resource
Create a vCenter utilization alarm
Relate the alarm tthe affected resource
Objective 8.8 – Monitor vSphere ESX/ESXi
and Virtual Machine Performance
Identify critical performance metrics (e.g.,
CPU ready, queue depth, etc.)

30. Explain memory metrics (ballooning,
shared, etc.)
Explain CPU metrics (ready/wait time, etc.)
Explain network metrics (usage, packet
drops, etc.)
Explain storage metrics (latency, queuing,
etc.)
Compare and contrast Overview and
Advanced Charts
Create an Advanced Chart
Determine host performance using guest
Perfmon