VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)

VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)

Demonstrate your advanced virtualization skills by earning your VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certification. This certification builds upon the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) and recognizes the abilities of professionals to transform IT environments through virtualization. Available in Datacenter Administration (DCA) and/or Datacenter Design (DCD), the VCAP certification program is appropriate for VCP4s that are ready to further enhance their skills with the virtual infrastructure and add new, industry-recognized credentials to their list of accomplishments.

VMware Certified Advanced Professional on vSphere 4 - Datacenter Administration

The VCAP4-DCA is directed toward System Administrators, Consultants and Technical Support Engineers who can demonstrate their skills in VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter technologies in relation to the datacenter, as well as their knowledge of application and physical-infrastructure services and their integration with the virtual infrastructure.

Become a VCAP4-DCA

To achieve VCAP4-DCA, you must complete two core validation components:

  1. Be a VMware Certified Professional 4 (VCP4)
  2. Pass the VCAP4-DCA exam

Recommend Training

The following VMware advanced courses are recommended for VCAP4-DCA exam preparation but are not required:

VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V4]
VMware vSphere: Manage for Performance [V4]
VMware vSphere: Manage and Design for Security [V4]
VMware vSphere: Automation with vSphere PowerCLI [V4]

VMware Certified Advanced Professional on vSphere 4 - Datacenter Design

The VCAP-DCD is directed toward IT Architects and Consulting Architects who are capable of designing VMware solutions in a multi-site, large enterprise environment. They have a deep understanding both of VMware core components and their relation to storage and networking, and also of datacenter design methodologies. They also possess knowledge of applications and physical infrastructure, as well as their relationship to the virtual infrastructure.

Become a VCAP4-DCD

To achieve VCAP4-DCD, you must complete two core validation components:

  1. Be a VMware Certified Professional 4 (VCP4)
  2. Pass the VCAP4-DCD exam

Recommend Training

The following VMware advanced courses are recommended for VCAP4-DCD exam preparation but are not required:

VMware vSphere: Design Workshop [V4]