Tuesday, 21 February 2023

New exams for Horizon, vSAN, and Aria

In addition to the new vSphere 8.x exam for the VCP-DCV which I wrote about recently, VMware have also released 3 other new exams already in 2023:

VCP-DTM 2023

The VCP for Desktop Management focuses on VMware Horizon, the latest exam will run in parallel alongside the previous version til the end of July 2023 when the older exam (released in 2021) retires.

It's not immediately obvious how the new exam differs from the previous one, they both relate to Horizon 8.x and the recommended training for both exams is the same class. It's probably best to prepare for the new exam in case it takes you a while and the older exam retires, get the Exam Guide from the exam page below.

VCP-DTM 2023 certification page

Horizon 8.x Professional exam page

vSAN 2023 Specialist Badge

There is a new exam on vSAN 8.x for this badge, available now. The previous vSAN 7.x exam remains available til the end of July 2023.

vSAN 2023 Specialist badge page

vSAN Specialist v2 exam page

VCAP-CMA Design 2023

The higher-level VCAP Design certification for Aria products (formally vRealize) is now available, the older exam was released in 2021 and expires in July 2023.

The Exam Guide on the exam page below refers to Aria Operations 8.6, Aria Automation 8.10, and Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.8.

VCAP-CMA Design 2023 certification page

Cloud Management and Automation Advanced Design exam page

Good luck if you're preparing for these or any other VMware certifications!

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

New VCP-DCV exam - vSphere 8.x Professional

VMware have just released the vSphere 8.x Professional exam.

This exam is associated with the VCP-DCV 2023 certification, either for those new to VCP certification or for those who already hold the VCP-DCV for a previous year.

Here's what we know about the exam:
  • Web page with exam guide: vSphere 8.x Professional
  • Duration: 135 minutes
  • Number of questions: 70
  • Passing score: 300 (scaled)
  • Format: Single and Multiple Choice
  • Delivery: Proctored - either online or in-person
The previous vSphere 7.x Professional exam remains available, it will retire on January 31st 2024 - so you can still achieve VCP-DCV 2023 via vSphere 7.x training and the vSphere 7.x exam if you wish, as well as now having vSphere 8.x as an option.

This new vSphere 8.x exam also enables those who had passed the vSphere 7.x exam to update their VCP-DCV 2020 or VCP-DCV 2021 to the 2023 version in order to meet the pre-requisites for VCAP-DCV Deploy 2023 or VCAP-DCV Design 2023.