Certification
Training Resources – TrainSignal
*Disclaimer: While TrainSignal is sponsoring my blog, the views expressed in this post are my own. Recently, TrainSignal revamped their website, and delivery method of training classes. Previously, training was available by ordering a specific class, and receiving some DVDs – either physically, or as a download. They have stepped up the game, and [...]
Tags: Certification, Microsoft, Training, vmware
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Passed VCP510 Exam
This morning I took the VCP510 exam and passed! This was a little tougher than the VCP4 exam. 85 questions, and it took me an hour. Lots of good questions. This is one thing that I have liked about VMware, is that they make it near impossible to pass these without hands-on experience (either production, [...]
Tags: Certification, VCP, vmware, vsphere 5
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Creating a Nested ESXi 5 Environment
**UPDATED for ESXi 5.1 HERE** Since vSphere 5 was released earlier this year, it is now time to get ready to pass the VCP exam. I am a VCP for both 3.5 and 4, and decided I would post some updates along the way as I study before taking the VCP 5 exam. The first [...]
Tags: Certification, VCP, Virtual Machine, vmware, vsphere 5
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MCITP: Server Administrator
Today I took 70-646, Windows Server 2008: Server Administrator and PASSED! I am now an Microsoft Certified IT Professional, Server Administrator. I liked this last test in the bunch. Instead of just 50 multiple choice questions, it was 22, and had 5 case studies. The case studies were what I liked. They gave you a [...]
Tags: 2008 Server, 70-646, Certification, Microsoft
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MCTS: Windows Server 2008 AD Configuration
Today I passed Microsoft test 70-640: Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuring. This test covers quite a large spectrum of information, including: DNS Multi-Site Domains (Sites and Services) Group Policies Auditing Federation Services Rights Management Services Cert Services Windows Backup Authorative & non-authorative restores of Active Directory FSMO Roles Trusts RODC (Read Only Domain Controllers And [...]
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