Here is the current blueprint (as of feb 2016) – Click the below links to goto the blog post for that item:

  • Section 2 – Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Storage Infrastructure
    • Objective 2.1 – Implement Complex Storage Solutions
    • Objective 2.2 – Manage Complex Storage Solutions
    • Objective 2.3 – Troubleshoot Complex Storage Solutions
  • Section 3 – Deploy and Manage a vSphere 6.x Network Infrastructure
    • Objective 3.1 – Implement and Manage vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) Networks
    • Objective 3.2 – Implement and Manage vSphere 6.x Distributed Switch (vDS) Networks
    • Objective 3.3 – Scale a vSphere 6.x Network Implementation
    • Objective 3.4 – Troubleshoot a vSphere 6.x Network Implementation
  • Section 4 – Configure a vSphere Deployment for Availability and Scalability
    • Objective 4.1 – Implement and Maintain Complex vSphere Availability Solutions
    • Objective 4.2 – Implement and Manage Complex DRS solutions
    • Objective 4.3 – Troubleshoot vSphere clusters
  • Section 5 – Configure a vSphere Deployment for Manageability
    • Objective 5.1 – Execute VMware Cmdlets and Customize Scripts Using PowerCLI
    • Objective 5.2 – Implement and Maintain Host Profiles
    • Objective 5.3 – Manage and analyze vSphere log files
    • Objective 5.4 – Configure and manage Content Library
  • Section 6 – Configure a vSphere Deployment for Performance
    • Objective 6.1 – Utilize Advanced vSphere Performance Monitoring Tools
    • Objective 6.2 – Optimize Virtual Machine resources
  • Section 7 – Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Recoverability
    • Objective 7.1- Deploy and manage vSphere Replication
    • Objective 7.2 – Deploy and Manage vSphere Data Protection
    • Objective 7.3 – Backup and Recover vSphere Configurations
  • Section 8 – Configure a vSphere 6.x Environment for Security
    • Objective 8.1 – Manage authentication and end-user security
    • Objective 8.2 – Manage SSL certificates
    • Objective 8.3 – Harden a vSphere 6.x Deployment