Learn the vSphere 6 ROBO standard vs advanced features

I have created another Quizlet dataset to help me learn the vSphere 6 ROBO standard vs advanced features;
https://quizlet.com/145613257/scatter

Once I played it about 10 times I was ready for the multiple choice test;
https://quizlet.com/145613257/test?mult_choice=on&prompt-with=1&limit=18

The raw dataset is here;
https://quizlet.com/145613257/

vSphere Essential/Essentials Plus test

I have created another study set in Quizlet, which automatically creates quizzes to test\reinforce knowledge :)

This time it's the vSphere 6 Essentials and Essentials Plus features and the lowest version those features are in (i.e. Hypervisor is in both Ess. and Ess.+, but in the quiz "Essentials" is the right answer)

Here it is, I recommend you untick the 'written' question type;
https://quizlet.com/145566412/test

Theres a pretty cool scatter test too;
https://quizlet.com/145566412/scatter

Getting F11 for ESXi Hypervisor Install to work on a Mac

Today I found that I could not press my Volume down/F11 key on my MacBook Air and get the Hypervisor install EULA acceptance screen to 'hear me' - instead OSX was stealing the F11 function to show my desktop.

The way I got around it was to temporarily unassign F11 from "show desktop" in OSX.

To do this I went to;
System Prefs>Keyboard>Shortcuts tab

I then un-ticked "show desktop" which was assigned to F11, and this did the trick :)

vSphere Features by Edition Quiz

I have entered the vSphere Features by Edition (Standard/Enterprise/Enterprise Plus) into Quizlet and it has automatically turned this info into a multiple choice quiz;

https://quizlet.com/145329501/test?mult_choice=on&prompt-with=1&limit=29

If you want to study them, the flashcards are here;

https://quizlet.com/145329501/flashcards

With the flashcards you can start with the definition (click "start with: definiton") to turn it into a gentle test - clicking shuffle helps too ;)

VCP 6 DCV Foundation Exam Study

One of the great things about working for the company I do is that they pay for us engineers to take training course and sit exams etc.

Having let my VCP 5 expire at the end of last year due to not having time to re-certify in the 2 year window, I needed one of the £1000+ VMware courses to qualify me for VCP-status, as well as passing the exam of course!

Luckily work have foot all these bills, and I am now looking at sitting the VCP Foundation Exam at the end of this week (they have also given me some study leave!!).

So, to the meat of my post;

I have been using these #vBrownBag videos to help me prepare, and I cannot rate them highly enough!!

They also have VCP DCV (i.e non foundation) videos.

http://professionalvmware.com/vbrownbag-technology-series/vbrownbag-vmware-certified-professional-6-data-center-virtualization-vcp6-dcv-track/

I am hoping to make some flash cards to help me remember PSC RAM\CPU\Disk sizes etc, if I get round to that I'll post a link to them on this blog.

Good luck to me and anyone else taking these exams!!

Great VRA7 test lab post

Check out this great VRA7 article by my colleague Alec Dunn @legoyoda

http://adventuresinclouds.com/2016/01/17/installing-minimal-vra-7-part-1-which-version-for-the-lab/

My CloudCred Widget

As per a task on the fun CloudCredibility.com website, I am posting my Widget below :D