Monthly Archives: April 2010

Keynotes Microsoft MMS 2010

These are the Key notes from the Microsoft Management Summit 2010. The annual Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is the premier event of the year for deep technical information and training on the latest IT Management solutions from Microsoft, Partners, and Industry Experts.

MMS 2010 Day 1 Keynote – Managing Systems from the Datacenter to the Cloud

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VMware VCP 410 Exam passed.

Today I passed my VMware VCP 410 examen, these are the study notes, blogs and Books I used for my exam preperation.

Important documentation links.

VMware vSphere 4.0 documentation : http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vs_pages/vsp_pubs_esx40_vc40.html
VMware Consolidated Backup Documentation : http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcb_pubs.html
VMware vCenter Update Manager Documentation : http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vum_pubs.html
VMware vCenter Converter Documentation : http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vcc_pubs.html

Important document links.

Configuration Maximum Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_config_max.pdf
ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40_u1/vsp_40_u1_esx_vc_installation_guide.pdf
ESXi and vCenter Server Setup Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40_u1/vsp_40_u1_esxi_i_vc_setup_guide.pdf
vSphere Upgrade Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_upgrade_guide.pdf
ESX Configuration Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_esx_server_config.pdf
Fiber Channel SAN Configuration Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_san_cfg.pdf
iSCSI SAN Configuration Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_iscsi_san_cfg.pdf
vSphere Basic System Administration : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_admin_guide.pdf
vCenter Converter Administration Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsp_vcc_41_admin_guide.pdf
Setup for Failover Clustering and Microsoft Cluster Services : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_mscs.pdf
vSphere Availability Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_availability.pdf
VMWare Data Recovery Administrator’s Guide : http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vdr_10_admin.pdf

Books I used for preparation.

Mastering VMware vSphere 4 by Scott Lowe. Link

Links to Blogs about the VMware VCP 410 exam.

The Slog. Blog from Simon Long. Link.
Matthijs van den Berg Blog. Link.