CERTIFICATION PREPARATION GUIDE
VMware Certified Design Expert -
Data Center Virtualization 2022
(VCDX-DCV)
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS INTRO CERTIFICATION OVERVIEW
Certification Requirements hold value
because they signify that you have
undergone the necessary lessons, training,
VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) is the highest level of
seminars, and hands-on experiences that VMware certification. This elite group of VCDX professionals is
are required to fill the job. comprised of design architects highly skilled in VMware enterprise
deployments. Prove you can deliver true business value by validating
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your expertise in vSphere6.x and enabling the best performance,
We welcome you to visit the official VCDX- availability, and efficiency from your infrastructure and applications.
DCV 2022 certification webpage:
https://www.vmware.com/education- In this document we show the different certification paths available to earn
services/certification/vcdx-dcv.html the VCDX-DCV 2022 certification, depending on what certifications you
already hold. You may follow this guide as a learning resource of what is
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Certification Path Requirements
Certification path if you hold no VCDX Certifications: Certification path if you hold a VCDX in a different track:
1.(Required) Earn the VCP-DCV 2022 1.(Required) Earn the VCP-DCV 2022
VCP-DCV 2022 VCP-DCV 2022
2.(Required) Earn the VCIX-DCV 2022 Badge 2.(Required) Earn the VCIX-DCV 2022 Badge
VCIX-DCV 2022 VCIX-DCV 2022
3.(Required) Review and understand the blueprint 3.(Required) Review and understand the blueprint
Blueprint Blueprint
4.(Required) Select and build a design, based on the guidance 4.(Required) Select and build a design, based on the guidance
in the handbook in the handbook
Handbook Handbook
5.(Required) Submit and pass the application and design 5.(Required) Submit and pass the application and design
review review
Design Application Design Application
Application Form Application Form
6.(Required) Successfully defend the design against three 6.(Required) Successfully defend the design against three
panelists panelists
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Certification Path Requirements
Certification path if you hold a VCDX-DCV:
1.(Recommended) Attend one of the training courses
VMware vSphere: Design [V7]
2.(Required) Review and study the topics and objectives listed
in the Exam Guide and pass the qualifying exam:
Advanced Design VMware vSphere 7.x
150 Minutes 60 Questions $450
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FAQs
If I have more than one VCDX, can I take any VCAP Design exam to upgrade?
The tracks are all individual, so to upgrade to VCDX 2022, you will need to take the VCAP Design 2022 exam in that track. For
example, if you are a VCDX-DCV 2020, regardless of how many other VCDXs you hold, you will need to pass the VCAP-DCV Design
2022 exam to upgrade to VCDX-DCV 2022.
What are the costs associated with the VCDX program?
The VCDX has two separate fees: An Application Fee of $995 USD is collected when you have submitted a complete application
package. If the application is accepted for a defense before the VCDX Panel, a Defense Fee will be due: either $3000 for in-person
defenses or $995 for remote defenses. First-time defenses are typically held in-person; however, we are currently only offering
remote defenses due to in-person restrictions. Fees are subject to change. Any and all costs related to traveling to a design defense
are the candidate's responsibility.
During my VCDX defense, I wasn't able to get through all of my prepared presentation. Will that affect my result?
No, it will not. The presentation is a tool to refer to when answering questions from the panelists, rather than to use as a full
presentation. Although you will be given a few minutes to provide an overview, be prepared to start answering questions at any time.
Use your presentation as an indexed tool to quickly jump to slides that will help answer specific questions. Since the panelists have
reviewed the design already, they will already know much of what you are presenting, and they want to ensure there is time to answer
questions they have. Overall, it is better to answer the questions than to go slide by slide through the presentation.
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