VCP6-DT and VCP6-DTM

Some time ago I started my preparations for the VMware Certified Professional 6 – Desktop (VCP6-DT) certification. Last week I noticed that the VCP6-DT exam and certification will be retired as soon as November 30, 2015.

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This year VMware started making major changes in their Certification Roadmap, like abandoning the Advanced Professional level and introducing the Implementation level. The number of new Version 6 exams is still growing. An overview of the available certifications can be found here.

For an overview of retired exams and certifications can be found here.

The VCP6-DT and the VCP5-DT certifications will be replaced by the new VCP6-DTM certification. The exam details and objectives can be found here.

Another difference between Version 5 and Version 6 certification; VMware does no longer publish a downloadable Exam Blueprint but only an online version. A “Last Updated” section has been added. I also hope version control will also be added in the future.

I have converted the exam topics, dated 27 July 2015 in a downloadable document. Links to the documentation have been added.

Comparison between the VCP6-DT and VCP6-DTM objectives:

The VCP6-DT has 12 sections; the VCP6-DTM has only 6 sections.
The 6 missing sections (7-12) covered topics also found in the well-known VCP-DCV exams; like basic vSphere networking, storage, deployment of virtual machines.
Imho it does not make sense to repeat these objectives in this exam while the VCP-DCV certification is a prerequisite.
There have been some changes in Objective 1.1 (differentiate Horizon View Components)
VCP6-DT, objective 1.5 topics related to RDSH have disappeared.
VCP6-DT, objective 12.3 has been moved and renamed to section 1.6 (vRealize Operations Manager For Horizon)

The VCP6-DTM exam will be available on 30 August 2015, the requirements did not change:

If you hold a valid VCP certification for any other solution track; complete the VMware Certified Professional 6 – Desktop and Mobility Exam.
If you don’t hold a valid VCP certification for any other solution track; complete the vSphere 6 Foundations Exam (VCP-DCV) and the VMware Certified Professional 6 – Desktop and Mobility Exam.
If you hold a current VCP6-DT certification, you will automatically be granted VCP6-DTM certification status.

As always I thank you for reading.