Hi All,
Hope you all are doing well !!!
Here is my progress in last 8 months,
First Attempt : March 2013 - Scored 263
Second Attempt - May 2013- Scored 281
Third Attempt - Sep 2013- Scored 290
Forth and final attempt- 16th Nov 2013- Passed - scored 321
This exam is one of the most challenging exam, I ever attempted. This tough me," Never give up, until you achieve". It's really difficult to pass at first attempt; if you are a person new to Design. After two attempt, i got involved in several project work and whenever got opportunity to design and learn, I utilized it 100 %.
I refereed below study material :
Blueprint-
- VMware official VCAP5-DCD exam preparation guide
- 2nd edition of the vSphere Design book. Must read book
- HA/Clustering Deepdive book.
- Managing and Optimizing book by Stagner and Crookston.
- Design Workshop- It really helped me to understand design terminology
One advice I would like to give here, even though if you fail at first attempt, do not worry. Instead of worrying, convert worry time to study time and always remember, to attempt an exam itself is a win. Failure is only a stepping stone to success.
I would like to thanks everyone for helping me to pass this exam.
Regards,
Baswaraj