VCAP-DCA study – installing vMA

by Arjan | Feb 15, 2011 | VCAP-DCA

For my VCAP-DCA study I’m using these exellent websites with blue prints for the VCAP-DCA certification, they are a must read for everyone who’s thinking of taking the exam:

• The VMware VCAP site: http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=16548&ui=www
• Sean Crookston’s website: http://www.seancrookston.com/vcap-dca/

My employer provided me the TrainSignal vSphere troubleshooting dvd’s which IMHO are excellent. David Davis uses his massive VMware knowledge and provided a excellent DVD series on the troubleshooting course for VMware vSphere. You can order your copy here

So after watching the first few topics of the course I started setting up my home lab and recorded the steps I executed. So here is a video of installing the vMA aplliance on vSphere 4.1, which can be downloaded here:

For more information on vMA:

• William Lam’s site with tons of info: http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/p/vmware-vma-vima.html
• Vmware’s vMA site: http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vsphere/automationtools/vima
• A installation video by VMware: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4KdUoToCxM&feature=player_embedded

Music in video by Racoon: http://www.racoon.nl/