The VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 exam is the official VMware assessment behind the VMware Certified Professional (VCP5-DCV) credential, which sits at the Professional level. Passing it confirms that your skills meet the vendor's current requirements rather than a textbook outline. It also connects with related certifications such as VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV), so it can anchor a broader certification path.

According to the official exam information, the VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 exam includes Approximately 135 questions and gives you 120 minutes to complete them. Treat that as a pacing exercise, not just a knowledge check: bank the questions you know first, flag the ones that stall you, and circle back instead of burning minutes on a single item. Before test day, run at least one full timed session in the ITCertMagic desktop or online test engine, so the clock never feels unfamiliar when it counts.

The official prerequisites for the VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 exam are as follows: VMware recommends at least 6 months of hands-on experience with VMware vSphere 5.x environments before taking the exam.. Requirements can change over time, so confirm the details on the official VMware exam page at https://www.vmware.com/education-services/certification.html before you book your seat.

You can register through the official channels listed below:

• VMware Certification Portal
• Pearson VUE VMware Exams

Exam delivery: Computer-based exam delivered at authorized testing centers or online proctored exam (availability depends on region and provider)..

VMware points candidates toward the following official training options:

• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage (v5)

Official training builds the theory; the 267 practice questions from ITCertMagic show you how that theory appears in exam-style items, which is where most study plans actually pay off.

Yes. A free PDF demo of the VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 practice questions is available on the ITCertMagic samples page, so you can check the question style and difficulty before spending anything. Every purchase also includes 365 days of free updates, and if your product expires after that period, you can extend the update service from your member zone at 50% off.

If you take the VCP-550 exam within 60 days of your purchase and do not pass, ITCertMagic offers a 100% money-back guarantee: send a scanned copy of your exam enrollment slip together with the official Score Report PDF within two days of your exam date, and the refund is processed within seven days. The candidate name must match the payer name, and the guarantee does not apply to exams taken within three days of purchase, to material that was downloaded without the exam actually being taken, or to free materials and expired orders. Prefer to keep studying instead? You can exchange your purchase for two additional exam products of equal value, free of charge, while keeping the update service on your original product. Delivery itself is instant: the download link is emailed within one minute of payment, and if nothing arrives within two hours, our support team will sort it out. There is no limit on how many computers you install the material on.

The VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 syllabus is organized into 5 domains. The leading areas include Perform Basic Troubleshooting, Provision and Manage Virtual Machines, and Install, Configure, and Upgrade vCenter Server and ESXi. For the complete, topic-by-topic breakdown, scroll up to the Exam Topics section above.