Regularly I receive question from worried colleagues who have passed their VCP410 exam but haven’t received their certificate and welcome kit yet.

The only answer I had until now was the one I picked up on the VMware communities website stating that VMware had delayed the shipment of certificates and welcome kits due to the introduction of their new logo.

But this weekend I finally received my VCP 4 certificate and the long awaited Workstation 7 license after passing my VCP410 exam on September 4th 2009.

So If you have passed your VCP410 exam and haven’t received your certificate yet, it’s on it’s way (I hope ).

Today VMware Education Services announced that they will allow a second shot for those who have failed their first attempt at the VCP 410 exam. This second shot is free but you will have to register before you attend your first exam.

It is a two part process:

1. Enroll in the 2nd Shot Upgrade Program at the VMware Education Services website;
2. Use the voucher number you receive from VMware to book your exam. This will entitle you to the free second shot  – in case you fail.

If you fail the exam that was scheduled with your unique voucher number, you may schedule a free retake by entering the promotion code: UPGRADE at the time of registration.

Important: This discount will only be valid on retakes of exams that were initially scheduled using your unique voucher number.

I passed the exam a few weeks ago and compared to my VCP310 exam I found the VCP410 exam to be quite difficult. It’s not an easy walk through exam so to register for a second shot is definitely a good idea, just in case.

Visit the Pearson VUE website or the VMware website for more information.

Visit the VMware Education Service website to enroll for the second shot.

After becoming a VCP4 I regularly get questions from my colleagues on how to become a VCP4.

Can I take the VCP410 exam without further training?
I attended the VI3, Install & configure course but didn’t take the exam yet. Can I take the VCP exam instead?

Maureen Lonergan wrote a very neat article on this, ‘Ahead of the learning curve’

In this article Maureen talks about the various road which lead to VCP4 certification. In short?
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Today was the first day to become a VCP on VMware vSphere 4. I wanted to become one of the first VCP’s on vSphere 4 within our company and tried to schedule the exam last week  but due to voucher problems I didn’t succeed.

A colleague did manage to schedule and take the exam today and he became the first Centric VCP on vSphere 4. Congratulations Johan!

Just now, I was able to schedule the exam and just to put the pressure on, I expect to be a VCP on vSphere 4 coming Friday at 11:30 AM.