VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 : VCP550 Exam

  • Exam Code: VCP550
  • Exam Name: VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 Exam
  • Updated: Sep 22, 2026
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VMware VCP550 Exam Overview:

Certification Vendor:VMware
Exam Name:VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 Exam
Exam Number:VCP-550
Exam Duration:120 minutes
Exam Price:$250 USD (varies by region)
Available Languages:English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese
Real Exam Qty:135
Related Certifications:VCDX5-DCV
VCAP5-DCA
VCAP5-DCD
Exam Format:Multiple answer, Scenario-based, Drag and drop, Multiple choice
Passing Score:300 (scaled 100–500)
Certificate Validity Period:2 years (requires recertification)
Recommended Training:vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5]
vSphere: Fast Track [V5.5]
Exam Registration:Pearson VUE (historical)
VMware Certification Page
Sample Questions:Free Download real VCP550 actual tests
Exam Way:Onsite at Pearson VUE test centers; retired since March 31, 2017, no longer available
Pre Condition:Complete VMware authorized training course (e.g., vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5]); minimum 6 months hands-on experience with vSphere 5.x
Official Syllabus URL:https://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrReg/plan.cfm?plan=45082&ui=www_cert

VMware VCP550 Exam Syllabus Topics:

SectionWeightObjectives
Topic 1: Plan and Configure vSphere Storage25%- Storage Provisioning and Management
- Shared Storage Technologies
- VMFS and NFS Datastores
Topic 2: Monitor a vSphere Implementation11%- Alarms and Notifications
- Log Analysis
- Performance Metrics
Topic 3: Plan, Install, Configure and Upgrade vCenter Server and VMware ESXi15%- vSphere Architecture and Solutions
- Install and Configure VMware ESXi
- Install and Configure vCenter Server
- Secure vCenter Server and ESXi
- Plan and Perform Upgrades
Topic 4: Perform Basic Troubleshooting12%- Networking Issues
- HA/DRS and vMotion Issues
- ESXi Host Issues
- Storage Issues
Topic 5: Establish and Maintain Service Levels16%- vMotion and Storage vMotion
- High Availability (HA)
- Fault Tolerance
- Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS)
Topic 6: Plan and Configure vSphere Networking12%- vSphere Standard Switches
- vSphere Distributed Switches
- Network Policies and Security
Topic 7: Deploy and Administer Virtual Machines and vApps9%- Virtual Machine Configuration
- Templates, Clones and vApps
- Create and Deploy Virtual Machines

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The VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 is VMware's certification exam for VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV), at the Professional level. The certificate makes you advanced and competitive — priority in employment and promotion goes to the certified. Related credentials include VCAP5-DCA, VCAP5-DCD, VCDX5-DCV.

Through the vendor's official registration channels:

The VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 is delivered Onsite at Pearson VUE test centers; retired since March 31, 2017, no longer available — pick the arrangement that suits you when booking.

The VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 blueprint spans 7 domains — including Plan and Configure vSphere Storage (25%), Plan, Install, Configure and Upgrade vCenter Server and VMware ESXi (15%), Monitor a vSphere Implementation (11%). Weight the heavy domains in your schedule; the complete outline above lists every subtopic.

$250 USD (varies by region) per attempt, 300 (scaled 100–500) to pass. Retakes cost the full fee again, so prepare efficiently — the 267 practice questions for the VCP550 exam at VCEEngine stay close to the real exam's changes.

Complete VMware authorized training course (e.g., vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5]); minimum 6 months hands-on experience with vSphere 5.x Eligibility rules change over time, so verify the current requirements on the official page (official VCP550 exam page) before registering.

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VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 5 Sample Questions:

Question #1

A customer needs to select an appropriate Path Selection Policy (PSP) for their storage array. There is no requirement for a preferred path. The policy should not select a new path unless the current one fails.
Which PSP meets the requirement?

  • A. Round Robin
  • B. Most Recently Used
  • C. Fixed
  • D. Asymmetric Logical Unit Access
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: B  🗳️

Question #2

An organization's datastores are configured in a fully automated Storage Distributed Resource Scheduler (SDRS) cluster. The vSphere administrator determines that virtual machines are being migrated between datastores even though the datastores look evenly balanced. On further investigation, the administrator determines that the datastore's utilization percentages differ by 2%.
Which Storage DRS setting should the administrator change to prevent the virtual machines from migrating prematurely?

  • A. Edit the Storage DRS cluster settings to increase the percentage of the Space Utilization Difference threshold
  • B. Edit the Storage DRS cluster settings to increase the size of the I/O imbalance threshold
  • C. Edit the Storage DRS cluster settings to increase the percentage of the I/O imbalance threshold
  • D. Edit the Storage DRS cluster settings to increase the size of the Space Utilization Difference threshold
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: A  🗳️

Question #3

During the installation of ESXi, a vmkernel interface can be configured with what
capabilities?

  • A. Management traffic and vMotion
  • B. Management traffic
  • C. Management traffic, vMotion and Fault Tolerance logging
  • D. Management traffic, vMotion, Fault Tolerance logging and IP storage
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: B  🗳️

Question #4

A vSphere administrator needs to add more space to an existing 3-node Virtual SAN cluster. The attempts to add the new host to the cluster as a contributing member have failed. However, it can be added as a non-contributing member.
The host was previously used in a single host configuration. The administrator recently upgraded the host from ESXi 5.1 to 5.5 prior to adding it to the cluster.
What is the reason for this failure?

  • A. The RAID controller in the new host does not have enough cache for the Virtual SAN datastore.
  • B. The new host has a 10Gbps NIC while the rest of the cluster members have 1Gbps NICs.
  • C. The only SSD disk in the new host was formatted with a VMFS datastore.
  • D. The new host's VMFS datastores do not have sufficient capacity to be added as a contributing member.
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: C  🗳️

Question #5

Which minor badge items make up the Efficiency badge score for an ESXi host in vCenter Operations Manager?

  • A. Workload, Stress, Density
  • B. Time Remaining, Capacity Remaining
  • C. Workload, Anomalies, Faults
  • D. Reclaimable Waste, Density
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: D  🗳️

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