2V0-602  - vSphere 6.5 Foundations Exam

The VMware vSphere 6.5 Foundations Exam (2V0-602) tests candidates on their skills and abilities in deploying and configuring vSphere storage, networking, and compute resources as well as creating and administering vSphere virtual machines.

 you can download Exam_Prep_Guide_2V0-602 from Vmware 

 This Exam covers below Topics, but not deep as VCP DCV 6.5 Exam  

• Install and Configure vCenter Server 6.x and ESXi 6.x Hosts
• Configure and Manage vSphere 6.x Networking
• Configure and Manage vSphere 6.x Storage
• Deploy and Administer Virtual Machines and vApps
• Establish and Maintain Availability and Resource Management Features
• Perform Basic Troubleshooting of a vSphere 6.x Implementation
• Perform Basic Monitoring of a vSphere Implementation 

Build numbers and versions of VMware vCenter Server 5.5 to 6.5U1e

Build numbers and versions of VMware vCenter Server

this will be usefull for mapping vmare vCenter server version with the Build Number from 5.5 to
6.5U1e on 2018-03-11

if you need details on Older vesions or Newer Versions please go the VMware KB 2143838
 

Version	Release Date	Build Number	Installer Build Number
vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1e	2018-01-09	7515524	N/A
vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1d	2017-12-19	7312210	N/A
vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1b	2017-10-26	6816762	N/A
vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1	2017-07-27	5973321	N/A
vCenter Server 6.5 0e Express Patch 3	2017-06-15	5705665	N/A
vCenter Server 6.5 0d Express Patch 2	2017-04-18	5318154	N/A
vCenter Server 6.5 0c Express Patch 1b	2017-04-13	5318112	N/A
vCenter Server 6.5 0b Patch 1	2017-03-14	5178943	N/A
vCenter Server 6.5 0a Express Patch 1	2017-02-02	4944578	N/A
vCenter Server 6.5 GA	2016-11-15	4602587	N/A
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3d	2018-01-09	7462484	7464194
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3c	2017-11-09	7037394	7040641
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3b	2017-04-13	5318200/5318203	5326177
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3a	2017-03-21	5183551	5202527
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 3	2017-02-24	5112527	5112506
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 2a	2016-11-22	4541947	4637290
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 2	2016-03-16	3634793	3634788
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1b	2016-01-07	3339083	3343019
vCenter Server 6.0 Update 1	2015-09-10	3018524	3040890
vCenter Server 6.0.0b	2015-07-07	2776511	2800571
vCenter Server 6.0.0a	2015-04-16	2656760	2656757
vCenter Server 6.0 GA	2015-03-12	2559268	2562643
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3g	2018-01-09	7450865	7460778
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3f	2017-09-14	6516310	6520252
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3e	2016-08-04	4180647	4180646
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3d	2016-04-14	3721164	3730491
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3c	2016-03-29	3660016	N/A
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3b	2015-12-08	3252642	3254792
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3a	2015-10-22	3142196	3154313
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3	2015-09-16	3000241	3000346
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2e	2015-04-16	2646482	2646481
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2d	2015-01-27	2442329	2442328
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2b	2014-10-09	2183111	2183112
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 2	2014-09-09	2001466	2105955
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1c	2014-07-22	1945274	1945270
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1b	2014-06-12	1891313	1891310
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1a	2014-04-19	1750787	1750795
vCenter Server 5.5.0c	2014-04-19	1750596	1750597
vCenter Server 5.5 Update 1	2014-03-11	1623099	1623101
vCenter Server 5.5.0b	2013-12-22	1476327	1476387
vCenter Server 5.5.0a	2013-10-31	1378903	1378901
vCenter Server 5.5 GA	2013-09-22	1312299	N/A

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