Looking at the VMware education website you can guess what the steps are to become a VCDX4:
VCP4 → VCAP4-DCA → VCAP4-DCD → Approved Design → Successful Defense = VCDX4
Please keep in mind that I am just guessing here, and this is not an official statement. Updates on the VCDX section of the VMware website can be expected any time soon now. The big question of course is what about those who are already certified? What will the upgrade path be? Honestly, I don’t know… we will just have to wait and see.
[UPDATE]
The info has just been released (Thanks Eric “scoop” Sloof) and I guess I was right:
- Be a VMware Certified Professional on vSphere 4 (VCP4)
- Pass the VCAP – Datacenter Administration Exam
- Pass the VCAP – Datacenter Design Exam
- Submit a VCDX4-DCD Application that is accepted
- Successfully present and defend a VMware Infrastructure Design and Implementation Plan
The following VMware advanced courses are recommended for VCDX certification preparation but are not required:
- VMware vSphere: Design Workshop [V4]
- VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V4]
- VMware vSphere: Manage for Performance [V4]
- VMware vSphere: Manage and Design for Security – coming soon
- Automation with VMware PowerCLI – coming soon