HCIP-Cloud Computing study plan

Map the Computing domain blueprint into a checklist of every sub-area (compute virtualization, storage virtualization, network virtualization, cluster/HA, migration, and operations) and rate your current confidence 1-5 on each

Install and initialize a small Huawei FusionCompute-style lab (physical host, manager node, or nested virtualization) and confirm you can log in to the management console

Define the vocabulary you must be able to explain precisely: VM, template, cluster, resource pool, DRS, HA, distributed virtual switch, and storage pool

Create a one-page glossary in your own words with a concrete example for each term

Create a cluster, add hosts, and configure a storage pool end to end in the lab

Deploy at least two VMs from a template and one from an ISO, then resize CPU, memory, and disk on a running VM

Configure a distributed virtual switch with two port groups and verify VM-to-VM connectivity across them

Write down every configuration step as a numbered runbook you could repeat from memory

Configure and test HA so that a host failure triggers automatic VM restart, and record the observed recovery behavior

Configure DRS or equivalent resource scheduling and explain the rules that drive placement decisions

Perform a live migration of a running VM between hosts and document prerequisites and failure conditions

Explain the difference between compute, storage, and network virtualization boundaries in a written summary

Configure snapshot and clone operations, then restore a VM from a snapshot and verify data integrity

Set up a backup job and complete one restore drill, recording recovery time

Implement basic access control by creating roles and assigning permissions to a test user

Review monitoring and alarm features and configure one threshold alarm that fires in the lab

Work through capacity planning: calculate how many VMs fit given CPU overcommit ratio, memory, and storage, and justify the ratio you choose

Diagnose three deliberately induced faults (storage path down, insufficient resources, network misconfiguration) and log the symptom-to-root-cause path for each

Compare common overcommit and resource reservation trade-offs and state when each is appropriate

Draft answers to troubleshooting scenarios in exam-style short form

Re-read the full Computing domain outline and mark any sub-area still rated below 4 in confidence

Build a 60-question self-test from your own notes covering all sub-areas and score it

Re-do the lab tasks you failed or needed notes for, this time without reference material

Explain cluster, HA, DRS, migration, and snapshot behavior aloud in under two minutes each without notes

Close every remaining weak sub-area from the week 6 error log with targeted lab or reading time

Take a full-length timed practice set and analyze results by sub-area

Memorize the precise distinctions exam questions exploit: clone versus snapshot, HA versus fault tolerance, thick versus thin provisioning, and template versus VM

Reduce your glossary and runbooks into a single two-page review sheet

Review the two-page sheet daily and re-test only the sub-areas that were weakest in week 7

Complete one final full timed practice run and confirm scores are stable

Rehearse the lab runbook once more to confirm operational fluency

Plan exam-day logistics and confirm registration details