I'm glad to announce that we have updated our most popular courses and exams to Plesk Onyx 17.8 specs:
While updating these courses, we tried to make sure that the exams are backwards-compatible with earlier versions of Plesk Onyx, since we expect that a lot of our partners will keep using older versions for some time. If you are already certified on one of these courses, you don't need to retake them. Instead, check out
Plesk Onyx 17.8: What's New? to learn about new features.
We're working on updating WordPress Toolkit course and will release it by the end of March.
Plesk Onyx Expert courses and exams will be updated in June to incorporate an overview of such important new tools and features as Plesk Repair Kit, nginx caching, and more.
Hello,
I just attempted and failed the Plesk Onyx for Windows Expert Certification Exam on a different Plesk University account. Since I know the last question that I answered was marked as incorrect, I would like to provide some feedback on this question.
The question was (paraphrasing): You want to upgrade from Plesk version 11.0.9 to Plesk Onyx. Please choose one correct answer.
Please note and pay special attention that the question did not specify a numbered version to upgrade to, it just said "Plesk Onyx." Of the four available answers, I narrowed down what I believed the answer to be from these two possible answers:
1. Upgrade directly to Onyx
2. Upgrade to version 12, then upgrade to Onyx
Here is the problem with this question, and many other questions just like it. You are very specific about the starting version, but vague about the intended final version following the upgrade. I made sure to reread the question multiple times carefully, and it does not specify an intended numbered version to upgrade to, just "Onyx"
That creates a problem, because "Onyx" could be version 17.0, 17.5, 17.8 ... they are all "Onyx" but it changes the correct answer based on which numbered version you are upgrading to.
According to this page:
Plesk Upgrade Guide
The current version of Plesk should support upgrading to Plesk Onyx 17.5. The supported versions are:
- 11.0
- 11.5.30
- 12.0.18
- 12.5.30
Note: For Plesk Onyx 17.8 the upgrade is possible from Plesk 12.0 and newer
If you want to upgrade to Plesk Onyx version 17.0 or 17.5 , then the first answer is correct, you can upgrade directly from 11.0.9 to 17.0 or 17.5.
If you want to upgrade to Plesk Onyx version 17.8, then the first answer would be incorrect, and the second answer would be correct, requiring you to upgrade to version 12 first, then Onyx.
That put me in a frustrating situation, having to guess which numbered version of Plesk Onyx the question is referring to. A test-taker should never have to guess the intent of an exam question. I guessed that the question referred to the latest version of Plesk Onyx, version 17.8. So I chose the answer "Upgrade to version 12, then Onyx" and my answer was marked incorrect, despite the above-referenced article supporting my answer if you were upgrading to version 17.8, which is still Plesk Onyx.
I would recommend removing this question or updating the question to specify the exact version number you are supposed to be upgrading to.
I am very frustrated that my answer was marked incorrect and I failed the exam. It feels unfair.
Thank you.