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+# Exercise 5: VPG Operations
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+## Overview
+This exercise covers the core functionality of VPG management. You'll learn how to create VPGs, manage VMs within them, and handle VPG settings.
+
+## Objectives
+- Create new VPGs
+- Add VMs to VPGs
+- Remove VMs from VPGs
+- Manage VPG settings
+- Validate VPG configurations
+
+## Time
+15 minutes
+
+## Prerequisites
+- Completed Exercise 4
+- Working resource discovery
+- Access to VMs for protection
+
+## Exercise Steps
+1. Create a new VPG
+2. Add VMs to the VPG
+3. Configure VPG settings
+4. Validate the VPG
+5. Remove VMs from VPG
+
+## Working Directory
+The `working` directory contains:
+- `create_vpg.py` - Template for VPG creation
+- `manage_vms.py` - Template for VM management
+
+## Solution
+The `solution` directory contains:
+- `create_vpg.py` - Complete VPG creation example
+- `manage_vms.py` - Complete VM management example
+
+## Key Concepts
+- VPG creation
+- VM management
+- VPG settings
+- VPG validation
+- Resource allocation
+
+## Common Issues
+- Invalid VPG settings
+- VM compatibility issues
+- Resource constraints
+- Validation failures
+
+## Next Steps
+Proceed to Exercise 6: Failover Testing to learn about VPG testing.