This test will validate that the successful candidate has knowledge of Hitachi Data Systems Enterprise storage products and technology. The test covers Infrastructure Cloud and Content Cloud offerings which include Hitachi storage hardware and software in the areas of storage management, storage virtualization, replication and data protection, and file and content solutions and converged data center solutions.
Audience: This track is intended for all Hitachi Data Systems partners, customers and employees with a technical focus on Hitachi enterprise storage technology and products.
Those who receive a passing score will be granted the Hitachi Data Systems Certified Professional – Enterprise certification credential. The Hitachi Data Systems Storage Foundations Enterprise exam will also be one of two options as a prerequisite exam for all future Hitachi Data Systems Storage Certification Program technical tracks.
Passing score: 65%
Test questions: 60
Test duration: 60 minutes; 90 minutes for non-English speaking countries
Cost: US $200 in North America, US $225 outside of North America or equivalent in local currency.
Exam Registration Instructions
The exam is available to take at most Prometric testing centers worldwide. For more information on test centers and to register for Hitachi Data Systems exams, please visit www.prometric.com/hitachi.
| Storage strategy |
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| Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi Enterprise storage products and solutions are used to solve business problems. |
| Enterprise storage systems |
| Describe the architecture, essential components and features of the Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Describe the tools available for the management of Hitachi Enterprise storage systems and demonstrate their usage. |
| Storage management software |
| Describe Hitachi Device Manager software features and functions. |
| Describe Hitachi Command Director software features and functions. |
| Describe Hitachi Storage Capacity Reporter software features and functions. |
| Describe Hitachi Tuning Manager software features and functions. |
| Describe Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager software features and functions. |
| Storage virtualization |
| Demonstrate how Universal Volume Manager is used to manage tiered storage. |
| Describe Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager software features and functions and given a scenario, demonstrate how it can be used to distribute data across storage tiers. |
| Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi Dynamic Tiering is used to optimize storage utilization. |
| Describe how cache partitioning software enables the logical partitioning on Enterprise storage systems. |
| Given a scenario, describe the usage and function of Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning software. |
| Replication software |
| Describe the features, functions and principles of the Hitachi TrueCopy Remote Replication software. |
| Describe the features, functions and principles of the Hitachi ShadowImage In-System Replication software. |
| Describe the features, functions and principles of the Hitachi Copy-On-Write Snapshot In-System Replication software. |
| Describe the features, functions and principles of the Hitachi Universal Replicator software. |
| Describe the features and functions of the Hitachi Business Continuity Manager software. |
| Given a scenario, describe the Hitachi Replication Manager software functionality and how it integrates with other Hitachi replication products. |
| Data protection software |
| Describe the Hitachi Data Protection Suite software features and functions. |
| File and Content |
| Describe basic NAS concepts. |
| Describe the features and functionality of the Hitachi NAS Platforms. |
| Describe the Hitachi Content Platform features and functions. |
| Describe the Hitachi Data Ingestor functionality. |
| Describe the Hitachi Data Discovery Suite functionality. |
| Converged Data Center Solutions |
| Describe the Hitachi compute platform offerings. |
| Describe how customers can benefit from using the Hitachi compute platforms. |
| Performance |
| Describe basic storage performance concepts. |
| Maintenance |
| Describe the purpose of HiTrack and how it functions. |
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