This test will validate that the successful candidate has knowledge of Hitachi Data Systems Enterprise storage products and technology. This includes: Hitachi storage hardware and software for the enterprise, business continuity, storage management software, virtualization, archiving, backup and restore and NAS.

Audience: This track is intended for all Hitachi Data Systems partners, customers and employees with a technical focus on Hitachi 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.

Practice Exam Questions

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Exam Topic: Storage strategy
Describe the benefits of Services Optimized Storage Solutions (SOSS).
Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi Enterprise storage products and solutions are used to solve business problems.
Exam Topic: Enterprise Storage Hardware
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
Exam Topic: Business Continuity 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 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 how the Hitachi Replication Manager software integrates with other Hitachi replication products.
Exam Topic: Storage Management software
Describe Hitachi Device Manager 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.
Describe Hitachi Global Link Manager software features and functions.
Exam Topic: Storage Virtualization
Demonstrate how Universal Volume Manager is used to manage tiered storage.
Given a scenario, demonstrate how data can be moved across storage tiers with Tiered Storage Manager software.
Describe how Virtual Partition Manager enables the logical partitioning on Enterprise storage systems.
Given a scenario, describe the usage and function of Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning software.
Exam Topic: Archiving, backup and restore
Describe the Hitachi Content Platform features and functions.
Describe the Hitachi Data Protection Suite software features and functions.
Exam Topic: NAS
Demonstrate understanding of basic NAS concepts.
Describe the features and functionality of the Hitachi High-performance NAS Platforms.
Exam Topic: Performance
Demonstrate understanding of basic storage performance concepts.
Exam Topic: Maintenance
Describe the purpose of HiTrack and how it functions.