This test will validate that the successful candidate has knowledge and skills in implementing Hitachi Data Systems Enterprise storage solutions at customer sites.
This includes strong knowledge of Hitachi Data Systems Enterprise storage systems and associated software and program products, and thorough understanding of installation, configuration and deployment procedures as well as associated administrative activities. The test also covers the tools and techniques and best practices related to supporting Hitachi Data Systems storage solutions. This test will not cover basic concepts and technologies.
Audience: Hitachi Data Systems partners and employees. Implementers should have strong knowledge and skills in using and deploying the HDS hardware and software products involved in storage solutions implementations. As system integrators they can provide pre- and post-installation support services and have thorough knowledge of problem determination and incident resolution tools and techniques. They should also be able to perform knowledge transfer tasks by communicating needed information to allow clients to assume responsibility for operation of the storage solutions deployed. They also have knowledge of general storage and storage networks concepts and in the area of interoperability of storage networking. They understand and can communicate best practices supporting all administrative activities.
This exam is not intended for Sales personnel.
Requirement: HDS Certified Professional credential.
To earn the HDS Certified Implementer, a candidate must pass one of the Hitachi Data Systems Storage Foundations certification exams in addition to passing this exam.
Passing score: 66%
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.
| Pre-installation |
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| Describe the tools associated with the process that Hitachi Data Systems uses for collecting and documenting pre-installation information. |
| Installation & upgrades |
| Describe the key steps involved with the installation and initial setup of Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Describe how to integrate Hitachi Enterprise storage systems in a SAN environment. |
| Describe the process of installing and/or enabling Program Products on Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Describe the process of installing features and performing upgrades and reconfigurations. |
| Describe the Hitachi Enterprise storage systems microcode update process. |
| Configuration and system management |
| Describe how Storage Navigator is used to configure and manage Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Describe the Virtual Storage Platform Command Line Interface (CLI) functionality in relation to storage provisioning. |
| Describe LDEV ownership concepts and management on Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Given a scenario, identify storage provisioning tools and describe how to use them to match customer configuration requirements. |
| Describe how security is setup to restrict LUN access on Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Describe the key steps involved in setting-up and configuring an external storage configuration with a Hitachi Enterprise storage system. |
| Given a scenario, describe how Universal Volume Manager is used to configure and manage external volumes. |
| Describe how Virtual Partition Manager is used to create and manage cache logical partitions on Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Describe how to configure, activate and use Dynamic Provisioning. |
| Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi Dynamic Tiering is used to optimize tiered storage utilization. |
| Implementation of business continuity solutions |
| Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi replication software is used to ensure business continuity. |
| Describe how to configure TrueCopy links between Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Given a scenario, describe the key steps to setup, configure and manage TrueCopy Synchronous and ShadowImage with Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Given a scenario, describe the key steps to setup, configure and manage Copy-On-Write Snapshot with Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Describe how Command Devices are setup and used. |
| Describe the purpose of the HORCM files and given a scenario, demonstrate how they are defined, activated, tested and used. |
| Describe the out-of-band configuration for RAID Manager/CCI. |
| Implementation of storage management solutions |
| Describe the process of installing the Hitachi Command Suite software. |
| Describe how to configure Hitachi Device Manager to manage Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Describe how to configure Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager to manage storage tiers on Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Given a scenario, configure the Hitachi Command Suite software in centralized and distributed CCI modes. |
| Describe how to configure the Hitachi Command Suite for use with Hitachi replication software products. |
| Given a scenario, perform Hitachi Storage Command Suite maintenance operations. |
| Multi-pathing & load balancing |
| Given a scenario, describe the environment in which Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager and Hitachi Global Link Manager would be implemented. |
| Given a scenario, describe the process of installing Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager software. |
| Given a scenario, describe the process of installing and configuring Hitachi Global Link Manager software. |
| Given a scenario, describe how to setup and use Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager to match customer configuration requirements. |
| Integration within Storage Area Network solutions |
| Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi Data Systems supported HBAs are installed and configured on Windows and UNIX operating systems. |
| Describe the function of zoning. |
| Describe the function of persistent binding. |
| Maintenance and problem determination through implementation |
| Identify documentation and tools provided by Hitachi Data Systems for installing, configuring and servicing Hitachi Enterprise storage systems. |
| Describe problem determination and incident resolution tools and techniques used when troubleshooting implementation issues. |
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