This advanced exam specifically measures skills and knowledge in the area of implementing Business Continuity solutions running on Hitachi Data Systems storage systems. The test covers pre-deployment considerations, implementation techniques and best practices and the tools related to deploying, supporting and maintaining the solutions.
This test covers data replication, data protection and backup software products including Hitachi ShadowImage™ In-System Replication software, Copy-on-Write Snapshot software, Hitachi TrueCopy™ Remote Replication software, Hitachi Universal Replicator and Hitachi Protection Manager. The test covers deployment considerations and best practices, and the tools and techniques related to implementing and supporting Hitachi Data Systems Business Continuity solutions.
Solution specialist engineers should have strong knowledge and skills in deploying, using and managing the Hitachi Data Systems hardware and software products involved in storage solutions implementations. They understand the Hitachi Data Systems services portfolio and adhere to proven Hitachi Data Systems professional services delivery methodologies.
They have knowledge of storage networks concepts and designs and in the area of interoperability of storage networking. They understand the latest in storage technologies and complex IT architectures and know how to align technology to business requirements. As system integrators, they provide pre- and post-installation support services and have thorough knowledge of problem determination and incident resolution tools and techniques.
They are able to perform knowledge transfer tasks by communicating
needed information to allow clients to assume responsibility for
operation of the storage solutions deployed. They understand and can
communicate best practices supporting all administrative activities.
Audience: Hitachi Data Systems employees and authorized service providers only
Requirement: Hitachi Data Systems Storage Foundations Certification.
To earn the Hitachi Certified Solution Specialist, a candidate must pass
one of the Hitachi Data Systems Storage Foundations certification exams
in addition to passing this exam.
Passing score: 68%
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.
| Exam Topic: Business continuity principles & fundamentals |
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| Define Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO). |
| Given a scenario, describe the features of synchronous remote replication. |
| Given a scenario, describe the features of asynchronous remote replication. |
| Given a scenario, describe three data center concepts and characteristics. |
| Given a scenario, define how clusters get integrated with replication. |
| Exam Topic: Understanding Business Continuity solutions |
| Given a scenario describe what is being protected in a Business Continuity solution. |
| Given a scenario, identify anticipated outage causes and the appropriate protection. |
| Given a scenario, describe the key elements of the customer environment that need to be taken into consideration when planning a Business Continuity solution. |
| Given a scenario, describe how Tiered Storage integrates in Business Continuity solutions. |
| Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning integrates in Business Continuity solutions. |
| Given a scenario, describe the benefits of using Hitachi Availability Manager (HAM) in a Business Continuity solution. |
| Exam Topic: Pre-architecture & pre-deployment checks |
| Identify the required checks to be carried out prior to deploying a Business Continuity solution. |
| Given a scenario, verify that the configuration, infrastructure and bandwidth requirements are met for the given remote replication solution. |
| Given a scenario, verify that the configuration requirements are met for the given in-system replication solution. |
| Exam Topic: Deployment advanced techniques |
| Given a scenario, describe the steps required for setting-up and deploying a 3 Data Center Business Continuity solution. |
| Given a scenario, describe the steps required for setting-up and deploying a Universal Replicator asynchronous Business Continuity solution with consistency groups. |
| Given a scenario, describe the steps required for setting-up and deploying a Copy-on-Write Business Continuity solution. |
| Given a scenario, describe the steps required for creating pairs with Hitachi Storage Command Suite software. |
| Given a scenario, describe which replication features work with each user interface. |
| Given a scenario, demonstrate how special scripting techniques for CCI are used and in which conditions. |
| Given a scenario, demonstrate how special scripting techniques for Operating System Disk handling are used and in which conditions. |
| Given a scenario, describe the steps required for creating High Availability Manager pairs. |
| Exam Topic: Testing & troubleshooting the business continuity solution |
| Describe the steps required to fix a "HORCM failed to start" error. |
| Given a scenario, describe how the environment parameters are set, unset and verified depending on the Operating System and shell. |
| Given a scenario where "paircreate" did not work, describe methods of troubleshooting the error. |
| Given a scenario, describe the meaning of PDUB, PFUS and PSUE errors. |
| Given a scenario, describe which logs are available for troubleshooting and how to access them. |
| Given a scenario, describe how to troublshoot in an High Availability Manager environment. |
| Exam Topic: Recovery techniques - product specific |
| Given a scenario where data was recovered by in-system or remote replication software, describe the procedures that a customer will use to bring applications and databases back online. |
| Given a scenario, describe the sequence of CCI commands to access the secondary copy of data after a disaster occurred. |
| Given a scenario, describe the sequence of CCI commands to access the secondary copy of data after a disaster occurred in a 3 Data Center configuration. |
| Given a scenario, demonsrate knowledge of moving back production data to the primary site using High Availability Manager. |
| Exam Topic: Cluster integration |
| Describe what are the Hitachi Storage Cluster for Microsoft Environment (HSC) solution deliverables. |
| Given a scenario, describe how the Hitachi Storage Cluster for Microsoft Environment (HSC) scripts (VBS) are integrated into Microsoft clustering. |
| Given a scenario, describe the failover process with an Hitachi Storage Cluster for Microsoft Environment (HSC). |
| Exam Topic: VMWare -Integration with System Recovery Manager (SRM) |
| Demonstrate knowledge of System Recovery Manager integration with System Recovery Adapter. |
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