This exam will validate that the successful candidate has knowledge of Hitachi Data Systems storage management tools and practices in Hitachi Data Systems storage environments. This test covers the Hitachi Command Suite software tools and techniques available that relate to the operational aspects of storage management, including basic troubleshooting.
Audience: Hitachi Data Systems customers, partners and employees.
Requirement: Hitachi Data Systems Certified Professional credential.
To become a Hitachi Data Systems Certified Storage Manager, a candidate must pass the Hitachi Data Systems Storage Foundations certification exam in addition to passing this exam.
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.
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: Hitachi Command Suite fundamentals |
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| Describe the benefits of using the Hitachi Command Suite to manage Hitachi storage environments. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe the Hitachi Command Suite software framework and its components. |
| Describe the Hitachi Device Manager software architecture and functionality. |
| Describe the Hitachi Device Manager monitoring capabilities. |
| Describe the how Hitachi Device Manager suppports Hitachi File and Content appliances. |
| Exam Topic: Managing a Hitachi storage environment with Hitachi Device Manager |
| Given a scenario, describe how users are added and permissions are managed with Hitachi Device Manager. |
| Describe the Hitachi Device Manager discovery process. |
| Describe how Hitachi Device Manager is used to configure ports on a storage system. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe how to allocate storage with Hitachi Device Manager. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe when to use host scan with Hitachi Device Manager. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe how Logical devices (LDEVs/LUNs) are managed with Hitachi Device Manager. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe how LUN Size Expansion (LUSE) and LU Grow/Shrink are managed with Hitachi Device Manager. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe how volume paths are managed with Hitachi Device Manager. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe how secure and unsecured volumes are configured with Hitachi Device Manager. |
| Describe how the Hitachi Command Suite can be used to create reports. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe the usage of volume labeling within Hitachi Device Manager. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe how Hitachi Device Manager CLI commands are used to manage Hitachi storage systems. (May use scenarios.) |
| Describe the Element Manager functionality. |
| Exam Topic: Storage management advanced operations |
| Describe how to manage volumes on external storage with Hitachi Device Manager. |
| Given a scenario, use Hitachi Device Manager to provision dynamic storage volumes. |
| Describe how to manage data movement with Hitachi Dynamic Tiering. |
| Exam Topic: Multi-pathing & load balancing |
| Describe how Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager provides multi-pathing and load balancing functionality. |
| Describe the Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager path health checking functionality. |
| Given a scenario, describe how the Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager load balancing algorithms are used. |
| Describe the Hitachi Global Link Manager functionality. |
| Exam Topic: Hitachi Command Suite maintenance and troubleshooting |
| Describe the Hitachi Command Suite maintenance principles and procedures. |
| Given a scenario, describe basic storage management troubleshooting methodology. |
| Given a scenario, describe basic tools and troubleshooting investigation procedures available in Hitachi Device Manager. |
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