This exam will validate that the successful candidate has knowledge and skills to architect Hitachi NAS Platform solutions.
It tests the candidate's ability to assess, plan and design NAS solutions that meet the business needs of HDS customers. This includes strong knowledge of Hitachi NAS Platform products, how they integrate into a customer storage network environment and how they can be best deployed by implementation personnel.
The test covers the Hitachi NAS Platform, powered by BlueArc models 3080, 3090, 3100 and 3200 and accompanying management software.
Audience: Hitachi Data Systems partners and employees.
Requirement: Hitachi Data Systems Certified Professional credential.
To become a Hitachi Data Systems Certified Architect - Hitachi NAS Platform, 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.
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: Understanding NAS environments, concepts and technologies Given a scenario, list Ethernet switch infrastructure requirements for integration of a Hitachi NAS Platform in a customer environment. Given a scenario, identify the hardware media type requirements for integration of a Hitachi NAS Platform in a customer environment. Demonstrate understanding of generic File System architectures. Describe how the Hitachi NAS Platform File Systems provide virtualization at File System level. Given a scenario, describe how to integrate a Hitachi NAS Platform solution with Windows and UNIX authentication services. Given a scenario, demonstrate how the Enterprise Virtual Server allows integration of a Hitachi NAS Platform solution with several untrusted Domains. Given a scenario, describe how to configure iSCSI in a Hitachi NAS Platform environment. Given a scenario, describe Hitachi best practices for fabric zoning and storage port configurations. Exam Topic: Understanding customer's business problems and assessing the environment Given a scenario, identify the relevant business-related information to be collected from the customer prior to architecting a solution. Describe the tools that Hitachi Data Systems use for collecting and documenting pre-installation information. Given a scenario, identify necessary technical information relating to the customer's current infrastructure. Given a scenario, collect configuration information specific to using existing storage systems in a Hitachi NAS Platform solution. Given a scenario, identify the Hitachi NAS Platform software licenses to meet the customer configuration requirements. Exam Topic: Solution design best practices Consider scalability requirements when designing a Hitachi NAS Platform solution. Consider capacity planning requirements when designing a Hitachi NAS Platform solution. Given a scenario, identify back-end performance considerations when designing a Hitachi NAS Platform solution. Given a scenario, design and configure a Hitachi NAS Platform solution according to Hitachi Data Systems performance best practices. Given a scenario, identify front-end performance considerations when designing a Hitachi NAS Platform solution. Identify performance considerations when using anti-virus software with a Hitachi NAS Platform. Given a failover scenario, describe the configuration differences between the Hitachi NAS Platform models. Given a scenario, assess and consider the impact of microcode upgrades when architecting a Hitachi NAS Platform solution. Given a consolidation scenario, assess the customer infrastructure to identify potential points of contention. Given a consolidation scenario, architect a Hitachi NAS Platform solution based on the customer configuration data. Exam Topic: Designing a Hitachi NAS Platform solution for a data protection environment Given a scenario, architect a Hitachi NAS Platform solution using snapshot technologies. Given a scenario, architect a Hitachi NAS Platform solution using Incremental Data Replication and Incremental Block Replication (IDR/IBR) technologies. Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi Files Services solutions can leverage block-level replication on storage systems. Given a scenario without metro cluster, design a manual site failover disaster recovery solution with a Hitachi NAS Platform. Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi File Services solutions integrate with third party backup and restore software. Identify the anti-virus software approved for interoperability with the Hitachi NAS Platform. Given a scenario, select the appropriate replication technology. Exam Topic: Designing a Hitachi NAS Platform solution for a high-availability environment Given a scenario, architect a Hitachi NAS Platform solution using clustering technologies in disaster recovery environments. Given a scenario, architect a Hitachi NAS Platform solution using metro cluster technologies. Given a scenario, describe local cluster failover process. Exam Topic: Designing a Hitachi NAS Platform solution in a tiered storage environment Given a scenario, identify configuration requirements when architecting a file-level data migration solution using a Hitachi NAS platform. Given a scenario, identify location of migrated data and how it can affect backups. Given a scenario, plan for a de-migration on a Hitachi NAS Platform using data migrator. Given a scenario, describe how Hitachi NAS Platform solutions can leverage Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager virtualization functionality in external storage configurations. Exam Topic: Creating NAS solution deployment documentation Given a scenario, create documentation for use as a deployment plan. Exam Topic: Understanding Hitachi NAS Platform system management tools Given a scenario, identify the Hitachi NAS Platform management and administration tools and describe their usage. Given a scenario, integrate a Hitachi NAS Platform with storage management and monitoring tools.
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