HCE-3210 Hitachi Vantara Certified Specialist - NAS Solutions Architect Practice Exam

The HCE-3210 Hitachi Vantara Certified Specialist - NAS Solutions Architect certification is designed for IT professionals who specialize in designing and implementing Network Attached Storage (NAS) solutions using Hitachi technologies. The certification assess your skills to architect, deploy, and manage Hitachi NAS systems effectively, for meeting the storage needs of enterprises. The certification certifies your expertise in NAS architecture and their capability to optimize data storage solutions for business requirements.
Why is HCE-3210 Hitachi Vantara Certified Specialist - NAS Solutions Architect important?

• Validates advanced skills in NAS architecture and design.
• Enhances professional credibility and recognition in the IT industry.
• Provides a competitive edge for career advancement in storage solutions.
• Equips professionals with knowledge to optimize NAS deployments for efficiency.
• Demonstrates commitment to staying current with evolving storage technologies.

Who should take the HCE-3210 Hitachi Vantara Certified Specialist - NAS Solutions Architect Exam?

• NAS Solutions Architects
• Storage Engineers
• IT Infrastructure Architects
• Data Center Managers
• Systems Administrators
• Solutions Consultants
• Technical Account Managers

Skills Evaluated

Candidates taking the certification exam on the HCE-3210 Hitachi Vantara Certified Specialist - NAS Solutions Architect is evaluated for the following skills:

• Proficiency in NAS system design and architecture.
• Knowledge of Hitachi NAS solutions and their features.
• Ability to plan and implement NAS deployments.
• Skills in troubleshooting and optimizing NAS performance.
• Understanding of data management and protection strategies for NAS environments.

HCE-3210 Hitachi Vantara Certified Specialist - NAS Solutions Architect Certification Course Outline
The HCE-3210 Hitachi Vantara Certified Specialist - NAS Solutions Architect Certification covers the following topics -

Module 1. Understanding NAS environments, concepts and technologies

• Explain the hardware media-type requirements for integration of a NAS Platform.

• Explain Hitachi best practices for SAN and DAS storage-port configurations.

• Explain the NAS Platform storage pool concepts.

• Explain the NAS Platform file-system concepts.

• Explain file-system architectures and access protocols.

• Show how to integrate a NAS Platform solution with SMB and/or NFS authentication services.

• Show how the Enterprise Virtual Server allows integration of a NAS Platform solution with separate domains.

• Identify Ethernet switch infrastructure requirements for integration of a NAS Platform.

• Explain file tiering concepts using data migrator in a NAS Platform.

Module 2. Understanding the customer's business requirements and assessing the environment

• Explain the relevant business related information to be collected from the customer prior to architecting a solution.

• Explain the process to size a NAS Platform storage solution to meet the customer's performance requirements.

• Explain relevant configuration information to be collected when using existing storage systems in a new NAS Platform solution.

• Show knowledge of NAS Platform software licenses and bundles to meet the solution requirements.

• Show an understanding of the impact of microcode upgrades on a NAS Platform solution.

Module 3. Solution design best practices

• Explain scalability requirements when designing a NAS Platform solution.

• Explain storage-capacity planning requirements when designing a NAS Platform solution.

• Show knowledge of Fibre Channel storage array performance when sizing and designing a NAS Platform solution.

• For NAS Platform, describe how to design and configure system drives, storage pools, file systems, and enterprise virtual servers.

• Show how to design an Ethernet network infrastructure solution for a NAS Platform.

• Identify design considerations when using anti-virus software with NAS Platform.

• Explain NAS Platform model-dependent differences when designing a solution.

• Show ability to assess the customer infrastructure to identify potential points of contention in a consolidation scenario.

• Show how to architect a NAS Platform solution for a migration/consolidation scenario.

• Show how to design a disaster-resilient cluster.

Module 4. Designing a Hitachi NAS Platform data protection solution for single or multi-site environment

• Show how to architect a NAS Platform solution using snapshot technology.

• Show how to architect a NAS Platform solution using file replication technology.

• Show how to architect a NAS Platform solution using object-based replication technology.

• Show how to architect a NAS Platform solution using array-based replication technology.

• Show how to design a NAS Platform solution for a site failover.

• Show how to integrate a NAS Platform solution with backup-and-restore software.

• Show how to select the appropriate replication technology.

• Show how to architect a NAS Platform stretched-cluster using global-active device.

Module 5. Understanding Hitachi NAS Platform system management tools

• Explain the NAS Platform management and administration tools.

• Show how to integrate NAS Platform with storage management and monitoring tools.