Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Certification

You are proficient in designing and installing FlexPod^® solutions for a variety of business workloads. FlexPod solutions speed the deployment of infrastructure and business-critical applications while reducing cost, complexity, and risk.

NetApp offers two Cisco^® and NetApp^® FlexPod certifications: FlexPod Design Specialist and FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist.

FlexPod logos and certificates will be granted to those individuals who successfully pass either of the following:

• Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Design (NS0-175) certification exam.
• Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Implementation and Administration (NS0-176) certification exam.

Kandidaten voor de FlexPod^®-certificering moeten op zijn minst zes tot twaalf maanden praktijkervaring hebben met de tools en standaarden voor het beoordelen van de performancekenmerken en -vereisten van de FlexPod-computingoplossing. Ze moeten ook kennis hebben van de hardwarecomponenten die verband houden met de FlexPod-oplossing van Cisco^® en NetApp^® én van de procedure om de juiste hardware te selecteren die voor bepaalde vereisten geschikt is.

NS0-175
Ontwerpspecialist voor FlexPod van Cisco en NetApp

Aanbevolen training en informatie:

• FlexPod-oplossingen ontwerpen
• Basisprincipes van FlexPod
• Technische positionering van FlexPod-oplossingen
• Oefenexamen voor NS0-175
• Examenthema's bekijken
• Inschrijven voor uw examen

NS0-176
Implementatie- en beheerspecialist voor FlexPod van Cisco en NetApp

• De FlexPod-oplossing implementeren
• Technische positionering van FlexPod-oplossingen
• Oefenexamen voor NS0-176
• Examenthema's bekijken
• Naslagdocument (PDF)
• Inschrijven voor uw examen

Om u in te schrijven voor NetApp University-training, hebt u een account op de NetApp Support-website nodig.

NS0-175 exam includes 60 test questions, with an allotted time of 90 minutes to complete. In countries where English is not the native language, candidates will be granted a 30-minute extension to the allotted examination completion time.

The NS0-175 exam covers the following topics:

Flexpod Design

• Describe FlexPod components based upon customer workloads
• Describe how to size a solution based on customer requirements in accordance with FlexPod best practices
• Describe the support options for FlexPod

Networking

• Describe Cisco networking components used within FlexPod designs
• Demonstrate knowledge of FlexPod networking configurations

Security

• Describe access control methods for FlexPod solutions
• Describe the considerations in building a secure multitenancy design

Tools

• Describe resources for determining supported FlexPod components
• Demonstrate knowledge of using tools for managing FlexPod
• Demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting methodologies for FlexPod solutions

The NS0-176 exam includes 60 test questions, with an allotted time of 90 minutes to complete. In countries where English is not the native language, candidates will be granted a 30-minute extension to the allotted examination completion time.

The NS0-176 exam covers the following topics:

Information Gathering for FlexPod Solutions

• Describe the main FlexPod components

FlexPod Design

• Describe the storage components supported in FlexPod
• Describe the networking components supported in FlexPod
• Describe the compute components supported in FlexPod

FlexPod Configuration

• Describe how to install and configure the FlexPod components
• Describe how to configure neworks in a UCS solution
• Describe how to configure SAN boot in a FlexPod solution
• Describe knowledge of how to configure a service profile
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure storage in a FlexPod solution
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure Cisco Nexus switches

FlexPod Administration

• Demonstrate knowledge of how to administer FlexPod solutions according to FlexPod best practices
• Describe FlexPod management applications
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to install and upgrade the FlexPod solution

FlexPod Troubleshooting

• Demonstrate how to perform FlexPod troubleshooting

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