For EMC Partners who design and architect unified storage solutions using the EMC VNX

Series storage platform. This certification aligned curriculum offers knowledge, Lab
experiences and formal recognition required for a credible pre-sales technical architect to
design and architect EMC VNX Series Block (FC, iSCSI and FCOE) and File (NFS, pNFS and CIFS)
based storage solutions in heterogeneous virtualized open systems environments. Prepare
for your Specialist-level VNX Solutions Technology Architect Certification.

VNX Solutions
Technology Architect
Delivery Modes

Instructor-Led Training

Courses

Online ILT

Video ILT (VILT)

Course Objectives

e-Learning

Levels

VNX Unified Storage Solutions Design

Unisphere Security and Basic Management; Storage System Provisioning and

management; Host integration and access to Block storage; Host installation
and integration for Block, advanced storage concepts; VNX Block Local
Replication; Data Mover Networking; Virtual Data Movers; Configuring and
Exporting File Systems; Configuring CIFS; VNX SnapSure; Data Mover Failover

EMC Storage Integration with Microsoft Exchange Best Practices

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Overview, storage design, virtualization best
practices

EMC Storage Integration with Microsoft SQL Best Practices

SQL server overview, SQL server sizing and array based replication, SQL server
virtualization

EMC Storage Integration with Oracle Best Practices

The Oracle environment, Oracle storage layout best practices, virtualization best
practices/considerations

EMC Storage Integration with VMware vSphere Best Practices

VMware storage environment, ESXi networking and storage, generic VMware storage
considerations, specific VNX and Symmetric considerations, tools, APIs, plug-ins.

5 Days

1.5 Hrs

Define the best practices when deploying Exchange Server 2010

Calculate performance and capacity requirements for Exchange Server 2010 in Thin Provisioned and
Virtualized environments; Identify the considerations and best practices

1.5 Hrs

Define the core components, roles, and features of Microsoft SQL and SharePoint Server
Properly size, deploy, and protect SQL Server on EMC storage arrays
Implement best practices for SQL Server on VMware and Hyper-V virtualized environments

1 Hr

1 Hr

SPECIALIST

VNX Solution Design Exam for Technology Architects (E20-324)

Describe the configuration and management of EMC VNX Series Block, File, and
Unified systems
Position VNX Series features and technologies that solve customer problems
Demonstrate the key features and management of a VNX Unified Storage solution

Discuss the components that make up an Oracle database

Explain reasoning behind EMCs stated best practices regarding Oracle databases
List the tools and metrics used in measuring database performance
Explain how virtualization affects and Oracle storage design
Generic storage considerations for a VMware environment
Specific VNX and Symmetrix considerations for implementing in a VMware environment
Tools, APIs, plug-ins for implementing a VMware environment

VNX Solutions Specialist Exam for Technology Architects (E20-545)

VNX Unified Storage Infrastructure Solutions

Data Gathering; Tools; Analysis; Storage Design Best Practices; Design Best
Practices for Business Continuity

VNX Fundamentals

Overview on VNX system features and functions, business use cases,

architecture and theory of operations, VNX hardware/software options and
suites, management options and capabilities

VNX Local Protection Suite Fundamentals

Local Protection Suite Components, VNX SnapView, VNX SnapSure,

RecoverPoint/SE CDP, VNX Local Protection Suite Use Cases

5 Days

2 Hrs

1 Hr

VNX Remote Protection Suite Fundamentals

VNX Remote Protection Suite, VNX MirrorView, VNX Replicator & RecoverPoint/
SE CRR

VNX Application Protection Suite Fundamentals

Replication Manager overview and features & functionality, Data Protection

Advisor overview and features & functionality

VNX FAST Suite Fundamentals

Feature, functionality and use cases for FAST Cache and FAST VP

VNX Security and Compliance Suite Fundamentals

Overview, host encryption, file level retention, common event enabler

Gather information a given IT storage environment and customer storage requirements

Use tools to analyze a given IT storage environment as a baseline for designing a solution
Describe best practices for designing a VNX series solution in Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server and
virtualized server environments (VMware, Xen, HyperV)
Use tools and best practices to design Block-only, File-only and Unified solutions based on customer
expectations for capacity, performance, protection, and availability.
Describe best practices for designing VNX series business continuity solutions
Describe the architecture and key features of the VNX and VNX with MCx series platforms
Identify VNX family data integrity and availability features, as well as management options and storage
objects

Identify Local Protection Suite products; architecture, functions, and theory of operations for Local Protection
Suite, VNX SnapView, VNX SnapSure, RecoverPoint/SE CDP
Identify how the components in the Local Protection Suite can fulfill a customer requirements for the given
use case

1.5 Hrs

Describe VNX MirrorView/S and MirrorView/A architecture, theory of operation, and features
Describe VNX Replicator & RecoverPoint/SE CRR architecture, theory of operation, and features

1.5 Hrs

Identify Replication Manager architecture, functions and theory of operations

Identify Data Protection Advisor Replication Analysis architecture, functions and theory of operations

1.5 Hrs

Describe FAST Cache architecture, functionality and theory of operations

Describe FAST VP architecture, functionality and theory of operations

1 Hr

Describe VNX Host Encryption architecture, function, and operation

Describe VNX File Level Retention architecture, function, and operation
Describe Common Event Enabler architecture, function, and operation

Information Storage and Management v2 Exam (E10-001)

(11 hrs)

Information Storage and Management (ISM) provides a comprehensive learning on storage technology, which will enable you to make more informed decisions in an increasingly complex IT environment. It
builds a strong understanding of underlying storage technologies and prepares you to learn advanced concepts, technologies and products. You will learn about the architectures, features, and benefits of
intelligent storage systems; storage networking technologies such as FC-SAN, IP-SAN, NAS, object-based and unified storage; business continuity solutions such as backup and replication; the increasingly
critical area of information security and management, and the emerging field of cloud computing. This unique, open course focuses on concepts and principles which are further illustrated and reinforced with
EMC product examples

30

ASSOCIATE

Information Storage and Management v2

EMC Education Services | Partner Education Catalog | May 2015 | For the latest information visit http://education.EMC.com.