DES-1B21 Exam Information and Guideline
Specialist - Implementation Engineer, Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS)
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This exam is a qualifying exam for the Specialist - Implementation Engineer,
Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) track.
This exam focuses on the knowledge and activities involved in implementing and
managing ECS solutions. This exam also tests the candidates knowledge of key ECS
components including ECS OS and ECS software, different data client access and ECS
product integrations with Data Domain Cloud Tier, Isilon Cloud Pools and Networker
CloudBoost
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1. Achieve the following Associate level certification*
• Associate - Information Storage and Management Version 1.0
• Associate - Information Storage and Management Version 2.0
• Associate - Information Storage and Management Version 3.0
• Associate - Information Storage and Management Version 4.0
• Associate – Cloud Infrastructure and Services Version 2.0
• Associate – Cloud Infrastructure and Services Version 3.0
ECS Overview (10%)
• Describe ECS key features, functions and capabilities
• Describe ECS architecture and components
• Describe the ECS solution, including hardware configuration, typical single and multi-site deployments, and case scenarios
ECS Implementation (33%)
• Describe to how prepare the ECS system for installation, including site
preparation and validation
• Describe the ECS core OS installation, network separation and network
configuration
• Describe how to perform ECS Software installation, including HAL setup and
ECS Services
• Describe the requirements and processes for the ECS initial configuration,
including licensing and ESRS configuration
• Describe the most common ECS installation issues and how to troubleshoot
them
Management and Monitoring (25%)
• Describe how ECS packages and protects data within a site. Describe ECS
failure handling and failover scenarios in single-site and multi-site
environments
• Describe how to configure ECS using the portal, including creation of
storage pools, VDCs, RGs, namespaces, users and buckets
• Describe how to configure ARM, ACLs, quotas, and retention policies on
namespaces and buckets
• Describe ECS D@RE features and functionality and Active Directory
integration with ECS
• Describe ECS monitoring and metering capabilities and Syslog support
operations
ECS Data Client Access (17%)
• Describe ECS integration with Amazon S3, configuration and management
using the ECS Portal, the Amazon S3 browser and REST APIs
• Describe ECS integration with OpenStack Swift, configuration and
management using the management interfaces and APIs
• Describe the ECS configuration of object client applications such as Centera
CAS and Hadoop HDFS
• Describe ECS NFS file features and functionality
ECS Integrated Solutions (15%)
• Describe the integration between ECS and Data Domain Cloud Tier,
including use cases and configuration
• Describe the integration between ECS and Isilon CloudPools, including use
cases and configuration
• Describe the integration between ECS and Networker with CloudBoost,
including use cases and configuration