NS0-158 Exam outline: NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP
The NS0-158 exam includes 60 test questions, with an allotted time of 1-1/2 hours to complete. In countries where English is not the native language, candidates for whom English is not their first language will be granted a 30-minute extension to the allotted examination completion time.
The passing score for this exam is 68% (41 of 60 items answered correctly).
The NS0-158 exam includes the following topics:
Architecture
- Concepts and components of a NetApp庐 storage architecture
- Configurations supported by the ONTAP庐 OS
- Supported hardware configurations for clusters and controllers/nodes
Core ONTAP- ONTAP components and features
- Concepts, operation, and functionality of Snapshot copies
- Storage efficiency features and functionalities
- Use of management tools
High Availability- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot high-availability features
- Failover functionality and operation
Protocol Administration- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot NAS protocols and solutions
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot SAN protocols and solutions
Networking- Network concepts and components
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot network features and components
- Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot cluster interconnect features and components
Storage- Create, configure, and expand aggregates
- Create and configure volumes
- Disks, disk shelves, and RAID groups
Performance- Administer performance tools and output
- Usage and rules for storage tiering
Security- ONTAP Security concepts, strategies, and configurations
- Storage encryption and compliance features
Data Protection- NetApp storage protection concepts, operations, and functionalities
- Configure, administer, and troubleshoot SnapMirror and SnapVault technology
