Hello everyone
I am currently studying towards exam NS0-155 (NCDA 7-Mode)
This is the first NetApp exam / study I have done so far in my IT career.
In contrast, I have done over 20 Microsoft exams and they supply exam 'blue prints' for their exams showing which topics the
exam focuses and and what areas to study - does NetApp provide a similar exam blue print? Do I need to focus much on the
SAN Administration side of things and also Networking?
Here’s my strategy for the exam prep:
- Complete all the free web based training on the NetApp Learning portal
- Do the lab excerices in the NCDA boot camp PDF
- Play around with the NetApp Simulator for ONTAP 8.2 7-Mode
- Try and remember key commands for daily admin - like creating Aggregates, Volumes, LUNs, Qtrees etc
Read the following PDF guides:
- Data_ONTAP_82_System_Administration_Guide
- Data_ONTAP_82_File_Access_and_Protocols
- Data_ONTAP__82_Network_Management_Guide_for_7Mode
- Data_ONTAP_82_SAN_Administration_Guide_for_7Mode
- Data_ONTAP_82_SAN_Configuration_Guide_for_7Mode
Will doing the above be enough to pass this exam?
I should also mention I have 12 months real world experience in a commercial IT evironment using Data ONTAP 8.1 / OnCommand 3.0
I am due to take the exam end of October 2014.
Any further advice would be helpful – thank you.