Netapp Certification

[BALAJI_CHENNAI86]

Hi All,

I am new to the NetApp community and i planned to write exam. Can you please advise which certification is good and entry level for the storage.

I am working as a Unix administrator for 4 yrs. Please advise which will suit and entry for netapp storage?

[ivelb · Accepted solution]

Greetings,  The certification I would recommend to get familiar with storage is the NetApp Certified Storage Associate. The learning path provides knowledge and hands on experience for performing basic administration of both Data 7-Mode and clustered Data ONTAP. You can find more information on it and other certifications on our website here: http://www.netapp.com/us/services-support/university/certification.aspx   Hope this helps.  Ivel

[BALAJI_CHENNAI86]

Thanks ,

Is it NS0-145 Certification ?

[BALAJI_CHENNAI86]

Also will it cover CIFS syllabus?

[cgeck0000]

Correct. That is the exam.

After that, you can work your way up the chart. What FAS system are you administering? What OS version are you running, 7-Mode or Clustered Data ONTAP? You can get the next certification for the OS and finally NCIE for either backup\DR or SAN technologies if you're running FC\iSCSI\FCoE.

[BALAJI_CHENNAI86]

Thanks sir

[BALAJI_CHENNAI86]

So, It is possible to take exam NS0-155 or NS0-156 directly ?

[cgeck0000]

Yes, you can take the NCDA 155 and\or 156 directly. There is no requirement to get the NCSA (145) first.

http://www.netapp.com/us/services-support/university/certifications/ncda.aspx

[BALAJI_CHENNAI86]

Thanks and please advise which certification i can take?

NS0-145

NCDA 155

NCDA 156

[cgeck0000]

Balaji,

You can take either one of those. You will have to look at the requirements and decided which one you're prepared for.

[BALAJI_CHENNAI86]

Thank you

[BALAJI_CHENNAI86]

What is diff between these three certifications?

NS0-145

NCDA 155

NCDA 156

[cgeck0000]

I highly recommend you visit the NetApp University site and review.

http://www.netapp.com/us/services-support/university/certification.aspx

The associate certification would be more entry level.

Thanks.

[todd_shawcross]

NS0-145 exam is for NetApp Certified Storage Associate (NCSA)

NS0-155 exam is for NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator (NCDA) 7Mode

NS0-156 exam is for NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator (NCDA) Cluster Mode

[Ravinder]

Right info. Thanks

[abkumar]

Hello,

I am also new to NetApp community, can you please guide me to the study material for the below certification.

NS0-145 exam is for NetApp Certified Storage Associate (NCSA)

Also, can I take this exam directly without official training?

Thanks

[Eric_Haupt]

Hi, fyi you can find plenty of great NetApp videos on YouTube that will help if you don't have access to formal NetApp classes. Also, I highly recommend setting up a NetApp Simulator environment in VMware to get hands on experience and learn the product before attempting any of the certification exams.

Eric

[manzer_anis]

ncda is best for you. If you have experience in networking and linux administration.