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HCE-5420 Exam Topics and Domains
HCE-5420 is organized into 6 weighted domains. Expect to work with HCP, HCP Replication, HCP Software, HCP Storage, and more.
Hitachi Content Platform Solution Architecture
Identify HCP solution components and describe their function
Identify HCP solution components and describe their function
Describe the Hitachi Content Platform tiering solutions components
Describe the Hitachi Content Platform tiering solutions components
Identify the connectivity features of HCP
Identify the connectivity features of HCP
Identify the capabilities of HCP as they relate to the customer environment
Identify the capabilities of HCP as they relate to the customer environment
Describe the solution architecture of HCP
Describe the solution architecture of HCP
Describe HCP solutions involving compliance mode or retention
Describe HCP solutions involving compliance mode or retention
Identify replication concepts and topologies between Hitachi Content Platform systems
Identify replication concepts and topologies between Hitachi Content Platform systems
Hitachi Content Platform Pre-Installation
Identify customer network requirements prior to a Hitachi Content Platform solution implementation
Identify customer network requirements prior to a Hitachi Content Platform solution implementation
Identify the access protocols supported in HCP solutions and describe their influence on the features used on the namespaces
Identify the access protocols supported in HCP solutions and describe their influence on the features used on the namespaces
Describe the customer requirements for integrating an HCP solution with authentication services
Describe the customer requirements for integrating an HCP solution with authentication services
Demonstrate how to provision HCP storage according to Hitachi Vantara best practices
Demonstrate how to provision HCP storage according to Hitachi Vantara best practices
Hitachi Content Platform Deployment
Describe the deployment of HCP solutions in VMware environments
Describe the deployment of HCP solutions in VMware environments
Demonstrate understanding of the parameters used during the initial configuration of a HCP solution
Demonstrate understanding of the parameters used during the initial configuration of a HCP solution
Demonstrate how to configure network management on HCP solutions
Demonstrate how to configure network management on HCP solutions
Demonstrate how to configure HCP software for customer use
Demonstrate how to configure HCP software for customer use
Demonstrate understanding of HCP replication operations
Demonstrate understanding of HCP replication operations
Demonstrate knowledge of how to implement an HCP service plan
Demonstrate knowledge of how to implement an HCP service plan
Hitachi Content Platform Solution Integration
Demonstrate how to configure HCP for integration with other Hitachi file-and-content solutions such as Hitachi Data Ingestor and HCP Anywhere
Demonstrate how to configure HCP for integration with other Hitachi file-and-content solutions such as Hitachi Data Ingestor and HCP Anywhere
Describe how to integrate HCP into a Microsoft Active Directory environment
Describe how to integrate HCP into a Microsoft Active Directory environment
Describe the data-access privileges of HCP tenants and namespaces
Describe the data-access privileges of HCP tenants and namespaces
Describe how to add storage to existing HCP nodes
Describe how to add storage to existing HCP nodes
Describe how to add nodes to an existing HCP solution
Describe how to add nodes to an existing HCP solution
Demonstrate understanding of HCP storage migration
Demonstrate understanding of HCP storage migration
Hitachi Content Platform Management
Identify documentation that the customer can use for managing HCP
Identify documentation that the customer can use for managing HCP
Describe system-level administrative roles and operations in HCP
Describe system-level administrative roles and operations in HCP
Describe tenant-level administrative roles and operations in HCP
Describe tenant-level administrative roles and operations in HCP
Describe the features that allow monitoring of HCP
Describe the features that allow monitoring of HCP
Demonstrate how services and related policies operate on HCP
Demonstrate how services and related policies operate on HCP
Describe how to use the metadata query engine in HCP
Describe how to use the metadata query engine in HCP
Hitachi Content Platform Solution Support
Describe HCP software-update procedures
Describe HCP software-update procedures
Describe how to collect data from HCP for troubleshooting and problem-escalation purposes
Describe how to collect data from HCP for troubleshooting and problem-escalation purposes
How do I earn this certification?
Passing HCE-5420 earns the Hitachi Vantara Certified Specialist - Hitachi Content Platform Implementation certification. It sits in the Content Platform track.
- HCE-5710 - Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere Implementation Complementary certification for HCP Anywhere sync-and-share solutions
- HCE-5920 - Hitachi Data Protection Suite Implementation Related data protection and backup solutions
- HCE-5810 - Hitachi Data Instance Director Implementation Complementary data management and migration solutions
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What's changed on this exam?
- ACTIVE
- Last content update: 2024
- Announcement date: 2024
- Hitachi Content Platform v7.2 HCE-5420 exam covers HCP v7.2 features including S1x, S3x, G10 Local, G10 SAN, and VM models • Release date: 2024
- S3 API Compatibility Latest Enhanced S3 protocol support is key exam topic for namespace configuration • Release date: 2024
- VMware Integration Current vSphere versions HCP VM deployment in VMware environments is major exam domain (Domain 3) • Release date: 2024
Who should take this exam?
This exam is typically taken by Hitachi Vantara Employee and Partner Implementation and Integration Professionals.
- Experience deploying Hitachi Content Platform solutions
- Knowledge of storage concepts and file-oriented networks
- Experience with storage networking interoperability
- Understanding of systems integration best practices
- Familiarity with problem determination and incident resolution