NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator (NCDA)

NetApp Certified Data Management Administrators have proven skills in performing in-depth support, administrative functions, and performance management for NetApp storage appliances running the Data ONTAP® operating system in NFS and Windows® (CIFS) multiprotocol environments. They are able to implement active-active controller configuration and SyncMirror® for continuous data availability and rapid data recovery in the event of a disaster. They also have detailed knowledge of SnapMirror®, SnapRestore®, and SnapVault®, which they use to manage and protect mission-critical data.

Prerequisites

Successful candidates should have at least 6-12 months of field experience. Additionally, candidates taking the Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode exam should also have experience implementing and administering large aggregates.

Recommended training for this certification

Training for the NSO-154 exam :
Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode Fundamentals (WBT)
Data ONTAP 7-Mode Administration (D7ADM)
High Availability on Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode (WBT)
Planning and Implementing MetroCluster on Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode (WBT)
Implementing SyncMirror on Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode (WBT)
Accelerated NCDA Boot Camp Data ONTAP 7-Mode (ANCDABC87)

or instead of the above courses:

NCDA Boot Camp (NCDABC)

OR

Training for the NSO-156 exam:
Data ONTAP 8.1 Cluster-Mode: New Features (WBT)
Data ONTAP Cluster-Mode Fundamentals (WBT)
Data ONTAP 8 Cabling (WBT)
Data ONTAP Cluster-Mode Administration (DCADM)

Exams

NS0-154: Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode Administrator












OR

NS0-156: Data ONTAP Cluster-Mode Administrator