HP ExpertOne HP0-J73: Foundations of HP Storage Solutions

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Exam preparation guide

Table of Contents

Overview 2

Why take the exam? 2 HP ATP Storage Solutions V1 2

Who should take this exam? 3

How to study for the exam 3 Attend the recommended ILT 4 Complete the recommended WBT 5 Refer to other materials 6

HP0-J73 Exam details 6

Exam objectives 7

Tips for taking HP exams 8

Register 8

Sample questions 8

Answers 11

Conclusion 13

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Overview

Requirements for successful completion

This guide helps you to study for the Foundations of HP Storage Solutions (HP0-J73) exam. You can benefit from this guide whether you have experience implementing and managing another vendors Enterprise Storage solutions and want to get certified with HP.

To pass the exam, you will need to demonstrate the technical essentials of networking, storage, servers and storage area networks along with principles of backup, data protection, the HP Storage portfolio and converged storage concepts. Furthermore, you should understand the convergence of the previously siloed IT infrastructure domains and see the importance of the holistic approach to IT.

Why take the exam?

Based on your current achievements, passing this test gives you the following certification:

HP ATP Storage Solutions V1

HP ATP Storage Solutions V1

This certification attests that you can:

Explain the fundamental architectures and technologies of Commercial Solutions

Describe HP products and solutions for Commercial Solutions

Identify the customer requirements

Design, validate, and propose a solution

Expand and extend opportunities for current and future customer business

Understand HP SMB Backup vision, strategy, products and solutions

Plan and design a Commercial Backup Solution

Describe HP Service offerings related to HP Storage solutions

Path 1

The first path is for new candidates who do not hold an existing ATP Storage Solution V1certification. There is no required prerequisite.

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Table 1: HP certification requirements HP ATP Storage Solutions V1

Who should take this exam?

This certification and its associated training are important requirements for presales or solution architects working in a channel partner organization that desires to attain or maintain Silver Storage Specialist in the HP PartnerOne program in order to increase its sales of HP storage solutions primarily to SMB customers. It is expected that these technical individuals will have a minimum of six (6) months of experience in storage technologies and that candidates have a need to identify and define technical requirements and then design commercial storage solutions to meet those needs.

Although this training is an important requirement for channel partners, any individual who has an interest in pursuing an HP Career Certification in Storage Architecting or Storage Integration is also required to have this foundation training in order demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the skill requirements of both Architect and Integration experts.

How to study for the exam

The Foundations of HP Storage Solutions (HP0-J73) exam is a certification exam and tests not only course content but practical experience and knowledge based on real-world situations, as well as prerequisite knowledge. Successful candidates will demonstrate their competency by analyzing scenarios and applying their knowledge and skills to reach logical and correct solutions.

While it is recommended that you complete this training, the training is neither required nor does it guarantee that you will pass the exam. It is expected that you will study on your own and draw on your real-world experience.

Read the sections below to assess your options. Even if you do not intend to complete the recommended training, you should examine the topics that are listed for them in the sections below; the exam will test you on your mastery of these topics.

Current achievements

Demonstrate knowledge of Storage foundations

Design HP SMB Backup Solutions

Design HP SAN Networking Solutions

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Training (ILT, VILT) 00729763 Designing HP SMB Storage Solutions

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Attend the recommended ILT

Designing HP SMB Storage Solutions, Rev 13.11 (2 days)

Register for the course in The Learning Center of your HP Partner Portal, which is the HP Learning Management System for HP customers and partners. You will require an HP Learner ID to register for a class. Please obtain this ID and then register for classes at least one week in advance. Costs and scheduling vary according to region.

Topics covered

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Explain the fundamental architectures and technologies of Commercial Solutions

Describe HP products and solutions for Commercial Solutions

Identify the customer's requirements

Design, validate and propose a solution

Expand and extend opportunities for current and future customer business

Understand the HP Commercial Backup vision, strategy, products and solutions

Plan and Design a Commercial (SMB) Backup Solution

Describe HP Service offerings related to HP storage solutions

Format offered

2-day instructor-led course or virtual instructor training with 30% lecture and 70% hands-on labs and participant-centered activities

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Complete the recommended WBT

00772374 HP Innovations for Todays IT Infrastructure

The WBT is freely available through the Learning Center of your HP Partner Portal. You will need to register for the WBT, which requires an HP Learner ID. Note that, while it only takes a few minutes to request the ID, the process of activating it up may take several days. Please do not wait until the last minute.

Topics covered

After completing this course, you should be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of:

Topic: Standard Data Center

Define the characteristics and goals of a data center

Identify typical challenges IT staff must overcome

Recognize several HP technologies and product families designed to provide the foundation of a scalable Converged Infrastructure

Topic: Business- or Mission-Critical Data Center

Define the characteristics and goals of a business critical data center

Identify challenges emphasized by a mission critical or business critical environment

Recognize HP technologies designed to address the specific needs of a business critical data center

Topic: Branch Office

List and explain the typical challenges associated with consolidating branch offices

Identify HP Innovations which ease the burden upon IT infrastructure and staff managing a branch office consolidation

Describe a branch office deployment leveraging HP solutions

Topic: Data Center at Capacity

Identify challenges facing expanding data centers

Discuss innovative HP technologies and how they can meet the needs and overcome challenges in the data center at capacity

Topic: Workload and Workforce Mobility

Define workload mobility and workforce mobility

Identify HP innovations which overcome challenges to implementing mobility

Topic: Information Optimization and Business Intelligence

Explain the information optimization and business intelligence needs of a fictional customer

Define real-time analytics and big data

Describe HP technologies, products, and solutions specifically targeted at information optimization and business intelligence

Topic: Cloud

Explain the automated infrastructure, platform, and application provisioning and lifecycle management needs of a fictional customer

Define cloud computing and related terms

Explain different cloud service and deployment models

Describe HP technologies, products, and solutions specifically targeted at cloud computing

Topic: HP Services, Tools, and Resources

Identify and explain HP services provided to HP partners and customers

List and describe various HP tools and resources for product sizing, configuration, demonstration, and selection, and for assessing IT environment maturity and determining ROI/TCO

Format offered

WBT 8 hours

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Refer to other materials

HP certification exams are challenging for a reason. They test your knowledge, as well as your skills and experience. Please review the certification requirements carefully as training alone will not prepare you for the exam. We highly recommend the following prior to pursuing this certification: HP Converged Infrastructure Maturity Model

HP StoreEasy Storage: Remote Office Branch Office (ROBO) Solutions Technical white paper HP Reference Architecture for Client Virtualization - Technical white paper

Introduction to HP 3PAR StoreServ for the EVA Administrator - Technical white paper HP Converged Storage - Business white paper Server drive technology - Technology brief

HP SAN Design Reference Guide Part III Host and storage system rules; Section 11 P2000 and MSA storage system rules pages 207 through 213.

Redundancy in Enterprise using dual-domain SAS configurations Technology Brief

Click on the links above to access additional information that you can use to supplement the content you receive in the Instructor Led training and prepare for the exam.

Install and become familiar with the HP Product Bulletin; a single resource for quick specs of all currently released HP products. Updates to quick specs are automatic when you use the HP Product Bulletin. Using the HP Product Bulletin, review the following QuickSpecs:

- HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage - HP StoreVirtual 4000 Storage - HP StoreOnce Backup - NAS Systems HP StoreEasy - HP FlexFabric 11900 Switch Series - HP Library and Tape Tools - HP Data Protector Software - HP MSL2024/MSL4048/MSL8048/MSL8096 Tape Libraries - HP D2200sb Storage Blade - HP Ultrium Tape Blades - HP 8/24 SAN Switch - HP Insight Control

00783208 - HP StoreOnce Sizing Tutorial Rev13.21

The HP StoreOnce Sizing Tutorial provides learners with a structured walkthrough of the design and planning points that need to be considered when architecting StoreOnce backup solutions.

HP0-J73 Exam details

Table 2 provides details about the HP0-J73 exam. Note that this is a proctored exam, which you must complete at a schedule time and authorized location. You will not be allowed to have any reference materials with you.

Table 2: J73 Exam details

Parameter Description

Number of items 64

Item types Specify the types of items. Commonly used types include:

Multiple choice (single response)

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Multiple choice (multiple responses)

Matching

Scenario with multiple questions

Exam time 105 minutes

Passing score 64%

Exam objectives

The following testing objectives represent the specific areas of content covered in the exam. Use this outline to guide your study and to check your readiness for the exam.

Table 3: J73 exam objectives

HP0-J73 Sections/Objectives

20% Fundamental storage architecture and technology

Compare and contrast hard drive technology.

Identify interconnect technologies.

Identify transport technology.

Describe and characterize RAID levels.

Describe storage presentation to host.

Describe NAS technology.

Describe backup systems technology.

Describe data availability technologies.

20% HP Storage products, solutions, and service offerings

Describe the Converged Storage strategy.

Correctly position HP Storage portfolio.

List, describe, and map HP proactive resources.

3% Competitive positioning

Identify strength of the HP Storage solutions.

33% Solution planning and design

Opportunity discovery

Plan and design a solution.

Size the solution.

Review and validate the proposal.

Present the solution to the customer.

8% Solution enhancement

Compare existing solution design to documentation.

5% Solution management

Demonstrate data replication tasks.

Demonstrate external array storage management.

5% Key server technologies and solutions

Identify key server technology features.

6% Key networking technologies and solutions

Describe key networking technologies and solutions.

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Tips for taking HP exams

Rather than emphasize simple memorization, HP exams attempt to assess whether you have the knowledge and skills that a Storage Solution Architect requires on the job. Therefore, many test items present a scenario, which outlines a particular environment or problem. You may also need to use exhibits to complete the test items successfully.

The exam includes:

Multiple choice questions that have a single correct response

Multiple choice questions that have two or more correct responses

Scenarios with multiple questions

Matching

ExpertOne exams may be presented in blocks, also known as sections. You can move from question to question within the block or section, and/or skip questions and/or change your answers. However, once you submit your answers for each block or section, you cannot return to a previous block or section to review these questions or change your answers.

Before you answer a question, take the time to read the entire question and all of the options carefully. If the question indicates that it features an exhibit, study the exhibit and reread the question. Make sure to select the answer that correctly responds to the question that is asked not simply an answer that includes some correct information.

If the question asks for more than one answer, remember to select each correct answer. You do not receive partial credit for a partially correct answer.

Register

To register for this exam, visit the PearsonVUE website at: http://www.PearsonVUE.com/hp

You will need an HP Learner ID and a PearsonVUE ID. Visit http://www.hp.com/certification to obtain access

to The Learning Center.

Sample questions

Use the following questions to help assess whether you are ready to take the exam. Answers to these sample questions are provided at the end of this guide.

1. Which deduplication method is used by inline deduplication devices?

a) object differencing

b) zone level

c) byte-level-delta

d) hash-based chunking

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2. A leading retail, corporate and investment bank, serves about 15 million customers within Central and Eastern Europe. They need an archiving solution to comply with the regulations.

Which HP solution should you select for this task?

a) HP Interactive Archive Portal

b) HP Internet Archive Platform

c) HP Integrated Archive Portal

d) HP Integrated Archive Platform

3. An international logistics company needs a fast data protection solution. They have a head office and more than 30 branch offices world-wide. They also require low-bandwidth replication to their head office.

Which HP storage solution fits these requirements?

a) One HP StoreOnce 4420 per site

b) One HP StoreOnce 4220 per site

c) One HP StoreEver MSL 4048 per site

d) One HP StoreEver MSL 2024 per site

4. You support a small remote office of a global insurance company. The remote offices have fewer than five total applications and servers and need to be protected without a local recovery option. You recommend HP Data Protector 7 in combination with HP StoreOnce backup systems.

Which statements are true regarding HP StoreOnce and HP Data Protector? (Select three.)

a) Application source deduplication does not require additional hardware to support remote office backup and recovery.

b) Data Protector application source deduplication provides better use of network bandwidth by sending non-deduplicated data from the remote office to the central Data Center.

c) StoreOnce application source deduplication is delivered through a single media agent.

d) With one-click configuration, HP Data Protector application source deduplication can be deployed on application servers remotely from the central data center.

e) HP StoreOnce algorithm delivers smaller deduplication ratio through the use of bigger chunk size improving the overall storage efficiency.

5. Your customer has two sites and you have selected to use the HP P2000 MSA storage array as their storage solution. You plan to implement remote snapshot replication between these sites.

Which controller does not support this functionality?

a) HP P2000 G3 iSCSI controller

b) HP P2000 G3 SAS Controller

c) HP P2000 G3 MSA Fibre Channel Controller

d) HP P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI Combo Controller

The next three questions are based upon the following customer scenario:

Your customer is a medium-sized law firm, with approximately 500 employees. They are beginning an infrastructure and backup upgrade project and have provided you with the infrastructure of their environment.

Approximately 65 Windows hosts comprising of physical and virtual servers

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2 Exchange servers 2 TB total storage

4 SQL Servers 1 TB total storage

Document management system 4 TB total storage

Disk Storage : CLARiiON CX3-20c iSCSI storage with 40 TB useable storage

Backup Target Devices : 5 x 5Tb Exagrid EX5000s and an ADIC Scalar i500 with 3 x LTO3

Current backup Software: HP Data Protector

Backup regime Monday Thursday; Friday - Full backup of all systems is performed totaling

approximately 20 TB.

Monthly backup size is a duplicate of Friday but will also duplicate to tape. The Data on the

tape must be encrypted for legal reasons.

Full Exchange Servers

Incrementals for file systems and document management - Management System - 4.5TB

The customer regularly tests their DR procedures at a remote off-site facility utilizing a number of stand- alone devices to recover the data. The customer has asked you to specify a replacement storage and tape solution allowing for data growth and expansion of approximately 20% per annum. The storage solutions must be optimized for database and email applications as well as virtualized servers while enabling the customer to scale both capacity and performance linearly without incurring downtime or performance bottlenecks.

6. Refer to Scenario. What method of encryption key management best suits the customer requirements?

a) HP Secure Key Manager

b) backup software managed (Data Protector)

c) HP MSL Encryption Kit

d) HP 1/8 G2 Encryption Kit

7. Refer to Scenario.

Which HP tape solution would best meet the customer requirements?

a) HP StoreEver MSL2024

b) HP StoreEver 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader

c) HP StoreEver MSL4048

d) HP EML71e

8. Refer to Scenario 3.

Which HP storage solution best fits the customer requirements?

a) HP StoreSure

b) HP StoreVirtual

c) HP StoreAll

d) HP StoreEasy

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Answers

1. Which deduplication method is used by inline deduplication devices?

a) object differencing

b) zone level

c) byte-level-delta

d) hash-based chunking

REFERENCE: Product bulletin - HP StoreOnce Backup System

2. A leading retail, corporate and investment bank, serves about 15 million customers within Central and Eastern Europe. They need an archiving solution to comply with the regulations.

Which HP solution should you select for this task?

a) HP Interactive Archive Portal

b) HP Internet Archive Platform

c) HP Integrated Archive Portal

d) HP Integrated Archive Platform

REFERENCE: Courseware Module 6 page 6-9

3. An international logistics company needs a fast data protection solution. They have a head office and more than 30 branch offices world-wide. They also require low-bandwidth replication to their head office.

Which HP storage solution fits these requirements?

a) One HP StoreOnce 4420 per site

b) One HP StoreOnce 4220 per site

c) One HP StoreEver MSL 4048 per site

d) One HP StoreEver MSL 2024 per site

REFERENCE: HP Product Bulletin HP StoreOnce

4. You support a small remote office of a global insurance company. The remote offices have fewer than five total applications and servers and need to be protected without a local recovery option. You recommend HP Data Protector 7 in combination with HP StoreOnce backup systems.

Which statements are true regarding HP StoreOnce and HP Data Protector? (Select three.)

a) Application source deduplication does not require additional hardware to support remote office backup and recovery.

b) Data Protector application source deduplication provides better use of network bandwidth by sending non-deduplicated data from the remote office to the central Data Center.

c) StoreOnce application source deduplication is delivered through a single media agent.

d) With one-click configuration, HP Data Protector application source deduplication can be deployed on application servers remotely from the central data center.

e) HP StoreOnce algorithm delivers smaller deduplication ratio through the use of bigger chunk size improving the overall storage efficiency.

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REFERENCE: Courseware Module 6

5. Your customer has two sites and you have selected to use the HP P2000 MSA storage array as their storage solution. You plan to implement remote snapshot replication between these sites.

Which controller does not support this functionality?

a) HP P2000 G3 iSCSI MSA controller

b) HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA Controller

c) HP P2000 G3 Fibre Channel MSA Controller

d) HP P2000 G3 MSA FC/iSCSI Combo MSA Controller

REFERENCE: HP Product Bulletin HP MSA Storage The next three questions are based upon the following customer scenario:

Your customer is a medium-sized law firm, with approximately 500 employees. They are beginning an infrastructure and backup upgrade project and have provided you with the infrastructure of their environment.

Approximately 65 Windows hosts comprising of physical and virtual servers

2 Exchange servers 2 TB total storage

4 SQL Servers 1 TB total storage

Document management system 4 TB total storage

Disk Storage : CLARiiON CX3-20c iSCSI storage with 40 TB useable storage

Backup Target Devices : 5 x 5Tb Exagrid EX5000s and an ADIC Scalar i500 with 3 x LTO3

Current backup Software: HP Data Protector

Backup regime Monday Thursday; Friday - Full backup of all systems is performed totaling

approximately 20 TB.

Monthly backup size is a duplicate of Friday but will also duplicate to tape. The Data on the

tape must be encrypted for legal reasons.

Full Exchange Servers

Incrementals for file systems and document management - Management System - 4.5TB

The customer regularly tests their DR procedures at a remote off-site facility utilizing a number of stand- alone devices to recover the data. The customer has asked you to specify a replacement storage and tape solution allowing for data growth and expansion of approximately 20% per annum. The storage solutions must be optimized for database and email applications as well as virtualized servers while enabling the customer to scale both capacity and performance linearly without incurring downtime or performance bottlenecks.

6. Refer to Scenario. What method of encryption key management best suits the customer requirements?

a) HP Secure Key Manager

b) backup software managed (Data Protector)

c) HP MSL Encryption Kit

d) HP 1/8 G2 Encryption Kit

REFERENCE: Quick specs; Real customer installation reference is scenario ( HP Case Study)

7. Refer to Scenario.

Which HP tape solution would best meet the customer requirements?

a) HP StoreEver MSL2024

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b) HP StoreEver 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader

c) HP StoreEver MSL4048

d) HP EML71e

REFERENCE: Quick specs; Real customer installation reference is scenario ( HP Case Study)

8. Refer to Scenario 3.

Which HP storage solution best fits the customer requirements?

a) HP StoreSure

b) HP StoreVirtual

c) HP StoreAll

d) HP StoreEasy

REFERENCE: Quick specs; Real customer installation reference is scenario ( HP Case Study)

Conclusion

HP wishes you success in passing the exam and joining the HP ExpertOne program.

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