HPE0-V17 Creating HPE Data Protection Solutions Exam

Exam ID HPE0-V17
Exam type Proctored
Exam duration 1 hour 30 minutes
Exam length 55 questions
Passing score 58%
Delivery languages English, Japanese
Supporting resources These recommended resources help you prepare for the exam:

Creating HPE Data Protection Solutions, Rev. 20.21

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Exam description
This exam tests the candidate’s ability to display competency in multiple data protection technologies, strategies, and deployment models in order to architect a solution and strategy that aligns with the customers’ business drivers and mitigates potential risks.

Ideal candidate for this exam
This certification is targeted to solution architects who have experience designing and implementing complex data protection solutions and want to validate their skills to leverage HPE data protection solutions. Candidates typically define business needs, propose, and may deploy, the solution.

Exam contents
This exam has 55 questions. Here are types of questions to expect:

Discrete Option Multiple Choice

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Objectives
This exam validates that you can: Gather and evaluate a customer’s service level requirements, identify potential risks, and assess existing infrastructure in order to design a data protection solution, including ongoing backup strategies, and communicate these to the customer.
Percentage of Exam Sections/Objectives

9% Explain Data Protection and related Concepts:

Determine the required data availability according to the customer’s service level agreements
Understand customer objectives, business drivers, and impacts Describe different data protection technologies
Identify challenges associated with backup and recovery Identify risks and potential impacts in order to mitigate them
Given a scenario, interpret pain points and their impact
Demonstrate awareness of how compliance / legal requirements affect solution requirements
Describe the data security requirements
Describe the data protection cycle
Describe the components of a data recovery plan
Differentiate an application-consistent backup and a crash-consistent backup

6% Describe Data Retention Strategies:
Describe data protection schemes
Explain 3-2-1 as a data retention strategy
Categorize data
Differentiate between backup and archiving strategies
Given a scenario, recommend a vaulting strategy
Explain retention periods and the effects of data growth

9% Describe Data Protection Technologies:
Describe how snapshots and replication play a role within a backup strategy (designed for fast restore on the same hardware)
Differentiate between deduplication and compression
Explain the role of removable media in a backup strategy Explain the role of cloud storage as a backup target
Explain encryption and how keys are managed
Contrast internal and external encryption (inflight or at rest) in terms of where the encryption is happening
Differentiate between zero copy clones, smart clones, and snapshots
Describe what VSS does during a backup

18% Describe Data Protector:
Identify the components within a DP solution and describe their roles
Describe the different DP licensing options
Determine where the various components are deployed
Identify the components within a Veeam solution and describe their roles
Describe the different Veeam licensing options
Determine where the various components are deployed
Identify the components within a Commvault solution and describe their roles
Describe the different Commvault licensing options
Determine where the various components are deployed
Display an awareness of key points regarding other relevant ISVs

18% Explain Data Protection Integrations and Tools:
3PAR / Nimble integrations – Identify the integrations that are used by the ISV
Identify integration restrictions that exist as part of a given software solution
Recognize that SimpliVity has its own internal backup mechanism
Recognize that backup software may be used as part of the 3-2-1 guideline
Describe the StoreOnce portfolio and NAS / VTL replication
Describe the advantages of a Catalyst datastore
Explain how Catalyst deduplication works
Identify Catalyst compatibility with a given ISV
Explain Catalyst Replication
Explain the use and licensing of HPE Cloud Bank Storage
Describe the StoreOnce integration with InfoSight
Differentiate between StoreOnce and the competition
Describe the StoreEver portfolio and options
Distinguish between VTL and StoreEver, being able to recommend using both or just one
Demonstrate an awareness of LTO backwards compatibility
Explain RMC concepts
Describe the integration of RMC with VMWare, SQL, Oracle, SAP, Exchange, and other critical applications

7% Describe Data Protection Tools and Tool Usage:
Explain the purpose of NinjaProtected+
Identify the components of HPE Assessment Foundry
Explain the purpose of LTT (Library Tape Tools) troubleshooting, firmware updates
Identify the purpose of Data Domain sizing tool (HPE DD Analyser)
Identify the purpose of StoreEver Command View
Identify the purpose of StoreEver TapeAssure
Use the Storage Sizing Tool to generate a recommended solution (required for NP+ output)
Use SPOCK and ISV compatibility lists to validate the solution
Identify the purpose of HPE SAF Analyze

10% Perform Sizing and Planning – Gather information:

Determine if the customer has an SLA and current risk analysis on which to base your potential solution
Determine the amount and type of data required to be backed up, daily change rate, and expected annual growth
Determine the required retention schedule
Identify customers’ current and/or planned backup strategies, operations, backup window, and RPO, RTO
Determine if the customer has remote sites available for replication or backup

15% Design and Size the Solution:
Select the appropriate backup software that meets the customer needs
Determine the appropriate backup target
Determine appropriate internal and external encryption (inflight or at rest) according to the customer’s security policy if applicable
Determine what servers are available (or need to be added) to house the various ISV components
After design, determine if there are bottlenecks within the customer’s existing infrastructure that will affect backup and/or restore and propose appropriate changes
Attach the appropriate services

8% Validate and Propose the Solution:
Given a customer scenario assess the policy and whether it fulfills the expected recovery times
Verify compatibility with the customer’s environment and the components used in the solution
Given a scenario recognize and assess Customer needs, propose a solution and explain how they align to business drivers