NetApp Certification

Validate your NetApp knowledge and skills on NetApp Technologies with one of the following certifications! We help you prepare for all of the NetApp Certifications!

NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator (NCDA)

NetApp Certified Data Management Admin. This certification is for data management administrators and anyone who needs to perform in-depth support, administrative functions, and performance management of NetApp products and solutions.

NCDA is a pre-requisite for the NCIE certification.

Required Exams:
Exam 153: Storage Networking  Professional
Exam 163: Data Protection Solutions Professional

Recommended Training for Exam 153:

• Data ONTAP Fundamentals (DOTF)
• CIFS Administration on Data ONTAP (CIFS)
  
• NFS Administration on Data ONTAP (NFS)
• SAN Administration on Data ONTAP (SAN)
  
  Recommended Training for Exam 163:
• NetApp Protaction Software Administration (NPSA)
  
• High Availability

NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer (NCIE)

The NCIE Certification is designed for Post-Sales PS Engineers and NCDA is the pre-requisites for this certification.

Required Exams

NSO 501: NetApp Certified SAN Implementation Engineer
NSO 510: NetApp Certified Backup and Recovery Implementation Engineer
NSO 530: NetApp Certified Storage Security Implementation Engineer

Recommended Training for Exam NS0-501:

• SAN Administration Data ONTAP (SAN)

Recommended Training for Exam NS0-510:

• NearStore Virtual Tape Library Administration (NAVTL)
  
• NetApp Protection Software Administration (NPSA)
  
• Operations Manager 3.7 Protection Manager and Provisioning Manager (OPSMGR)

Recommended Training for Exam NS0-530:

• DataFort Storage Security Administration (DSSA)