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.
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.
Logos and certificates will be granted to those individuals who successfully pass the NS0-154 exam OR the NS0-156 exam.
Recommended training for this certification
Recommended training for this certification
Training for Exam NS0-154:
- Data ONTAP 7-Mode Administration (D7ADM)
- Data ONTAP 7-Mode Administrator
- Planning and Implementing MetroCluster on Data ONTAP 7-Mode Administration
- Implementing SyncMirror on Data ONTAP 7-Mode Administration
- High Availability on Data ONTAP 7-Mode
- Accelerated NCDA Boot Camp Data ONTAP 7-Mode (ANCDABC87)
- Take the practice test for this exam
OR
Training for Exam NS0-156:
- Data ONTAP Cluster-Mode Administrator
- Data ONTAP 8.1 Cluster-Mode: New Features (recommended)
- Data ONTAP Cluster-Mode Fundamentals
- Data ONTAP 8 Cabling
- !NA-DCAM
Exams
- Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode Administrator (NS0-154)
OR
- Data ONTAP Cluster-Mode Administration (NS0-156)



