The Simpana® Master Class and Certification is designed to educate and validate the deepest level of knowledge attainable for Commvault® administrators and engineers. Knowledge gained can be applied in advanced enterprise architecture, complex troubleshooting, and more comprehensive management of day-to-day activities. Training emphasis is placed on a concentrated understanding of advanced Simpana features including: virtualization, deduplication, snapshot management, backup / archiving, retention, CTE processes, and log file analysis. Master certification assesses knowledge acquired from the master class, validates the mastery of Commvault technologies, and allows those few who complete the program to stand apart from others in the industry.

•Required minimum of 18+ months working with Simpana® software.
•Required Commvault® Certified Specialist on Simpana 10 software

Module 1: Common Technology Engine
? Course Overview and Objectives
? CTE Primer
? CommServe® Server
? Media Agents and Indexing
? Storage Policies

Module 2: Storage Design
? Library primer
? Storage design strategies

Module 3: Deduplication
? Deduplication primer
? Deduplication database
? Partitioned DDB
? Deduplication data movement
? Aging deduplicated data
? Deduplication Storage Policies
? SILO storage
? Deduplication design strategies

Module 4: Snapshots
? Snapshot technologies
? Configuring and administering IntelliSnap feature
? IntelliSnap® design strategies

Module 5: Virtualization
? Virtual technology primer
? Protecting VMware®
? Protecting Hyper-V®
? Virtualization design strategies

Module 6: Data Management
? Data Movement
? Data protection and recovery process
? Job and item based retention
? Performance Tuning
? Data security
? Client and Agent Configurations
? Simpana OnePass™ Technology
? Data and Information Management

Module 7: Course Review and Exam Prep
? Discussion on subjects and concepts covered
? Exam Prep
? Master Certification Exam

COMMVAULT® MASTER CERTIFICATION EXAM

The Commvault® Master certification is the highest level of customer certification available. This exam validates an expert level of knowledge in designing, configuring, administering and troubleshooting a Simpana® environment. The exam consists of 75 questions and has a time limit of 180 minutes. Passing score of 80% or higher is required.

CERTIFICATION EXAM SPECIFICS
The master certification assesses the learner’s expert level understanding of Simpana® core technologies including:

• Common Technology Engine (CommServe, MediaAgents, indexing)
• Processes and log files.
• Architecture and storage design (disk, tape, deduplication, and cloud).
• Data protection (backup, recovery, Simpana OnePass™, virtualization, and IntelliSnap® technology).
• Security (firewall, encryption and CommCell® security).
• Data and information management (DLM/ILM concepts, retention, reference copy, compliance design and content indexing and search).
• Troubleshooting (methodology, tools and log analysis).