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Brocade Certified Architect For FICON (BCAF)

This level of certification indicates that you understand IBM System z I/O concepts, and can demonstrate knowledge of Brocade switching solutions in FICON environments. Choose this BCAF path if you are in a pre-sales, support, design, or professional services role.

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This level of certification indicates you understand IBM System z I/O concepts, and can demonstrate knowledge of Brocade FICON Director and switching SAN components. You have the ability to design, install, configure, maintain, manage, and troubleshoot Brocade hardware and software products for local and metro distance (100 km) environments. Choose the BCAF path if you are part of pre-sales, support, a designer or a professional services consultant.

Suggested Curriculum

Study Tools

CFA 101-WBT Brocade Certified Fabric Administrator 2010 Knowledge Assessment (FREE)

This course is designed to check a student's knowledge and skills against sample questions covering some of the scope of the Brocade Certified Architect for FICON (BCAF) Exam (143-120). Learners will see multiple choice and multiple answer questions, which mimic the look and feel of the actual BCAF exam. This assessment will also help illustrate what students know, what they don't know, and where each learner needs to spend more time studying to pass the BCAF exam. The assessment contains and covers the broad spectrum of topics that fall into the realm of the actual exam. Just like the real exam, the topics will not be presented in any particular order. These questions are for the sole purpose of study and review, and in no way reflect specific test content.

BCAF in a Nutshell Study Guide (FREE)
The BCAF quick study guide is targeted for those who have attended the CAF 200 Brocade Design and Implementation for a FICON Environment course. This self-study guide summarizes the key topics on the Brocade Certified Architect for FICON Exam (exam 143-120). The guide may be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Testing

Each certification has a proctored test administered by Pearson VUE.
To schedule a test visit the Pearson VUE web site, or call.
The cost to take a certification test is $150 USD per exam.

Certification and Accreditation Resources

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